Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office complained it was “totally unacceptable” for the Public Health Agency to offer medical advice without first checking with political aides, according to 2020 internal emails. Staff debated whether to order removal of a web page recommending essential workers wear Covid masks when federal agencies knew masks were in short supply: “They’re not ready.”
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