Health Canada has a critical role to play, and must adapt to a changing world to allow manufacturers to participate actively in stopping the pandemic. By David Juncker Don VinhContributors Thu., Jan. 6, 2022timer3 min. read As COVID19 is again spreading uncontrollably, millions of Canadians are clamouring for rapid self-tests. The Omicron variant finally swept aside the suspicions of provincial public health agencies toward rapid tests, as they now hand out the few they have.