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Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated
PHAC denied a suspicious November access request for equipment maintenance due to irregularities and flagged it as a security incident unrelated to the December $20-million pharmaceutical loss.
- In a Feb. 16, 2026 briefing, PHAC said it denied a November request to access the National Emergency Stockpile and stated it was not related to the December 2024 $20-million medication loss.
- A vendor told PHAC that a manufacturer offered supplemental maintenance by personnel not verified as North American, so PHAC denied access without confirming the individual’s nationality.
- PHAC told MPs that it is correcting a statement one of its top officials made last week after the official said a 'foreign national' tried to access the warehouse but she did not know the person's country.
- PHAC alerted corporate security and external agencies, reporting the access inquiry to a lead security agency and prompting closed‑door committee meetings; Conservative MP Dan Mazier said he will push for more information.
- PHAC said the freezers in the November inquiry were different units from those tied to the $20-million loss in December 2024 and noted no similar incidents in 2024 or 2025.
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National security incident 'not related' to loss of emergency stockpile drugs: PHAC
The Public Health Agency of Canada said a 2024 national security incident at an emergency stockpile warehouse was “not related in any way” to a previously reported loss of $20 million worth of medication.
·Toronto, Canada
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There is no connection between a national security incident in 2024 in the country's emergency reserve warehouse and an error that resulted in the loss of $20 million in medication, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
·Montreal, Canada
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Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated
The Public Health Agency of Canada now says there was no connection between a national security incident at the country’s emergency stockpile warehouse in 2024 and an error that caused the loss of $20-million of medication.
·Canada
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