Shomporko Desk:-Ontario province officials confirmed Monday that a shipment of protective masks destined for Ontario that was stopped at the U.S.-Canada border on Sunday night is now being released.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said earlier Monday at a press briefing, the shipment contained three million N-95 masks. Ford’s office later clarified that the shipment contained 500,000 masks.
“We’re getting near the crunch,” Ford said. “We’re having a real issue with our U.S. counterparts.”
The premier said he expressed his concerns with the U.S. Trade Ambassador, telling him Ontario is in “desperate need” of the equipment.
Ford has vocally criticized Trump’s move to halt the shipments, calling it “unacceptable” and vowing to ramp up Ontario’s own manufacturing of personal protective equipment.
