The Canadian federal government recently announced funding for research projects focused on strengthening Canada’s pandemic preparedness. Dr. Andrew Pinto recently spoke with The Canadian Press about Prepared, a project that will focus on screening for any new viruses or pathogens that start to appear in patients in emergency rooms or primary-care clinics. “As a public health specialist and as a practising physician, I would very much anticipate there being another respiratory pandemic in the future. The challenge is we don’t know when it will be or what it will be,” said Dr. Pinto.