CANADIAN ON  THE EFFORT TO 
CONTAIN COVID-19.
AS ALWAYS, LOTS TO TALK ABOUT.
JUST MOMENTS AGO, FOR INSTANCE, 
NOVA SCOTIA DECLARED A STATE OF 
EMERGENCY, WHICH MEANS NOW ALL 
PROVINCES IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE 
DECLARED SOME STATE OF 
EMERGENCY OR OTHER.
IT HAS ALSO RESTRICTED 
GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN FIVE 
PEOPLE.
THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST 
DRAMATIC STEPS TAKEN BY A 
PROVINCE SO FAR.
THEY ARE ALSO NOW TELLING 
ANYONE COMING INTO NOVA SCOTIA 
THAT THEY NEED TO SELF-ISOLATE 
FOR 14 DAYS.
EVEN IF THEY'VE BEEN INSIDE 
THIS COUNTRY.
ONE OF JUST A NUMBER OF 
ATLANTIC PROVINCES MAKING THAT 
MOVE.
AND THIS HOUR, WE ARE EXPECTING 
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE FEDERAL 
RESPONSE, THE PRIME MINISTER 
WILL GIVE US SOME DETAILS ON 
OTTAWA'S PLAN TO HELP STABILIZE 
THE CANADIAN ECONOMY.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IS 
EXPECTED TO RETURN HERE AND 
VOTE ON SOME OF THE MEASURES 
ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK ON TUESDAY.
BUT FIRST LET ME START IN NOVA 
SCOTIA WHERE THAT MOST RECENT 
NEWS HAPPENED.
LAST HOUR, STEPHEN MCNEIL HAD 
SHARP WORDS FOR THOSE WHO ARE 
NOT SELF-ISOLATING OR SOCIAL 
DISTANCING.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> TODAY, I NEED TO FOCUS ON 
THOSE WHO ARE NOT FOLLOWING 
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.
OVER THE WEEKEND, I SAW AND 
HEARD A FAR TOO MANY INCIDENTS 
OF PEOPLE GATHERING, BLATANTLY 
DISREGARDING THE SOCIAL AND 
PHYSICAL DISTANCE RULES OF 
STAYING SIX FEET OR TWO METRES 
APART.
MONEYS GATHERING ON OUR BEACHES 
AND IN OUR PARKS.
LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE 
CONGREGATING.
YOUNG PEOPLE PLAYING STREET 
HOCKEY.
CARS PARKED EVERYWHERE.
PEOPLE DISREGARDING LAW 
ENFORCEMENT.
WE ARE DEALING WITH A DEADLY 
VIRUS AND THIS BEHAVIOUR IS 
UNACCEPTABLE.
TODAY, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, 
I'M DECLARING A PROVINCIAL 
STATE OF EMERGENCY.
MINISTER PORTER IS HERE TO 
EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS AND 
MINISTER FUREY IS HERE TO 
EXPLAIN HOW WE WILL ENFORCE IT.
WE ARE ALSO REDUCING THE SIZE 
OF GATHERINGS EFFECTIVE 
IMMEDIATELY.
PEOPLE CANNOT GATHER IN GROUPS 
OF MORE THAN FIVE.
YOU CAN STILL GO OUTSIDE BUT 
YOU WALK TO EXERCISE, NOT TO 
ASSOCIATIZE.
STAY IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD.
WALK AROUND THE BLOCK OR DOWN 
THE STREET.
OUR PROVINCIAL PARKS ARE CLOSED.
IF YOU GO THERE, YOU ARE 
TRESPASSING AND YOUR VEHICLES 
WILL BE TOWED.
YOU CAN GET GROCERIES, YOU CAN 
GO TO THE PHARMACY, BUT DO NOT 
DO IT IN PACKS.
IDENTIFY A SINGLE FAMILY MEMBER 
WHO CAN DO THOSE ERRANDS AND IF 
YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL HELPING 
NEIGHBOURS, PLEASE CONTINUE TO 
DO SO.
>> Rosemary: ALL RIGHT.
THAT WAS STEPHEN MCNEIL, THE 
PREMIER OF NOVA SCOTIA WHERE 
THERE THEY HAVE TAKEN SOME 
EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES BECAUSE, 
AS THE PREMIER JUST SAID, 
PEOPLE ARE SIMPLY NOT LISTENING 
ENOUGH TO ADVICE FROM PUBLIC 
HEALTH OFFICIALS.
IN FACT, IF YOU WERE ON TWITTER 
AT ALL LAST NIGHT, WE SAW A 
NUMBER OF EXAMPLES OF THAT 
TRENDING ON TWITTER.
LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE 
GATHERING AT ENGLISH BAY IN 
VANCOUVER.
SO THIS IS ONE PROVINCE TRYING 
TO TAKE SOME EXTREME MEASURES 
TO CRACK DOWN AND HAVE POLICE 
ENFORCE SELF-ISOLATION AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
IT WILL NOT BE TONIGHT ONE.
WE'VE CERTAINLY SEEN THAT IN 
QUEBEC AS WELL.
LET ME GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON 
WHERE WE STAND IN TERMS OF 
CASES RIGHT NOW IN THIS COUNTRY.
MORE THAN 1300 CASES OF 
COVID-19 HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED.
WE ARE STILL AT 19 DEATHS.
THE MOST RECENT SERIES OF 
DEATHS, I BELIEVE IT WAS FOUR, 
HAPPENED IN QUEBEC AT A 
LONG-TERM CARE CENTRE, WHICH IS 
ONE OF THE POINTS OF 
VULNERABILITY THAT CANADA'S 
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER SO 
WORRIED ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM 
THE PRIME MINISTER OUTSIDE OF 
HIS HOME, RIDEAU COTTAGE THERE.
A DOOR WE'VE ALL BECOME 
FAMILIAR WITH.
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT A FEW 
THINGS, BUT MOST PARTICULARLY 
THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION THAT 
NEEDS TO HAPPEN THIS WEEK TO 
GET PEOPLE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL 
AID.
LET ME BRING IN MY COLLEAGUE.
THE CBC'S DAVID COCHRANE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON A 
SUNDAY.
SO THEY ARE GOING TO COME BACK 
ON TUESDAY AT NOON IT SEEMS.
>> Reporter: YEAH.
IT IS GOING TO BE AN 
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 
PARLIAMENT, THE LIKES OF WHICH 
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN IN THIS 
COUNTRY.
ONLY ABOUT 30 M.P.s, 
PROPORTIONATE TO THE SET-UP OF 
THE HOUSE AND ALL M.P.s WITHIN 
DRIVING DISTANCE.
THE NORMAL REPRESENTATION OF 
THE COUNTRY WILL NOT BE PRESENT 
IN THE HOUSE.
THE PARTISAN REPRESENTATION 
WILL AND WHAT WILL BE A DAY OF 
HISTORIC COOPERATION TO DEAL 
WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED 
COOPERATION.
WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR 
SOMETHING FROM THE HOUSE OF 
COMMONS ABOUT THAT FROM THE 
PRIME MINISTER TODAY AS WELL AS 
AN UPDATE ON REPATRIATION 
EFFORTS YESTERDAY.
I WAS WATCHING FROM HOME 
YESTERDAY TALKING ABOUT THE 
FIRST FLIGHT TO COME FROM 
MOROCCO AND SPAIN AND PERU.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS MOVING 
EXTREMELY FAST AND IT IS A VERY 
DIFFICULT AND FLUID SITUATION.
WE'RE EXPECTING SOMETHING FROM 
JUSTIN TRUDEAUS ON THAT.
AND THINK WE HAVE TO HEAR 
SOMETHING FROM THE PRIME 
MINISTER ON ALL OF THIS BLATANT 
IGNORANCE OF THE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT 
HAVE HAPPENED ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THEY HAVE BEEN WARNING THAT 
THEY DON'T WANT TO USE THE 
EMERGENCY ACT UNLESS THEY 
ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO.
COUNTING ON THE MUNICIPALITIES 
AND PROVINCES TO GET AHEAD OF 
IT AND WE'VE SEEN THIS 
HOPSCOTCHING OF MORE 
RESTRICTING MEASURES AS EACH 
PROVINCE RAMPS UP THEIR 
RESPONSE TO THINGS AND NOVA 
SCOTIA BANNING GROUPS OF FIVE 
AND A UNDER.
QUEBEC BANNING ESSENTIALLY ALL 
PUBLIC GATHERINGS IN RESPONSE 
TO ALL OF THIS.
MOST CANADIANS SEEM TO BE 
LISTENING.
BUT THERE ARE ENOUGH NOT 
CANADIANS NOT LISTENING AND IT 
IS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH 
CONCERNS FOR POLITICIANS AT ALL 
LEVELS.
INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER.
WE HEARD PATTY HAJDU SAY LISTEN 
TO THIS OR SEVERE RESTRICTIONS 
WILL BE COMING.
I WOULD HAVE BET EVERYTHING I 
HAVE IN THE BANK RIGHT NOW THAT 
THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE 
ASKED ABOUT THAT TODAY.
>> Rosemary: SHE MADE AN 
EXTRAORDINARY APPEAL TO PEOPLE 
SAYING YOU EITHER DO THIS TO 
PROTECT YOURSELF AND THE HEALTH 
OF OTHERS OR YOUR CIVIL 
LIBERTIES WILL BE SUSPENDED, 
ESSENTIALLY, BECAUSE POLICE 
WILL HAVE TO ENFORCE THIS, WRIT 
LARGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'RE SEEING AN ESCALATION OF 
THOSE MEASURES FROM POLICE, 
FROM PROVINCES, RATHER.
BUT IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN WE 
SEE IT'S BEING IGNORED IN 
PLACES LIKE FRANCE, FOR 
INSTANCE AND IT WAS CERTAINLY 
IGNORED IN ITALY AND RESULTS IN 
MORE CASES AND RESULTS IN MORE 
DEATH.
SO, YOU KNOW, EVEN 
ANECDOTICALLY I'VE HEARD OF 
GATHERINGS OF FRIENDS AND 
PEOPLE AND A NEIGHBOURS AND 
THINGS AND THIS COULD NOT BE 
MORE SERIOUS.
THIS APPEAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
AND FROM PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS.
>> Reporter: I HEARD A "NEW 
YORK TIMES" REPORTER SPEAKING 
ABOUT THIS IN THE CONTEXT OF 
THE AMERICAN SITUATION SAYING 
THAT AMERICA WAS FOUNDED ON THE 
PRINCIPLES OF LIFE, LIBERTY AND 
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND HE 
MADE THE POINT THAT YOU CAN'T 
HAVE LIBERTY OR HAPPINESS IF 
YOU'RE NOT ALIVE.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO START 
PRIORITIZING WHICH OF THESE 
THINGS MATTER TO YOU.
THIS IS REALLY IT.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US IS 
ESSENTIALLY AN UBER FOR 
COVID-19.
THE VIRUS CAN'T MOVE WITHOUT US 
MOVING AROUND AND I WAS IN A 
GROCERY STORE YESTERDAY AND A 
GUY WOULD NOT STAY SIX FEET 
AWAY FROM ME WHEN I KEPT ASKING 
HIM TO DO IT.
HE SAID YOU'RE OVERREACTING.
I'M LIKE OH, MY GOD, MAN, BACK 
OFF.
THE MESSAGE IS NOT GETTING 
THROUGH FOR WHATEVER REASON.
>> Rosemary: OK.
DAVID, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I'LL GO QUICKLY TO DR. LIN 
JOINING US NOW BECAUSE THE 
PRIME MINISTER IS EXPECTED TO 
COME OUT FROM HIS HOUSE AROUND 
11:15.
CBC NEWS MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR 
DR. LIN.
GOOED TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Rosemary: WHAT DO YOU MAKE 
OF THIS THAT SOME PROVINCES ARE 
HAVING TO CRACK DOWN IN A MUCH 
MORE AGGRESSIVE WAY NOT ONLY 
QUARANTINE, SELF-ISOLATION, BUT 
IN NOVA SCOTIA, EVEN OVER 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> RIGHT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY'RE SAYING 
IT HAND WORKED.
THE NORT  NICE WAY OF SAYING TO 
PEOPLE STAY AWAY IN EACH OTHER 
BECAUSE THE VIRUS NEEDS TO JUMP 
FROM ONE PERSON TO THE NEXT.
IF YOU STAY SIX FEET AWAY, IT 
CAN'T GET TO THE NEXT 
PERPENDICULAR.
-- THE NEXT PERSON.
ONCE IT'S IN THE COMMUNITY, 
TRACING IS DIFFICULT AND 
EVERYONE NEEDS TESTING AND WILL 
OVERWHELM THE HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM T. IDEA IS BRING IN 
THESE VERY STRONG MEASURES AND 
THEN PUT IN THAT THREAT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY DON'T 
REALLY WANT TO ARREST EVERYBODY.
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS SAY 
THIS IS SERIOUS.
PLEASE JUST PAY ATTENTION SO WE 
DON'T END UP LIKE ITALY OR 
FRANCE OR CHINA WHERE THEY HAD 
TO SEND DRONES AROUND AND HAD 
DRONES WATCHING THE STREETS AND 
THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, THE HOPE IS THAT IF WE DO 
THIS EARLY, THEN THEY ARE NOT 
GOING TO REPEAT SOME OF THE 
OTHER PROVINCES WHERE WE'RE 
SEEING THE NUMBERS INCREASING 
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> Rosemary: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY 
TO CANADIANS THEN STILL -- I 
MADE THAT EXAMPLE OF ENGLISH 
BAY YESTERDAY IN BRITISH 
COLUMBIA.
PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL HAVING 
PLAY DATES WITH LARGE GROUPS OF 
CHILDREN.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO CANADIANS 
STILL DOING THAT?
WHAT IS YOUR BEST ADVICE TO 
THEM?
>> I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THAT 
WE TOLD EVERYBODY IT'S SIX 
PEOPLE, RIGHT?
PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING SOMEBODY 
COUGHING OR SNEEZING AND SAYING 
THERE WAS NOBODY COUGHING OR 
SNEEZING.
WE'RE HEARING STORIES OF PEOPLE 
GETTING SICK.
THEY WENT TO A HOUSE PARTY, 10 
PEOPLE.
NOBODY WAS SICK OR COUGHING AND 
GOT THE VIRUS.
NOW WE REALISE THAT IF YOU ARE 
IN CLOSE CONTACT, THE VIRUS 
WHEN PEOPLE BREATHE OUT THERE 
MAY BE SOME VIRUSES THERE.
IT DOESN'T GO VERY FAR.
IF I'M SITTING NEXT TO YOU AND 
REALLY CLOSE TO YOU, I MAY 
BREATHE THAT IN.
THAT IS ONE OF THINGS THAT 
PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT.
YOU DON'T LOOK SICK AND YET 
YOU'RE ABLE TO PICK IT UP.
WHEN YOU SAY SMALL GATHERING, I 
DON'T WANT FIVE PEOPLE NEXT TO 
EACH OTHER.
I WANT FIVE PEOPLE WITH SIX 
FEET APART.
>> Rosemary: YOU'RE PROBABLY 
NOT HAVING A DINNER PARTY --
>> OVER A REALLY BIG TABLE.
>> Rosemary: THAT'S RIGHT.
DR. LIN, I'LL  LEAVE IT THERE 
FOR NOW.
THANK YOU FOR THAT ADVICE.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
ONE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE 
EXPECTING THE PRIME MINISTER TO 
TALK ABOUT IS THE LEGISLATION 
THAT WILL BE PASSED IN AN 
EXTRAORDINARY WAY AND 
EXTRAORDINARILY QUICKLY THIS 
WEEK.
TO ALLOW WORKERS AND BUSINESSES 
TO TAP INTO SOME MUCH NEEDED 
FINANCIAL AID.
BECAUSE MANY WORKERS HAVE BEEN 
HIT HARD, OF COURSE, ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
I'VE HEARD FROM MANY OF YOU ON 
TWITTER, WONDERING WHAT TO DO 
AND WHEN THIS ADDITIONAL HELP 
WILL BE AVAILABLE.
ONE OF THOSE INDUSTRIES, AND 
THERE ARE SO MANY, IS 
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
SOME ARE STILL ABLE TO WORK.
BUT MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN LAID 
OFF AS THE COUNTRY BECOMES 
INCREASINGLY LOCKED DOWN.
MATTHEW DAY IS A CONSTRUCTION 
WORKER HERE IN OTTAWA.
HE WAS RECENTLY LAID OFF AS A 
RESULT OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK.
HI, MATTHEW.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I MAY CUT YOU OFF AS THE PRIME 
MINISTER  MEANTER.
-- EMERGES.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE DOING OK SO FAR.
IT'S JUST STARTED.
I WAS LAID OFF LAST WEEK.
SO APPLIED FOR E.I., SO THAT 
WILL TAKE EFFECT STARRING 
TOMORROW.
>> Rosemary: WHEN WE HEARD OF 
THIS HUGE OVERLOAD OF THE 
SYSTEM, THE PRIME MINISTER SAID 
LAST WEEK THERE WERE HALF A 
MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAD APPLIED, 
YOU WERE PAYING INTO IT ALREADY 
SO YOU WERE OBVIOUSLY PART OF 
THE SYSTEM.
HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT FOR YOU?
>> ACTUALLY, APPLYING WASN'T 
OVERLY DIFFICULT.
I KNEW WHEN MY END DATE WAS 
GOING TO BE.
MY EMPLOYER HAD ALREADY TOLD US 
AT THE  BEGINING OF WEEK THAT 
WE WERE GOING TO SHUT DOWN BY 
THE END OF WEEK.
I WAS BECOMING TOO DANGEROUS 
FOR THE WORKERS TO COME ON SITE.
SO A LOT OF US WERE ABLE TO 
APPLY PREEMPTIVELY AND ABLE TO 
GET ON THE SITE.
CALLING WAS USELESS.
HOWEVER A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT 
WORK WITH ME ARE PRIVATE 
CONTRACTORS AND THEY CAN'T 
APPLY AT ALL UNTIL APRIL.
OR AT LEAST A WEEK INTO APRIL 
AND THEN AGAIN THE SYSTEM WILL 
BE OVERLOADED FOR THE SECOND 
TIME.
>> Rosemary: JUST SO I 
UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, WHY YOU 
GOT LAID OFF, WAS IT BECAUSE 
PEOPLE HAD TO WORK IN CLOSE 
QUARTERS OR BECAUSE THE 
CONTRACT WAS DRYING UP?
>> TWO PLUS QUARTERS.
THERE ARE FIVE MAJOR 
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE OTTAWA AREA.
THREE OUT OF FIVE COMPLETELY 
SHUT DOWN ITS CONSTRUCTION 
SITES.
WE BUILD NEW HOUSES AND THREE 
OUT OF FIVE HAD COMPLETELY SHUT 
DOWN AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING 
ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPREAD, NOT 
BEING ABLE TO CONTROL SOCIAL 
DISENS THATING BETWEEN THE 
TRADES PEOPLE WITHIN THOSE 
HOUSES.
AND AS A RESULT, WE DIDN'T HAVE 
THE DEMAND FOR OUR TRADE TO GO 
INTO THOSE CONSTRUCTION ZONES.
THEREFORE, WE HAD TO IT SHHH IT 
DOWN.
>> Rosemary: SO, IF OUR 
CALCULATIONS ARE RIGHT, YOU GET 
ABOUT $1800 A MONTH, $450 A 
WEEK FOR 18 WEEKS.
I IMAGINE THE GOVERNMENT WILL 
EXTEND THAT, IF NEEDED.
I THINK I HEAR SOME LITTLE 
PEOPLE IN THE BACKGROUND.
WILL THAT COVER ALL THE 
EXPENSES THAT YOU HAVE?
>> IT WON'T.
IT ACTUALLY WON'T EVEN COVER 
RENT.
THE AVERAGE RENT IN OTTAWA FOR 
A TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT OR 
CONDO IS $1800.
THAT'S ROUGHLY ABOUT THE MAX 
THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET 
WHILE ON THIS EMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE.
SO IT'S NOT GOING TO COVER IT.
THE CHILD BENEFIT INCREASE 
THAT'S COME INTO EFFECT WON'T 
COME INTO EFFECT UNTIL MAY.
FOR MYSELF, THAT HAPPENED IN 
THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH SO THAT 
IS EIGHT WEEKS AWAY.
THAT IS A VERY LARGE CONCERN.
WE HAVE SPOKEN TO BANKS AND 
LANDLORDS.
THE DEFERRALS THAT TRUDEAU HAS 
SPOKEN ABOUT SIMPLY AREN'T 
COMING INTO PLAY.
PEOPLE WHO --
>> Rosemary: BECAUSE YOU RENT, 
IS THAT WHY?
OR BECAUSE YOU HAVE A MORTGAGE?
>> I PERSONALLY RENT.
WE'RE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH OUR 
LANDLORDS WHO HAVE BEEN 
FANTASTIC ABOUT IT.
THEY WERE TOLD FLAT OUT THAT 
THEY DIDN'T HAVE -- QUALIFY 
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A 
MORTGAGE LONG ENOUGH AND I 
DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE 
APPLIED ACROSS CANADA AND FOR 
THEIR OWN MORTGAGE THEY WERE 
TOLD THEY DIDN'T QUALIFY 
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE LOSS 
OF INCOME INSURANCE.
I WASN'T A PART OF THEIR 
MORTGAGE PLAN ALREADY, AS A 
RESULT THEY DIDN'T QUALIFY.
SO IT SEEMS THAT THE BANKS HAVE 
THE ABILITY TO DEFER MONDAYERS.
HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT GOING 
OUTSIDE OF THEIR REGULAR 
STREAMINGS IN ORDER TO DO SO.
IF YOU DON'T ALREADY QUALIFY 
BEFORE THIS PANDEMIC, YOU ARE 
NOT QUALIFYING AS A RESULT OF 
IT.
>> Rosemary: I HAVE ABOUT A 
MINUTE BEFORE THE PRIME 
MINISTER COMES OUT OF HIS HOUSE 
TO TALK TO US.
HOW STRESSED ARE YOU?
HOW WORRY ARE YOU ABOUT THINGS?
>> MY BIGGEST WORRY IS THAT MY 
NECESSITIES WILL BE TO GO BACK 
TO WORK BEFORE IT IS SAFE.
MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WILL 
TRAVEL TO FAMILY OUTSIDE OF 
OTTAWA WHERE THEY CAN STAY IN 
QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS.
MY WIFE HAS A COMPROMISED 
IMMUNE SYSTEM.
BUT I'LL BE FORCED TO GO BACK 
TO WORK BEFORE IT'S SAFE TO GO 
BACK TO WORK AND THAT IS WHY 
WE'RE SEEING THIS SOCIAL SPREAD 
IS BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT 
IN A POSITION TO STOP WORKING 
AND STAY AT HOME AND HAVE THAT 
BE THE END OF IT.
WE HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AND 
PAY BILLS AND YOUR OTHER OPTION 
IS HUGE DEBT.
AND HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF THAT 
ONCE THIS ENDS?
AND THE ANSWER IS I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE LOOKING AT LONG-TERM 
FINANCIAL DEBT FOR A LOT OF 
CANADIANS AND WHAT DOES THAT DO 
FOR US AND SMALL BUSINESSES 
AROUND US WHEN WE COME OUT OF 
THIS PANDEMIC.
WILL WITH VE ANY DISPOSABLE 
INCOME TO SPEAK OF?
I WON'T.
AS A RESULT, MYSELF AND MANY 
OTHER PEOPLE WILL END UP BACK 
AT WORK LONG BEFORE WE SHOULD 
BE THERE.
>> Rosemary: OK, MATTHEW.
I KNOW THIS IS A SITUATION THAT 
IS PLAYING OUT ALL TOO OFTEN 
RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
YOU ARE ONE EXAMPLE.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING OUR 
STORY.
I HOPE THINGS IMPROVE.
THEY SURELY WILL FOR YOU AND 
YOUR FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME.
>> Rosemary: STAY HEALTHY.
THANK YOU.
THERE IS JUSTIN TRUDEAU COMING 
OUT OF HIS HOME, RIDEAU 
COTTAGE, WHERE HE WILL ADDRESS 
THE COUNTRY.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
HAPPY SUNDAY.
>> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, 
EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AGAIN 
TODAY.
IT HAS NOW BEEN SEVERAL WEEKS 
THAT PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS 
HAVE BEEN ASKING CANADIANS TO 
HELP THEM TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF 
COVID-19.
WE HAVE TO WORK FROM HOME NOW, 
CANCEL EVENINGS WITH FRIENDS, 
AVOID TRAVEL AND GATHERINGS.
I KNOW THAT IT ISN'T ALWAYS 
EASY TO DO THAT SO I WANT TO 
BEGIN BY SAYING THANK YOU TO 
ALL OF THOSE FOLLOWING THE 
INSTRUCTIONS.
IN ORDER TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS, WE MUST ALL DO OUR 
PART.
WE MUST ALL MAKE SACRIFICES IN 
ORDER TO PROTECT NOT ONLY OUR 
OWN HEALTH, BUT THOSE OF 
OTHERS, THAT OF OTHERS.
ADJUSTMENTS THAT PEOPLE ARE 
MAKING THIS WEEK ARE 
RE-ASSURING BUT WE MUST 
CONTINUE.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
ONCE AGAIN WE THANK EVERYONE 
WORKING OVERTIME TO KEEP US 
SAFE AND KEEP THE COUNTRY 
MOVING.
HOSPITAL STAFF, BORDER AGO AS, 
STORE CLERKS, CASHIERS, POSTAL 
WORKERS, DELIVERY FOLKS, 
PHARMACISTS, CLEANING STAFF, 
FIRST RESPONDERS, TRUCK 
DRIVERS, TRAIN CONDUCTORS AND 
SO MANY OTHERS.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING EVERY 
DAY SO WE CAN WORK FROM HOME 
AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
THANK YOU.
KNOW THAT ALL CANADIANS ARE 
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU ARE 
WORRY ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN 
NEXT.
YOU ARE WONDERING HOW LONG THIS 
IS GOING TO LAST.
YOU ARE WONDERING ABOUT YOUR 
JOB AND YOUR SAVINGS.
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR KIDS 
NOT BEING IN SCHOOL.
AND WE GET IT.
THESE ARE UNCERTAIN TIMES AND 
FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE 
CONCERNED.
THAT IS WHY THIS WEEK WE TOOK 
IMPORTANT STEPS TO SUPPORT 
CANADIANS, PROTECT JOBS AND 
LIMB THE SPREAD OF VIRUS.
WE UNVEILED AN $82 BILLION PLAN 
TO HELP PEOPLE IN BUSINESSES 
WHO HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES 
BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
AS PART OF THIS PLAN, WE WANT 
TO BOOST THE CANADA CHILD 
BENEFIT, INTRODUCE NEW BENEFITS 
TO HELP PEOPLE WHO DON'T 
QUALIFY FOR EMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE AND SUPPLEMENT THE 
G.S.T. CREDIT AMONSING MANY 
OTHER THINGS.
OUR GOVERNMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED 
NEW FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND 
NEW STRATEGY TO MOBILIZE 
INDUSTRY TO FIGHT COVID-19.
AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR 
COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 
THE AISLE, I CAN NOW CONFIRM 
THAT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WILL 
BE RECALLED ON TUESDAY AT NOON 
SO WE CAN PASS EMERGENCY 
LEGISLATION THAT WILL PUT OUR 
PLAN INTO MOTION.
ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO THANK 
THE HOUSE LEADERS FOR THEIR 
COOPERATION AND THE MEMBERS OF 
OPPOSITION FOR THEIR EFFORTS AS 
WE WORK TOGETHER TO SLOW THE 
SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS.
I KNOW THATING TO WE CAN 
PROTECT CANADIANS, SAVE JOBS 
AND SET THE GROUNDWORK FOR OUR 
ECONOMY TO REBOUND AFTER THIS 
CRISIS.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: IN ADDITION, WE 
ANNOUNCED NEW RESTRICTIONS ON 
TRAVEL.
WE TEMPORARILY CLOSED OUR 
BORDERS TO INTERNATIONAL 
TRAVELERS.
WE ALSO REACHED AN AGREEMENT 
WITH THE UNITED STATES TO 
PROHIBIT NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO 
ENCOURAGE CANADIANS WHO ARE 
ABROAD TO COME BACK HOME.
BUT I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE 
STILL HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A 
FLIGHT TO RETURN TO CANADA.
YESTERDAY, I ANNOUNCED THAT OUR 
GOVERNMENT IS WORKING WITH THE 
CANADIAN AIRLINES TO FACILITATE 
THEIR RETURN TO CANADA.
A FIRST AIR CANADA FLIGHT FROM 
MOROCCO ARRIVED LAST EVENING 
AND OTHER FLIGHTS WILL BE ADDED.
FOR ITS PAR, WESTJET HAS 
ANNOUNCED THAT FROM MONDAY TO 
WEDNESDAY, MORE THAN 30 FLIGHTS 
ARE PLANNED TO HELP CANADIANS 
RETURN HOME.
AIR TRANSAT IS ALSO WORKING 
WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS TO GET 
SPECIAL PERMISSION TO FLY IN 
AIR SPACES THAT ARE NOW CLOSED.
IT INTENDS TO BRING THOUSANDS 
OF PEOPLE BACK HOME IN THE 
COMING DAYS.
AND WHEN THERE ARE STILL PLACES 
ON SUNWING, THAT COMPANY IS 
OFFERING FLIGHTS HOME FOR FREE 
FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: FOR 
MORE DETAILS ON WHAT WE'VE 
ANNOUNCED SO FAR ON THE 
GOVERNMENT WEBSITE AT CANADA.CA.
SINCE THERE IS MORE SUPPORT 
COMING THIS WEEK, THAT IS WHERE 
YOU'LL FIND ALL THE INFORMATION 
YOU NEED AND THE HELP YOU 
DESERVE.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> WE ARE FACING AN 
UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION AND I 
KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE 
WORRIED.
WHEN YOU CALL SERVICE CANADA 
AND CANNOT SPEAK TO AN AGO OR 
WHEN YOU'RE ABROAD AND CANNOT 
FIND A FLIGHT, I KNOW THAT 
CREATES EVEN MORE ANXIETY.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THE ENTIRE 
CIVIL SERVICE IS WORKING 
AROUND-THE-CLOCK TO PROVIDE YOU 
WITH THE ASSISTANCE THAT YOU 
DESERVE.
FROM THE START, WE HAVE SAID 
THAT WE WOULD BE THERE FOR YOU.
WE PROMISED THAT OUR GOVERNMENT 
WOULD DO EVERYTHING IN ITS 
POWER TO SUPPORT YOU.
WE HAVE COME THROUGH A NUMBER 
OF IMPORTANT STEPS IN RECENT 
WEEKS, BUT YOU MUST KNOW THAT 
THE WORK IS CONTINUING.
WE WILL NOT ABANDON YOU.
YOU CAN  ARE LIE ON US.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR 
HELPING US TO SLOW THE SPREAD 
OF COVID-19.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO USUALLY 
SPEND YOUR SUNDAYS IN A PLACE 
OF WORSHIP, THANK YOU FOR 
STAYING HOME TODAY.
I KNOW IT IS NOT EASY.
BUT IT IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED.
AND TO ALL THE KIDS OUT THERE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'VE HEARD 
YOU CAN'T GO ON PLAY DATES OR 
HAVE SLEEPOVERS, YOUR 
PLAYGROUNDS AND SCHOOLS HAVE 
CLOSED AND YOUR MARCH BREAK WAS 
CERTAINLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT 
YOU'D HOPED FOR.
I GET IT FROM MY KIDS AS WELL.
THEY'RE WATCHING A WHOLE LOT 
MORE MOVIES BUT THEY MISS THEIR 
FRIENDS.
AT THE SAME TIME, THEY'RE 
WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON 
OUT THERE IN THE WORLD AND WHAT 
THEIR FUTURE MAY HOLD.
I KNOW THIS IS A BIG CHANGE.
BUT WE HAVE TO DO THIS NOT JUST 
FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR OUR 
GRANDPARENTS, OUR NURSES, OUR 
DOCTORS AND EVERYONE WORKING AT 
OUR HOSPITALS.
AND YOU KIDS ARE HELPING A LOT.
THE DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS HAVE 
BEEN CLEAR THAT SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, WHICH MEANS STAYING 
TWO METRES APART AND AT HOME AS 
MUCH AS POSSIBLE IS THE BEST 
WAY TO HELP EACH OTHER.
AND YOU'RE HAVING TO WASH YOUR 
HANDS A LOT.
SO A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL YOU 
KIDS.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING YOUR 
PARENTS WORK FROM HOME.
FOR SACRIFICING YOUR USUAL DAY, 
FOR DOING MATH CLASS AROUND THE 
ITCH  KITCHEN TABLE AND FOR 
TRUSTING IN SCIENCE.
WE'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY TO YOU 
SOON.
SO, STAY TUNED.
IN THE MEANTIME, LET'S MAKE 
SURE WE ALL DO OUR PART.
LET'S FIGHT THIS TOGETHER.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]MENT
>> Interpreter: I'M NOW READY 
TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS.
MR. TRUDEAU, WE SEE ON THE 
SOCIAL MEDIA A LOT OF PHOTOS OF 
PARKS WITH TONNES OF PEOPLE.
PEOPLE WHO DON'T SEEM TO BE 
WORRY ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING.
SO, WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO 
THOSE PEOPLE AND AT WHAT POINT 
WOULD YOUR GOVERNMENT FEEL IT 
HAD TO CRACK DOWN AND BRING IN 
COERCIVE MEASURES?
WELL, OBVIOUSLY OUR MESSAGE TO 
EVERYONE IS THAT TOUGH STAY 
HOME.
PLEASE PRACTICE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IN 
OTHER WORDS TO STOP THE SPREAD 
OF THIS VIRUS AND IN ORDER TO 
PROTECT OUR FELLOW CITIZENS AND 
ESPECIALLY THOSE WORKING IN THE 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
WE EACH HAVE AN TUBL TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE OF THIS VIRUS AND 
PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES AND WE 
ABSOLUTELY MUST DO THAT.
WE'RE TAKING MEASURES AS A 
COUNTRY, THE PROVINCES AS WELL, 
WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM AND 
COORDINATING OUR EFFORTS WITH 
RESPECT TO THE NEXT STEPS THAT 
MAY BE NEEDED.
FOR THE TIME BEING, WE CONTINUE 
TO ASK EVERYONE AND ENCOURAGE 
EVERYONE TO STAY HOME.
AND TO HELP OUR COUNTRY COME 
THROUGH THIS CRISIS.
, 
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
RECOGNIZE THAT MILLIONS OF 
CANADIANS ARE PRACTICING SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, CHOOSING TO STAY 
HOME AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO 
KEEP TWO METRES APART FROM EACH 
OTHER AND TAKING THIS VERY 
SERIOUSLY.
THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE THIS IS A 
SITUATION IN WHICH INDIVIDUAL 
CANADIANS BEHAVING RESPONSIBLY 
WILL HELP THEMSELVES, HELP 
THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND MOSTLY 
PROTECT OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO 
TOGETHER.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK VERY 
CLOSELY WITH ALL PROVINCES, 
WITH DIFFERENT ORDERS OF 
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
PEOPLE ARE UNDERSTANDING WHAT 
THEY NEED TO DO AND DOING IT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT 
POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS THAT MAY 
BECOME NECESSARY.
BUT FOR NOW, WE ARE TELLING 
PEOPLE STAY HOME, ENGAGE IN 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
PROTECT YOURSELVES.
PROTECT OUR SYSTEM AND LET'S 
GET THROUGH THIS STRONGLY AS A 
COUNTRY.
>> Reporter:
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: IT IS STARRING 
TO BE NICE OUTSIDE AND PEOPLE 
ARE MORE TEMPTED TO GO OUTSIDE.
DON'T YOU THINK IT WOULD BE 
RELEVANT FOR OTTAWA TO INVOKE 
THE EMERGENCY MEASURES ACT TO 
PREVENT THIS KIND OF THING?
WELL, I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE 
OBVIOUSLILY HAPPY TO SEE SPRING 
COMING AND PEOPLE CAN GO 
OUTSIDE.
BUT THEY MUST KEEP THE PROPER 
DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO AVOID ANY 
GATHERINGS.
I THINK THAT IS EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE TO 
CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR DISTANCE.
AS I SAID, WE ARE LOOKING AT 
ALL THE TOOLS THAT MAY BE 
NEEDED TO KEEP CANADIANS SAFE.
WOE ARE WORKING WITH THE 
PROVINCES.
WE SEE WHAT THE PROVINCES ARE 
DOING AT THIS TIME AND WE'RE 
COORDINATING THOSE EFFORTS.
OF COURSE, IF OTHER MEASURES 
ARE NECESSARY, WE'LL TAKE THEM.
>> Reporter: ENCOURAGING PEOPLE 
TO STAY HOME AND TO SOCIAL 
DISTANCE IS NOT ENOUGH.
THERE IS MOUNTING EVIDENCE OF 
SOCIAL MEDIA, PICTURES OF 
PEOPLE PACKING ON THE BEACHS IN 
VANCOUVER, FOR EXAMPLE.
WHY NOT INVOKE SOMETHING 
STRICKER LIKE THE EMERGENCIES 
ACT.
WHY NOT RESTRICT PEOPLE'S CIVIL 
LIBERTIS TO PROTECT THEIR 
HEALTH?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT ARE 
BEING DONE AND CAN BE DONE AT 
THE LOCAL LEVEL, THE MUNICIPAL 
LEVEL AND AT THE PROVINCIAL 
LEVEL.
IT IS A STEP WHERE THE 
REGULATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DO NOT 
RESPOND OR ARE INSUFFICIENT TO 
RESPOND TO THE SITUATION AT 
HAND.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK VERY 
CLOSELY WITH PROVINCES, WITH 
OTHER JURISDICTIONS, TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO 
THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.
AND IT'S NIECE TO MOVE NOR WARD 
WITH THE EMERGENCIES ACT.
>> YOUR PARTY TOOK DOWN A 
PUBLIC APPEAL TO FUND RAISE FOR 
THE LIBERAL PARTY.
WHY WAS THAT TAKEN DOWN AND 
WHAT DID YOU DO ABOUT IT?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
CAN'T SPEAK FOR THAT DECISION.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SITUATION 
IN WHICH CANADIANS NAO ED TO 
PULL TOGETHER.
WE NEED TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT 
EACH OTHER.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
USING ALL DIFFERENT METHODS TO 
CONNECT AND PASS IMPORTANT 
MESSAGES TO CANADIANS TO MAKE 
SURE WE KNOW HOW TO STAY SAFE 
AND WE'RE PROPERLY PROTECTING 
OURSELVES AND COMMUNITIES AND 
HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
I KNOW THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO 
USE WHATEVER METHODS OF 
COMMUNICATIONS THEY HAVE.
BUT IT'S NOT A SITUATION FOR 
FUNDRAISING.
>> Reporter: HI, IT IS ANNIE 
BERGERON-OLIVER WITH CTV 
NATIONAL NEWS.
COMPANIES ACROSS CANADA SAY 
THEY ARE ABLE TO RETOOL AND 
RAMP UP PRODUCTION BUT THEY 
NEED ASSURANCES FROM THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WILL YOUR GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE 
THAT IT WILL BUY SUPPLIES LIKE 
MASKS AND VENTILATORS IF 
COMPANIES START PRODUCING THEM 
IMMEDIATELY?
[BANGING]
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THAT 
IS VERY MUCH PART OF OUR 
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY THAT WE 
JUST ANNOUNCED TO GET COMPANIES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO 
MANUFACTURE ESSENTIAL 
EQUIPMENT, WHETHER IT'S 
VENTILATORS OR MASKS OR GOWNS.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD A TREMENDOUS 
POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM 
COMPANIES.
BOTH CREATES THINGS THAT WE 
NEED IN CANADA AND THAT WILL BE 
NECESSARY ELSEWHERE AROUND THE 
WORLD AS WELL AS KEEPING NA 
IIANS AT WORK, IN FACTORIES, 
CONTRIBUTING TO OUR ECONOMIC 
ACTIVITY.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE 
GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO AND WE 
CAN ASSURE COMPANIES THAT 
PRODUCE THESE THINGS THAT WE 
NEED THEM AND WE WILL USE THEM.
>> Reporter: IS THAT A YES THAT 
COMPANIES THAT ARE PRODUCING 
THEM IMMEDIATELY WILL HAVE 
THEIR PURCHASES -- THEIR 
PRODUCTS PURCHASED?
AND TWO, ARE YOU CONSIDERING 
ANY INCENTIVES TO KEEP PEOPLE 
HOME?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
ARE LOOKING AT WAYS OF ENSURING 
THAT PEOPLE CAN STAY HOME BY 
ATTENDING E.I. SUPPORTS TO 
PEOPLE WHO DON'T NECESSARY 
NORMALLY QUALIFY FOR THEM AND 
INCOME REPLACEMENTS TO MAKE 
SURE THAT PEOPLE DON'T FACE A 
CHOICE BETWEEN HAVING TO GO OUT 
THERE AND WORK IN ORDER TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILY AND POSSIBLY PUT 
THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND THEMSELVES 
AT RISK.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE 
TO CHOOSE HOME.
>> Reporter: BRIAN MULLEN AT 
THE GLOBAL NEWS.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT 
ECONOMIC AID FOR CANADIANS.
DENMARK HAS A VERY AGGRESSIVE 
PLAN, PAYING ABOUT 75% OF 
PEOPLE'S SALARIES TO AVOID MASS 
LAYOFFS AND LET THEM KEEP THEIR 
JOBS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO STAY 
HOME.
BASICALLY FREEZING THEIR 
ECONOMY IN THE HOPES THAT IT 
WILL EVENTUALLY THAW OUT WITH 
LESS DAMAGE IN THE LONG RUN.
DID YOUR GOVERNMENT CAN THIS 
OPTION AND RULE IT OUT?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s WE 
HAVE NOT RULED OUT ANYTHING.
AS I SAID, WE PUT FORWARD A 
SIGNIFICANT PACKAGE OF $27 
BILLION DIRECTLY INTO THE 
ECONOMY, TO SUPPORT WORKERS, TO 
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES.
BUT THAT WAS ONLY THE INITIAL 
PHASE OF WHAT IS NECESSARY.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO TALK ABOUT 
NEXT STEPS.
LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES FROM 
AROUND THE WORLD, LOOKING AT 
WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES AND 
JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING TO 
ENSURE THAT OUR ECONOMY REMAINS 
SOLID IF, AT A STANDSTILL, SO 
IT CAN PICK UP AGAIN ONCE THIS 
CRISIS IS THROUGH.
>> AND A QUESTION ABOUT 
PERSONAL PROEKE THIVE EQUIPMENT.
NOT JUST FOR FRONTLINE HOSPITAL 
STAFF, BUT FOR OTHER ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS.
ONCE THE VIRUS RAMPS UP, PEOPLE 
WILL BURN THROUGH IT FAST.
DO WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED NOW?
ARE YOU BRINGING IN SHIPMENTS 
RIGHT NOW FROM OTHER 
COUNTRIESINGS INCLUDING CHINA?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
WE'RE CONFIDENT IN OUR CAPACITY 
TO RAMP UP TO PROVIDE 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR 
FRONTLINE HOSPITAL STAFF AND 
OTHERS WHO NEED IT SO 
IMPORTANTLY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CANADA 
HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARDS FOR A 
WHILE NOW.
WE WILL ENSURE THAT THE 
EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR 
THOSE WHO NEED IT RIGHT ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
PRIME MINISTER.
I HOPE YOUR FAMILY IS DOING AS 
WELL AS CAN BE IN SECONDERSES 
LIKE EVERY OTHER PERSON IN 
CANADA.
JUST PICKING UP ON MY 
COLLEAGUE'S QUESTION ABOUT 
FREEZING THE ECONOMY.
IT SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY 
SIGNIFICANT MOVE BY A NUMBER OF 
COUNTRIES.
CAN YOU SHARE WITH US YOUR 
VIEWS AND YOUR GOVERNMENT'S 
VIEWS ABOUT TAKING THIS 
APPROACH IN I'VE TALKED THIS 
MORNING TO SEVERAL BUSINESS 
LEADERS AND THEY'RE ALL 
CONCERNED THAT THIS ECONOMY 
WILL GO INTO A STALE  -- INTO A 
TAIL SPIN AND THEY THINK IT 
WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE 
GOVERNMENT TO PUSH FUNDING 
THROUGH THEM TO THEIR EMPLOYEES 
RATHER THAN SEEING ANOTHER WEEK 
OF 500,000 OR ONE MILLION 
CANADIAN APPLY TO E.ISM AND 
OVERWHELMING YOUR GOVERNMENT'S 
RESOURCES TO PROCESS THOSE 
APPLICATION AND THEN AGAIN TO 
FILL IN MORE PAPERWORK TO APPLY 
FOR THEIR JOBS.
CAN YOU TELL US AND MAYBE GO 
INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT YOUR 
THINKING ABOUT THIS APPROACH?
IT SEEMS TO BE THE THOUGHT 
LEADERSHIP THAT EVERYONE IS 
LOOKING AT IN THE LAST COUPLE 
OF DAYS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
WE'VE BEEN LISTENING AND 
SPEAKING WITH BUSINESS LEADERS 
IN THIS COUNTRY, TOP EMPLOYERS, 
SMALL BUSINESS GROUPS 
REPRESENTATIVES ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY TO HEAR THEIR IDEAS ON 
HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE'VE BEEN LISTENING TO 
OPPOSITION LEADERS MAKING 
DIFFERENT SUGGESTIONS AS WELL.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT NOTHING IS 
OFF THE TABLE.
I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT THERE 
IS NO ONE MEASURE THAT IS GOING 
TO BE SUFFICIENT TO GET US 
THROUGH THIS SITUATION.
WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO BRING 
IN MANY DIFFERENT MEASURES THAT 
HAVE DIFFERENT IMPACTS ON 
EMPLOYERS, ON EMPLOYEES, ON 
WORKERS, ON FAMILIES, ON 
VULNERABLE CANADIANS, ON 
CANADIANS OF ALL SORTS OF 
DIFFERENT CHALLENGES AND 
SITUATIONS.
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HOLD 
STRONG THROUGH THIS TIME OF 
ECONOMIC STOPPAGE OF SO MUCH 
ACTIVITY SO THAT WE CAN THEN, 
AS WE'RE THROUGH THIS, PICK UP 
WITHOUT HAVING LOST TOO MUCH OR 
ANYTHING AND WITHOUT TOO MUCH 
DELAY.
YES, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT 
COMPANIES THAT ARE ABLE TO KEEP 
PEOPLE ON THE PAYROLL LONGER 
WILL FIND IT EASIER TO NOT HAVE 
TO REHIRE LATER AND THAT IS 
CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE 
LOOKING AT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TAKEN 
STEPS ALREADY TOWARDS WITH THE 
PAYROLL CREDIT.
BUT THERE IS MORE TO DO AND 
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE 
ABSOLUTELY LOOKING AT.
BUT LIKE I SAID, THERE IS NO 
ONE SILVER BULLET.
IT IS GOING TO BE MANY, MANY 
DIFFERENT MEASURES BROUGHT 
TOGETHER IN THE MOST EFFICIENT 
WAY THAT WILL HELP US THROUGH 
THIS.
>> Reporter: AND WHAT GUIDANCE 
CAN YOU GIVE EMPLOYERS AND 
CANADIANS ABOUT THE LAST 
CONTAINMENT PHASE THAT WILL 
SHIFT GEARS TO A MORE TARGETED 
CONTAINMENT WHERE PEOPLE CAN 
RETURN TO WORK.
WILL IT BE WEEKS, MONTHS OR 
SEVERAL COURSES?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
THAT IS A QUESTION FOR 
SCIENTISTS FN OBVIOUSLY WE'RE 
TAKING THE BEST ADVICE FROM TOP 
RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE TRACK OF 
THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
IN CHINA, IN PLACES LIKE SOUTH 
KOREA, IN PLACES LIKE TAIWAN 
AND SINGAPORE.
LOOKING AT THE CHALLENGES 
FACING EUROPE AND PARTICULARLY 
ITALY RIGHT NOW.
AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT 
WE'RE TAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE 
DECISIONS HERE IN CANADA.
WE KNOW THAT SELF-ISOLATION AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCING IS GOING TO 
BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THE 
COMING WEEKS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN 
IT.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT TESTING ON A 
MUCH LARGER SCALE IS GOING TO 
BE VERY IMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHY 
WE'RE RAMPING UP THE AMOUNT OF 
TESTS DONE BY TENS OF THOUSANDS 
OF EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK TO DO 
EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN 
THE TIME IT TAKES.
I WISH ANYONE COULD GIVE A DATE 
AT WHICH POINT THIS WILL ALL BE 
BEHIND US, BUT THAT REALLY 
DEPENDS NOT JUST ON WHAT WE DO 
TODAY, BUT WHAT WE KEEP DOING 
TOMORROW AND INTO NEXT WEEK AND 
INTO NEXT MONTH AND THAT IS WHY 
WE ALL NEED TO BE WORKING 
TOGETHER TO GET THROUGH THIS AS 
I KNOW CANADIANS WILL.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO TO THE PHONE FOR A FEW 
QUESTIONS.
ONE QUESTION AND A QUICK 
FOLLOW-UP.
MODERATOR?
>> Caller: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Reporter: PARDONEMOI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: DOCTORS AND 
BUSINESS PEOPLE ARE ASKING YOU 
FOR MORE STRICT AND COERCIVE 
MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THAT 
PEOPLE STAY HOME.
CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US WHY YOU 
DON'T THINK THE TIME HAS COME 
TO ORDER PEOPLE TO STAY HOME?
WELL, WE RECOGNIZE THAT AT THE 
MUNICIPAL AND PROVINCIAL 
LEVELS, THEY ARE ALREADY TAKING 
MEASURES TO RESTRICT MOVEMENT 
EVEN MORE.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE 
RECOMMENDING.
BUT IN ORDER FOR THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO DO THAT, WE WOULD 
HAVE TO BE AT A STAGE WHERE WE 
HAVE REALLY GONE FAR BEYOND 
WHAT CAN BE DONE AT THE 
PROVINCIAL LEVEL AND THERE IS A 
NEED FOR EMERGENCY MEASURES AT 
THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO PROVIDE 
THOSE POWERS.
WE ARE NOT AT THAT STAGE YET.
BUT WE ARE LOOKING VERY 
CAREFULLY AT THE SITUATION TO 
SEE IF THAT WILL BE NEEDED.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter:
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, 
MR. TRUDEAU.
WE TALKED ABOUT FLIGHTS TO HELP 
PEOPLE IN SPAIN AND OTHER 
COUNTRIES.
WHEN WILL PEOPLE -- WHEN WILL 
FLIGHTS BE AVAILABLE TO BRING 
THOSE CANADIANS HOME?
I CAN TELL YOU THAT GLOBAL 
AFFAIRS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH 
THE GOVERNMENTS IN PERU AND 
SPAIN AND RIGHT AROUND THE 
WORLD TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE 
ACCESS TO AIRPORTS SO THAT 
FLIGHTS CAN TAKE OFF WHEN THE 
AIR SPACE IS CLOSED.
WE NEED PERMISSION IN ORDER TO 
DO THAT.
AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN 
MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THAT 
VERY, VERY SOON.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MANY 
CANADIANS WHO ARE WAITING TO 
SEE WHEN THOSE PLANES ARE GOING 
TO ARRIVE AND WE'RE WORKING 
VERY, VERY HARD TO BRING THESE 
PEOPLE HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BUT I'M ASKING PEOPLE TO BE 
PATIENT.
SO IS IT A QUESTION OF DAYS A 
WEEK?
IT'S A QUESTION OF DAYS.
>> Reporter:
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: AND YOU ALSO 
SAID YESTERDAY THAT YOU FIND IT 
REGRETTABLE THAT SOME PEOPLE 
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME HOME.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO PEOPLE 
WHO ARE STRANDED IN PERU AND 
WHO ARE ILL AND CANNOT BOARD A 
FLIGHT AND WHO ARE NOW IN 
DIFFICULT CONDITIONS?
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE FAMILIES 
OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE 
STRANDED?
AS I SAID A FEW DAYS AGO AND AS 
I REMINDED PEOPLE YESTERDAY, 
THERE ARE THREE MILLION PEOPLE 
AT ALL TIMES THAT ARE OUTSIDE 
THE COUNTRY.
NOW OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE WILL NOT 
BE ABLE TO OR WANT TO 
NECESSARILY COME BACK HOME.
NOW IF SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO 
REMAIN WHERE THEY ARE, THEY 
WILL NEED TO SELF-ISOLATE AND 
WE CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN 
THE FORM OF MONEY THROUGH 
GLOBAL AFFAIRS.
BUT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO 
REGISTER ON THE WEBSITE, 
TRAVEL.GC.CA.
WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO 
KEEP YOU SAFE.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE DEALING 
WITH A GLOBAL CRISIS THAT IS 
UNPRECEDENTED AND WE DON'T 
NECESSARILY HAVE ALL THE TOOLS 
WE NEED TO HELP EVERYONE AS WE 
WOULD LIKE TO.
BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY TRY TO 
HELP EVERYONE WE CAN AND THAT 
IS WHAT GLOBAL AFFAIRS IS 
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW WITH THE 
CANADIAN AIRLINES AND OTHER 
COUNTRIES TO TRY AND BRING HOME 
AS MANY  CANADIANS AS POSSIBLE.
>> LAST QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
THE LAST QUESTION IS FROM 
REUTERS OTTAWA.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
DAVID, YOU MIGHT BE ON MUTE AS 
WELL.
>> Reporter: GOOD GRIEF.
AND I WAS SENDING A TWEET 
MOCKING ANOTHER COLLEAGUE.
[LAUGHTER]
OK.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
YOU'RE LIVE NOW, DAVID, SO YOU 
CAN ASK YOUR QUESTION.
>> Reporter: THANK YOU.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE NEXT WEEKS 
OF SOCIAL ISOLATION.
BUT PATTY HAJDU, YOUR HEALTH 
MINISTER SAID TODAY THAT WE'RE 
TALKING ABOUT MONTHS, NOT WEEKS.
THIS IS SURELY A NEED TO KEEP 
FROM THE COME FROM FREEZING 
OVER MONTHS RATHER THAN WEEKS 
AND SURELY MEANS THAT YOU HAVE 
TO BOOST YOUR REACTION AND THE 
FISCAL STIMULUS PLAN WILL BE 
BIGGER THAN THE $27 BILLION 
YOU'VE ANNOUNCED.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: YES.
AS WE SAID, WHAT WE ANNOUNCED 
THIS PAST WEEK, $27 BILLION 
DIRECTLY INTO THE ECONOMY TO 
$55 BILLION IN DEFERRED TAXES.
THESE ARE ONLY A VERY FIRST 
STEP.
WE ARE LOOKING NOW AT WHAT 
THOSE NEXT STEPS ARE TO MAKE 
SURE THAT OUR ECONOMY IS ABLE 
TO PICK UP AGAIN ONCE WE'RE 
THROUGH THIS, WHETHER IT TAKES 
WEEKS OR MONTHS.
IT IS LIKELY TO TAKE MONTHS 
BEFORE WE'RE FULLY THROUGH THIS.
THAT IS WHY SUPPORTING DIRECTLY 
TO CANADIANS, SUPPORT DIRECTLY 
TO SMALL BUSINESSES, TO LARGE 
BUSINESSES, TO INDUSTRY, TO 
VARIOUS SECTORS THAT WILL BE 
MUCH HARDER HIT.
THESE ARE THINGS WE ARE BUSY 
LOOKING AT IN ORDER SO THAT 
ONCE WE MOVE THROUGH THIS, WE 
ARE AGE TO GET BACK TO WHERE WE 
WERE BEFORE AS QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: I RECOGNIZE 
THAT WHAT WE DID LAST WEEK, THE 
$27 BILLION IN DIRECT SUPPORT, 
THE $55 BILLION IN DEFERRAL OF 
TAXES, THAT THAT WILL BE A 
FIRST STEP TOWARD HELPING 
PEOPLE.
BUT, OF COURSE, THERE ARE OTHER 
THINGS WE'LL HAVE TO DO.
WHETHER IT IS DIRECTLY FOR 
SMALL BUSINESS AND LARGE 
INDUSTRIES OR FOR WORKERS AND 
FAMILIES.
WE KNOW THAT THE IDEA WILL BE 
TO COME THROUGH THIS SITUATION 
AND DHURG PERIOD OF EXTREME 
SLOWDOWN IN THE ECONOMY SO THAT 
WE CAN RAMP UP OUR ECONOMIC 
ACTIVITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 
AFTERWARDS.
THIS IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION.
AND IT WILL REQUIRE MULTIPLE 
SOLUTIONS.
AND THIS IS WORK WE'LL ALL DO 
TOGETHER.
BUT WE WILL DO IT AND WE WILL 
COME THROUGH THISING TO AS 
CANADIANS.
THANK YOU.
AND HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY.
>> Rosemary: THAT IS THE PRIME 
MINISTER OF CANADA ADDRESSING 
CANADIANS FOR THE SEVENTH DAY 
IN A ROW HERE ABOUT HIS 
GOVERNMENT'S MEASURES TO TRY TO 
CONTAIN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 
AND ALSO TO TRY TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THE ECONOMY DOESN'T 
COLLAPSE ESSENTIALLY OVER THE 
NEXT WEEKS AND MONTHS.
THE BIG NEWS, OF COURSE, FROM 
THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY IS 
THAT PARLIAMENT WILL, INDEED, 
BE RECONVENING ON TUESDAY TO 
APPROVE SOME EMERGENCY MEASURES.
IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY MOVE AND 
IT WILL HAPPEN AT AN 
EXTRAORDINARY PACE.
FOR MORE ON THAT AND REACTION 
TO WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN 
DOING THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE 
INVITED THE LEADER OF THE 
OFFICIAL OPPOSITION ANDREW 
SCHEER ON  TO THE PROGRAMME.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON.
>> Rosemary: LET'S START WITH 
PARLIAMENT BEING RECALLED ON 
TUESDAY.
ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS FROM 
YOUR PARTY AROUND HOW QUICKLY 
THIS HAS TO HAPPEN AND THE 
MEASURES PROPOSED BY THE 
GOVERNMENT?
>> Andrew Scheer: WELL, WE 
SUPPORT THE NOTION OF GETTING 
ASSISTANCE OUT TO CANADIANS AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE'VE ALL HEARD STORIES OF 
PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH 
EXTREME HARDSHIP OR YOU'RE 
WORRIED ABOUT HOW THEY WILL 
MAKE THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENT, 
THEIR RENT, PAY THEIR 
UTILITIESES.
SO, WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THE 
GOVERNMENT -- OF THE HOUSE 
COMING BACK VERY QUICKLY AND 
PASSING THESE MEASURES QUICKLY.
WE BELIEVE THAT THERE NEEDS TO 
BE MORE DONE.
WE HAVE BEEN CALLING ON THE 
GOVERNMENT TO DO MORE FOR 
WORKERS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY 
RETAIL STORES AND RESTAURANTS 
ORDERED TO CLOSE.
AS WELL AS FOR THOSE SMALL 
BUSINESSES THEMSELVES.
WE ASKED FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO 
REFUND THE G.S.T. THAT THEY'VE 
COLLECTED FROM THE PAST SIX 
MONTHS AT LEAST AS WELL AS 
INCREASING THE WAGE SUBSIDY TO 
KEEP MORE PEOPLE EMPLOYED 
DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
>> Rosemary: WE HAVE SEEN THE 
PRIME MINISTER BE ASKED ABOUT A 
SHORING UP OF INCOME.
SORT OF A UNIVERSAL BASIC 
INCOME OR FURTHER THAN THAT IN 
SOME COUNTRIES.
WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT 
YOU WOULD SUPPORT?
DO YOU THINK IT'S SOMETHING 
THAT THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO 
CONSIDER?
CERTAINLY THE PRIME MINISTER 
SUGGESTED IT'S POSSIBLE GOING 
FORWARD.
BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT 
THEY'RE DOING YET.
>> WELL, WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE 
SURE IS THAT THE ASSISTANCE IS 
DONE IN A TARGET AND TIMELIEN 
MAER.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY 
DIFFICULT PERIOD FOR PEOPLE 
WITH THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AT 
LEAST AND WELL BEYOND IN TERMS 
OF ECONOMIC  EFFECTS.
SO, WE WOULD WANT TO SEE ANY 
ASSISTANCE BE DIRECTLY LINKED 
TO THIS PANDEMIC AND IT WOULD 
HAVE A TIMELINE THAT WOULD BE 
APPROPRIATE IN TERMS OF MAKING 
SURE THAT IT EXISTS WHILE 
PEOPLE ARE STILL SUFFERING THE 
OUTCOMES OR IMPACTS OF THE PAN 
EM THIC.
THAT IS OUR POSITION THAT 
RELIEF SHOULD BE TARGETED AND 
LAST FOR AS LONG AS NODED.
>> Rosemary: THE PRIME MINISTER 
AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE 
CONSIDERING THE EMERGENCIES 
ACT, IF KNEED.
OBVIOUSLY THE JURISDICTIONS 
HAVE THE DIFFERENT MEASURES TO 
ENFORCE HOW PEOPLE ARE BEHAVING.
WE SAW THAT IF NOVA SCOTIA 
TODAY.
THERE STILL SEEMS TO BE 
PROBLEMS WITH CANADIANS 
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.
WOULD YOU BE SUPPORTIVE OF 
USING THAT MEASURE, WHICH IS 
ESSENTIALLY THE NEW VERSION OF 
THE WAR MEASURES ACT.
>> Eddie: AT THIS TIME, I 
HAVEN'T SEEN THE EVIDENCE 
PRESENTED FOR THE NEED FOR THAT.
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION AND 
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ARE 
RESPONDING AS BEST THEY CAN.
THE EXISTING TOOLS THAT ARE 
THERE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND 
PROVINCIAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT 
AND OF COURSE THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT ARE BEING USED.
I THINK AT THIS TIME THAT IS 
WHERE WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL KIND OF 
LOOKING AT THE FULL 
RAMIFICATION OF THIS PANDEMIC.
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO DEAL WITH 
PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING 
CATASTROPHIC DROPS IN PERSONAL 
INCOME AND REVENUE FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES.
OF COURSE, WE'RE LEARNING MORE 
ABOUT HOW THE VIRUS SPREADS AND 
WHAT CAN BE DONE IN TERMS OF 
TESTING.
THAT IS WHERE THE FOCUS NEEDS 
TO BE IN THE SHORT-TERM.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, OUR ROLE, 
OUR POSITION GOING FORWARD IS 
TO BE ONE OF A CONSTRUCTIVE 
OPPOSITION.
WE'RE HERE TO HOLD THE 
GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT AND 
ENSURE THAT TOUGH QUESTIONS ARE 
BEING ASKED.
WHEN THEY MAKE DECISIONS OR 
DECIDE NOT TO DO SOMETHING, IT 
IS OUR JOB TO RAISE THAT.
WE WANT TO BE A -- TO HAVE A 
COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH 
THE GOVERNMENT AT THIS POINT IN 
TIME BUT STILL ADVOCATING FOR 
CANADIANS.
>> Rosemary: THAT IS A BIT OF A 
I SHHH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY HAS 
DECIDED TO DIAL DOWN THE 
PARTISAN RHETORIC OVER THE PAST 
10 DAYS IN ORDER TO BE 
CONSTRUCTIVE.
WAS THAT  INTENTIONAL?
>> Eddie: IT IS ACKNOWLEDGE.
-- ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE FACT 
THAT WE'RE ALL FIGHTING THIS 
TOGETHER AND WE'RE TRYING TO BE 
SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER IN OUR 
COMMUNITIES.
IT IS A DIFFICULT TIME FOR 
EVERYONE.
PEOPLE STAYING HOME FOR DAYS AT 
A TIME.
PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO 
TO WORK.
WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS 
AN A UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION 
FOR THIS GOVERNMENT.
AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, IT 
IS OUR JOB TO POINT OUT SOME OF 
THE THINGS THAT HAVEN'T ALWAYS 
BEEN CLEAR AND CONSISTENT TO 
CANADIANS.
JUST LAST WEEK, JUSTIN TRUDEAUS 
WAS SAYING THAT TRAVEL BANS 
DON'T WORK.
THAT CLOSING THE BORDER DOESN'T 
WORK.
RESTRICTING TRAVEL DOESN'T WORK.
WE PUSHED ON THAT AND A FEW 
DAYS LATER, A CHANGE WAS MADE.
WE SAW PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER 
BILL BLAIR SAY THAT PEOPLE WHO 
ARE COMING INTO CANADIAN 
AIRPORTS WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO 
SCREENING AND THEN WE SAW 
PEOPLE TAKE TO TWITTER TO SHOW 
PICTURES AND SAY THAT WASN'T 
HAPPENING.
SO WE RAISED THOSE CONCERNS AND 
WE'RE STILL ADVOCATING FOR A 
BETTER RESPONSE TO THIS 
PANDEMIC BUT DOING SO IN A WAY 
THAT I HOPE IT INSTILLS 
CONFIDENCE IN CANADIANS THAT 
OUR INSTITUTIONS WILL WORK AND 
ALSO HOLD THE GOVERNMENT TO 
ACCOUNT AND ENSURE THEY'RE 
ASKING THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS.
>> Rosemary: FINALLY, ERIN 
O'TOOLE, ONE OF PEOPLE VYING 
FOR THE JOB OF LEADER OF THE 
CONSERVATIVE PARTY TODAY, 
CALLED FOR THE RATION  -- RACE 
TO BE SUSPENDED.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
ARE YOU PREPARED TO STAY ON 
BEYOND JUNE IF NEEDED?
IT DOES SEEM PRETTY STRANGE 
THAT THE RACE IS CONTINUING 
GIVEN THESE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES 
THAT WE'RE IN.
>> Eddie: ULTIMATELY THAT IS A 
DECISION BY THE LEADERSHIP 
COMMITTEE OF OUR COUNCIL.
I'LL RESPECT WHATEVER DECISION 
THEY MAKE.
THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED 
DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST WEEK.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT JUST 
A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO 
EVERYONE WAS STILL MOVING ABOUT 
AND GOING ABOUT THEIR DAILY 
ROUTINE QUITE NORMALLY.
I'M SURE THAT OUR NATIONAL 
COUNCILLORS AND MEMBERS OF THAT 
COMMITTEE ARE LISTENING.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE TAKING 
THIS DECISION VERY SERIOUSLY 
AND I'M -- I'LL LEAVE IT TO 
THEM TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION.
>> Rosemary: YOU'RE IN REGINA 
RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ARE GOING 
TO MAKE IT BACK TO OTTAWA FOR 
THE RECALLING OF PARLIAMENT.
JUST HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HOW IS YOUR FAMILY DOING?
NOT SURE IF THEY'RE WITH YOU.
HOW ARE YOU COPING PERSONALLY?
>> Eddie: YEAH, WELL, THANK YOU.
WE WENT HOME TO REGINA FOR THE 
MARCH BREAK AND THIS IS WHERE 
WE WERE WHEN THE MUSIC STOPPED 
SO TO SPEAK.
SO, WE'VE BEEN AT HOME.
FIVE KIDS KIND OF INDOORS 
MOSTLY.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A 
CHALLENGE.
BUT I KNOW IT IS A CHALLENGE 
FOR EVERY FAMILY RIGHT NOW.
IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS, THE KIDS 
WERE JUST EXCITED ABOUT THE 
PROSPECT OF SCHOOL NOT COMING 
BACK.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM TO 
READ A BIT MORE AND MAKING UP 
INDOOR GAMES.
I'VE BEEN SPEND AGO LOT OF TIME 
ON THE PHONE WITH MY COLLEAGUES 
AND MEMBERS OF MY TEAM, A LOT 
OF CONFERENCE CALLS MAKING SURE 
THAT OUR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT 
ARE UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST 
INFORMATION FROM GOVERNMENT AS 
WELL AS MY OWN CONSTITUENTS IN 
REGINA-Q'APPELLE.
WE'VE HAD PEOPLE CALL ABOUT 
WANTING TO APPLY FOR THE NEW 
PROGRAMMES AND PEOPLE WITH 
LOVED ONES OVERSEAS.
I'VE BEEN BUSY AND A LOT FEWER 
FACE-TO-FACE MEETING AND MORE 
WORK OVER THE PHONE.
>> Rosemary: OK.
GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET YOU ON 
THE AIRWAVES, ESPECIALLY IF 
PARLIAMENT IS NOT SITTING.
VERY IMPORTANT TO HEAR 
OPPOSITION'S VOICE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Eddie: THANK YOU.
>> Rosemary: THAT WAS ANDREW 
SCHEER, OF COURSE, LEADER OF 
THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION.
HE WAS IN REGINA.
LET ME GO BACK TO DAVID 
COCHRANE, LISTENING IN ON THE 
PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS 
CONFERENCE, TO HIGHLIGHT A 
COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT I 
GUESS YOU THOUGHT WERE 
IMPORTANT THERE AS WE STAND BY 
AND WAIT FOR MINISTERS, DAVID.
>> Reporter: THERE WERE FIVE 
NEWSY THING THERE THAT I WOULD 
POINT TO.
ONE IS THAT PARLIAMENT OPENS ON 
TUESDAY AT NOON FOR A GREATLY 
DIMINISHED ALL-PARTY, 
NONPARTISAN SESSION TO PASS THE 
AID PACKAGE TO RESFONLD THIS.
WESTJET HAS 30 FLIGHTS READY TO 
HELP WITH REPATRIATION AND 
THOSE WILL START FLYING MONDAY 
TO WEDNESDAY.
OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS, WE'LL 
SEE WESTJET BRING A SERIOUS 
NUMBER OF CANADIANS HOME.
WE DON'T KNOW PRECISABLY WHERE 
THEY WILL GO.
BUT 30 PLANES FROM WEST JET ARE 
ON THE WAY.
AND OTHERS ARE SEEKING 
PERMISSION TO FLY 
INTERNATIONALLY AND SUNWING IS 
TRYING TO USE THE EMPTY SEATS 
ON ITS PLANES TO BRING 
CANADIANS HOME.
THE PRIME MINISTER IS NOT 
RULING OUT MORE RESTRICTIONS ON 
MOVEMENT.
SOCIAL MEDIA HAS SHOWN US 
PICTURES OF PEOPLE SOCIALIZING 
IN A WAY THAT IS QUITE 
DANGEROUS IN AN ERA OF SOCIAL 
DISTANCING.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE APPROACH IS 
TO LET MUNICIPALITIES AND 
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PUT 
THOSE TOUGHER RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE.
AND THAT IS CERTAINLY WHAT'S 
HAPPENING AS PROVINCE BY 
PROVINCE SEEMS TO BE 
DIMINISHING THE AMOUNT OF 
GATHERINGS.
AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE 
$82 BILLION AID PACKAGE IS ONLY 
THE FIRST START.
IT'S KIND OF THE EMERGENCY ROOM 
MEDICINE TO STOP THE BLEEDING.
THE SURGERY AND REHABILITATION 
NEEDS TO COME.
AND WE HEARD A REALLY 
INTERESTING IDEA, ROSEY FROM 
THE "GLOBE AND MAIL" IN THIS 
QUESTION, THEY ARE SUGGESTING 
WHY DOESN'T THE GOVERNMENT SEND 
IT TO COMPANIES AND LET THE 
COMPANIES SEND IT TO PEOPLE 
BECAUSE WE SEE WITH THE I.T. 
SYSTEMS AND DIMINISHED CIVIL 
SERVICE, IT'S TOUGH FOR THE 
GOVERNMENT TO BE THE PAYROLL  
DEPARTMENT FOR THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY.
SO PIGGY BACK ON THE EXISTING 
PAYROLL COMPANIES.
SO BUILDING ON WHAT WE'RE 
SEEING AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON 
FRIDAY WITH THE NEW INDUSTRIAL 
POLICY OF CANADA OF TILTING 
MANUFACTURERING TOWARD MAKING 
THE MEDICAL SUPPLIS THAT WE 
NEED AND NOW STEPPING UP TO BE 
THE HUMAN RESOURCES DOMESTIC 
FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS 
OVERWHELMED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE 
GET MONEY IN THEIR BANKS AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
>> Rosemary: IT IS AN 
INTERESTING IDEA.
ONE MORE COMMENT ON THE 
REPATRIATION FLIGHTS.
THE PRIME MINISTER DID SAY MORE 
IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
SUNWING, YOU MENTIONED.
BUT THEY PLAN TO BRING 5,000 
CUSTOMERS HOME TODAY ON ABOUT 
30 FLIGHTS.
BUT THEY SUSPEND OPERATIONS 
TOMORROW.
SO THINGS ARE STARTING TO SLOW 
DOWN IN A LOT OF PLACES AS WELL 
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL 
OPPORTUNITY TO GET HOME.
LET ME END ON THE EMERGENCIES 
ACT, WHICH I KNOW WE SEEM HUNG 
UP ON AS JOURNALIST.
WE ASK ABOUT A IT EVERY DAY.
BUT ESSENTIALLY IT IS THE WAR 
MEASURES ACT.
RENEWED FORM CREATED IN THE MID 
1980s AND HASN'T BEEN USED YET.
BUT ESSENTIALLY IT IS, JUST SO 
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, IF PROVINCES 
ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH OR IF 
PROVINCES SAY THEY NEED HELP, I 
WONDER IF THERE ARE SORT OF 
BACKROOM CONVERSATIONS ABOUT 
WHAT THE PROVINCES ARE DOING 
AND WHAT THEY'RE HEADING 
TOWARDS.
>> Reporter: YEAH.
THERE ARE DAILY AND CONSISTENT 
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 
PROVINCES ON WHAT THEY NEED IN 
THEIR HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND 
WHAT THEY NEED FOR BASIC INCOME 
SUPPORT.
YOU ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE, 
ROSEY, NOVA SCOTIA SAYS ANYONE 
WHO COMES IN, YOU HAVE TO 
SELF-ISOLATE.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR DID 
THAT ALREADY, AND SO DID PRINCE 
EDWARD ISLAND AND THE NORTHWEST 
TERRITORIES SAYING NOBODY CAN 
COME IN FOR ANY NONESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL.
SO YOU ARE SEEING RESTRICTIONS 
AT PROVINCIAL BORDERS THAT, 
UNTIL THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS 
HAVE BEEN RESERVED FOR 
INTERNATIONAL BORDERS.
I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN VERY 
CAUTIOUS TO NOT LOOK LIKE A 
GOVERNMENT THAT IS ATTACKING 
THE BASIC CIVIL LIBERTIES OF 
PEOPLE IN ONE OF WORLD EAST 
BEST DEMOCRACIES.
BUT THE SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES 
OVER THE WEEKEND HAVE SHAKEN 
THE MOOD IN A BIG WAY.
AS PREMIERS AND MAYORS ARE 
MOVING TO THESE EXTREME 
MEASURES, IT BECOME A QUESTION 
OF HOW LONG OTTAWA CAN HOLD OUT 
AND WHAT YOU ARE SEEING WITH 
LESSONS LEARNED FROM PLACES 
LIKE ITALY THERE NEEDS TO BE 
ONE, CLEAR, LOUD, CONSISTENT 
MESSAGE.
RIGHT NOW THE PRIME MINISTER 
HAS THAT PLATFORM.
AND IT IS ON A MUCH BIGGER 
LEVEL THAN STEPHEN MCNEIL HAS 
IN NOVA SCOTIA OR DWIGHT BALL 
HAS IN NEWFOUNDLAND OR LABRADOR.
THESE ARE GOING TO BE QUESTIONS 
THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ASKED 
AND IF PEOPLE KEEP, YOU KNOW, 
DISOBEYING OR DEFYING THESE 
REGULATIONS, TO GO TO THE BEACH 
OR GO TO A PLAYGROUND AND PLAY 
STREET HOCKEY IN NUMBERS 
GREATER THAN FIVE OR TWO, 
DEPENDING TON PROVINCE YOU'RE 
IN, THE PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE 
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO LOOK 
AT THIS IN A SERIOUS WAY.
THEY SAID ALL ALONG THEY WILL 
NOT DO THIS WITHOUT CONSULTING 
WITH OTHER PARTIES AND WITH THE 
PROVINCES.
THE NEED FOR THOSE 
CONSULTATIONS SEEMS TO BE 
RAMPING UP.
>> Rosemary: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE'RE STANDING BY FOR CABINET 
MINISTERS TO SPEAK TO US AGAIN 
TODAY.
AND DAVID WILL BE BACK FOR THAT.
LET ME SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF 
WHAT STEPHEN MCNEIL DID HAVE TO 
SAY TODAY.
RESPONDING REALLY TO THE FACT 
THAT WHILE SOME PEOPLE ARE 
LISTENING IN NOVA SCOTIA TO THE 
NEED FOR SELF-ISOLATION AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCING, OTHERS ARE 
REALLY NOT.
SO THE PROVINCE TOOK SOME 
EXTREME MEASURES TODAY.
>> TODAY, I NEED TO FOCUS ON
THOSE WHO ARE NOT FOLLOWING
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.
OVER THE WEEKEND, I SAW AND
HEARD A FAR TOO MANY INCIDENTS
OF PEOPLE GATHERING,
BLATANTLY DISREGARDING THE
SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DISTANCE
RULES OF STAYING SIX FEET OR
TWO METRES APART.
MONEYS GATHERING ON OUR BEACHES
AND IN OUR PARKS.
LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE
CONGREGATING.
YOUNG PEOPLE PLAYING STREET
HOCKEY.
CARS PARKED EVERYWHERE.
PEOPLE DISREGARDING LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
WE ARE DEALING WITH A DEADLY
VIRUS AND THIS BEHAVIOUR IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
TODAY, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,
I'M DECLARING A PROVINCIAL
STATE OF EMERGENCY.
MINISTER PORTER IS HERE TO
EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS AND
MINISTER FUREY IS HERE TO
EXPLAIN HOW WE WILL ENFORCE IT.
WE ARE ALSO REDUCING THE SIZE
OF GATHERINGS EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY.
PEOPLE CANNOT GATHER
IN GROUPS OF MORE THAN FIVE.
YOU CAN STILL GO OUTSIDE
BUT YOU WALK TO EXERCISE,
NOT TO ASSOCIATIZE.
STAY IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD.
WALK AROUND THE BLOCK OR DOWN
THE STREET.
OUR PROVINCIAL PARKS ARE
CLOSED.
IF YOU GO THERE, YOU ARE
TRESPASSING AND YOUR VEHICLES
WILL BE TOWED.
YOU CAN GET GROCERIES,
YOU CAN GO TO THE PHARMACY,
BUT DO NOT DO IT IN PACKS.
IDENTIFY A SINGLE FAMILY
MEMBER WHO CAN DO THOSE
ERRANDS AND IF YOU ARE AN
INDIVIDUAL HELPING
NEIGHBOURS, PLEASE CONTINUE
TO DO SO.
>> Rosemary: ALL RIGHT.
THAT WAS STEPHEN MCNEIL,
THE PREMIER OF NOVA SCOTIA
ANNOUNCING RAMPED UP MEASURES 
AS WE'RE STARTING TO SEE ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY.
SHAINA LUCK IS IN HALIFAX NOW.
THE PREMIER ALMOST SEEMED TO 
BE, YOU KNOW A LITTLE -- I 
DON'T KNOW IF ANGRY IS THE 
RIGHT WORD -- BUT VERY 
FRUSTRATED THAT PEOPLE WERE NOT 
FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.
CERTAINLY THE PREMIER HAS TOLD 
US A COUPLE OF TIMES EARLIER IN 
THE WEEK THAT HE DIDN'T THINK A 
STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS REQUIRED.
THAT ALL CHANGED THIS MORNING.
THE PREMIER TOLD US, AS YOU 
HEARD IN THAT CLIP, THAT THIS 
WAS DUE TO WHAT WE'D SEEN OVER 
THE WEEKEND.
THIS IS A VERY SUNNY, SPRING 
WEEKEND.
YESTERDAY CERTAINLY ON 
SATURDAY, WE SAW MANY PEOPLE 
POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA HOW 
CROWDED CAN OUR BEACHES WERE, 
AND HOW CROWDED THE PARKS WERE.
WE SAW I HAVE YOES ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA OF HUNDREDS OF CARS 
PARKED IN THE PARKING LOTS OF 
THOSE RECREATIONAL PLACES.
AND THAT IS WHY THE PREMIER 
TOLD US TODAY THAT HE HAD 
DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE STATE OF 
EMERGENCY, LIMITING THE NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE WHO CAN GATHER 
TOGETHER TO FIVE, NO MORE THAN 
FIVE, AND THE PROVINCE IS 
BRINGING IN AS WELL FINES AND 
THE ABILITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TO POTENTIALLY ARREST PEOPLE IF 
THEY'RE FOUND TO BE IN 
VIOLATION OF SELF-ISOLATION OR 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WE'RE TOLD THE POLICE HAVE L 
HAVE THE ABILITY TO FINE $1,000 
FOR AN INDIVIDUAL AND THAT CAN 
ACCUMULATE FOR MULTIPLE DAYS.
BUSINESSS CAN FACE EVEN MORE, 
$7500.
>> Rosemary: OK.
SHAINA LUCK, THANK YOU.
JUST TO LEAVE YOU WITH THE 
LATEST THAT WE HAVE FROM THE 
PRIME MINISTER BEFORE WE BRING 
YOU THE CABINET MINISTER'S 
PRESS CONFERENCE ON CBC NEWS 
NETWORK, THE PRIME MINISTER 
SAYING THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 
WILL BE RECALLED ON TUESDAY AT 
NOON TO PASS EXTRAORDINARY 
MEASURES TO HELP CANADIANS STAY 
AFLOAT.
HE ALSO HAD A NICE MESSAGE FOR 
KIDS SAYING HANG IN THERE.
TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO THOSE 
OF YOU WATCHING ON CBC 
TELEVISION.
EXCEPT IN MANITOBA.
YOU'LL BE WITH US FOR THE NEXT 
HALF HOUR.
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