Former Minister Jean-Yves Duclos approved sale of brand new medical devices as scrap metal in 2022 memo never disclosed to Parliament

September 8, 2025

Blacklock’s Reporter: The Department of Health scrapped half the costly Covid ventilators it bought under $1.1 billion contracts with sole-sourced suppliers, Access To Information records show. Then-Minister Jean-Yves Duclos approved the sale of brand new medical devices as scrap metal in a 2022 memo never disclosed to Parliament: “Lessons learned.”

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ACCESS TO INFORMATION: @GovCanHealth scrapped half the costly Covid ventilators it bought under $1.1 billion contracts with sole-sourced suppliers.
Then-Minister @jyduclos approved sale of brand new medical devices as scrap metal in 2022 memo never disclosed to Parliament.… pic.twitter.com/NQAoQHhFKe
— Holly Doan (@hollyanndoan) September 8, 2025