Thread by @AlexWellstead

This is an incredibly inaccurate headline and article.

Bottom line: the Canadian government - led by Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau - has been acting to protect Canadians since the very beginning of #COVIDー19.

Here's a bit of a timeline... 1/

https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1238684533068890112

When the disease became a real concern for Canadians abroad, the government acted to get hundreds of Canadians home safely. 2/
rcinet.ca/en/2020/01/29/…

During that time, Canada's top public health official, Dr. Tam, (@CPHO_Canada) and the Minister of Health, @PattyHajdu, began sharing with Canadians the best public health practices and measures to follow.

And they still are. 3/
theprogress.com/news/heres-wha…

The federal government was also working with the provinces and territories to ensure they were ready for when #COVIDー19 was in Canada and that they were able to take appropriate steps to protect Canadians. 4/
cbc.ca/news/politics/…

And throughout that time, Dr. Tam and Minister Hajdu continued to give constant updates - out in front of media to make sure Canadians were aware of how things were evolving to make sure we were well prepared. 5/
ctvnews.ca/health/coronav…

The federal government then invested $27 million to help fund research in #COVIDー19, including for a Canadian company that has made a promising breakthrough on finding a vaccine. 6/
globalnews.ca/news/6671901/c…

And as the situation evolved, the Prime Minister took immediate action and formed a cabinet committee whose sole mandate is to make sure Canada is prepared to face the spread of the virus. 7/
globalnews.ca/news/6628805/c…

Out of that committee, we saw a more than $1 billion #COVIDー19 fund to help support provinces and territories and to increase funds for research, prevention and preparation. 8/
ctvnews.ca/politics/canad…

As the issue continued to evolve, so too did the quick response by the federal government.

We just saw announcements about travel, our borders, and $10 billion of financial supports for Canadians, industry and business. 9/
cbc.ca/news/politics/…

As this situation evolves, there certainly will be more to do. But the Prime Minister has committed since the outset to always doing more to help Canadians.

He will continuously engage with health experts, industry experts and businesses leaders. 10/
bnnbloomberg.ca/trudeau-says-c…

Canada - like all countries across the world - will see an impact from #COVIDー19. But we have seen Canada leading the world in best practices from a public health perspective.

And the Prime Minister will continue to act quickly to support Canadians at this difficult time. 11/11