How would I feel? Well if I was told that our supply of N95 masks was going to Canada with no explanation I suppose I would be rightly pissed. However, if it were to be explained to me that the medical supply chain was something that saw multiple countries being dependent on one another to maintain, and that the supply chain was a back and forth I may be more accepting of masks leaving my country.
As an example, there is a pulp mill in Nanaimo that produces a product called K10S that is widely used in the manufacturing of medical supplies such as masks, gowns and curtains. The majority of its orders originate from, you guessed it, the good ole US of A, where it is used in the production of the aforementioned (and much needed) medical supplies, some of which are then returned to Canada. You follow me? See where I'm going here? And so if the powers that be as it were, were to explain this it is equally beneficial to keep supply chains open and friendly, I think I could come to see that it really is for the betterment of all parties involved.
Of course by no means do I suggest that a country should deplete its own supply, putting their own population at risk, that would be nonsensical. But since there is a co-dependency in many cases, it would be equally nonsensical for any country to adopt an "it's all mine" attitude. I would rather see countries work together than to retreat into their respective corners.
