On Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discusses the federal government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. He announces that Canada is expected to receive at least one million doses per week of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine over a seven-week period between March 22 to May 10. The prime minister also faces questions from reporters on the possibility of introducing domestic vaccination passports, the PMO's knowledge of misconduct allegations against former chief of the defence staff Jonathan Vance, and Canada’s shipments of Astra Zeneca vaccines. He is joined virtually by federal ministers Patty Hajdu (health), Anita Anand (public services and procurement), and Dominic LeBlanc (intergovernmental affairs), as well as Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, and Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer.
