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Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, also declined to release the data.

Hajdu said there were a lot of variables in the models and how Canadians react to the crisis would bend the curve.

“It is not as easy of an answer as I think it would seem, in that different ranges can be anticipated in different ways depending on the measures that have been taken, the effectiveness of those measures, when they have been taken.”

Tam echoed that sentiment.

“Together with the other chief medical officers, we have been looking at planning different scenarios, but all of us recognize that right now how you influence the trajectory of this is dependent on what we are doing.”

Hajdu said it was important that every Canadian take the issue seriously.

“This is a sneaky virus. We may feel only mildly ill, some people don’t feel ill at all,” she said. “We have to act as though we are all carrying this virus.”

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, the party’s health critic, said Canadians should have all the information.

“You have enough buy in. Canadians are staying at home, they’re practising social distancing measures, but the big question is how long do we have to do this for?” he said. “The more information that Canadians are provided with, will drive home how important this really is.”

British Columbia released data on Friday that forecast its hospital systems would likely be able to cope with the demand on the current track, but cautioned that was dependent on the increases staying stable.

Alberta has pledged to release its modelling of the virus’ reach by the end of this week.

As of Wednesday morning, there were 9,017 cases in Canada and 105 deaths from the illnesses, several long-term care homes across the country have been hit by the virus and healthcare workers have also been diagnosed with it.

The National Post reported exclusively Wednesday on internal documents, showing the federal government believes it could be at least July before measures taken to prevent the spread of the virus could be relaxed.