The federal agency that is responsible for controlling and preventing outbreaks was unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and underestimated the threat posed by the CCP virus, a new report by the auditor general says. Released on March 25, the report says that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) failed to issue an alert on the threat of COVID-19, the disease the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus causes, during the early months in Canada, leading Auditor General Karen Hogan to conclude the agency “was not as well prepared as it could have been to” respond to the pandemic, among other deficiencies found. “We found that no alert from the Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN) was issued to provide early warning of the virus,” the report states. “According to the agency’s criteria, an alert is to be issued for an unusual event that has the potential for serious impact or spread. …