 
ANTIBODIES.
THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP FOR THE 
WORK OF THE COVID-19 IMMUNITY 
TASK FORCE, WHICH NOW HAS A 
SAFE AND APPROVED TEST THAT CAN 
DETECT ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC TO 
COVID-19 IN AN INDIVIDUAL'S 
BLOOD.
THESE TESTS WILL HELP US BETTER 
UNDERSTAND IMMUNITY AGAINST VIE 
 -- VIRUS AND HOW IT SPREADS SO 
WE CAN KEEP CANADIANS SAFE AND 
HEALTHY.
>> Interpreter: LAST EVENING, 
HEALTH CANADA ANNOUNCED THAT IT 
HAS NOW AUTHORIZED A FIRST 
SEROLOGICAL TEST TO DETECT 
COVID-19 ANTIBODIES.
THIS IS A CRUCIAL STEP FORWARD 
FOR THE COVID-19 COMMUNITY TASK 
FORCE THAT HAS A SAFE AND 
APPROVED TEST THAT WILL MAKE IT 
POSSIBLE TO DETECT THE PRESENCE 
OF SPECIFIC COVID-19 ANTIBODIES 
IN PEOPLES' BLOOD.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP WHEN 
IT COMES TO BETTER 
UNDERSTANDING IMMUNITY AGAINST 
THE VIRUS AND THE WAY THE VIRUS 
SPREADS.
THAT WILL HELP US TO ENSHHH YOU 
ARE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
CANADIANS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
WANT TO TURN TO WHAT WE'RE 
DOING TO HELP EMPLOYERS KEEP 
THEIR EMPLOYEES.
OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, OUR 
GOVERNMENT HAS UNVEILED A 
NUMBER OF MEASURES TO HELP 
BUSINESSES STAY AFLOAT DURING 
THE CRISIS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AS MANY 
CANADIANS AS POSSIBLE CAN KEEP 
GETTING THEIR PAYCHEQUE NOW AND 
HAVE A JOB TO COME BACK TO ONCE 
THE PANDEMIC IS BEHIND US.
BECAUSE THAT DAY WILL COME.
WHEN IT DOES, CANADA NEEDS TO 
BE READY.
OUR GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN LAYING 
THE GROUNDWORK FOR OUR ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY.
AND WE KNOW THAT KEY TO OUR 
COLLECTIVE SUCCESS IS 
MAINTAINING THE CONNECTION 
BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE.
WE LAUNCHED THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY.
WE ALSO INTRODUCED THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY BUSINESS ACCOUNT TO 
SUPPORT THOSE STRUGGLING WITH 
CASH FLOW.
THESE MEASURES ARE MAKING A 
REAL DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S 
LIVES.
SO FAR MORE THAN HALF A MILLION 
SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE RECEIVED 
A LOAN THROUGH THE CEBA AND 
OVER 120,000 EMPLOYER HAVE 
BEENS APPROVED TO RECEIVE THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY 
FOR ALMOST TWO MILLION WORKERS.
WE TARGETED SUPPORT FOR 
REGIONAL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING 
THOSE OPERATING IN THE TOURISM 
SECTOR AND SEASONAL INDUSTRIES.
WE CREATED A NEARLY $1 BILLION 
REGIONAL RELIEF AND RECOVERY 
FUND TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE 
ALSO GETTING THE SUPPORT DURING 
THIS TIME.
THE FUND WILLING FLOW THROUGH 
THE SIX REGIONAL AGENCIS WITH A 
PROPORTION DEDICATED TO THE 
COMMUNITY FUTURES NETWORK TO 
ASSIST BUSINESSS IN RURAL AND 
REMOTE REGIONS.
TODAY, WE'RE RELEASING MORE 
DETAILS ON HOW THAT MONEY WILL 
BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC 
CANADA OPPORTUNITIES AGENCY, 
CANADA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR 
QUEBEC REGIONS, WESTERN 
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION CANADA 
AND CANNORTH.
AND HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE -- 
THESE ORGANISATIONS UNDERSTAND 
THE ECONOMIC REALITIES AND 
SPECIFIC CHALLENGES FACING BOTH 
YOUR REGION AND YOUR BUSINESS.
THEY CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR 
MOST PRESSING NEEDS.
WHETHER IT'S COVERING COSTS OR 
KEEPING YOUR EMPLOYEES.
IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING BUT DID 
NOT QUALIFY FOR OTHER 
PROGRAMMES LIKE THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY OR THE EMERGENCY 
BUSINESS ACCOUNT, GIVE THEM A 
CALL.
THEY'RE THERE FOR YOU.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: A FEW WEEKS 
AGO, WE CREATED THE REGIONAL 
RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND WITH 
AN ENVELOPE OF ALMOST $1 
BILLION TO HELP SMALL EMPLOYERS 
IN RURAL AREAS OR THOSE WORKING 
IN THE TOURISM OR SEASONAL 
INDUSTRIES.
THE MONEY WILL FLOW THROUGH OUR 
SIX REGIONAL AGENCIES.
PART OF THE FUNDING WILL ALSO 
BE DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY 
FUTURES NETWORK TO SUPPORT 
BUSINESSES IN THE REGIONS.
TODAY WE'RE PROVIDING MORE 
DETAILS REGARDING THE 
DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS 
BETWEEN THE VARIOUS REGIONS.
WHETHER IT IS FED DEV ONTARIO, 
DECA OR THE COMMUNITY FUTURES 
NETWORK, THESE ENTITIES 
UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC 
REALITIES AND THE SPECIFIC 
CHALLENGES FACING YOUR REGION 
AND YOUR BUSINESS.
THEY CAN HELP YOU TO RESPOND TO 
YOUR MOST URGENT NEEDS, WHETHER 
IT'S PROBLEMS WITH LIQUIDITY OR 
YOUR INABILITY TO KEEP YOUR 
EMPLOYEES.
SO, GIVE THEM A CALL.
THEY'RE THERE FOR YOU.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: FROM 
THE OUTSET, OUR GOVERNMENT HAS 
BEEN FOCUSED ON GETTING PEOPLE 
THE HELP THEY NEED, AS QUICKLY 
AS POSSIBLE.
WE ANNOUNCED SUPPORT NOT JUST 
FOR EMPLOYEE, BUT DIFFERENT 
GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN 
HIT ESPECIALLY HARD BY THE 
PANDEMIC.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE LAUNCHED 
THE CANADA EMERGENCY STUDENT 
BENEFIT AS PART OF OUR $9 
BILLION PLAN TO HELP YOUNG 
PEOPLE GET THROUGH THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS.
AND TODAY, I CAN CONFIRM THAT 
STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES 
WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THIS 
BENEFIT STARTING FRIDAY.
TO PREPARE FOR THAT, IF YOU 
HAVEN'T ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR 
THE MY ACCOUNT ON THE C.R.A. 
WEBSITE, IT'S WORTH DOING THIS 
NOW TO MAKE THE NEXT STEPS GO 
EVEN QUICKER.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: I ALSO HAVE 
SOME NEWS FOR STUDENTS AND 
RECENT GRADUATES THIS MORNING.
STARTING ON FRIDAY, YOU CAN 
APPLY TO RECEIVE THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY STUDENT BENEFIT.
THIS NEW BENEFIT IS PART OF OUR 
$9 BILLION PLAN TO HELP YOU GET 
THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC.
BECAUSE OF COVID-19, THERE ARE 
NOT AS MANY JOBS FOR STUDENTS 
THIS SUMMER.
AND YOU NEED TO WORK DURING THE 
NEXT FEW MONTHS IN ORDER TO PAY 
YOUR TUITION OR YOUR DAILY 
EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR TO COME.
THE CANADA EMERGENCY STUDENT 
BENEFIT WILL BE THERE TO HELP 
YOU.
YOU CAN APPLY STARTING ON 
FRIDAY.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, DO GO TO 
THE C.R.A. WEBSITE TO REGISTER 
UNDER MY ACCOUNT, IF YOU 
HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY
L RIGHT.
THAT WILL ACCELERATE THINGS 
EVEN MORE.
I WANT TO CLOSE THIS MORNING BY 
REMINDING EVERYONE TO CONTINUE 
TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS 
OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS.
WE ARE HEARING A LOT ABOUT THE 
GRADUAL RE-OPENING OF THE 
ECONOMY THESE DAYS AND I KNOW 
WE'RE ALL ANXIOUS TO SEE THAT 
HAPPEN BUT WE MUST REMAIN 
VIGILANT.
SO, CONTINUE TO STAY HOME AS 
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AND DON'T FORGET TO KEEP A SAFE 
DISTANCE WHEN YOU GO OUT AND, 
TOGETHER, WE WILL GET THROUGH 
THIS.
>> MERCI BEAUCOUP.
[SPEAKING FRENCH] 
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH] 
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: MR. TRUDEAU, 
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE RE-OPENING 
OF THE ECONOMY, BUT IN TERMS OF 
[INAUDIBLE] WOULD YOU BE 
PREPARED TO ISSUE A 
RECOMMENDATION OR AN ORDER TO 
ALL CANADIANS THAT THEY SHOULD 
WEAR A MASK WHEN THEY LEAVE 
HOME?
WELL, WE ARE CLEARLY SEEING 
VARIOUS REGIONS HAVE DIFFERENT 
REALITIES.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, FOR 
EXAMPLE, IS LOOKING AT VERY 
DIFFERENT SITUATION FROM 
ONTARIO.
SO WE HAVE TO ALLOW LOCAL AND 
PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES TO 
DETERMINE WHICH PRINCIPLES 
SHOULD GUIDE THEIR DECISIONS 
ABOUT CITIZENS.
BUT AS WE ALL KNOW, THE BEST 
WAY TO PROTECT OURSELVES IS TO 
STAY HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE 
AND, IF WE MUST GO OUT, TO KEEP 
DISTANCE OF TWO METRES FROM 
OTHER PEOPLE.
WEARING A MASK, ACCORDING TO 
EXPERTS, CAN HELP.
BUT IT CANNOT REPLACE THE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING THAT WE 
SHOULD BE PRACTICING AS A 
PRIORITY.
FOLLOW-UP?
YES, WE SAW YOU LAST WEEK 
DURING THE CEREMONY IN TRENTON.
YOU KEPT YOUR DISTANCE AND YOU 
WERE ALSO WEARING A MASK.
WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
AND I'D LIKE YOU TO COMMENT ON 
THE BORDER.
ARE THE AMERICANS RESISTING THE 
DESIRE TO KEEP THE BORDER 
CLOSED?
WELL, WITH RESPECT TO THE 
TRENTON CEREMONY, THAT WAS THE 
REQUEST OF THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES THAT EVERYONE WEAR A 
MASK AT ALL TIMES.
AND THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION 
THAT WE ALL FOLLOWED.
WITH RESPECT TO THE UNITED 
STATES, THE CONSTRUCTIVE 
DISCUSSIONS ARE CONTINUING WITH 
THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION AND IER 
CAN TELL YOU THAT, SO FAR, THAT 
PARTNERSHIP AND THAT 
COLLABORATION HAVE BEEN 
EXCELLENT AND I SEE NO REASON 
WHY IT SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO 
BE SO.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
CAN HIGHLIGHT, SINCE THE VERY 
BEGINNING OF THIS PANDEMIC, THE 
COMMUNICATIONS AND 
COLLABORATION WITH OUR AMERICAN 
PARTNERS HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL.
CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING ALL 
THE TIME ON A RANGE OF 
MEASURES, INCLUDING BORDER 
MEASURES, AND I CAN TELL YOU UP 
UNTIL NOW THAT THE CONVERSATION 
-- THAT A COLLABORATION HAS 
BEEN EXCEPTIONAL AND SEE NO 
REASON FOR THAT TO CHANGE.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
NEXT QUESTION, DAVID LUNDGREN, 
REUTERS.
LINE OPEN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
PRIME MINISTER.
ON THE BORDER, WE UNDERSTAND 
THAT THE TWO SIDES HAVE AGREED 
TO KEEP THE RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE UNTIL JUNE 21.
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE?
IF YOU DECIDE THE BORDER SHOULD 
BE SHUT AND THE AMERICANS 
BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE OPEN.
WILL YOU KEEP IT SHUT?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
RIGHT NOW WE'RE MAKING 
DECISIONS FOR RIGHT NOW.
OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE REFLECTIONS 
ON WHAT NEXT STEPS COULD BE AND 
MIGHT BE IN DIFFERENT 
SITUATIONS AND DIFFERENT 
PROGRESS  -- PROGRESSIONS OF 
COVID-19.
BUT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY IN 
THIS UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION, 
WE'RE REACT AND RESPONDING TO 
THE REALITIES WE SEE NOW AND 
THAT IS WHERE WE WILL STAY 
FOCUSED.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON KEEPING 
CANADIANS SAFE EVERY STEP OF 
THE WAY AND WE'LL TAKE THE 
NECESSARY DECISIONS AT EVERY 
DIFFERENT STEP.
>> AS A FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: SECONDLY, 
SECONDLY, THE NORTHWAY 
SOVEREIGN FUND IS BLACKLISTING 
FOUR CANADIAN OILSANDS 
COMPANIES.
DOESN'T THIS SUGGEST THAT THE 
MAJOR OILSANDS HAVE A LOT MORE 
WORK TO DO FOR YOU TO CONSIDER 
THAT THEY'RE ALIGNING WITH 
FEDERAL CLIMATE GOALS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
WE'VE SEEN INVESTORS AROUND THE 
WORLD LOOKING AT THE RISKS 
ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE 
AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF 
INVESTMENT DECISIONS THEY MAKE.
THAT IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT 
FOR CANADA TO CONTINUE TO MOVE 
FORWARD ON FIGHTING CLIMATE 
CHANGE AND REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS 
IN ALL SECTORS AND I CAN 
HIGHLIGHT THAT MANY COMPANIES 
IN THE ENERGY SECTOR HAVE 
UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INVESTMENT 
CLIMATE IS SHIFTING AND THERE 
IS A NEED FOR CLEAR LEADERSHIP 
AND CLEAR TARGETS TO REACH ON 
FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE TO DRAW 
ON GLOBAL CAPITAL.
>> THANK YOU.
OPERATOR, NEXT QUESTION.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
NEXT QUESTION, THE "NATIONAL 
POST".
LINE OPEN.
>> Reporter: YEAH.
GOOD MORNING, PRIME MINISTER.
YESTERDAY, THE TORONTO TRANSIT 
COMMISSION CAME OUT AND PAINTED 
ADD DIRE FINANCE PICTURE FOR 
THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND 
IT'S SAYS AGENCIS ARE DEALING 
WITH THE SAME KIND OF FINANCIAL 
PICTURE.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU THINK THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE A 
ROLE IN HELPING DEAL WITH THAT, 
ESPECIALLY IF IT CAN MEAN BIG 
SERVICE CUTS OR POTENTIALLY 
TRANSIT SYSTEMS NOT OPERATING.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s I 
THINK WE RECOGNIZE WE'RE IN A 
VERY, VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION 
RIGHT NOW WHERE WE HAVE ASKED 
CANADIANS TO CEASE A MASSIVE 
PART OF THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 
THAT KEEPS THIS COUNTRY GOING.
WE'VE DONE THIS FOR THE VERY 
IMPORTANT AND CLEAR REASON FOR 
PROTECTING CANADIANS'S LIVES 
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT PROTECTING 
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
CANADIANS IS NECESSARY FOR US 
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A STRONG 
COUNTRY, ECONOMICALLY OR 
OTHERWISE.
THAT IS WHY THE DECISION WE'VE 
TAKEN TO KEEP CANADIANS SAFE 
NEED TO COME FIRST.
THE SAME TIME, WE ARE LOOKING 
AT CAREFUL RE-OPENINGS IN 
GRADUAL WAYS IN DIFFERENT PARTS 
OF THE COUNTRY AND THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WILL BE THERE TO 
SUPPORT THE PROVINCES AND OTHER 
ORGANISATIONS AND INDUSTRIES AS 
WE LOOK TO DOING THE RIGHT WAY 
IN A WAY THAT KEEPS CANADIANS 
SAFE.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF 
VERY IMPORTANT AND DELICATE 
BALANCES TO STRIKE OVER THE 
COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS AND 
WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE THERE TO 
WORK WITH ALL PARTNERS TO MAKE 
SURE THAT CANADA IS GETTING IT 
RIGHT FOR CANADIANS.
>> AS A FOLLOW-UP, RYAN?
>> Reporter: I'M SORRY, SIR, 
BUT ON TRANSIT SYSTEMS 
SPECIFICALLY.
LIKE THE TRANSIT CONTROL, LIKE 
O.C. TRANSPOE, DO YOU THINK THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PLAY A 
ROLE OR IS THAT A PROVINCIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: AS 
WE KNOW, OPERATION OF TRANSIT 
SYSTEMS IS A PROVINCIAL AND 
MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITY.
AS A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE 
HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT 
INVESTMENTS IN UPGRADING AND 
STRENGTHENING TRANSIT SYSTEMS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY BECAUSE WE 
KNOW IT IS A KEY PART OF BOTH 
PROSPERITY AND MOVING FORWARD 
IN WAYS THAT MAKE LIFE 
AFFORDABLE AND FIGHTING CLIMATE 
CHANGE AT THE SAME TIME FOR 
CANADIANS.
SO, WE WILL BE THERE TO LISTEN 
TO CONCERNS THAT CANADIANS ARE 
EXPRESSING AND DIFFERENT ORDERS 
OF GOVERNMENTS ARE EXPRESSING 
ON MAKING SURE THAT OUR 
RE-OPENING IS SUCCESSFUL.
WE KNOW THAT PUBLIC TRANSIT AND 
GETTING PEOPLE TO WORK IS GOING 
TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR 
ECONOMY MOVING FORWARD.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE 
CHALLENGES POSED BY SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND MUCH GREATER 
WORKING FROM HOME HAS COME AND 
AFFECTED OUR TRANLS SIT SYSTEM 
SIGNIFICANTLY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
ADJUST AND THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WILL BE THERE TO 
WORK WITH THE PROVINCES, 
INCLUDING SUPPORTING THEM IN 
THEIR AREAS OF JURISDICTION IN 
MANY CASES.
>> Reporter: AU FRANÇOIS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
[SPEAKING FRENCH] TREP WE KNOW 
THAT URBAN TRANSIT AND TRANSIT 
SERVICES ARE IMPORTANT FOR THIS 
COUNTRY'S RECOVERY AND THERE 
ARE REAL CHALLENGES THERE 
BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
OF COURSE, THERE ARE ALSO A LOT 
OF PEOPLE WORKING FROM HOME NOW.
SO OUR TRANSIT SYSTEMS ARE 
RECEIVING LESS REVENUES AND WE 
WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT THE 
PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES, 
IF NECESSARY.
BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT 
OPERATING TRANSIT SYSTEMS IS A 
PROVINCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, NOT 
A FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY.
AND AS I SAID, WE WILL BE THERE 
TO HELP BECAUSE WE NEED CANADA 
TO RE-OPEN AND WE WANT THAT TO 
BE SAFE AND GRADUAL.
>> [SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, 
MR. TRUDEAU.
I'D LIKE US TO COME BACK TO 
SENIORS HOMES.
YOU SAID YESTERDAY THAT YOU 
WERE PREPARED TO HELP THE 
PROVINCES MEET THEIR 
CHALLENGES, BUT THIS IS NOT A 
FEDERAL AREA OF JURISDICTION.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HELP THEM 
MEET THOSE CHALLENGES?
ARE WE JUST TALKING ABOUT 
TRANSFERRING MONEY TO THEM?
WELL, AS I SAID FROM THE 
OUTSET, THERE WILL NEED TO BE 
CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE 
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT 
AND AMONG CANADIANS.
IN TERMS OF FINDING WAYS TO 
ENSURE THAT OUR SENIORS ARE NOT 
EXTREMELY VULNERABLE AS THEY 
ARE NOW.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE 
THERE TO HELP.
AND THIS IS A FEDERAL 
COMMITMENT WE MADE WHEN WE SEND 
IN THE ARMED FORCES TO SENIORS 
HOMES.
BUT, OF COURSE, WE DID THAT IN 
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROVINCE.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK 
WITH ALL THE PROVINCES IN A 
POSITIVE SPIRIT OF 
COLLABORATION TO ENSURE THAT WE 
ARE MAKING AND DOING THE RIGHT 
THING FOR CANADIANS.
FOLLOW-UP?
YES, BUT I SUPPOSE THAT YOU DO 
NOT INTEND TO LEAVE THE ARMY 
THERE OVER THE LONG-TERM.
SO IN TERMS OF YOUR DISCUSSIONS 
ON THESE LONG-TERM CARE HOMES, 
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING OF?
SENDING THEM MORE MONEY?
AND COULD YOU EXPLAIN SINCE THE 
PROBLEM IS NOW, WHY NOT LOOK A 
IT RIGHT NOW AND RESOLVE THE 
PROBLEM RIGHT NOW, RATHER THAN 
WAITING UNTIL WE FINISHED 
COUNTING DEAD BODIS?
WELL, I THINK WE ALL SEE THAT 
WE'RE IN AN EXTREME AND URGENT 
SITUATION AT THIS TIME.
AND WE HAVE TO TAKE ALL THE 
NECESSARY STEPS RIGHT NOW TO 
HELP IN THESE LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES AND THAT IS WHAT 
WE'RE DOING.
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON 
AT THIS TIME.
BUT AS WELL, IN THE MONTHS AND 
YEARS TO COME, WE WILL HAVE TO 
LOOK CLOSELY AT THE STATUS OF 
OUR SENIORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
AND IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE 
SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THEM.
THE FLORIDAING HAVE ITS FOOTER 
PLAY IN THAT BUT WE INTEND TO 
RESPECT THE FACT THAT THIS IS 
PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION.
>> Reporter: IN REGARDS TO THE 
BORDER, YOUR CHIEF MEDICAL 
OFFICER YESTERDAY SAID 
AMERICANS POSE A RISK TO US.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU 
TALKED TO PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT 
THE BORDER AND WHAT PRESSURE IS 
THE U.S. PUTTING ON CANADA TO 
RE-OPEN?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s I 
THINK EVERY COUNTRY RECOGNIZES 
THAT, AS WE CONTROL OUR 
DOMESTIC SITUATION, WE ARE 
VULNERABLE TO INTERNATIONAL 
TRAVELERS.
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ARE FACING 
DIFFERENT CHALLENGES.
AND AS WE NIANG SPREAD OF 
COVID-19, WE WANT TO -- WE WILL 
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE 
NOT BECOMING VULNERABLE FROM 
TRAVELERS ARRIVING ELSEWHERE.
THAT IS WHY WE MADE, YOU KNOW, 
STRONG MOVES TO SECURE, TO 
CLOSE OUR BORDERS, INCLUDING TO 
AMERICAN TRAVELERS AT THIS TIME.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE 
ADMINISTRATION AND I CAN 
HIGHLIGHT THAT THE WORK WITH 
THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION 
CONTINUES TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE 
AND POSITIVE.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH PRESIDENT 
TRUMP A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER 
THE PAST WEEKS AND OUR 
CONVERSATIONS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN 
VERY POSITIVE.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: I THINK WE ALL 
RECOGNIZE THAT, AS WE PROTECT 
CANADIANS IN THE COUNTRY, 
THROUGH MEASURES THAT WILL HELP 
TO STOP.
THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, WE 
REMAIN AS VULNERABLE TO 
COVID-19 CASES THAT COULD COME 
FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY.
AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE TRYING TO 
PUT IN EXTREME RESTRICTIONS ON 
TRAVEL FROM OUTSIDE THE 
COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE UNITED 
STATES.
WE ARE PURSUE AGO POSITIVE 
COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. 
ADMINISTRATION.
I'VE SPOKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IN RECENT WEEKS 
AND THOSE DISCUSSIONS HAVE 
ALWAYS BEEN RR POSITIVE.
>> Reporter: IT'S EXACTLY TWO 
MONTHS SINCE YOU STARTED GIVING 
THESE UPDATES.
I KNOW CANADIANS APPRECIATE 
THAT.
BUT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS WE 
DON'T HAVE A BUDGET RIGHT NOW.
THE P.B.O. SAYS THE DEFICIT 
COULD REACH $1 TRILLION BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR.
HOW MUCH LONGER DO CANADIANS 
HAVE TO WAIT TO GET A FINANCIAL 
PICTURE HERE OF HOW MUCH THIS 
IS ALL COSTING US?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
THINK CANADIANS RIGHTLY EXPECT 
US TO BE FOCUSED ON THE 
IMMEDIATE IN GETTING THINGS 
SETTLED SO THAT CANADIANS CAN 
ACTUALLY FEEL SAFE AND LOOK AT 
CAREFUL RE-OPENING.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE BEEN 
TRANSPARENT EVERY STEP OF THE 
WAY ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS WE'RE 
MAKING AND WILL HAVE, OF 
COURSE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO 
SHARE WITH CANADIANS OUR 
OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE.
WE RECOGNIZE, HOWEVER, THAT THE 
SITUATION IS CHANGING 
INCREDIBLY RAPIDLY.
AND A BUDGET IS USUALLY 
SOMETHING THAT PROJECTS WHAT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE CANADIAN 
ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS 
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE HAVING A 
LOT OF DIFFICULTY ESTABLISHING 
WITH ANY CERTAINTY WHAT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 12 
WEEKS.
WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN AND 
TRANSPARENT WITH CANADIANS AS 
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
BUT WE WILL STAY FOCUSED ON 
HEMMING PEOPLE IN THE IMMEDIATE 
AS WE MOVE TOWARD A BETTER 
FUTURE.
>> AU FRANÇOIS.
>> Interpreter: WE KNOW THAT 
WE'RE DEALING WITH AN 
UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION WHERE 
THINGS CHANGE VERY QUICKLY.
A BUDGET OR ECONOMIC UPDATE 
NORMALLY SETS OUT WHAT CAN WE 
-- WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE 
NEXT 12 MONTHS.
AND RIGHT NOW IT IS A REAL 
CHALLENGE TO EVEN KNOW WHAT 
WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FEW 
WEEKS.
SO, WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN 
AND TRANSPARENT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR 
PROJECTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS 
FOR THE COMING MONTHS.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO 
REMAIN FOCUSED ON WHAT MUST BE 
DONE RIGHT NOW TO ENSURE THAT 
WE CAN HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE 
FUTURE AHEAD OF US.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
PRIME MINISTER.
DAVID AKIN, GLOBAL NEWS.
TO COME BACK TO MOLLY'S ISSUE 
ABOUT THE BORDER.
FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE TO PLAN 
TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT 
U.S.-CANADA BORDER AGENCIES.
MUNICIPALITIES ON THE BORDER 
HAVE TO MAKE SOME PLANS ABOUT 
THIS.
CAN YOU SORT OF GIVE THEM SOME 
ASSURANCE TODAY THAT THE 
U.S.-CANADA BORDER RESTRICTIONS 
WILL STAY WHERE THEY ARE UNTIL 
THE END OF JUNE?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
ARE A GOOD WEEK AWAY FROM THE 
EXPIRY OF THE CURRENT PHASE OF 
OUR BORDER RESTRICTIONS WITH 
THE UNITED STATES.
CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING, ARE 
CRUXIVE, OR PRODUCTIVE.
I WON'T MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
TODAY.
BUT I CAN SAY THAT THINGS ARE 
GOING WELL AND WE'RE CONFIDENT 
ABOUT BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO 
KEEP CANADIANS SAFE.
>> AND TO COME BACK ON MOLLY'S 
QUESTION ABOUT FISCAL UPDATES 
AND BUDGETS.
WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE CRISIS 
IN '08-'09, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE 
FISCAL UPDATES AND WE'VE HAD 
MULTIPLE BUDGETS BECAUSE OF 
ELECTIONS AND WHATEVER AND IT 
IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU 
COULD HAVEN'T A BUDGET NOW AND 
UPDATE THAT BUDGET IN THREE 
MONTHS OR EVEN A MONTH IF YOU 
NEEDED TO.
WHY NOT A BUDGET OR AT THE VERY 
LEAST A FISCAL UPDATE WITH THE 
PROMISE TO UPDATE IT IN A 
COUPLE OF MONTHS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
AGAIN, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED 
VERY MUCH ON RESPONDING TO THIS 
UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION.
BY GETTING MONEY INTO THE 
POCKETS OF CANADIANS, OF 
WORKERS AND FAMILIES WHO NEED 
IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
UNLIKE PREVIOUS RECESSIONS OR 
ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS, THIS IS A 
SITUATION THAT HAS NO 
ANTECEDENTS.
IT HAS FORCED US TO CHOOSE A 
MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC 
ACTIVITY IN THIS COUNTRY TO 
KEEP CANADIANS SAFE.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK EVERY DAY 
ON SUPPORTING CANADIANS.
WE CONTINUE TO BE ABSOLUTELY 
TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE MEASURES 
WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD FOR 
CANADIANS AND WE WILL CONTINUE 
TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO KEEP PEOPLE 
APPRISED ON WE EXPECT FOR THE 
COMING MONTHS.
AS WE SAY, THINGS ARE CHANGING 
EXTREMELY QUICKLY AND WE WANT 
TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PUTING OUR 
EXPERT WHERE IS THEY'RE MOST 
USEFUL WHICH IS BOTH SHARING 
WITH CANADIANS EVERYTHING WE'RE 
DOING AS WE'RE DOING IT AND 
STAYING FOCUSED ON WHAT WE NEED 
TO DO RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
PRIME MINISTER.
THIS WEEK, ME CAL RESEARCH 
INSTITUTES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
WILL BEGIN TO LAY OFF 10,000 TO 
15,000 PEOPLE WHO WORK ON 
HEALTH RESEARCH BECAUSE THEY 
CAN'T GET THE SUPPORT OF THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR YOUR 
WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMME AND THAT 
IS GOING TO HAVE A CASCADE 
EFFECT EVEN TON COVID RESEARCH 
THAT IS HAPPENING BECAUSE THESE 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES PROVIDE THE 
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS 
THAT.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY IT IS 
NOT A PRIORITY TO KEEP THOSE 
CRITICAL EMPLOYEES TETHERED TO 
THEIR EMPLOYER?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s ON 
THE CONTRARY.
WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT 
INVESTMENTS IN THE HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO 
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ACROSS 
CANADA.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A CRISIS 
THAT IS SCIENCE-BASED.
IT IS CAUSED BY A MEDICAL 
CHALLENGE OF COVID-19 AND WE 
NEED TO USE SCIENCE TO GET 
OURSELVES THROUGH THIS.
THAT IS WHY OUR INVESTMENTS IN 
SCIENCE, OUR INVESTMENTS IN 
SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDENTS, 
OUR INVESTMENTS IN SUPPORTING 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES WILL 
CONTINUE.
I'LL FOLLOW-UP ON THIS ISSUE 
YOU ARE BRINGING UP BUT OUR 
FOCUS IS ON MAKING SURE THAT 
SCIENTISTS GO ET THE SUPPORT 
THEY NEED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: HI, PRIME MINISTER.
TOM PARRY WITH CBC.
ONTARIO SAYS IT WILL WRAP UP 
TESTING AT LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES IN THE NEXT COUPLE 
OF DAYS.
QUEBEC IS NOWHERE NEAR THAT.
YOU ARE A QUEBEC M.P. 
CAN I ASK YOU WHY DO YOU THINK 
THE PROVINCE IS HAVING SUCH A 
HARD TIME WITH THIS?
AND IS THERE ANYTHING MORE YOU 
CAN DO TO HELP?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THE 
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE 
PROVINCES IN DELIVERING THEIR 
PLANS FOR THINGS LIKE TESTING 
AND P.P.E., THEIR PLANS FOR RE 
OPENING.
WE ARE THERE TO WORK WITH THE 
PROVINCE AND ENSURE THAT THEY 
HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND 
CAPABILITIES THEY NEED, WHETHER 
IT HAS BEEN PROCURING SWABS FOR 
TESTING KITS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
WHETHER IT'S MOVING FOREWARD ON 
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF THE 
REAGENT NECESSARY FOR PRODUCING 
RESULTS FROM THOSE TESTS.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN 
EXTREMELY ACTIVE AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO BE THERE TO RESPOND 
TO THE PROVINCES AND THEIR 
PLANS AND THEIR NEEDS FOR MORE 
TESTING.
IT'S SNAG WE KNOW IS AN 
ESSENTIAL PART OF HOW WE MOVE 
FORWARD ON A CAREFUL RE-OPENING.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: THE ROLE OF THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TO BE 
THERE TO SUPPORT THE PROVINCES, 
TO EXECUTE THEIR PLAN.
WHETHER IT MEANS PROVIDING AND 
PROCURING THE EQUIPMENT THEY 
NEED TO DO THE TESTING OR 
BRINGING IN THE CHEMICALS THAT 
ARE NEEDED TO ANALYZE THE 
RESULTS.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS 
TAKEN MANY, MANY STEPS TO BE 
THERE AND SUPPORT THE PROVINCES 
WITH THEIR PLAN.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO TESTING, 
THOSE ISSUES ARE DETERMINED BY 
THE PROVINCE AND THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WILL BE THERE TO 
PROVIDE ITS SUPPORT AND WE'LL 
CONTINUE TO BE THERE FOR THEM.
>> Reporter: STEVE CHASE, 
"GLOBE AND MAIL".
MR. PRIME MINISTER, YOUR 
AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, DOMINIC 
BARTON, TOLD A GROUP OF 
CANADIANS LAST WEEK THAT CHINA, 
BECAUSE OF ITS CONDUCT, IS 
ALIENATING FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
AND INJURING ITS GOODWILL 
ABROAD.
AS MR. BARTON PUT IT IN FOREIGN 
POLICY JARGON, CHINA IS 
ACCUMULATING NEGATIVE SOFT 
POWER AROUND THE WORLD, THAT IT 
IS UNDERMINING ITS 
INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE AND THE 
ABILITY TO PERSUADE OTHER 
COUNTRIS TO SEE THING BEIJING'S 
WAY.
YOU HIRED MR. BARTON BECAUSE OF 
HIS EXPERTISE IN CHINA.
SO, THE QUESTION FOR YOU IS, DO 
YOU AGREE WITH HIS ASSESSMENT?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s I 
THINK IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE 
ARE MANY QUESTIONS FOR 
COUNTRIES AROUND THE ORIGINS 
AND BEHAVIOUR IN THE EARLY DAYS 
OF THE COVID-19 SITUATION, 
PARTICULARLY QUESTIONS FOR 
CHINA THAT WE'VE CALLED ON TO 
BE ASKED IN THE COMING MONTHS 
SO WE CAN GET ANSWERS.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE SEEING 
A GLOBAL PAN DEMOCRATIC THAT 
REQUIRES A GLOBAL, COORDINATED 
RESPONSE AND HOW COUNTRIES ARE 
BEHAVING NOW TOWARDS EACH OTHER 
AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, 
MOVING FORWARD IN A DIFFICULT 
TIME IS BEING NOTICED BY 
EVERYONE AND I THINK IT'S 
TOTALLY NORMAL THAT WE BE 
ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW 
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ARE 
BEHAVING, INCLUDING CHINA.
[SPEAKING FRENCH] 
>> Interpreter: FROM THE VERY 
BEGINNING, WE HAVE KNOWN THAT 
THERE WOULD BE DIFFICULT 
QUESTIONS TO PUT TO A NUMBER OF 
COUNTRIES, INCLUDING CHINA 
REGARDING THE ORIGINS AND THE 
BEGINNING OF THIS VIRUS AND HOW 
IT TURNED GLOBAL.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE KNOW THAT 
A GLOBAL PANDEMIC MEANS THAT 
THERE NEEDS TO BE GLOBAL 
ANSWERS AND THE DIFFERENT 
COUNTRIES HAVE TO COLLABORATE 
AND WORK TOGETHER TO COME 
THROUGH THIS.
OF COURSE, THE COUNTRIES OUT 
THERE WHO ARE NOT BEHAVING AS 
THEY SHOULD WILL BE RECEIVING 
QUESTIONS AND PEOPLE WILL BE 
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE 
WAY THEY BEHAVED.
WITH RESPECT TO CHINA AGAIN, IN 
RECENT WEEKS, YOU'VE BEEN VERY, 
VERY CAUTIOUS EVERY TIME THERE 
IS TALK OF CHINA AND YOU'RE 
ASKED TO COMMENT ON AUSTRALIA'S 
IDEA TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY.
WHY IS THAT?
ARE YOU AFRAID THAT THIS WILL 
HAVE AN IMPACT ON MEDICAL 
SUPPLIES FROM CHINA?
OR DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL 
SUFFER REPRISALS?
I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY 
RESPONSIBILITY NOW, AND AT ALL 
TIMES, IS TO ENSURE THE WELFARE 
AND SAFETY OF ALL CANADIANS.
THAT IS MY MAJOR CONCERN IN 
THIS PANDEMIC AND WE MUST WORK 
WITH EVERYONE TO SECURE THE 
NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND TO 
ESTABLISH THE NECESSARY 
PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL ALLOW US 
TO COME THROUGH THIS.
YES, WE WILL ALL HAVE QUESTIONS 
THAT NEED TO BE ANSWER AED IN 
THE COMING WEEKS AS TO HOW SOME 
COUNTRIES BEHAVED, INCLUDING 
CHINA.
BUT MY RESPONSIBILITY EVERY 
STEP OF THE WAY IS MAKING SURE 
I'M DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE 
TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT 
CANADIANS DURING THIS CRISIS 
AND THAT IS WHAT I INTEND TO DO.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: MY 
RESPONSIBILITY, FIRST AND 
FOREMOST AS PRIME MINISTER, IS 
TO LOOK OUT FOR CANADIANS, TO 
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING 
CANADIANS SAFE AND HEALTHY AND 
WHOLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN 
GOOD TIMES AND IN TIMES OF 
CRISIS.
THAT IS WHY EVEN THOUGH, OF 
COURSE WE WILL HAVE VERY STRONG 
QUESTIONS TO ASK OF MANY 
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THROUGH HOW 
THIS PANDEMIC BEGAN AND 
PROPULGATED AROUND THE WORLD.
MY FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON 
ENSURING THAT WE'RE GETTING THE 
SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR CANADIANS 
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY IN TERMS 
OF P.P.E., IN TERMS OF TESTING 
CAPACITIES, IN TERMS OF 
PARTNERSHIPS TOWARDS GETTING 
TREATMENTS AND VACCINES FOR 
THIS.
MY FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON KEEPING 
CANADIANS SAFE AND THAT IS 
WHERE IT WILL STAY.
>> [SPEAKING FRENCH] >> Prime 
Minister Trudeau: [SPEAKING 
FRENCH].
>> Marcy: ALL RIGHT.
THAT IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA, A LITTLE EARLIER THAN 
USUAL AS HE WILL BE APPEARING 
AT THE COVID COMMITTEE THAT 
TAKES PLACE IN PERSON ON 
WEDNESDAYS.
I'LL BRING IN MY COLLEAGUES, 
VASSY KAPELOS AND THE CBC'S 
DAVID COCHRANE TO TALK MORE 
ABOUT WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER 
HAD TO SAY.
I GUESS SOME GOOD NEWS THAT YOU 
ALREADY HAD YESTERDAY, VASSY, 
BUT CONFIRMED NOW BY THE PRIME 
MINISTER FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE 
WAITING TO SEE WHEN THEY COULD 
TAP INTO THEIR AID.
>> Vassy: THEY WILL BE ABLE TO 
APPLY STARTING FRIDAY T PRIME 
MINISTER CONFIRMED.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE, I WAS JUST 
SPEAKING WITH SOMEBODY WHO 
WORKS IN THE GOVERNMENT, IN THE 
DEPARTMENT WITH ALL THIS AND 
APPARENTLY THE SITE EXPLAINING 
HOW YOU CAN APPLY AND WHAT THE 
PROCESS WILL BE LIKE WILL GO 
LIVE TODAY.
IF YOU ARE A STUDENT AND 
WATCHING AND INTERESTED IN THAT 
INFORMATION, I'VE ALSO HEARD 
FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE 
CONCERNED THAT, BECAUSE THEY'VE 
NEVER FILED TAXES, THEY WON'T 
BE ABLE TO USE THE MY C.R.A. 
ACCOUNT, WHICH IS THE FASTEST 
WAY TO GET THIS MONEY DELIVERED.
THERE WILL BE AN EXPLANATION ON 
THE WEBSITE AS WELL FOR YOU 
ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING APPLY 
AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
SO, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AND 
YOU NEED THAT MONEY, GO ON THE 
WEBSITE OR GOOGLE IT TODAY AND 
I'M SURE WE'LL SEE THE LINK AS 
SOON AS IT'S LIVE.
BUT THAT WILL BE LIVE TODAY.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT 
JUMPED OUT AT ME.
FIRST OF ALL, THE SECOND PART 
OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS 
BASICALLY WHERE THIS BIG PILE 
OF MONEY, ABOUT $1 BILLION THAT 
HAD ALREADY BEEN AFOUNDSED -- 
ANNOUNCED BY THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, WHERE IT'S GOING AS 
FAR AS ECONOMIC REGIONAL 
DEVELOPMENTTAL AGENCIS ARE 
CONCERNED.
THE FRAMING FROM THE GOVERNMENT 
IS THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN 
ABLE TO ACCESS THE WAGE SUBSIDY 
OR EMERGENCY BUSINESS" -- AND 
THATER LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAVE 
HEARD OF IN THAT POSITION, 
MOSTLY SELF-EMPLOYED, FOR 
EXAMPLE, OR THOSE WHO HAVE 
CONTRACT WORKERS WHO DON'T HAVE 
A PAYROLL THAT MEETS THE 
QUALIFICATIONS FOR EITHER OF 
THOSE PACKAGES FOR FINANCIAL 
AID, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO 
THESE REGIONAL ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES.
THAT IS THE IDEA, AT LEAST.
THAT IS THE WAY IT IS FRAMED.
AND PERHAPS BE ABLE TO ACCESS 
THE MONEY THAT YOU NEED THROUGH 
THEM.
I HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
WHO REACHED OUT TO THOSE 
AGENCIS TO TRY AND SEE HOW THAT 
IS GOING TO WORK AND THEY DID 
NOT HAVE THE DETAILS YET.
HOPEFULLY TODAY IT BECOMES A 
BIT MORE CLEAR TO THEM AND, IN 
TURN, TO THE BHAOEM NEED THAT 
MONEY, HOW THEY MIGHT BE ABLE 
TO ACCESS IT.
IT'S A PARCEL OF MONEY.
NEARLY $1 BILLION.
AND FINALLY, ROSIE, ON THAT 
LAST EXCHANGE WITH THE PRIME 
MINISTER, THAT IS BASED ON A 
REPORT FROM THE "GLOBE AND 
MAIL" ABOUT A GROUP OR 
GROUPING, A MEETING THAT 
DOMINIC BARTON, OUR AMBASSADOR 
TO  CHINA HAD, IN WHICH HE WAS 
CRITICAL OF CHINA AND THE 
WAIT'S ACTED THROUGH THIS, 
SAYING I BELIEVE -- HE BACK ADD 
RIGOROUS REVIEW OF THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND THAT HE 
THOUGHT THAT CHINA'S CONDUCT IS 
DAMAGING ITS OWN GLOBAL SOFT 
POWER.
WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER WAS 
ASKED SPECIFICALLY FROM THE 
REPORTER BEHIND THAT STORY, 
STEVE CHASE, WAS DO YOU AGREE 
WITH THOSE COMMENTS?
AND THE PRIME MINISTER DID NOT 
ADDRESS THE SUBSTANCE OF THAT 
QUESTION.
HE, INSTEAD, REPEATED SOMETHING 
WE'VE HEARD MOST TIMES HE'S 
ASKED ACTION CHINA WHICH IS 
THAT THE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED 
ARE GENUINE, THE TIME TO 
INVESTIGATE THOSE QUESTIONS 
ISN'T REALLY NOW.
BUT NO CHANGE IN ANSWER THERE.
AND DEFINITELY NOT A SPECIFIC, 
YOU KNOW, IS DOMINIC BARTON IN 
TROUBLE OR NOT, TIME OF THING.
>> Rosemary: WE SHOULD SAY IT 
WAS A PRIVATE MEETING.
>> Reporter: IT WAS.
>> Rosemary: THOSE COMMENTS 
WEREN'T MADE PUBLICLY AND THE 
AMBASSADOR WOULDN'T V EXPECTED 
THEM TO BE LEAKED.
YOU SHOULD EXPECT EVERYTHING TO 
BE LEAKED THESE DAYS --
[LAUGHTER]
BUT THEY ARE PRIVATE COMMENTS 
BUT THE PRIVATE POSTURE OF ANY 
GOVERNMENT ABOUT CHINA IS 
DIFFERENT THAN IT IS PUBLICLY.
WHETHER IT SHOULD BE IS A 
D *IFRNL THING.
YOU MADE A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE 
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 
AND WE'LL TALK TO SOMEONE IN A 
MINUTE BECAUSE THE PRIME 
MINISTER SAID IF YOU DIDN'T 
QUALIFY FOR ALL THE THINGS, 
GIVE US A CALL.
WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
IT SEEMS TO BE THE SUGGESTION 
THAT THIS IS ANOTHER PLACE YOU 
CAN GO WITHIN YOUR REGION, IF 
YOU'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE 
OTHER PROGRAMMES YOU POINTED 
OUT THERE.
I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT 
ABOUT THE BORDER, TOO.
YOU CAN GO WHERE YOU WANT 
THERE, DAY.
I WOULD SAY AFTER DOING SOME 
READING THIS MORNING, THERE IS 
MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES IN THE 
UNITED STATES, INCLUDING ONES 
ALONG OUR BORDER, LIKE MAINE, 
FOR INSTANCE, WHO ARE NOWHERE 
MEETING WHAT WASHINGTON HAS SET 
FORWARD AS SOME OF THE 
PARAMETERS FOR RE-OPENING THAT 
14-DAY DECLINE IN CASES, AND 
THEY'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD ON 
RE-OPENING WHICH SHOULD GIVE 
YOU A SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE 
DEALING WITH HERE IN TERMS OF 
THE DANGER NEXT DOOR AND 
DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE IS A 
DEAL YET.
BUT PROBABLY THERE WILL BE.
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE BIG 
CHALLENGES FOR CANADA IN ALL OF 
THIS, THERE'S VERY FEW THINGS 
YOU CAN COMPLETELY CONTROL IN 
THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC THAT'S 
BASED ON A VIRAL OUTBREAK.
BUT YOU CAN TAKE CONTROL OF 
YOUR OWN INTERNAL HEALTH 
MEASURES AND RE-OPENINGS TO 
WORK WITH THE PROVINCES TO HAVE.
A COORDINATED RESPONSE AND THAT 
IS HAPPENING AT THE FIRST 
MINISTERS MEETINGS WHICH ARE 
HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE WEEK AND 
THEN ALL THE VARIOUS 
MINISTERIAL-LEVEL MEETINGS 
WHERE THERE IS A SENSE OF 
GOODWILL AND WORKING TOGETHER 
AND CENTRALIZING PROCUREMENT 
AND COORDINATING GUIDELINES ON 
RE-OPENING AND ALL OF THAT IS 
HELPFUL INTERNALLY.
FOR SOCIETY AND THE ECONOMY OF 
CANADA TO COME BACK TO NORMAL, 
SOUTH OF THE BORDER NEEDS TO 
GET UNDER CONTROL.
AND RIGHT NOW THE UNITED STATES 
IS STILL THE EPICENTER OF THE 
VIRUS.
MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF ALL OF 
THE GLOBAL CASES THERE.
AND IT'S GONE FROM THE BIG 
CITIES AND MOVING INTO THE 
AMERICAN HEARTLAND NOW IN QUITE 
AN ALARMING WAY AND THERE IS 
REALLY NO WAY FOR CANADA TO 
INFLUENCE THE ECONOMIC MEASURES 
, THE STIMULUS MEASURES AND THE 
HEALTH MEASURES THAT HAPPEN IN 
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
UNTIL THAT GETS UNDER CONTROL, 
I CAN'T ENVISION A PATH FORWARD 
FOR CANADA TO BE WILLING TO 
RE-OPEN THE CANADIAN-U.S. 
BORDER TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN 
THE INTENTION TRAVEL THAT IS 
NECESSARY TO KEEP SUPPLY CHAINS 
AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GOING AT 
THE LEVEL THAT IT IS OPERATING 
AT RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE DIFFERENT SECTORS COULD 
BE ADDED TO THAT, A TWEAKING OF 
THAT.
BUT TOURISM, VISITATION, 
HOSPITALITY, YOU CAN FORGET IT.
THERE IS JUST -- THERE IS A LOT 
OF CONCERN, I THINK GLOBALLY, 
WITH HOW THE UNITED STATES HAS 
REACTED TO THIS.
AND THE TURF WAR THAT HAS 
EVOLVED BETWEEN THE NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT AND STATE LEVEL 
GOVERNMENTS AND MUNICIPAL-LEVEL 
GOVERNMENTS IN THE UNITED 
STATES AND ALL OF THE PROBLEMS 
THAT THAT BRINGS FROM A VIRAL 
SPREAD ISSUE AND AN ECONOMIC 
CHALLENGE ISSUE AND THERE'S NO 
DOUBT THAT THIS BORDER CLOSURE 
IS GOING TO BE FETED INTO JUNE.
THERE WAS A GOOD QUESTION FROM 
OUR COLLEAGUE, DAVID FROM 
REUTERS, ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF 
CANADA AND THE U.S. DISAGREE ON 
WHETHER OR NOT TO RE-OPEN THE 
BORDER.
THE HOPE IS THAT CANADA FLIES 
UNDER THE RADAR IN SOME RESPECT 
POLITICALLY IN THE U.S. BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE ENOUGH DOMESTIC 
PROBLEMS TO OCCUPY THEM IN THE 
RUN-UP TO THE CONVENTION AND 
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN THE 
FALL THAT RE-OPENING THE 
CANADIAN BORDER IS FAR, FAR, 
FAR DOWN THE PRIORITY LIST FOR 
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT COMPARED TO 
ALL THE OTHER THINGS IT'S 
DEALING WITH IN FEDERAL-STATE 
RELATIONS.
>> Rosemary: I WANDED TO TAKE A 
MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT LONG-TERM 
CARE THERE WITH BOTH OF YOU.
I FOUND THE PRIME MINISTER'S 
COMMENTS INTERESTING.
WHEN HE WAS ASKED, YOU KNOW, 
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, ARE 
WE GOING TO HAVE A RETHINK, HOW 
ARE WE GOING TO APPROACH THE 
REFORM OF LONG-TERM CARE IN 
THIS COUNTRY.
AND I VIEW THIS AS A BIT OF A 
DIG.
I MIGHT BE WRONG.
HE SAID WE WILL BE THERE TO 
HELP, WE HAVE A FEDERAL 
ECONOMY. REMEMBER, WE SENT IN 
THE MILITARY BECAUSE TODAY 
THERE WAS SOME COMMENTS BY THE 
BLOC LEADER WHO WAS NOT AT ALL 
INTERESTED, OBVIOUSLY, IN THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GETTING 
INVOLVED IN THIS CONVERSATION.
BUT I THINK THAT BECAUSE THE 
DIFFICULT TOOTINGER MAKE, AND 
I'LL START WITH YOU, VASSY, 
WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY CANADIAN 
ARMED FORCES MEMBERS IN 
LONG-TERM CARE CENTRES KEEPING 
PEOPLE GOING AND KEEPING THOSE 
CENTRES GOING.
>> Vassy: YEAH.
MR. BLANCHET WAS UNEQUIVOCAL.
SEND MORE MONEY AND DON'T SEND 
A SINGLE STRING ATTACHED TO IT 
WAS HIS MESS TAOJ THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT.
HE WANTED THE GOVERNMENT TO 
STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM THE 
DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE AS I 
CAN IMAGINE.
I IMAGINE THAT IS A NOTION 
THAT'S SHARED FOR THOSE 
THROUGHOUT QUEBEC.
BUT IT'S PERMEATED SO MUCH OF 
THE STUFF WE TALKED ABOUT THE 
LAST TWO WEEKS IS SIGNIFICANT 
FOR LONG-TERM CARE HOMES 
BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY MUCH TURN 
PROVINCE'S PER VIEW.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE HEARD 
AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT VERY 
FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY OVER THE 
LAST MONTH FROM THE PRIME 
MINISTER THAT WHAT HAS UNFOLDED 
IN THESE HOMES IS TRAGIC.
IT IS HORRIFYING AND THAT THERE 
IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE SORT OF 
A MOMENT AT THE END OF ALL THIS 
OR LONGER THAN A MOMENT IN 
WHICH WE REFLECT ON IT AND 
FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE 
ISSUES.
NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND 
THE PRIME MINISTER HIMSELF HAS 
NOT BEEN SPECIFIC ABOUT HOW 
THAT WILL HAPPEN AT ALL.
IN FACT, THERE HAVE BEEN A 
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, INCLUDING 
TODAY, PUT TO BOTH HIM AND THE 
MINISTER OF SENIORS AROUND WHAT 
MECHANISM DOES THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAVE TO DO THAT.
DOES IT MEAN THAT YOU CONDUCT A 
FORMAL INQUIRY OR SOME KIND OF 
COMMISSION AT THE END OF ALL 
THIS.
DOES IT MEAN THAT THE TERM CARE 
HOMES START FALLING UNDER THE 
CANADA HEALTH ACT SO THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN EXERCISE 
MORE POWERS OR HAVE MORE 
JURISDICTION OVER THIS?
DOES IT MEAN THAT THERE IS A 
SPECIFIC ENVELOPE OF FUNDING 
THAT GOES TOWARD THIS IS OR 
THAT THOSE VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES 
IN PLACE RIGHT NOW FOR THOSE 
HOMES BECOME MORE THAN 
VOLUNTARY, BECOME SOMETHING 
THAT THEY HAVE TO ADHERE TO.
I THINK THERE ARE A NUBLG OF 
GENUINE QUESTIONS FOR THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT WHAT 
ROLE THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY IN 
THE REHABILITATION OF THE 
SYSTEM AT LARGEMENT BUT THERE 
ARE NO, AT THIS POINT, 
SPECIFICS BEING OFFERED BY THE 
PRIME MINISTER OR ANYONE ELSE 
IN HIS GOVERNMENT ABOUT EXACTLY 
HOW THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
THOUGH THERE IS THIS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THEY'RE 
GOING TO HAVE TO PLAY SOME ROLE.
TO MR. BLANCHET'S POINT, HE 
DOESN'T WANT THEM TO PLAY ANY 
ROLE AND HE PUSHES BACK AGAINST 
CONTENTION OR ARGUMENT THAT IF 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS 
INVOLVED OR IS TO BE INVOLVED, 
THE SITUATION WOULD BE 
DIFFERENT.
WE DON'T HAVES ANY PROOF THAT 
THAT WOULD BE THE CASE.
I TAKE THAT POINT.
BUT I THINK PEOPLE WHO ARE 
WATCHING THEIR LOVED ONES IN 
THEIR HOMES RIGHT NOW JUST WANT 
SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING.
>> Rosemary: YEAH.
IF THE SOLUTION TURNS OUT IS 
FINANCING, AND I GUESS THAT'S 
WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
WOULD DO IS HAND OVER MORE 
MONEY T PROVINCES WOULD HAVE TO 
BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT 
THEY TOOK THEIR 
RESPONSIBILITIES AND THEIR 
DECISION-MAKING PROPERLY WHEN 
THEY WERE LOOKING AFTER 
LONG-TERM CARE CENTRES UP TO 
THIS POINT.
AND I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY 
WOULD BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY 
DEMONSTRATE THAT TO THE POINT 
WHERE NO CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO 
THE MONEY WOULD BE POSSIBLE AND 
I'M NOT SURE THAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WOULD BE.
I KNOW I'M WAY DOWN THE ROAD 
HERE.
I'M NOT SURE THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WOULD BE INTERESTED 
IN THAT ANYWAY.
IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A REFORM 
OF A SYSTEM, IT IS GOING TO 
HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS 
QUITE SIGNIFICANT AND THAT 
EVERYONE WILL PARTICIPATE IN, 
DAVID.
>> Reporter: YEAH.
A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, 
WHEN YOU SPEAK TO PEOPLE WHO 
WORK FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, 
ONE OF THINGS THEY TELL YOU IS 
THAT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN 
LONG-TERM CARE AND SENIORS 
HOMES IN PARTICULAR, IS THE 
NUMBER ONE THING THAT HAS STUCK 
WITH HIM THROUGHOUT THIS, IN 
TERMS OF THE NEED FOR REMEDY.
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AT THIS 
POINT, WHO KNOWS?
MR. BLANCHET CAN SAY SEND MONEY 
TO QUEBEC THAN WILL MAGICALLY 
SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
YOINGT'S -I DON'T THINK IT'S AS 
SIMPLE AS THAT.
NOT ALL PROVINCES HAVE THE 
LONG-TERM CARE PROBLEM THAT WE 
SEE IN QUEBEC.
QUEBEC GETS LARGE AMOUNT AS OF 
EQUALIZATION.
THERE IS A LOT OF FEDERAL CASH 
TRANSFERS TO QUEBEC.
YOU KNOW, MORE THAN BRITISH 
COLUMBIA GETS AND BRITISH 
COLUMBIA HAS NOT HAD THE 
OUTBREAK PROBLEMS IN THEIR 
HOMES THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN 
QUEBEC.
THEY HAVE HAD THEM, BUT YOU 
KNOW, BONNIE HENRY AS THE 
MEDICAL OFFICER OUT THERE, AS 
WE POINTED OUT MANY TIMES, HAS 
ACTED ON THIS VERY EARLY TO 
LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF STAFF 
BETWEEN DIFFERENT HOMES FORCING 
THEM TO WORK IN ONE PARTICULAR 
PLACE AFTER THE OUTBREAK AND 
THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THESE 
THINGS UNDER CONTROL.
THERE ARE STILL ISSUES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY IN ANY KIND OF 
COMMUNAL LIVING THING.
BUT IT'S INTERESTING THAT THE 
CONVERSATION IS VERY 
FORWARD-LOOKING IN TERMS OF 
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO AND HOW 
MUCH MONEY DO WE NEED TO PUT 
INTO THE SYSTEM TO FIX THIS 
THING GOING FORWARD?
I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT.
IF I HAD A FAMILY MEMBER IN ONE 
OF THOSE HOMES AND LOST A LOVED 
ONE IN ONE OF THOSE HOMES, I'D 
WANT A BACKWARD-LOOKING 
COMPONENT TO THIS, TOO.
TO TANS QUESTION OF HOW IT WAS 
THAT SO MANY HOMES IN SO MANY 
PLACES WERE LEFT SO EXPOSED 
WHEN WE KNEW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN 
FROM THE LIVING EXAMPLE OF WHAT 
WAS HAPPENING IN ITALY, FOR 
EXAMPLE, OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 
IT GETS INTO CARE HOMES AND 
SENIORS POPULATIONS.
WE HAD IT RIGHT THERE IN A G-7 
COUNTRY.
SO I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW 
IF I HAD SOMEONE IN THOSE 
HOMES, WHAT KIND OF ANSWERS 
WILL THERE BE IN TERMS OF WHY 
WE DIDN'T, AS A COUNTRY, TAKE 
MORE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO PUT -- 
I THINK IT WAS ONTARIO PREMIER 
DOUG FORD, A FIELD FENCE OR 
IRON FENCE AROUND THE LONG-TERM 
CARE HOMES.
THERE WAS TALK ABOUT IT, BUT 
CLEARLY NOT THE RIGHT OF ACTION 
AND WAS IT AS IMMINENTLY 
FORESEEABLE AS A LOT OF PEOPLE 
MIGHT SUGGEST THAT IT WAS.
>> Rosemary: AND THAT MAY BE 
WHILE THERE'S TWO CLASS-ACTION 
SUITS SEEKING TO GET SOME 
ANSWERS FOR SOME OF THOSE 
PEOPLE NOT YET CERTIFIED.
OK.
I'M 
-- I'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JACK SYDNEY IS IN TORONTO, BUT 
HE IS A FIRST-YEAR STUDENT AT 
McGILL UNIVERSITY AND BLAIR 
CUSON IS THE AUTHOR OF CAFE 
LARA IN HALIFAX.
GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH.
JACK, I'LL START WITH YOU F YOU 
DON'T MIND.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A 
COUPLE OF THINGS.
BUT THE STUDENT AID WILL OPEN 
UP ON FRIDAY.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS, ARE YOU 
GOING TO APPLY, DO YOU REALLY 
NEED IT, DID YOU NEED IT TWO 
WEEKS AGO?
[LAUGHTER]
>> SO I AM GOING TO APPLY.
ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE 
UNCERTAINTY AROUND JOBS THIS 
SUMMER.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT 
STUDENTS LIKE ME HAVE A WAY 
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PAY FOR OUR 
TEXTBOOKS AND OUR TUITION THIS 
COMING SEMESTER.
>> Rosemary: AND HAVE YOU 
LOOKED FOR A JOB?
IS IT TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE?
GIVE ME A SENSE OF WHAT IT IS 
LIKE OUT THERE.
>> YEAH.
SO I'M SIGNED UP TO BE A CAMP 
COUNSELOR THIS SUMMER.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A LOT OF 
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHETHER THAT 
GOES FORWARD.
SO THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT 
WITH US.
BUT THERE IS NO FINAL DECISIONS 
YET.
SO IT REALLY DEPENDS.
BUT IT'S LOOKING VERY UNCERTAIN.
>> Rosemary: YEAH, I WOULD 
IMAGINE.
AND THE GOVERNMENT PREVIOUSLY 
ANNOUNCED THIS PLAN WHERE YOU 
COULD MAYBE GET A JOB DOING 
ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND 
VOLUNTEER WORK GETTING 
ADDITIONAL CASH.
ARE THOSE THINGS THAT YOU'VE 
CONSIDERED, TOO?
>> YEAH.
AND I WOULD LOVE TO HELP OUT 
THE COMMUNITY IN WHATEVER WAY 
POSSIBLE.
I THINK FAR LOT OF STUDENTS, 
THEY'RE WORRIED -- ESPECIALLY 
THOSE WHO ARE SELF-FUNDING 
THEIR TUITION.
THEY'RE WORRIED THAT IT WON'T 
BE ENOUGH.
AND I THINK IT IS A FAIR 
ASSESSMENT.
>> Rosemary: IS THAT YOUR CASE?
ARE YOU PAYING FOR IT ALL BY 
YOURSELF?
AND HOW --
>> I'M NOT.
I'M LUCKY TO BE IN A SITUATION 
WHERE I DON'T HAVE THAT ENTIRE 
BURDEN ON ME.
BUT I KNOW A LOT OF MY PEERS 
ARE IN THAT SITUATION.
AND THEY'RE NOT CERTAIN WHAT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> Rosemary: YEAH.
IT'S SUPER SCARY.
AND THE 1250 THAT YOU WILL BE 
ABLE TO GET ONCE YOU START 
TAPPING INTO IT ON FRIDAY, WHAT 
ARE YOU USING THAT FOR?
DO YOU HAVE AN APARTMENT IN 
MONTREAL THAT YOU ARE HOLDING 
ON TO?
GIVE ME A SENSE.
>> I ACTUALLY HAD TO STOP MY 
APARTMENT SEARCH WHEN THE WHOLE 
SITUATION STARTED.
A LOT OF MY FRIENDS ALREADY 
HAVE ONE BOOKED.
AND A FEW MONTHS ALONE, THAT 
MONEY WILL BE SPENT HELPING 
WITH THAT, AND THAT IS IGNORING 
THE COST OF TUITION AND 
TEXTBOOKS.
SO THEY'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT 
THEY DON'T -- THEY WON'T KNOW 
WHAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO.
>> Rosemary: THE OTHER THING, 
BECAUSE A LOT OF UNIVERSITIES 
ARE ABOUT TO MAKE THIS DECISION 
OR HAVE MADE THE DECISION AND 
THAT IS THE FACT THAT YOUR 
COURSES WILL BE ONLINE IN THE 
FALL.
YOU KNOW THIS NOW.
I GUESS YOU COULD DO IT FROM 
TORONTO, IF YOU WANTED TO.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THAT 
IN TERMS OF YOUR EDUCATION?
>> YEAH.
SO McGILL RECENTLY SENT AN 
E-MAIL SAYING THAT THE 
MAJORITY, IF NOT THE ENTIRETY, 
OF THEIR COURSES ARE GOING TO 
BE ONLINE THIS COMING FALL 
SEMESTER.
AND THEY SAID THAT THEY'RE 
GOING OFFER THE SAME QUALITY OF 
EDUCATION AND I'M SURE THEY'RE 
GOING TO TRY THEIR VERY BEST.
WHEN YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE 
YOUR ENTIRE EDUCATION IS ONLINE,
 IT IS INEVITABLE THAT IT'S NOT 
AS HIGH A QUALITY AS IT WOULD 
BE IF YOU WERE IN PERSON.
ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS WHO 
HAVE LABS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW McGILL PLANS 
TO DO THAT, BUT LABS ARE 
PARTICIPATORY CLASSES.
AND DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A 
BIG CHALLENGE TO CONTINUE THAT.
>> Rosemary: AND YOU WOULD BE A 
FIRST-YEAR STUDENT AT McGILL, 
TOO.
SO YOU'LL MISS OUT ON THE FUN 
STUFF ABOUT THAT FIRST YEAR 
EXPERIENCE, TOO.
>> YEAH.
I JUST FINISHED MY FIRST YEAR.
I'M GOING INTO MY SECOND YEAR.
>> Rosemary: OK.
>> BUT ALL THE EXTRA 
CURRICULARS FOR FIRST-YEAR 
STUDENTS, THEIR FROSH 
EXPERIENCE OR EVEN JUST THE 
FIRST EXPERIENCE AT UNIVERSITY 
IS SUCH A BIG THING AND SUCH A 
BIG PART OF MY EXPERIENCE THERE 
SO FAR AND IT'S REALLY SAD TO 
THINK THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE 
TO SHARE THAT.
>> Rosemary: FOR SURE.
HAVE YOU DECIDED IF YOU ARE 
GOING TO GO TO MONTREAL AND DO 
IT IN MONTREAL OR ARE YOU GOING 
TO DO IT FROM WHERE YOU ARE IN 
TORONTO?
>> I PLAN TO GO BACK TO MON 
TRAOEFM EVERYTHING IS STILL UP 
IN THE AIR NOW.
BUT HOPEFULLY I WOULD STILL BE 
ABLE TO GET SOME OF THAT, YOU 
KNOW, STUDENT LIFE EXPERIENCE 
JUST IN THE SENSE THAT I'M 
LIVING IN MY OWN APARTMENT WITH 
A ROOMMATE AND I'M REALLY 
CARING FOR MYSELF IN THAT 
REGARD.
>> Rosemary: OK, JACK.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Rosemary: AS THE PRIME 
MINISTER SAID, SIGN UP AT THE 
C.R.A. ACCOUNT TO GET THAT 
BENEFIT QUICKLY.
THANK YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Rosemary: THAT IS JACKSON 
SYDNEY A STUDENT AT McGILL.
WE WANT TO TURN TO SOMETHING 
ELSE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER 
TALKED ABOUT THERE.
A FEW MORE DETAILS AROUND THE 
BILLION DOLLARS IN EMERGENCY 
AID FOR BUSINESSS IN REGIONS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE FILTERED 
THROUGH REGIONAL OFFICES.
DEVELOPMENT OFFICES AND WE'LL 
GET MORE DETAILS FROM MINISTER 
JOLY ABOUT THAT SHORTLY.
NICE TO SEE YOU, LARA.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU AS WELL, 
ROSIE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON THE 
SHOW.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M ALSO 
THE CHAIR OF THE NOVA SCOTIA 
SMALL BUSINESS AFFILIATION, 
WHICH WAS CREATED DURING COVID 
TIMESFUL
>> Rosemary: THERE YOU GO.
SO MUCH NEEDED.
AND YOU'RE FOLLOWING THINGS 
REALLY CLOSELY, THEN.
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH ACOA, THE 
ATLANTIC REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO GET 
ABOUT $110 MILLION OUT OF THAT 
$1 BILLION AND IT DID SOUND TO 
ME LIKE THE PRIME MINISTER WAS 
PRETTY OPEN TO PEOPLE HAVING 
TROUBLE TAPING INTO THAT MONEY.
SO, MAYBE JUST GIVE ME YOUR 
EXPERIENCE.
HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS 
ANY OF THE SUPPORT OUT THERE 
THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE 
AVAILABLE?
>> THE PREMIER HAS CREATED A 
LOT OF GREAT PROGRAMMES TO GET 
MONEY IN THE HANDS OF CITIZENS, 
RIGHT  IN THE HANDS OF SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND I THINK THIS 
PROGRAMME SHOWS THAT EXACTLY.
NOW E DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL 
EVERY TIME AND I THINK THEIR 
INTENTIONS ARE GOOD.
BUT WE'RE NOT ALWAYS SEEING THE 
MONEY GOING INTO THE RIGHT 
PLACES.
AND SO WE NEED BUSINESSES THAT 
ARE MOST VULNERABLE RIGHT NOW.
THE ONES WHO COULD NOT QUALIFY 
FOR SOME OF THE OTHER 
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES 
PROVINCIALLY AS WELL AS 
FEDERALLY.
TO SEE THOSE FUNDS VIA ACOA.
>> Rosemary: SO YOU USED THE 
NOVA SCOTIA BENEFIT OR THE AID 
THERE, THE LOANS.
BUT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO 
USE ANYTHING FROM THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> WELL, CURRENTLY OUR 
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT WITH THE 
BEST INTENTIONS CREATED A 
PROGRAMME THREE BUSINESS DAYS 
BEFORE APRIL 1 FOR COMMERCIAL 
TENANTS TO SIGN WITH THEIR 
LANDLORDS.
UNFORTUNATELY THAT PROTECTED 
THE LANDLORDS AND EACH OF THE 
TENANTS AND WE HAVE TO REPAY 
THOSE FUNDS.
COMMERCIAL TENANTS ARE VERY 
INTERESTED IN THE ATLANTIC 
REGIONS IN PARTICIPATING IN THE 
PROGRAMME.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT 
TRANSITION SOMEHOW.
OUR TENANTS ARE IN A VERY 
VULNERABLE POSITION.
THEY ARE NOT A SITUATION TO IS 
NEGOTIATE WITH THEIR LANDLORDS 
AND IT IS CREATING TENSE 
RELATIONSHIPS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE 
LANDLORDS NEED HELP AS WELL BUT 
THE BURDEN HAS TO BE SHARED AND 
THIS PROGRAMME WAS CREATED FOR 
THIS.
NOW MAKE SO IT THAT LANDLORDS 
ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE 
PROGRAMME AND THAT SMALL 
BUSINESSES SURVIVE DURING THIS 
TIME BECAUSE CASH FLOW IS VERY 
IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED TO MANAGE IT TO MAKE 
SURE THAT DURING A POST-COVID 
ECONOMY, WE'LL SURVIVE.
WHEN WE RE-OPEN, NOT ALL 
BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO 
RE-OPEN RIGHT AWAY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT SMALL RETAIL, 
WELLNESS, TATOO PARLOURS, 
SALONS, GYMS, THEY WILL NOT BE 
ABLE TO RE-OPEN IMMEDIATELY SO 
THEY REALLY RELY ON THIS RENT 
RELIEF IMMEDIATELY AS WELL AS 
THIS PROGRAMME VIA ACOA TO GET 
THEM THROUGH THESE TOUGH TIMES 
UNTIL RE-OPENING IS SET FOR 
THEM.
WHEN WE DO RE-OPEN, AND IN THE 
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY, I'LL 
PROBABLY BE ABLE TO RE-OPEN 
SOONER.
OUR REVENUE WILL BE A LOT LESS, 
BUT THE FIXED COSTS ARE THE 
SAME.
SO WE NEED TO BE PLANNING OUR 
CASH FLOW ACCORDINGLY.
WE JUST HOPE IT GOES INTO THE 
HANDS OF BUSINESSS THAT NEED IT 
THE MOST, THAT ARE THE MOST 
VULNERABLE DURING THIS TIME.
THE MAIN TWO BUSINESSES, THE 
NEIGHBOURHOOD BUSINESSES AND 
MOM-AND-POP SHOPS WHO HIRE MOST 
OF CANADA, FOR INSTANCE.
IT IS FORM KEEP THEM ALIVE.
-- IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THEM 
ALIVE.
AND THEY'RE HEAVILY REHIND ON 
THE REVENUE FROM SMALL 
BUSINESSS SO IT IS WITHIN THEIR 
BEST INTEREST TO KEEP US ALIVE 
TO MAKE SURE WE SURVIVE THROUGH 
THIS PAN DOEFMIC.
-- PANDEMIC.
>> Rosemary: THERE IS A LOT OF 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE THAT CONCERN 
AROUND THE COMMERCIAL RENT 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET MORE -- 
IT OPENS THIS WEEK, BUT THERE 
ARE PEOPLE CONCERNED BECAUSE 
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF INCENTIVE 
FOR LANDLORDS TO PARTICIPATE 
AND THERE IS OTHER PROBLEMS 
WITH IT AS WELL IN TERMS OF 
WHETHER YOU HAVE A MORTGAGE OR 
NOT.
SO, I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR 
ON THAT PART.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST CONCERN 
PERSONALLY FOR YOUR CAFE RIGHT 
NOW IF YOU CAN'T GET SOME 
ADDITIONAL HELP.
I MEAN, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO 
KEEP GOING, IF THIS LASTS A 
LITTLE BIT LONGER?
>> I THINK IT IS REALLY 
IMPORTANT DURING THIS TIME THAT 
EVERYONE WORKS IN A COOPERATIVE 
MANNER AND EVERYONE SUPPORTS 
EACH OTHER AND ALL BUSINESSES 
WORK TOGETHER TO GET THROUGH 
THIS, BUT WE NEED TO SEE THE 
SAME COOPERATION FROM 
COMMERCIAL LAND LORDS AND 
GOVERNMENT.
EVERYONE HAS TO WORK TOGETHER 
IN THIS.
THE COOPERATION WE HAVEN'T SEEN 
YET IS FROM FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS AND A POTENTIAL 
IDEA HERE IS THAT THE FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS EXTEND THEIR 
MORTGAGES WITH OUR LANDLORDS 
AND OUR LANDLORDS COULD THEN 
EXTEND OUR LEASE AGREEMENT AND 
THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY KEEP 
EVERYONE IN A GOOD POSITION TO 
RE-OPEN AND SURVIVE THIS 
ECONOMY.
AND WE REALLY DON'T KNOW, AFTER 
WE RE-OPEN F THREE MONTHS LATER 
WE'LL ALL HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN 
AGAIN.
THE FINANCIAL AID FROM THE 
GOVERNMENT WILL BE DEPLETED AT 
THAT POINT.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THAT POINT IN 
WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AHEAD.
THIS POST-COVID ECONOMY COULD 
LAST FOR TWO YEARS FOR ALL WE 
KNOW AND WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED.
>> Rosemary: OK.
GOOD LUCK.
WE'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU IF 
YOU DON'T MIND.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CHEERS.
>> Rosemary: OWNER OF CAFE LARA 
IN HALIFAX.
MAYBE I'LL GO BACK, IF I HAVE 
TIME, TO VASSY AND DAVID, TO 
JUST QUICKLY, VASSY, TALK ABOUT 
THE SEROLOGICAL TESTING THAT WE 
TRIED TO START OFF THIS HOUR 
WITH BECAUSE THE PRIME MINISTER 
DID MENTION IT RIGHT OFF THE 
TOP AND IT IS A BIT OF A 
MILESTONE IN HOPES THAT IT WILL 
WORK AND BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE 
HOPE THE SEROLOGICAL TESTS WILL 
DO.
>> Vassy: I'LL BE QUICK.
HOPE IS KEY IN ALL THIS.
THIS IS THE KIND OF TEST THAT 
TESTS FOR ANTIBODIES SO TO 
DETERMINE WHO HAS HAD 
CORONAVIRUS ALREADY, IT IS 
STRUMTAL OR COULD BE, HOPEFULLY 
INSTRUMENTAL IN FIGURING OUT 
IMMUNITY AND WHAT PARTS OF THE 
ECONOMY CAN RE-OPEN.
THERE ARE GENUINE QUESTIONS, 
THOUGH, FROM THE SCIENTIFIC 
COMMUNITY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT 
IF YOU HAVE THOSE ANTIBODIES, 
IT NECESSARILY MEANS FOR SURE 
YOU ARE IMMUNE.
THERE IS A LACK OF DATA ON THAT 
RIGHT NOW BUT IT IS A BIG 
HOPEFUL SIGN AND A LANDMARK 
THAT ONE OF THOSE TESTS HAS 
BEEN APPROVED FOR USE.
>> Rosemary: OK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 
HELP IN THIS HAOER.
THEY'RE HOPING TO COLLECT ONE 
MILLION BLOOD SAMPLES FROM 
CANADIANS OVER TWO YEARS TO GET 
A SENSE OF IMMUNITY AND 
ANTIBODIES IN THE POPULATION 
WRIT LARGE, THINGS THAT WE 
DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT RIGHT 
NOW.
LATER TONIGHT, I'LL BE HOSTING 
ANOTHER SPECIAL CALLED "LIVING 
WITH COVID."
IT'S ABOUT YOUR JOB, YOUR 
MONEY, YOUR FUTURE, MANY OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT HERE, 
BUT WE'LL ALSO TAKE SOME OF 
YOUR QUESTIONS AND WE'LL HAVE 
SPECIAL GUESTS ON THAONLD HELP 
ANSWER THEM.
YOU CAN BE PART OF THAT SHOW BY 
SENDING YOUR QUESTIONS TO 
COVID.CBC@CBC.CA.
YOU CAN CATCH IT ON CBC GEM, 
CBC LISTEN, THE CBC NEWS APP.
EVERYWHERE, BASICALLY.
WATCH IT AT 7:00 P.M. LOCAL 
TIME.
THAT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
WE'LL TAKE A SHORT BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, MORE ON HOW 
>> Rosemary:  THANKS FOR JOINING
US.
THIS HOUR, UNTIL DETAILS ON
OTTAWA'S PLAN FOR ECONOMIC
RECOVERY TARGETED TODAY AROUND
SUPPORT OF REGIONAL BUSINESSES.
THE PRIME MINISTER JUST REVEALED
THAT CLOSE TO TWO MILLION
WORKERS ARE BEING KEPT ON
COMPANY PAYROLLS THROUGH THE
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY
PROGRAMME, WHICH IS ALSO NOW
OPEN.
ALSO IN HIS DAILY BRIEFING, THE
PRIME MINISTER TALKED ABOUT
STUDENT'S HELP, THAT EMERGENCY
STUDENT BENEFIT WILL BE OPEN
STARTING ON FRIDAY.
AS WE STAND BY AND WAIT FOR A IF
YOU MORE DETAILS FROM FRANKLY
MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS, WE'RE
WAITING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER
TO REAPPEAR AT THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS, PHYSICALLY, WHERE THE
COVID-19 COMMITTEE WILL BE
EXAMINING DIFFERENT ISSUES AND
THE PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTERS
WILL BE
>> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO
ANSWER IS TO BE ABLE TO
ASCERTAIN WHAT THE ASK OF THE
UNITED STATES IS.
DOES THE UNITED STATES WANT TO
COMPLETELY ARE RELAX
RESTRICTIONS?
ARE THEY OK WITH SOMETHING IN
BETWEEN WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND
RELAXATION OR DO THEY WANT THEM
TO STAY THE WAY THEY ARE?
AND THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE
TALKS ARE PRODUCTIVE.
PEOPLE I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH
BEHIND THE SCENES ARE NOT GIVING
ME THE INDICATION THERE'S A
TONNE OF PUSHBACK.
IF ONE THING IS CONSISTENT, THE
UNITED STATES AND WHITE HOUSE
ADMINISTRATION IS UNPREDICTABLE.
I DON'T KNOW THE POSITION THE
WHITE HOUSE WILL TAKE AND IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT AS ECONOMIES AND
STATES BEGIN TO REOPEN, IN THE
MIDDLE, I
>> Vassy:  MAYBE THEY CAN
SATISFY SOME OF THE CONCERNS
BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND
HERE IN CANADA.
>> Rosemary:  COULD YOU JUST
EXPAND THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE ESSENTIAL OR EXCEPTIONAL AND
MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WHERE YOU
WOULD HAVE TO EVEN JUST HERE IN
OTTAWA, IF YOU WANT TO TRAVEL TO
GATINEAU, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A
LETTER FROM YOUR EMPLOYER SAYING
THAT YOU HAVE A JOB AND YOU'RE
GOING TO YOUR JOB OR OFFICE AND
MAYBE IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS
THAT.
AND THAT MIGHT WORK FOR WINDSOR.
I DON'T KNOW IT WOULD WORK FOR
EVERYONE, DAVID, BECAUSE WE'VE
HEARD FROM PREMIERS WHO ARE
CONCERNED OF THE 2500 OR SO
AMERICANS THAT TRIED TO CROSS
THE BORDER FROM MARCH UNTIL MAY
AND MOST OF IT WAS DISCRETIONARY
AND MOST WANTED TO GO TO A
BIRTHDAY PARTY AND IT WAS
RECREATIONAL AND IF YOU HAVE TO
START CRACKING DOWN ON THAT.
IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH THE
U.S., ONE THING THAT'S LESS
PREDICTABLE, IT MIGHT BE THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
THINGS ARE GOOD AND
CONSTRUCTIONTIVE WITH DONALD
TRUMP UP UNTIL THE MOMENT
THEY'RE NOT AND SO THAT'S THE
CHALLENGE.
I MEAN, ONE THING THAT, YOU
KNOW, MAYBE PLAYS IN CANADA'S
FAVOUR BECAUSE THE DESIRE TO
KEEP THE BORDER CLOSED IS
WIDE-SPREAD IS THAT YOU HAVE A
PRESIDENT WHO LIKES CLOSING
BORDERS AND LIKES DEMONSTRABLE
ACTS SAYING HE'S KEEPING PEOPLE
SAFE DESPITE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
THE STATES THAT MAKE UP THE U.S.
SO THE POLITICAL CALENDAR IS THE
BIG UNKNOWN, RIGHT?
THEY'LL HAVE THEIR ELECTION,
THEIR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, YOU
KNOW, DONALD TRUMP VERSUS JOE
BIDEN.
AND JUST HOW MUCH ALL OF THIS
BECOMES A PART OF THAT
CONVERSATION AND PART OF THAT
POLITICAL DYNAMIC IS UNKNOWN AND
UNKNOWABLE AT THIS POINT IN
TIME.
I MEAN, SURELY, THE POINTING
PANDEMICWILL BE A BIG PART OF TE
POLITICAL DYNAMIC IN CANADA BUT
HOW THAT THEN DRIVES DECISIONS
IS A BIG QUESTION.
WE GET THE EXTENSION FROM MAY
UNTIL JUNE AND IN JUNE, YOU'RE
IN THE CONVENTION SEASON WHERE
THE PARTIES PICK THEIR NOMINEES.
AND WE HAVE, OBVIOUSLY, A STATE
ELECTION AND SENATORIAL
ELECTIONS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION BECOMES AN ISSUE IN THE
BORDER STATES WHO MAY HAVE, LIKE
THE MAYOR OF WINDSOR,
CROSS-BORDER ECONOMIC CONCERNS,
CROSS-BORDER OTHER CONCERNS THAT
BECOME A PART OF THE POLITICAL
DYNAMIC.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A
GOOD TIME FOR A PANDEMIC TO
STRIKE, ROSIE, BUT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A HOTLY CONTESTED AND
EXTREMELY VOLATILE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION CYCLE WITH US STRAPPED
TO THE BACK OF THE GIANT
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL BEAST, I
THINK THAT'S A LEVEL OF
COMPLICATION THE CANADIAN
GOVERNMENT WOULD RATHER DO
WITHOUT.
>> Rosemary:  ALL VERY GOOD
POINTS.
I WOULD SAY THERE'S NO GOOD TIME
FOR A PANDEMIC, SPEAKING
PERSONALLY.
I WOULD SAY THIS IS THE ONLY ONE
I WANT TO EXPERIENCE.
I DIDN'T HEAR THE CONTROL ROOM
AND OH, THEY ARE QUESTIONING
MINISTERS.
>> OUR PRIORITY WAS GETTING
MONEY TO ALL CANADIANS WHO WERE
IN NEED IN A QUICK WAY AND
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE DONE
AND MILLIONS OF CANADIANS
RECEIVED THE MONEY THEY NEEDED
SO DEARLY AND I WANT TO BE VERY
CLEAR, THAT FRAUD IS
UNACCEPTABLE AND WE DO HAVE
MEASURES IN PLACE TO DETECT TAX
CHEATS.
>> Andrew Scheer:  THEY WANT
PUBLIC SERVE EVENTS TO TURN A
BLIND EYE TO PUBLIC FRAUD.
DID THE GOVERNMENT INSTRUCT ANY
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT TO IGNORE
RED FLAGS OR WARNINGS?
>> THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME
MINISTER.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  THE
PRIORITY IN THIS SITUATION IS
GETTING MONEY OUT TO THE
MILLIONS OF CANADIANS WHO NEEDED
IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT,
OF COURSE, FRAUD IS UNACCEPTABLE
AND THAT'S WHY WE PUT SAFEGUARDS
IN PLACE TO ENSURE ANYONE WHO
RECEIVED THAT MONEY FRAUDULENTLY
WILL HAVE TO REPAY IT.
>> MR. SCHEER.
>> Andrew Scheer:  DID THE
GOVERNMENT GIVE ANY INSTRUCTS TO
PUBLIC SERVANTS TO IGNORE RED
FLAGS OR WARNINGS?
YES OR NO?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  INS
WAS TO GET MONEY OUT TO MONEY
WHO NEEDED IT AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE PUT MEASURES IN PLACE TO
DETECT FRAUD.
PEOPLE WHO GOT THIS MONEY
FRAUDULENTLY WILL HAVE TO REPAIR
IT.
>> Andrew Scheer:  YOU CAN'T
ANSWER A YES OR NO QUESTION, SO
WE CAN ASSUME WHAT THE ANSWER
MUST BE.
IN OTHER SITUATIONS, THE
GOVERNMENT IS SAYING NO TO
PEOPLE AND LETTING SO MANY
CANADIANS DOWN.
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO DON'T
HAVE A CRA PAYROLL NUMBER OR
BUSINESS ACCOUNT ARE INELIGIBLE
FOR THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS,
INDIVIDUALS, OWNER/OPERATORS AND
THOSE BEING EARNED MORE ARE
BEING TOLD THEY DON'T QUALIFY.
MEANWHILE, FRAUD OFFICE FRAUDST.
DOES THE PRIME MINISTER THINK
THIS IS FAIR?
>> THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  Mr
. SPEAKER, CANADIANS WILL KNOW
THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED
SITUATION IN WHICH WE HAD TO GET
HELP TO AS MANY CANADIANS AS
POSSIBLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DID.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK VERY HARD TO
FILL GAPS WITH PEOPLE WHO SHOULD
GET MONEY WHO HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO AND LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE
STRONG MEASURES TO COUNTER
FRAUD.
ANYONE WHO GOT THIS FRAUDULENTLY
WILL HAVE TO REPAY IT.
>> Andrew Scheer:  WHEN SHE'S OF
THESE PROGRAMMES WERE FIRST
DESIGNED, THE PRIME MINISTER
ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WERE PROBLEMS
AND WOULD BE FIXED LATER.
HERE WE ARE IN MAY AND HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS ARE
TOLD NO FOR PURELY TECHNICAL AND
BUREAUCRATIC REASON.
WILL THE PRIME MINISTER MAKE
THESE SIMPLE CHANGES, ALLOWING
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO DON'T HAVE A
BUSINESS BANK ACCOUNT AND DON'T
HAPPEN TO HAVE A CRA PAYROLL
NUMBER AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
INELIGIBLE FOR THE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE BENEFIT BECAUSE THEY'VE
BEEN PAID BY FAMILY MEMBERS
THROUGH DIVIDENDS, WILL THEY
FINALLY MAKE THESE CHANGES OR IS
HE GOING TO CONTINUE LETTING
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CANADIANS DOWN DURING THIS PINK?
>> THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  Mr
. SPEAKER, FROM THE BEGINNING
OF THIS PANDEMIC, WE MOVED
EXTREMELY RAPIDLY TO GET HELP
AND SUPPORT TO MILLIONS OF
CANADIANS AND THAT WAS THE
PRIORITY AND THAT IS WHAT WE'VE
BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST TWO
MONTHS.
AS WE'VE SAID, WE WILL CONTINUE
TO TWEAK AND IMPROVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT MORE PEOPLE WHO NEED
IT ARE GETTING IT AND WE ARE
WORKING AS BEST WE CAN, AS FAST
AS WE CAN TO HELP THOSE MILLIONS
OF CANADIANS WHO NEED SUPPORT.
>> WE HAVE TIME FOR A 15-SECOND
QUESTION.
>> Andrew Scheer:  THE PRIME
MINISTER INDICATED HE WOULD
SUPPORT TAIWAN'S INCLUSION IN
THE W.H.O. ONLY AS A NON-STATE
OBSERVER.
OF COURSE, THAT DOESN'T EXIST
.WILL THE PRIME MINISTER SUPPORT
TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION AS A
STATE OBSERVER?
>> THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME
MINISTER IN 15 SECONDS OR LESS,
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  Mr
. SPEAKER, WE WILL CONTINUE
WITH THE CHINESE POLICY BUT WE
WILL DO SO WHERE IT MAKES SENSE
AND THAT INCLUDES AT THE W.H.O.
>> WE'LL NOW CONTINUE WITH
Mr. BLANCHET.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR.
FRIDAY, STUDENTS IF QUEBEC IN
CANADA CAN MAKE A REQUEST FOR
THE CURB FOR STUDENTS AND THAT'S
GOOD NEWS.
THIS WAS A NECESSARY PROGRAMME
BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
THAT WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THEIR
SUMMER JOB THEY HAD LAST YEAR IS
MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER OF
JOBS THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
THESE PEOPLE AND WE DON'T KNOW
HOW LONG THESE JOBS WILL NOT BE
AVAILABLE FOR.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SAID THAT
THERE'S A RISK IN TERMS OF
MEETING THE JOB MARKET NEEDS AND
THE PRIME MINISTER MADE A CLEAR
COMMITMENT TO CREATE INCENTIVES
FOR STUDENTS WORK.
BETWEEN NOW AND FRIDAY, BECAUSE
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE
COMMITMENT IS, WILL THERE BE JOB
INCENTIVES THAT WILL ACCOMPANY
THE CURB?
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME
MINISTER.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR HIS
UNDERSTANDING OF THIS QUESTION
AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO
WON'T BE ABLE, FOR THE MOST
PART, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A
SUMMER JOB TO COUNT ON.
BUT WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS DON'T
JUST WANT MONEY.
THEY WANT WORK EXPERIENCE AND
THAT IS WHY WE'RE ESTABLISHING
PROGRAMS SUCH AS CANADA'S SUMMER
JOBS AND OTHER PROGRAMMES TO
CREATE 70,000 KEY JOBS IN
IMPORTANT SECTORS SO THAT THEY
CAN ALSO GET JOBS.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND WITH
EMPLOYERS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN
FILL THE GAPS IN THE JOB MARKETS
AND ENSURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
PROPERLY SUPPORT.
Mr. BLANCHET.
>> THAT'S QUITE INTERESTING, BUT
IT DOESN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION AT
ALL.
PEOPLE IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY,
TOURISM AND AGRICULTURE AND IN
GENERAL, THEY'VE EXPRESSED FEARS
THAT PEOPLE, IF THEY TAKE A JOB,
THEY'LL LOSE THEIR BENEFIT OR
THEY WON'T WORK AT ALL.
AND THE MORE YOU EARN AT YOUR
JOB, THE LESS YOU'LL GET, BUT WE
THINK THAT AFTER YOU EARN YOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS, THAT SHOULD BE
KEPT -- THERE SHOULD BE -- WELL,
SINCE YOU MADE A COMMITMENT TWO
WEEKS AGO, CAN YOU LOOK AT
INCENTIVES RIGHT NOW.
THIS WON'T LAST EIGHT MONTHS.
PRIME MINISTER?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  YOY
NEED JOB EXPERIENCE AND WE'RE IN
AN UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION AND
THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING WITH
SEASONAL INDUSTRIES IN VARIOUS
REGIONS TO ENSURE THAT WE DO
HAVE ENOUGH LABOUR AVAILABLE AND
TO HELP THEM AND STUDENTS CAN DO
THEIR SHARE.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO
ENSURE THEY HAVE THE NECESSARY
SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO
WON'T FIND JOBS AND THAT'S WHY
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
THE INDUSTRIES IN QUESTION, TO
ENSURE THAT WE DO HAVE LABOUR
AVAILABLE AND ALSO TO SUPPORT
STUDENTS.
Mr. BLANCHET.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, THE WHOLE
SPIRIT OF THIS QUESTION DOESN'T
SEEM TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
IN THE BEST POSSIBLE SCENARIO, I
DOUBT THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN
BRING BACK ALL THE JOBS THAT IT
WON'T BE NECESSARY FOR STUDENTS
TO TAKE ON.
THERE WILL BE SOME MISSING,
FIRST.
AND SECOND, PEOPLE AREN'T CRAZY
AND PEOPLE WILL SAY, IF I EARN
LESS BY GOING TO WORK, THEN
SAYING AT HOME, NO GOOD WILL
HELP TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE.
CAN WE ENSURE THAT THE MORE
SOMEONE WILL WORK, THE MORE
MONEY THEY'LL GET.
I THINK WE NEED A CLEAR RESPONSE
GIVEN THE DEADLINES IN QUESTION
AND THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO SIGN UP FOR THE
PROGRAMME FRIDAY.
PRINCIPLES ARE NICE, BUT WE NEED
A CLEAR ANSWER ON THIS.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME
MINISTER.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  AS
OF FRIDAY, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE
TO APPLY FOR THE EMERGENCY
BENEFIT FOR THEM AND WHEN THEY
APPLY, THEY WILL ALSO BE
DIRECTED TO A JOB BANK THAT WE
HAVE ESTABLISHED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY KNOW WHAT AVAILABLE
JOBS THERE ARE.
AND THEY'LL KNOW HOW THEY'LL BE
ABLE TO GET MONEY THEY NEED, BUT
ALSO THE NECESSARY PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE THAT THEY'LL NEED FOR
THEIR FUTURE AND WHILE HELPING
OUR SOCIETY IN THIS.
I KNOW WE'LL BE ABLE TO COUNT ON
THEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
Mr. SPEAKER.
Mr. SPEAKER, ONE OF THE MOST
DEVASTATING OUTCOMES OF THIS
COVID-19 CRISIS HAS BEEN THE
IMPACT ON SENIORS.
80% OR MORE OF THE DEATHS DURING
COVID-19 HAVE BEEN SENIORS
LIVING IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES
AND THE MILITARY HAD TO BE
CALLED IN.
OUT OF 14 COUNTRIES, CANADA HAS
BEEN DEEMED THE WORST IN ITS
CARE OF SENIORS.
DESPITE ALL OF THIS, THE PRIME
MINISTER HAS SAID RECENTLY SAID
HE DOESN'T FEEL IT THE PRIME
MINISTER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO
FIND A SOLUTION.
HOW CAN HE SAY THAT TO FAMILIES
REELING WITH THE LOSS THAT IT'S
NOT HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO SOLVE
THIS PROBLEM?
JUSTIN TRUDEAU PERHAPS THAT THE
N.D.P. HAS NOT MANY SEATS IN
QUEBEC FORGETS THE IMPORTANCE OF
RESPECTING THE CONSTITUTION AND
PROVISIONAL VERSUS FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
WE WILL BE THERE TO WORK WITH
THE PROVINCES AS THEY DEAL WITH
CHALLENGES IN THEIR LONG-TERM
CARE FACILITIES AND WE ARE THERE
AS A PARTNER, BUT WE, ON THIS
SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WILL ALWAYS
RESPECT THE JURISDICTION OF THE
PROVINCES AND BE THERE TO
SUPPORT THEM IN FULFILLING THOSE
RESPONSIBILITIES.
>> EVERYONE ACROSS CANADA SAW
THIS PRIME MINISTER DOUBLE DOWN
DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE
CANADIAN MILITARY HAD TO GO INTO
LONG-TERM CARE HOME.
THERE IS A ROLE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CAN PLAY.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BOTH
LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE, HAVE
BEEN CONSISTENTLY, FOR DECADES
BEEN CUTTING TRANSFERS TO
HEALTHCARE.
THEY CAN INCREASE THOSE
TRANSFERS TO ENSURE THAT
LONG-TERM CARE IS ADEQUATELY
FUNDED.
WE CAN ALSO ENSURE THERE'S A
NATIONAL CARE GUARANTEE, WORKING
WITH PROVINCES TO MEET THE BEST
STANDARD.
WE CAN INCREASE WORKER'S PAY.
WE CAN ENSURE THERE'S NO MORE
PROFITING OFF THE BACK OF
SENIORS AND WHEN IT COMES TO
LONG-TERM CARE.
WILL THE PRIME MINISTER COMMIT
TO SOME OF THESE GUARANTEES?
>> THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME
MINISTER.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  THE
LIBERAL PARTY WILL ALWAYS STAND
UP FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF
CANADA.
WE RESPECT AREAS OF
JURISDICTION.
BUT AS I'VE SAID FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING OF THIS CRISIS, WE
WILL BE THERE TO HELP THE
PROVINCES AS THEY MANAGE THE
CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE FACING.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES HAVE
A ROLE TO PLAY AND IT IS A ROLE
TO SUPPORT THE PROVINCES IN
DOING THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO
DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
THERE.
>> THE PRIME MINISTER IS NO
LONGER TRYING TO HIDE BEHIND
JURISDICTION.
WE KNOW IN LONG-TERM CARE HOME,
THE FOR-PROFIT CARE HOMES HAVE
BEEN THE SITE WHERE THE MOST
NUMBER OF SENIORS HAVE DIED.
WILL THE PRIME MINISTER JOIN US
IN COMMITTING TO REMOVING PROFIT
FROM THE LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM,
THAT VULNERABLE SENIORS SHOULD
NOT BE THE SUBJECT TO THE
PROFITS OF A COMPANY WILLING TO
CUT SERVICES, STAFFING AND
QUALITY OF CARE AND INSTEAD
ENSURE SENIORS GET THE BEST CARE
POSSIBLE?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  I
THINK IT HAS BECOME CLEAR FOR
ALL CANADIANS THAT WE NEED TO
IMPROVE THE CARE OFFERED TO OUR
SENIORS RIGHT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE CANNOT LOOK
AT THESE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE
SEEING AND THESE TRAGEDIES
HITTING SO MANY FAMILIES AND NOT
WANT TO SEE AS A COUNTRY US DO
BETTER.
THAT'S WHY WE, OF COURSE,
RECOGNISE WE'RE GOING TO WORK
WITH OTHER ORDERS OF GOVERNMENT,
PARTICULARLY THE PROVINCES IN
WHOM THEIR JURISDICTION IS TO
SUPPORT ANSWERING THESE
QUESTIONS INTO THE LONG TERM AND
HOW WE IMPROVE THE WAY THAT
CANADA SUPPORTS OR ELDERS AND
THIS IS SOMETHING REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE WILL BE THERE
FOR.
Mr. SINGH.
(SPEAKING FRENCH).
>> 31 SENIORS WERE DEHYDRATED
AND DID NOT RECEIVE CARE AND
THOSE WHO PRESENTED SYMPTOMS
WITH COVID-19 WERE NOT ISOLATED
FROM OTHERS.
THIS SPENT $10,000 A MONTH TO
HAVE THEIR EDERLY IN THE CENTRE
AND HOW CAN THE PRIME MINISTER
THINK THERE'S NO ROLE FOR THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PLAY TO
SOLVE THIS DEVASTATING ISSUE.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME
MINISTER.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  TH.
ALL QUEBECORS AND CANADIANS WERE
SHOCKED TO SEE THE TRAGEDY IN
THE DORVAL LONG-TERM CARE HOME
AND AS A CITIZEN, I WAS SO HAPPY
WHEN QUEBEC TOOK FIRM ACTION AND
ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS ISSUE AND WE ARE GOING TO
BE THERE TO SUPPORT QUEBEC IN
ITS SEARCH FOR ANSWERS AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY TO MOVE FORWARD IN
THE LONG TERM TO BETTER SUPPORT
OUR SENIORS RIGHT ACROSS OUR
COUNTRY.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE NOW.
>> HOW MANY EMERGENCY RESPONSE
BENEFIT CHEQUES HAVE BEEN SENT
TO PEOPLE WHOSE APPLICATIONS
HAVE BEEN FLAGGED AS FRAUDULENT?
>> THE HONOURABLE MINISTER.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE
77% OF PEOPLE RECEIVED THIS.
>> Rosemary:  I HAVE PULLED AWAY
FROM THIS ROUND OF COVID-19.
WE LIKE TO TAKE THE LEADER'S
ROUND, SO THE LEADERS
QUESTIONING THE PRIME MINISTER,
AS WE NORMALLY DO IN A REGULAR
TIME DURING QUESTION PERIOD.
AND IN A MOMENT, WILL BRING YOU
SOME OF THE BRIEFING FROM
DR. TAN AND CABINET MINISTERS.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU MISS THAT AND
LIKE TO SEE THAT AND WE'LL START
THAT JUST A MOMENT, BUT WE FEEL
IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW YOU THE
ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS FROM
THE OPPOSITION PARTIES WHEN THEY
ARE THERE IN PERSON.
I'LL BRING IN MY COLLEAGUES,
VASSEY KAPELOS AND DAVID
COCHRAN.
I FOUND THE PRIME MINISTER A
LITTLE CHIPPY THERE WITH JAGMEET
SINGH WHEN THERE WERE QUESTIONS
AROUND LONG-TERM CARE, VASSY.
>> Vassy:  YES, THE QUESTIONS
FROM THE LEADER OF THE N.D.P.
WERE ALL AROUND LONG-TERM CARE
AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN
ADDRESSING SOME ISSUES THAT HAVE
BECOME EVIDENT.
THE PRIME MINISTER WAS GETTING
SNIPPY ABOUT QUEBEC.
SO THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT
Mr. BAN CHARLOTTE, THE LEADER
OF THE BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS HAS BEEN
TALKING.
EVEN THOUGH PROVINCES HAVE
JURISDICTION OVER LONG-TERM
CARE, WHAT EXACTLY IS THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PREPARED DO
AND THAT'S WHAT JAGMEET SINGH
KEPT PUSHING AND WHEN THE PRIME
MINISTER RESPONDED, AT FIRST --
I DON'T WANT TO QUOTE EXACTLY --
BUT HE MADE LIGHT OF OR MADE FUN
OF THE N.D.P.'S MISFORTUNE, THE
ELECTORAL MISFORTUNE, I'LL CALL
IT.
>> Rosemary:  THAT'S A GOOD WAY
OF PUTTING IT.
[ Laughter ]
>> Vassy:  IN QUEBEC,
SPECIFICALLY, AND INSINUATED OR
ACCUSED JAGMEET SINGH OF NOT
UNDERSTANDING OR RESPECTING THE
CONSTITUTION AND INSISTED THE
LIBERALS DO.
BY THAT, HE MEANT THE AREAS OF
JURISDICTIONS, THE
JURISDICTIONAL DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
WHERE LONG-TERM CARE IS
CONCERNED.
THE N.D.P.'S POINT IS THERE IS
STILL A LOT HAPPENING IN THESE
HOMES AND WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT
IT.
AND NOT SPECIFIC ANSWERS
PROVIDED THERE AND IT FOLLOWED
UP ABOUT OTHER THAN WE CARE AND
WE'VE SENT IN THE MILITARY AND
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S A
PROBLEM.
BUT STILL, A DEFERENCE TO
JURISDICTION.
>> Rosemary:  IT WILL BE A
DEBATE AND THERE WILL HAVE TO BE
THIS UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATION
AROUND LONG-TERM CARE, WHETHER
WE'RE RESPECTING THE
CONSTITUTION OR NOT, THERE WILL
BE SOME SORT OF CONVERSATION
ABOUT HOW THAT IS DIVIDED UP AND
WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
ROLE SHOULD BE.
DAVID, ANDREW SCHEER HAD A LOT
OF QUESTIONS AROUND FRAUD OF THE
CERB.
>> David:  IT WAS ANYTHING ON
THE JURISDICTIONAL QUESTION, HOW
MANY TIMES HAVE WE HEARD
CHRYSTIA FREELAND SQUABBLE ABOUT
THIS.
MOST LIKELY, ROSIE, BECAUSE THIS
IS A BIG QUEBEC ISSUE RIGHT NOW
AND ALWAYS AN ISSUE IN DEALING
WIT QUEBEC GOVERNMENT.
THE CERB, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN
THAT AND IN BLANCHET'S QUESTIONS
AND THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE
N.D.P. IS THAT THE ROLL-OUT
PHASE AND THE PROGRAMME-DESIGN
PHASE IS LARGELY DONE.
WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THE BIG
AID PROGRAMS ROLLED OUT NOW BY
THE PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTERS
AND NOW IT'S THE PULLING APART
OF THESE PROGRAMMES AND POINTING
TO THE FLAWS, WHO IS GETTING
EXCLUDED AND AS ANDREW SCHEER
SAID, WHO IS LINKING THE FACT
THAT 200,000 OF THE 7.7 MILLION
RECEIVING CERB, ACCOUNTS FLAGS
AS UNEQUALIFYING WHERE THERE ARE
BUSINESSES AND OTHERS WHO ARE
NOT QUALIFYING AND FOLLOWING THE
RULES.
THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGE TO
MANAGE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN
ROLLING OUT NATIONAL POLICY THIS
RAPIDLY WILL LEAD TO PROBLEMS.
THE 200,000, POTENTIALLY,
ACCORDING TO THE MEMO THAT THE
NATIONAL POST HAS SEEN ARE
GETTING PAYMENTS THAT THEY DON'T
NECESSARILY QUALIFY FOR OR THEY
FLAT OUT ARE TRYING TO RI OFF
THE GOVERNMENT TO GET EXTRA
CASH.
THERE IS A PROMISE THEY'LL BE
CAUGHT AFTERWARDS BECAUSE THIS
IS ALL RECONCILED AT TAX TIME
AND PEOPLE WILL BE FORCED TO PAY
BACK.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING WHETHER
THAT WILL SATISFY THE GOVERNMENT
AS A PUNISHMENT, WHETHER THERE
SHOULD BE FINES ON TOP OF THAT.
THAT'S A QUESTION FOR ANOTHER
DAY.
>> Rosemary:  DAVID COCHRAN AND
VASSY KAPELOS THE PRIME MINISTER
MENTIONING YOU'LL BE DIRECTED TO
A JOB BANK TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WORK AS A
STUDENT.
LET'S BRING IN THE DAILY
BRIEFING FROM FEDERAL CABINET
MINISTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICIALS GIVING AN UPDATE ON
THE RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND
THIS IS IT FROM THE BEGINNING.
DR. THERESA TAM.
>> I'LL START WITH THE LATEST
NUMBERS OF COVID-19 NUMBERS IN
CANADA.
THERE ARE NOW 71,486 CONFIRMED
CASES, INCLUDING 5,209 DEATHS.
AND 34,496 OR 48% OF CASES HAVE
NOW RECOVERED.
THE LABS ACROSS CANADA TESTED
OVER 1,169,000 PEOPLE FOR
COVID-19 TO DATE WITH ABOUT 6%
OF THESE TESTING POSITIVE
OVERALL.
WE'RE NOW TESTING ON AVERAGE OF
26 TO 28,000 PEOPLE DAILY AND
THESE NUMBERS CHANGE QUICKLY AND
ARE UPDATED REGULARLY ON
CANADA.CA/CORONAVIRUS.
TODAY CANADA RELEASED
INFORMATION ON EXCESS DEATHS IN
CANADA.
EXCESS DEATHS IS A MEASURE OF
THE ADDITIONAL DEATHS THAT HAVE
OCCURRED OVER AND ABOVE THE
EXPECTED NUMBER BASED ON TRENDS
FOR PREVIOUS YEARS.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT WAY FOR US TO
UNDERSTAND THE FULL IMPACT OF AN
EXTRAORDINARY EVENT LIKE
COVID-19 AGAINST EXPECTED
MORTALITY.
(SPEAKING FRENCH).
>> IT IS ALSO A REMINDER THAT A
SIGNIFICANT CRISIS LIKE COVID-19
CAN HAVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
BEYOND THE ILLNESS ITSELF SUCH
AS INCREASED ILLNESS AND DEATH
ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES, PROBLEMATIC SUBSTANCE
USE OR DELAYED HEALTH SEEKING
FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
>> COVID-19 CAN HAVE
CONSEQUENCES BEYOND THE ILLNESS,
SUCH AS AN ILLNESS OR DEATH
ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES, PROBLEMATIC SUBSTANCE
ABUSE AND CHRONIC HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
THE DELAYS IN SEEKING URGENT
CARE FOR HEALTH,
LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES,
LIGHT HEART ATTACKS OR STROKE
CAN RESULT IN IMMEDIATE
INCREASES IN DEATH RATES WHILE
DELAYS IN CHRONIC DISEASE CAN
AFFECT MEDIUM AND LONG-TEM
ILLNESS AND DEATH RATES.
LIKEWISE, DELAYED OR MISSED
APPOINTMENTS FOR PREVENTION
VISITS TO MAINTAIN ROUTINE
VACCINATIONS INCREASES THE RISK
OF THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE
OUTBREAKS IN ASSOCIATED ILLNESS
AND DEATHS.
SO AS WE REVIEW THESE NUMBERS
THAT TELL US ARE THE BORDER
IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE
HEALTH OF CANADIANS, I AM
REMINDING EVERYONE THAT IT IS
VITAL TO MAINTAIN HEALTH VISITS
FOR YOURSELF AND FAMILY AND THAT
INCLUDES KEEPING HEALTH VISITS
FROM EVERYTHING FROM PREVENTION
TO VACCINES TO MENTAL HEALTH AND
CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND
NOT GETTING LIFE-THREATENING
HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
CONCERNS.
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HAVE
IMPLEMENTED A RANGE OF
PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND ENSURE
PATIENT'S SAFETY.
THIS INCLUDES SCREENING PATIENTS
BEFORE APPOINTMENTS, STAGGERING
VISIT TIMES TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND IN SOME CASES
MAKING VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS
AVAILABLE.
SO SPEAK WITH YOUR HEALTHCARE
PROVIDER TO SEE WHAT OPTIONS ARE
AVAILABLE FOR YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY TO SAFELY HAVE YOUR
HEALTH NEEDS MET.
THANK YOU.
MERCI.
>> THANK YOU, DR. TAM.
I'M PLEASED TO SEND OUT A MANAGE
TO ALL ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY FOR THE
SURVIVAL OF THEIR BUSINESSES, AS
WELL AS TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN
BRING THEIR EMPLOYEES BACK INTO
THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH
A PERIOD OF MAJOR STRESS AND
ANXIETY AND THE MESSAGE FOR YOU
TODAY IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS
HERE FOR YOU.
TODAY, I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
THE LAUNCH OF THE REGIONAL
RECOVERY FUND ABOUT, A
ONE-BILLION DOLLARS FUND TO BE
MANAGED BY THE ECONOMICAL
AGENCIES AND THOSE AGENCIES ARE
IN THE ATLANTIC, AND IN ONTARIO,
THERE ARE TWO.
AND IN THE WEST, IT'S WESTERN
DIVERSIFICATION AGENCY.
WE HAVE ALREADY CREATED A SAFETY
NET FOR PEOPLE AND MAJOR
ECONOMIC MEASURES FOR OUR
BUSINESSES.
NOW, IF YOU HAVE FALLEN BETWEEN
THE CRACKS OR IF, AS
ENTREPRENEURS, YOU DO NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO THE $40,000 CREDIT OR
TO THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
BENEFIT OR OTHER HEALTH
MEASURES, COME AND SEE US AND
TALK TO YOUR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BECAUSE WE
WANT TO HELP YOU.
IF YOU ARE WORKING IN THE
TOURISM SECTOR AND YOU HAVE NO
ACCESS TO FUNDING.
IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS IN
MONTREAL, WE ARE HERE TO HELP
YOU.
 NOT ONLY FOR THE TOURISM
SECTOR OF COURSE.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER EXAMPLES I
COULD GIVE YOU SUCH AS THE
HIGH-TECH SECTOR OR
MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
THE IDEA IS THAT OUR AGENCIES
WILL BE MORE FLEXIBLE AND BE
ABLE TO ADAPT MEASURES ON THE
GROUND AND RESPOND TO YOUR
NEEDS.
WE'RE DOING THIS TO RELAUNCH OR
ECONOMY TO ENSURE THAT THE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS FAIR TO
ALL.
>> FOR ALL HARD-WORKING
ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE WORKING
DAY AND NIGHT RIGHT NOW FOR THE
SURVIVAL OF THEIR BUSINESSES AND
ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THEIR
EMPLOYEES ARE ABLE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO A GOOD JOB DURING AND
AFTER THE PANDEMIC.
SO THE IDEA RIGHT NOW IS TO
PROVIDE SOLUTIONS BECAUSE I
KNOW, WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH A PERIOD OF STRESS AND
ANXIETY.
MY MESSAGE TO ALL ENTREPRENEURS
AND TO ALL CANADIANS IS THAT THE
GOVERNMENT IS THERE FOR YOU AND
WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK.
TODAY, WE'RE ANNOUNCING THE
LAUNCH OF THE REGIONAL RELIEF.
THE REGIONAL RELIEF AND RECOVERY
PROGRAMME AND THIS FUND IS A ONE
BILLION DOLLARS FUND THAT IS
THERE TO HELP BUSINESSES.
IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS AND YOU
FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS OF THE
SYSTEM, IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO
HAVE ACCESS TO THE WAGE SUBSIDY
AND IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO THE $40,000 LOAN, THE
CEBA ACCOUNT, WELL, COME AND SEE
YOUR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AND WE'LL BE THERE TO HELP.
AND ALSO IN THE NORTH AND IN THE
THREE TERRITORIES IT'S CANOR.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE IN THE
TOURISM SECTOR AND YOU'RE NOT
ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO FUNDING,
COME AND SEE US.
IF YOU'RE IN THE TECH SECTOR AND
YOU'RE A NEW START-UP, PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT FEDEV AND
OTHER AGENCIES OR IF YOU'RE IN
THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR,
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE THERE TO HELP.
THE IDEA IS THAT WE CAN OFFER
ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY AND BE
ADAPTED TO REGIONAL REALITIES.
THE AGENCIES ARE CLOSE TO THE
GROUND AND ARE THERE TO HELP.
SO THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RESTART
APPROPRIATELY, THE ECONOMY, AND
THAT WE CAN HAVE AN EQUITABLE
RELAUNCH OF OUR ECONOMY.
MERCI, THANK YOU.
>> NOW TO MY COLLEAGUE.
>> BON JOUR.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, VERY WELL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE WITH YOU
HERE TODAY.
(SPEAKING FRENCH).
>> AS YOU ALL KNOW VERY WELL,
THE MONTH OF MAY IS WHEN
STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
NORMALLY START SUMMER JOBS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THESE ARE NOT
NORMAL TIMES AND MANY STUDENT
JOBS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE
TO COVID-19, WHICH PRESENTS A
UNIQUE SET OF CHALLENGES TO
YOUNG CANADIANS.
>> WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTED
THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIMES AND
ON APRIL 22nd, THE PRIME
MINISTER ANNOUNCED A CANADA
EMERGENCY STUDENT BENEFIT, A
DIRECT SUPPORT TO STUDENTS WHO
ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND WORK
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND WHO
ARE WORRIED ABOUT PAYING BILLS
AND TUITION IN THE FALL.
I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE TODAY,
STARTING THIS FRIDAY, 
MAY 15th, STUDENT CAN APPLY
THROUGH THE CANADA REVENUE
AGENCIES TO HELP MANAGE THE
VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS,
APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO
APPLY OVER FOUR DAYS, LIKE WE
DID WITH THE CERB, DEPENDING ON
THEIR MONTH OF BIRTH AND CAN
EXPECT THEIR PAYMENT IN THREE TO
FIVE BUSINESS DAYS FROM WHEN
THEY ARE DEEMED ELIGIBLE IF
THEY'RE USING DIRECT DEPOSIT.
IN YOU'RE A STUDENT AND NEVER
FILED A TAX RETURN, YOU'LL NEED
TO CALL THE CRA TO ACTIVATE YOUR
SOCIAL NUMBER TO APPLY FOR THE
SESB AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SET
UP A MY ACCOUNT TO APPLY FOR THE
BENEFIT THIS FRIDAY.
THE WEBSITE WILL BE GOING LIVE
TODAY WITH CLEAR DETAILS ON WHO
IS ELIGIBLE AND WHAT CANADIANS
NEED TO KNOW IN ORDER TO APPLY
WHEN THE APPLICATION PROCESS
BEGINS.
(SPEAKING FRENCH).
>> THE CESB WILL BE AVAILABLE
FROM MAY TO AUGUST TO STUDENTS
AND TO RECENT GRADUATES WHO ARE
NOT RECEIVING THE CANADA
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT AND
WHO ARE SEEKING WORK BUT UNABLE
TO FIND IT BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
>> IT'S FOR CANADIAN STUDENTS
ABROAD AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
STUDYING A PROGRAMME IN THE
COMING MONTHS.
THROUGH THIS BENEFIT, ELIGIBLE
STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE $1,250 PER
MONTH THERE MAY TO AUGUST OF
2020 OR $2,000 A MONTH FOR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR
STUDENTS WITH DEPENDENTS.
THIS MONEY WILL NOT HAVE TO BE
PAID BACK.
JUST LIKE THE CERB, STUDENTS CAN
MAKE UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS
OVER THE FOUR-WEEK PERIOD FOR
WHICH THEY ARE APPLYING.
(SPEAKING FRENCH).
>> THE CESB WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
ONE MILLION FULL-TIME AND
PART-TIME STUDENTS.
>> WE ARE COMMITTED TO ALL
CANADIANS, INCLUDING THE
CANADIANS WHO NEED IT MOST.
THROUGH MEASURES LIKE THE CESB
WILL DO WHAT IT TAKE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CARLA.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO QUESTIONS
AND THANK YOU, MINISTER.
THIS BEGIN WITH THE TELEPHONE.
>> Operator:  OUR FIRST
QUESTION, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Question:  MY QUESTION IS FOR
MINISTER QUALTROUGH, REGARDING
THE BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS.
TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN THIS WAS
DISCUSSED AND VOTED IN THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS, OPPOSITION LEADERS
HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BENEFITS
AND THEY WANTED SOME CHANGES AND
THAT'S WHY THE BILL THAT WAS
ADOPTED WAS PRETTY VAGUE AND
THERE WAS A PROMISE THAT IN THE
REGULATIONS, THERE WOULD BE SOME
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
YOU PROMISED TO THE N.D.P. THAT
YOU WOULD PUT IT TO $2,000 FOR
STUDENTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN WHICH
YOU DID, BUT YOU ALSO PROMISED
TO THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY THAT
THERE WOULD BE A LINK BETWEEN
STUDENTS AND AVAILABLE JOBS AND
TO THE BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS, YOU
PROMISED THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE
THEY COULD KEEP BEFORE LOSING
THE BENEFIT COULD BE CHANGED AND
COULD CHANGE FROM THE THOUSAND
DOLLARS THAT WAS FIRST DECIDED.
SO I DON'T SEE IN WHAT YOU'RE
ANNOUNCING TODAY ANY INDICATION
THAT YOU FULFILL YOUR PROMISE
AND THAT YOU LISTEN TO THE
OPPOSITION PARTIES.
CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT
THAT?
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTIONS.
IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY
AND MAYBE I'LL GO QUICKLY
THROUGH EACH OF THEM.
WITH RESPECT TO THE CONCERNS
THAT WE HAVE DIRECT LINKS TO
AVAILABLE WORK, IT'S ACTUALLY
RIGHT IN THE BILL ITSELF THAT WE
HAVE TO DIRECT STUDENTS TO THE
JOB BANK AND IN QUEBEC TO THE
QUEBEC'S EQUIVALENT AND WE HAVE
TO TELL STUDENTS WHERE THEY CAN
FIND WORK AND WHAT JOBS ARE
AVAILABLE.
WITH RESPECT TO THE LIMIT OF
INCOME A STUDENT CAN EARN RIGHT
NOW BY REGULATION, IT'S THE SAME
AS A CERB.
BUT AS I'VE SAID, AS THE
SITUATION WE'LL CONTINUE TO TALK
ON THE CERB AND STUDENT BENEFIT
AS TO HOW WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER
FOR PEOPLE TO TRANSITION BACK
INTO THEIR WORK AND I
APOLOGIZE -- I FORGET THE THIRD
ONE.
WHAT WAS THE THIRD?
>> THE N.D.P., BUT YOU MADE THE
REQUEST.
>> WE WORKED REALLY HARD WITH
THE -- AND THANK YOU.
I THINK THE POINT IS, WE WORKED
COLLABORATIVELY ON THIS AND BY
GIVING REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IN
THIS ACT, WE CAN CONTINUE TO
RESPOND QUICKLY WITHOUT HAVING
TO GO BACK TO CHANGE THE LAW
ITSELF.
>> ABOUT THE $1,000 OF REVENUES
THAT A STUDENT COULD KEEP, WHICH
IS THE SAME AS FOR SOMEONE
GETTING THE CERB, ARE YOU SAYING
THAT THAT COULD CHANGE IN THE
NEAR FUTURE?
IS THAT WHAT I SHOULD TAKE AWAY
FROM WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> I WOULDN'T SAY THE NEAR
FUTURE.
I WOULD SAY AS WE LOOK AS A
GOVERNMENT AND AS WE HEAD INTO
RECOVERY AND PROVINCES OPEN UP
THEIR ECONOMIES, THERE IS
REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IN BOTH
CASES FOR THE CERB AND STUDENT
BENEFIT TO MONITOR THE SITUATION
AND CHANGE ACCORDINGLY AS IT
EVOLVES, BUT NO, IT WOULD BE
PREMATURE TO SAY THAT IS COMING
ANY TIME SOON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MERCI.
OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM THE
CANADIAN PRESS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
PLEASE UN-MUTE YOUR LINE.
>> Question:  YES, THANK YOU.
WE'RE INTERESTED IN KNOWING
ABOUT TESTING AND NOW THAT
OFFICIALS HAVE AN APPROVED
ANTIBODY TEST, WHAT PRECISELY DO
THEY PLAN TO DO WITH IT IN TERMS
OF PUBLIC TESTING SINCE THE
SCIENCE ON COVID-19 IMMUNOLOGY
ISN'T QUITE SETTLED YET?
>> THIS IS THERESA TAM AND I'LL
ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
SO YES, HEALTH CANADA AUTHORIZED
THE CELL OF THE FIRST SIROLOGIC
TEST, A TEST FOR USUAL
ANTIBODIES OR YOUR ANTIBODIES TO
THE VIRUS ITSELF.
AND SO, AS YOU CORRECTLY POINTED
OUT, WE DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT
THE IMMUNOLOGY OF COVID-19 AND
THESE TESTS IN GENERAL, TESTS
FOR ANTIBODIES APPEAR DAYS OR
WEEKS AFTER THE INFECTION.
SO IT'S A LOOK AT WHAT THE
PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION HAS
BEEN INFECTED, FOR INSTANCE.
THE APPROACH THAT WE'RE TAKING
IN CANADA IS TO USE THESE TESTS,
FIRST OF ALL, IN THE CONTEXT OF
OUR POPULATION STUDIES.
SO THE IMMUNITY TASK FORCE THAT
WAS FORMED A SORT WHILE AGO HAS
BEEN ACTIVE IN TRYING TO
ACCELERATE AND PRIORITIZE THESE
TESTS SO THAT WE CAN USE THEM TO
DETERMINE ACROSS THE POPULATION
AN ESTIMATION OF HOW MANY
CANADIANS ARE INFECTED IN
DIFFERENT PLACES OR DIFFERENT
AGE GROUPS OR IN DIFFERENT RISK
POPULATIONS, FOR INSTANCE.
THAT WON'T BE THE FIRST KEY USE.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, TOGETHER
WITH RECORDINGS, ORGANIZATIONS
AND FUNDS SUCH AS THE CANADIAN
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH,
WE HAVE TO STUDY THE IMMUNOLOGY,
THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS
AT THE SAME TIME AND THEN WE CAN
INTERPRET THESE TESTS AS TO WHAT
THEY MEAN FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.
SO IT A LITTLE PREMATURE TO BE
ABLE TO USE THESE TESTS AND
INTERPRET THEM ON THAT BASIS.
FROM A POPULATION LEVEL, THESE
TESTS WILL BE USED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE PCR TESTS
TO LOOK AT HOW THEY CAN BE
INCORPORATED THEN INTO A WIDER
TESTING STRATEGY, BUT RIGHT NOW,
UNDER THE COLLABORATION OF THE
IMMUNITY TASK FORCE, OUR
PRIORITY IS FOCUSING ON THE
POPULATION SURVEY AND ALSO TO
UNDERSTAND THERE ARE DESIGNS OF
THESE STUDIES OVER TIME, AS
WELL, TO LOOK ACROSS AT LEAST
TWO-YEAR TIME SPAN TO SEE HOW
THE POPULATION CHANGES IN TERMS
OF THE ANTIBODY RESPONSE.
THAT WOULD GIVE US EVEN MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW EFFECTIVE
ARE THESE ANTIBODIES PROTECTING
SOMEONE AGAINST, MAYBE A SECOND
ENCOUNTER AGAINST THE VIRUS AND
HOW LONG DOES IMMUNITY LAST FOR.
I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THE TEST
WAS AUTHORIZED.
I ALSO FEEL WE ARE BENEFITING
FROM SOME OF THE INFORMATION
COMING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES,
WHERE THEY HAVE HAD SOME
EXPERIENCE WITH SIROLOGY
TESTING.
SOME OF THE TESTS DIDN'T PERFORM
VERY WELL AND WE'RE LEARNING
FROM THAT EXPERIENCE, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M NOT SURE WHO IS BEST TO
ANSWER THIS ONE, BUT ONCE THE
ECONOMY STARTS TO REOPEN AND
MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT SICK-LEAVE
BENEFITS ARE GOING TO BE
RETURNING TO WORK, AS YOU KNOW.
WHAT WILL THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE
BE IN MAKING SURE THEY STAY HOME
WHEN SICK WITHOUT PENALIZED FOR
DOING THAT?
>> I'M HAPPY TO WEIGH THIS ON
THIS ONE.
SO WE'RE VERY AWARE THAT A KEY
COMPONENT TO OUR RETURN-TO-WORK
SAFELY AND POSITIONING
BUSINESSES AND WORKERS TO FEEL
CONFIDENT THEY CAN GO BACK TO
WORK WILL BE MAKING IT EASIER TO
STAY HOME IF YOU'RE FEELING SICK
OR IF YOU'RE NOT WELL OR IF
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT HAVING BEEN
EXPOSED TO COVID AND WE'RE
WORKING ACTIVELY WITH THE
PROVINCES.
I KNOW THIS IS THE DISCUSSION
THAT'S HAPPENING BETWEEN THE
PREMIERS AND THE PRIME MINISTER,
TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP.
AS YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW, UNDER THE
CERB IF YOU'RE SICK OR IF YOU'RE
QUARANTINED, OF COURSE, YOU CAN
ACCESS THE CERB AND WE'LL LOOK
TO SEE HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT CANADIANS MOVING FORWARD
AND IN WHAT WAY WE CAN BEST DO
THAT.
>> Operator:  THE LAST QUESTION
ON THE PHONE.
(SPEAKING FRENCH).
>> Operator:  QUESTION FROM
PRESS CANADA.
>> Question:  MY QUESTION IS FOR
MINISTER QUALTROUGH AND IF YOU
CAN ANSWER IN FRENCH, THAT WOULD
BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
COULD YOU PLEASE TELL US IN
PRACTICAL TERMS HOW YOU'RE GOING
TO MATCH STUDENTS WITH THE
AVAILABLE JOBS?
WHAT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GOING DO PRECISELY TO FULFILL
THIS PROMISE MADE TO THE
CONSERVATIVES?
>> Answer:  THANK YOU.
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT
QUESTION.
WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DO
ANYTHING TO DISSUADE PEOPLE FROM
GOING BACK TO WORK AND FOR
STUDENTS, THERE WILL BE
OPPORTUNITIES, WE BELIEVE, TO
WORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS
SUMMER.
SO ONE OF THE MEASURES WE'VE
CREATED WAS AN ADDITIONAL 1,600
JOBS ACROSS CANADA.
WHEN WE CREATED THE APPLICATION
FOR THE CESB, WE ALSO TOLD
STUDENTS ABOUT THE JOB BANK.
I'M SORRY, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO
SAY IT IN FRENCH.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT SHOWS
ALL OF THE AVAILABLE JOBS.
>> IT HELPS THEM TO BECOME
CONNECTED WITH EMPLOYERS.
(SPEAKING FRENCH).
>> ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO DO IS THAT WE'VE CREATED A
PORTAL SHOWING THE VARIOUS JOB
OFFERINGS AND IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE CESB, THOSE WHO WISH TO
APPLY FIRST WILL HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THE JOB PORTAL AND
THEREFORE SEE WHAT JOBS ARE
AVAILABLE IN THEIR OWN REGIONS
AND THAT'S WHAT CARLA HAS JUST
EXPLAINED TO YOU.
>> Question:  IF I CORRECTLY
UNDERSTOOD, THERE WON'T BE ANY
OBLIGATION ON THE STUDENT'S
PART.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT
FROM THE INFORMATION BUT WILL
NOT BE FORCED TO APPLY FOR A JOB
AND HAVE IT REFUSED, HAVE THEIR
APPLICATION REJECTED BEFORE
THREAT CAN APPLY FOR THE CESB.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN BECAUSE THE
STUDENTS FINISH SCHOOL AT
DIFFERENT TIMES, I IMAGINE THIS
IS FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE ONLY
FINISHED UNIVERSITY, BECAUSE
OTHERS HAVE NOT YET FINISHED
SCHOOL.
CARLA, PLEASE UN-MUTE YOURSELF.
>> Answer:  I'M SORRY, IT
DEPENDS WHEN YOU FINISH YOUR
STUDIES, INDEED.
SO FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE STILL IN
HIGH SCHOOL, IT WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS,
BUT FOR POST SECONDARY STUDENTS,
IT BE AVAILABLE FOR FOUR MONTHS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO FORCE
STUDENTS TO ACCEPT A CERTAIN
JOB, A SPECIFIC JOB, BUT THEY
HAVE TO AFFIRM AND ATTEST IN
THEIR APPLICATIONS THAT THEY ARE
ACTIVELY SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND
THAT THEY'RE NOT REFUSING ANY
JOBS AND THAT THEY'RE ACTIVELY
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT.
>> Rosemary:  WE'LL PULL AWAY
FROM THIS FEDERAL BRIEFING HERE
WITH CABINET MINISTERS AND
FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS.
OTHER DETAILS THERE ABOUT THE
STUDENT AID THAT WILL BECOME
AVAILABLE AS OF FRIDAY AND YOU
WILL WHEN YOU APPLY FOR THAT AID
WHEN YOU'RE A STUDENT FOR $1215
OR MORE BE DIRECTED TO A JOB
BANK, WHERE YOU CAN LOOK AT ALSO
JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU
WANT ONE.
BUT THE MINISTER MAKING IT CLEAR
THEY WILL NOT FORCE YOU TO TAKE
A JOB, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO
ATTEST YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A
JOB.
YOU WILL GET FOUR MONTHS OF
SUPPORT OF IF YOU'RE A
UNIVERSITY STUDENT AND TWO
MONTHS IF YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT BECAUSE IN PRINCIPLE,
YOU'RE STILL IN CLASS.
SO IMPORTANT DETAILS FOR LOTS OF
STUDENTS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL
HELP.
THE WHOLE CLASS OF 2020,
ACTUALLY, HAVING A HARD TIME
BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE NOT
GOING TO GET THEIR TRADITIONAL
PROM THIS YEAR, THEIR BIG
YEAR-END PARTY, BUT THEY WON'T
MISS OUT ALL TOGETHER.
THIS YEAR'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADS
ARE TURNING TO VIRTUAL PROMS
DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND RAY
DUFF IS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AT
THE ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS AND
THEY'RE ON A COOL COMMITTEE
CALLED THE PROM IS ON, 2020.
IT'S A VIRTUAL PROM THAT ALL
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SENIORS IN
CANADA CAN JOIN AND THEY BOTH
JOIN US NOW FROM THEIR HOMES.
HI TO YOU BOTH AND GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HI.
>> Rosemary:  RAY, I'LL START
WITH YOU AND SO YOU HAVE NO
PROM.
THERE'S NOTHING TO DO AND WHO
CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA AND WHY
DID YOU GUYS D
