Meili argued the late emergence of cases in Saskatchewan coupled with its lower population density gave it an advantage in containing the virus in the spring. He says government should have taken a stronger position on the use of face masks and invested more money into reducing class sizes in schools and improving staffing in health care, both central NDP platform points.

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