Dr. Tam Marked Canada's Pandemic Response & She Gave The Country A Passing Grade

But she thinks Canada "can always do better."

Senior Writer

Dr. Theresa Tam graded the COVID-19 pandemic response in Canada and she gave the country a passing mark, but not an A+.

While speaking on The Brandon Gonez Show on May 2, Canada's top doctor was asked how she would grade how the country has responded to the pandemic.

"We can always do better because it is such a major and complex emergency," Tam said.

But she said that Canada is "certainly" in the B-grade range and noted that others have given the country a B+.

Recently, Tam revealed that restrictions are working to drive down the number of infections and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared that Canada might see some things return to normal soon as the country is on track for "a one-dose summer."

  • Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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