Communities requesting military help generally need to go through their provincial governments, so it’s unclear at this point what will happen next and how those requests will be addressed.
Global News has reached out to Sajjan’s office for their reaction.
2:00Coronavirus outbreak: Canadian Forces focused on ‘flexibility’ as mission priority
Coronavirus outbreak: Canadian Forces focused on ‘flexibility’ as mission priority
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