Government documents show Canada's slow start in responding to COVID-19. Public health officials advised policymakers less than 2 months ago that the risk was low in Canada and mandatory quarantines for returning travellers would be too hard to enforce. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-19-government-documents-1.5528726

Justin Trudeau says his government worked quickly to counter the potential spread of COVID-19, following the advice of public health officials. He says 'there will be an awful lot of learning through this' but if Canada stays on this path, we can rebound as quickly as possible.