H5N1 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Via the Globe and Mail: H1N1 hits the Commons. Excerpt:Bloc Québécois MP Claude Guimond wore a face mask in the House of Commons this evening, fearing he was coming down with H1N1 and not wanting to infect his fellow parliamentarians....
Sherwood Park News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... study before a third vote would then be sent to the Senate for final approval. Bloc Quebecois MP Claude Guimond, who is suspected of having the H1N1 virus, was so determined to stand up against the bill that he showed up wearing a mask. Hoeppner called it "step one" but said there is much work to see the bill abolished for good. Wendy Cukier, president of the Coalition for Gun Control,...
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
One MP appeared to be wearing a medical mask during tonight’s vote and it is being reported now that Bloc MP Claude Guimond has, or may have, H1N1. Gilles Duceppe says the Bloc offered to “pair” Guimond’s vote with a Conservative so Guimond could have stayed away from the House tonight, but the Conservatives declined. The [...]
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... with one supplier, Canada is better off than other nations. Meanwhile, the Bloc Quebecois said MP Claude Guimond from Rimouski was believed to have H1N1 and was awaiting test results. Guimond showed up for an important House of Commons vote wearing a facemask yesterday. The Public Health Agency of Canada said there will be 1.8 million doses of H1N1 vaccine available next week....
