Conservative Party leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis says that the World Health Organization shouldn’t encroach on Canada’s health sovereignty with a global pandemic response treaty, and that Canada needs its own pandemic strategy.
The WHO’s governing body, the World Health Assembly (WHA), announced in December 2021 that world leaders have reached a consensus to begin drafting a global treaty to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
Lewis warned that “we need to be vigilant about what we sign on to and what we consent to,” adding that “we do not need the WHO to limit our health-care sovereignty,” such as when Canada’s borders will be closed or what kind of personal protective equipment will be used.
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