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Masks4Canada

Masks4Canada is a Canadian volunteer initiative focused on promoting the use of masks and face coverings to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, including the imposition of mask mandates.

History

COVID-19

Masks4Canada was formed by a group of doctors and dentists in British Columbia during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.1)

On August 4, 2020, the group published an open letter to Bonnie Henry, Adrian Dix and Premier John Horgan asking for the implementation of “mandatory mask wearing (or use of face coverings)”.2) They additionally recommended “the implementation of a public education initiative on the benefits of mask wearing and its proper usage in limiting the spread of COVID-19.” They cited the following studies:

Organization

Name Affiliation(s)
Rehana Ahmed -
Jamil Bashir Providence Health Care
Warren Bell Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), University of British Columbia
Andrea Butler University of British Columbia, Providence Health Care
Myra Butler University of British Columbia
Andy Chan Vancouver General Hospital
Nathan Chan -
Salina Chan -
Lydia Chen University of British Columbia
Heywood Choi Abbotsford Regional Hospital
Wayne Choi Royal Columbia Hospital
Lica Chui -
Jean Chuo University of British Columbia
Roy Cline University of British Columbia
Roberta Dionello Mount Saint Joseph Hospital
Peter Dolman University of British Columbia
Mark Fok -
Jane Gardiner University of British Columbia
Suzana Gilmour -
Marla Gordon -
Paula Gordon University of British Columbia
Christina Han University of British Columbia
James Heilman East Kootenay Regional Hospital
Juliya Hemmett -
Adelyn Ho Richmond Generaal Hospital
Alice Ho -
Catherine Ho -
Cindy Huang -
Norman Hwang -
Alfonso Iovieno University of British Columbia
Mary Lou Jackson University of British Columbia
Dan Kalla St. Paul's Hospital
Olivia Kei -
Ross Kennedy University of British Columbia
Amit Khosla University of British Columbia
Ashley Ko University of British Columbia
Yume Kohno -
Salim Lalini University of British Columbia
Benny Lau University of British Columbia
Amanda Lau -
Angela Law -
Alison Lee BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia
Anika Lee -
Cindy Lee -
Jason Lee -
John Lee -
Melissa Lem -
Ruozhou Tom Liu University of British Columbia
Ann Lu -
Jillian Lusina -
Christopher Lyons University of British Columbia
Marion Mackay-Dunn University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital
Venitia S.J. Mah University of British Columbia, Mount Saint Joseph Hospital
Sean McCarthy -
Amie Padilla-Thornton Mount Saint Joseph Hospital
Andrea Gonzalez Patterson -
Farah Ramji -
Roop Randhawa University of British Columbia
Megan Rees University of British Columbia
Robert Schertzer University of British Columbia
Claire Sheldon University of British Columbia
Andrew Thamboo University of British Columbia
Karen Tran University of British Columbia
Giorgia Tropini University of British Columbia
Mihaela Van Idour University of British Columbia
Chris Waite University of British Columbia
Elisabeth Waterman -
Alina Webber -
Julia Wei -
Tiffany Winstone -
Steph Wise Providence Health Care
Anna Wolak University of British Columbia
Judith Wolfe St. Paul's Hospital
Bryan Wong -
Gloria Wong University of British Columbia
Karen Wong University of British Columbia, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
Xing Wong -
Ka Wai Yam -
Matthew Yeung -
Sonia Yeung University of British Columbia, Eye Bank of British Columbia
Eric Yoshida University of British Columbia, Vancouver Medical, Dental and Allied Staff Association (VMDSA), Vancouver Physicians Staff Association (VPSA)
Gloria Yuen University of British Columbia
1)
Bullock, C. (2020, October 15). Masks4Canada group calls for federal mask mandate to slow spread of COVID-19. Chilliwack Progress. https://web.archive.org/web/20221031024902/https://www.theprogress.com/news/masks4canada-group-calls-for-federal-mask-mandate-to-slow-spread-of-covid-19/
2)
Harper, T. (2020, August 5). Kootenay doctor among 82 physicians, dentists calling on province for mandatory mask rule. Cranbrook Daily Townsman. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925125539/https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/kootenay-doctor-among-82-physicians-dentists-calling-on-province-for-mandatory-mask-rule/
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