 
WE ARE EXPECTING THE FOCUS 
TODAY TO BE ON GOVERNMENT 
RESPONSE AND INITIATIVES TO 
SUPPORT VULNERABLE CANADIANS 
THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
WE WILL ALSO, THOUGH, OF COURSE 
TAKE YOU TO NOVA SCOTIA THIS 
HOUR AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR 
SOME OF WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL THE 
CAREFUL AND SAFE TRIBUTES IN 
THIS TIME OF COVID TO THOSE WHO 
WERE KILLED IN THAT VIOLENT 
RAMPAGE OVER THE WEEKEND.
WE KNOW NOW OF AT LEAST 20 
VICTIMS, 18 OF THEM HAVE BEEN 
CONFIRMED.
TWO MORE PRESUMED TO BE DEAD BY 
THEIR SON AND WE'LL ALSO BRING 
YOU THE LATEST ON THE 
INVESTIGATION TODAY.
THOSE NUMBERS, OF COURSE, COULD 
VARY BECAUSE POLICE ARE STILL 
LOOKING AT SOME 16 CRIME SCENES.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT IS THE 
ACTUAL SKY BEHIND ME IN OTTAWA 
RIGHT NOW.
SO A FAIRLY GRIM AND BLEAK DAY 
HERE IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL.
BUT LET ME SHOW YOU WHERE WE 
ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE 
PRIME MINISTER, OF COURSE, 
OUTSIDE OF HIS HOME HERE AT 
RIDEAU COTTAGE.
THE REGULAR BACKDROP FOR HIS 
ADDRESS.
BEFORE WE GET THERE, THOUGH, I 
DO WANT TO TURN THIS STORY BACK 
TO NOVA SCOTIA WHERE SO MANY 
PEOPLE ARE STILL REELING FROM 
EVENTS THAT UNFOLDED OVER THE 
WEEKEND.
AND AS POLICE, THE RCMP, 
CONTINUE THEIR EXTENSIVE 
INVESTIGATION THERE TODAY.
LARRY HARRISON IS THE MEMBER OF 
THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE FOR 
THE RIDING OF 
COLCHESTER-MUSQUODOBOIT AND HE 
JOINS ME NOW.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, LARRY, AND MY 
CONDOLENCES TO YOUR COMMUNITY 
AND ALL OF NOVA SCOTIA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
>> Rosemary: HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HOW ARE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU 
DOING TODAY?
>> I THINK EVERYONE IS JUST 
GETTING MOTIONALLY DRAINED.
THIS IS JUST A HORRIFIC 
SITUATION.
AND TRYING TO RESPOND TO IT.
IN A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT IS 
OUT OF OUR NORMAL.
IT'S MAKING IT MORE AND MORE 
DIFFICULT.
I MEAN, OUR NORMAL IS -- SURE.
GO AHEAD.
>> Rosemary: NO, YOU GO AHEAD, 
LARRY.
YOUR NORMAL IS YOU ALL GET 
TOGETHER AND HELP ONE ANOTHER.
>> EXACTLY.
YOU WALK IN A HOUSE, GIVE 
SOMEONE A HUG, SIT DOWN, HOLD 
THEIR HAND, TALK TO THEM AND 
ASK WHAT CAN BE DONE.
AND IN A FEW DAYS' TIME, WE GET 
TOGETHER AS FRIENDS AND FAMILY 
TO HONOUR THE PERSON THAT DIED 
AND NOW THAT IS GONE SO WE NEED 
TO FIND DIFFERENT WAYS NOW TO 
RESPOND TO THIS HORRIFIC, 
HORRIFIC LEVEL OF GRIEF.
>> Rosemary: YEAH.
IT DOES MAKE IT SO MUCH MORE 
DIFFICULT, THE FACT THAT 
EVERYONE HAS TO BE APART DURING 
THIS.
HOW ARE PEOPLE, THE FAMILIES, 
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE SPOKEN 
TO, HOW ARE THEY DEALING WITH 
IT GIVEN THAT THEY HAVE SORT OF 
THIS DOUBLE, YOU KNOW, PRESSURE 
NOW OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BE 
TOGETHER?
>> YEAH.
WELL, THEY'VE BEEN DOING A FEW 
THINGS.
THERE IS THE VIRTUAL MEMORIAL 
SERVICE SET UP FOR FRIDAY 
EVENING.
LAST NIGHT THEY PUT CANDLES IN 
THE WINDOWS.
ON POLES, THERE ARE BROKEN 
HEARTS THAT ARE PUT UP.
I WAS JUST TALKING TO MY 
DAUGHTER A FEW MINUTES AGO.
AND SHE'S DIRECTOR OF HOSPICE 
IN TRURO.
AND THEY HAVE COUNCILLORS SET 
UP AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEM 
SPECIALIZES IN CHILD GRIEF.
AND SHE IS DEALING NOW WITH 
SOME OF THE CHILDREN THAT WERE 
A PART OF THIS.
AND THE STORIES ARE JUST 
HEARTBREAKING.
THEY'RE JUST HEARTBREAKING.
>> Rosemary: THE FACT THAT IT 
HAPPENED OVER SUCH A LARGE 
TERRITORY, RIGHT?
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT VILLAGES 
WERE HIT AND A NUMBER OF 
DIFFERENT FAMILIES.
HOW MUCH MORE DIFFICULT IS THAT?
THE FACT THAT IT REALLY SEEMS 
TO HAVE TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE 
IN THE REGION?
>> OH, IT WILL.
I MEAN, THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES 
THAT ARE AFFECTED AND THE 
FRIENDS AND ANOTHER PART OF 
THAT ARE THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY 
CARE AND WANT TO DO SOMETHING 
AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THEY'RE ALL -- THEY'RE ALL IN 
THIS TOGETHER.
AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO FIND 
THINGS TO GET THROUGH THIS.
BUT FOR THE NEXT LITTLE BIT, IT 
IS GOING TO BE A STRUGGLE 
BECAUSE WE'LL BE DOING THINGS 
THAT ARE NOT NORMAL FOR US.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND 
DIFFERENT WAYS.
THIS IS STILL IN A STATE OF 
SHOCK RIGHT NOW.
IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO DAYS AND 
MOST OF US CANNOT, CANNOT, GET 
OUR HEADS AND HEART AROUND THE 
AMOUNT OF DEVASTATION THAT THIS 
CIRCUMSTANCE HAS PUT ON US.
>> Rosemary: WE NOW KNOW, I 
THINK 18 OF THE VICTIMS, LARRY, 
DID YOU KNOW ANY OF THEM OR 
THEIR FAMILIES?
>> YES, I DID.
I KNEW ONE.
I KNEW LISA McCULLY.
THE SCHOOLTEACHER.
AND, AGAIN, THESE ARE PEOPLE 
THAT WE WISH WE HAD AROUND FOR 
THE NEXT 50 YEARS.
SHE WAS VERY CARING, 
COMPASSIONATE, FUNNY, POSITIVE 
IN ALL SITUATIONS.
GREAT TEACHER.
AND HER RAISING TWO SONS OF HER 
OWN AT 10 AND 12.
SHE JUST -- THAT KIND OF A 
PERSON WE REALLY NEED AND TO 
HAVE HER AND A NUMBER OF OTHERS 
TAKEN AWAY FROM US THIS WAY IS 
REALLY TRAGIC.
REALLY TRAGIC.
>> Rosemary: LARRY, I WANT TO 
ASK YOU A MORE SERIOUS QUESTION 
ABOUT SOME OF THE RESPONSE AND 
IT IS REALLY AROUND THE 
EMERGENCY ALERT NOTICE.
I ASK YOU THAT BECAUSE THE RCMP 
DECIDED TO SEND OUT TWEETS 
INSTEAD OF ISSUING THE ALERT 
THAT WOULD HAVE GONE OFF ON 
EVERYONE'S PHONES.
THERE IS ONE PERSON WHO SAYS 
THAT THAT WOULD HAVE MADE A 
DIFFERENCE, THEY THINK, TO ONE 
OF THEIR FRIENDS.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'LL WANT 
SOME ANSWERS TO GOING FORWARD 
AS A POLITICIAN, AS AN M.L.A.?
>> WELL, I'M -- I'M SURE THAT 
IF SOMETHING DIFFERENT COULD 
HAVE BEEN DONE, WE'RE GOING TO 
LEARN FROM IT.
[SIRENS]
THERE ARE GOING TO BE A NUMBER 
OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE GOING 
TO COME OUT OF THIS THAT WE 
DON'T KNOW ABOUT YET.
MAYBE THE RESPONSE COULD HAVE 
BEEN DIFFERENT, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT WHAT  -- BUT WHERE I'M 
GOING TO PUT ALL MY ENERGY NOW 
-- IF NOT THERE -- BUT ALL MY 
ENERGY WILL BE GOING TO THOSE 
WHO HAVE SURVIVED THIS.
BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED 
SO MUCH TIME AND SO MUCH CARE 
AND I THINK THAT IS WHERE MOST 
OF OUR ENERGY, AS A PROVINCE, 
REALLY NEEDS TO GO AT THIS TIME.
>> Rosemary: I GET THAT T. HOW 
LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AN M.L.A. 
FOR THE REGION?
>> IN MY EIGHTH YEAR NOW.
>> Rosemary: AND HAVE YOU EVER 
HAD TO TRY AND COMFORT OR LEAD 
PEOPLE THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE 
THIS?
>> NOT LIKE THIS, NO.
I MEAN, I WAS A CLERGIMAN FOR 
41 YEARS AND I'VE HAD TO DEAL 
WITH A NUMBER OF SITUATIONS.
BUT NOTHING ON THIS LEVEL.
HOPEFULLY NEVER AGAIN.
>> Rosemary: I AGREE.
HOW IS YOUR PREVIOUS JOB AS A 
CLERGIMAN HELPING YOU NOW?
>> WELL, I'M TRYING TO PUT AS 
MUCH -- AS MUCH COMPASSION AND 
UNDERSTANDING AS I POSSIBLY CAN 
INTO THESE FOLKS.
THEY -- I MEAN, WE'RE HUMAN 
BEINGS AND WE REALLY WANT TO -- 
WE REALLY WANT TO, NUMBER ONE, 
OFFER OUR BEST AND TO GIVE SOME 
CARE IN THIS SITUATION AND I'M 
GOING TO DO MY BEST JUST TO 
OFFER WHAT I HAVE.
AND THAT IS ALL ANY OF US CAN 
DO.
>> Rosemary: OK, LARRY --
>> [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT THESE 
INTERVIEWS, THAT IS A GOOD 
THING.
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE 
OUTSIDE WORLD REALLY CARES 
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.
>> Rosemary: WELL, Y YOU'RE 
RIGHT.
WE DO.
WE DO.
AND WE'RE ALL THINKING OF ALL 
OF YOU AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU 
MAKING THE TIME, LARRY.
THESE ARE DIFFICULT DAYS.
YEAH.
DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP 
THOSE PEOPLE AND WE'LL DO THE 
SAME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I KNOW YOU WILL.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Rosemary: APPRECIATE IT.
THAT IS LARRY HARRISON, A 
MEMBER OF NOVA SCOTIA'S 
LEGISLATURE AND HE JOINS US US 
FROM SHORTT'S LAKE.
OK.
WE'LL TURN BACK TO WHAT WE HAVE 
COME TO THE USUAL PART OF OUR 
DAY.
IF ANYTHING IS USUAL THESE DAYS.
BUT IT IS THE REGULAR UPDATE 
FROM THE PRIME MINISTER THAT WE 
DO EXPECT AT THIS TIME.
SOME SORT OF NORMALCY AND 
ROUTINE, I GUESS, IS PROVIDED 
BY THAT.
AND ALSO BY THE HELP OF MY 
COLLEAGUES HERE IN OTTAWA, THE 
CBC'S DAVID COCHRANE AND THE 
HOST OF "POWER & POLITICS", 
VASSY KAPELOS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT 
FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY 
BECAUSE WHILE YESTERDAY WAS 
VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON NOVA 
SCOTIA, AND I IMAGINE HE'LL 
HAVE A LITTLE MORE TO SAY ON 
THAT TODAY, POTENTIALLY, HE IS 
ALSO IN THE MIDST, OF COURSE, 
OF PUTTING TOGETHER A 
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO FIGHT 
THE PANDEMIC AND WE DO EXPECT 
HIM TO TALK ABOUT PLACES AND 
THINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN 
LEFT OUT.
AND I'LL START WITH VASSY.
>> Vassy: YEAH, ROSEY.
AS YOU MENTIONED, YESTERDAY THE 
FOCUS WAS SQUARELY ON NOVA 
SCOTIA IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S 
RESPONSE, IN HIS REMARKS 
YESTERDAY, JUST OFFERING 
CONDOLENCES AND SOME MORE 
DETAILS TODAY WILL PIVOT BACK 
TO THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO 
THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND 
PRIMARILY THE ECONOMIC RESPONSE 
OF THE GOVERNMENT ON TWO FACETS.
THE FIRST, CHARITIES.
WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF 
CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS COME 
FORWARD AND SAY THEY ARE REALLY 
FINDING THINGS TO BE DIFFICULT 
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THEIR 
INABILITY TO FUND RAISE.
OBVIOUSLY WITH SO MANY PEOPLE 
AT HOME AND UNABLE TO WORK AND 
RELYING ON GOVERNMENT RELIEF AT 
THIS POINT, THEY DON'T HAVE A 
LOT TO GIVE TO CHARITIES.
THEY HAD ASKED FOR A 
STABILIZATION FUND IN THE 
NEIGHBOURHOOD OF $10 BILLION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHAT 
IS ANNOUNCED TODAY WON'T 
NECESSARILY BE THAT MUCH.
I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT 
FIGURE.
BUT THAT WILL BE SORT OF A 
CHUNK OF CHANGE FOR CHARITIES, 
SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT 
SUPPLEMENTING THE MONEY THAT 
THEY HAVE LOST DUE TO A LACK OF 
FUNDRAISING.
THE SECOND ASPECT, THE SECOND 
FACET OF WHAT I'M EXPECTING 
FROM THE PRIME MINISTER HAS TO 
DO WITH THAT OTHER HUGE 
GOVERNMENT RELIEF PACKAGE FOR 
BUSINESSES AROUND WAGE SIX DIDS.
-- SUBSIDIES.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PASSED 
LEGISLATION WITH OPPOSITION 
PARTIS A FEW WEEKS AING TO 
PROVIDE A WAGE SUBSIDY FOR 
BUSINESSES OF ANY SIZE, OF 75% 
OF THE FIRST I THINK IS NEARLY 
$58,000 OF AN EMPLOYEE'S SALARY.
THAT IS IN THE -- THE 
APPLICATION PROCESS IS STARTING.
IT WILL BE STARTING IN A FEW 
WEEKS IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
ALTHOUGH THAT IS ALWAYS A 
MOVING TARGET AS WELL.
TODAY WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT 
AROUND OPENING UP SORT OF A 
PROCESS BY WHICH EMPLOYERS CAN 
FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THEY CAN 
EXPECT TO GET.
SO, SORT OF AN ONLINE MECHANISM 
FOR DOING SO BECAUSE THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT WE HEARD FROM A 
NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS, A NUMBER 
OF BUSINESS OWNERS WHO PLAN TO 
ACCESS IT.
THEY'RE STILL VERY KIND OF 
VAGUE ON THE DETAILS.
VAGUE ON HOW FAST THAT MONEY 
WILL COME.
THEY NEEDED IT YESTERDAY KIND 
OF THING AND HOW MUCH THEY 
MIGHT BE ENTITLED TO.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE 
IS SOME INFORMATION ON THAT 
TODAY AS WELL.
>> Rosemary: THE FINANCE 
MINISTER SAYS THAT THEY WILL 
PROVIDE INFORMATION AROUND 
APPLICATIONS.
AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, 
BUT I THINK CHARITIES CAN ALSO 
TAP INTO THE WAGE SUBSIDY 
PROGRAMME SO THAT MIGHT BE PART 
OF THE AID, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE 
IS MORE COMING.
>> Reporter: YEAH.
THEY CAN TAP INTO THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY AND THEY CAN INCLUDE 
AND EXCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT 
GRANTS THEY WERE  GETTING AND 
MAKE IT AS ACCESSIBLE IN 
POPULAR.
IN PARTICULAR, WHAT WE'LL SEE 
TODAY WITH THE AID FOR 
CHARITIES IS WE WERE TOLD WHAT 
WOULD BE TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE 
POPULATIONS.
THE PRIME MINISTER, IN 
PARTICULAR ON SUNDAY, I 
BELIEVE, IT WAS, REFERENCED THE 
DISABLED AND PEOPLE WITH 
DISABILITIES AND ALSO SENIORS 
AS PARTICULAR SEGMENTS OF THE 
POPULATION THAT HAVE THE 
VULNERABILITIES TO WHICH THEY 
ARE EXPOSED HAS BEEN LAID BARE 
BY THIS PANDEMIC AND SORT OF 
FORESHADOWING THE NEED TO HELP 
THERE.
AND THE CHARITABLE SECTOR COULD 
VERY WELL BE A VEHICLE TO 
PROVIDE THAT AID.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COUPLE 
OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE 
HOPING TO HEAR FROM THE PRIME 
MINISTER TODAY.
THERE IS A GROWING PROBLEM IN 
CANADA'S FOOD SUPPLY SECTOR IN 
TERMS OF MEAT PLANTS, FOR 
EXAMPLE.
WHERE THERE ARE OUTBREAKS OF 
COVID-19 AMONGST THE WORKFORCE.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE THE 
FOOD UNSAFE, JUST MAKES THE 
WORKPLACE UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE.
WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO PROCESS 
THE MEAT AND BACKS UP THE FOOD 
SUPPLY CHAIN AND CREATES ALL 
KINDS OF ECONOMIC RIPPLE 
EFFECTS AND SUPPLY PROBLEMS 
COMING INTO THE GROCERY STORES 
AND ALSO THE LAST I CHECKED THE 
PRICE OF OIL, IT WAS UP $7 TO 
-$7.
SO, THIS IS A MASSIVE PROBLEM 
FOR THREE PROVINCES IN 
PARTICULAR -- BEING ALBERTA, 
SASKATCHEWAN AND NEWFOUNDLAND 
AND LABRADOR.
AND JUST ON TOP OF EVERYTHING 
ELSE THAT EVERYBODY IS 
SUFFERING WITH THE SLOWDOWN IN 
THE ECONOMY, THERE IS THAT 
DOUBLE WHAMMY OF OIL.
WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY 
A U-SHAPED ECONOMIC RECOVERY 
WITH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AT 
THE BOTTOM, RESTAURANTS, IF 
THEY SURVIVE CAN RE-OPEN, MOVIE 
THEATRES CAN RE-OPEN, TOY 
STORES CAN RE-OPEN.
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S 
GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE OIL 
SECTOR AFTER ALL OF THIS, 
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER 
STRUCTURES AT PLAY THERE.
IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE 
PRIME MINISTER IS ASKED ABOUT, 
GIVEN THE TOTAL SHOCK IN THE 
MARKETS IN THE LAST 24, 48 
HOURS.
>> Rosemary: I'LL GET VASSY TO 
WEIGH IN ON THAT, TOO.
I WILL SAY THAT THE MEAT 
PACKING PLANT YOU ARE TALKING 
ABOUT IS THE CARGILL PLANT IN 
ALBERTA.
AND THERE ARE 484 CASES NOW 
LINKED TO THAT PLANT.
>> Reporter: AND THAT IS 
ONE-THIRD OF THE COUNTRY'S 
CAPACITY, JUST THAT ONE PLANT 
IS ONE-THIRD OF THE PROCESSING 
CAPACITY IN THE COUNTRY.
>> Rosemary: AND ANOTHER 
EXAMPLE OF THAT OCCURRING, TOO, 
IN THE UNITED STATES.
SO, THAT IS A REAL CONCERN, AS 
YOU SAY, FOR SUPPLY.
AND I IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, SOME 
BEING THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO THINK 
ABOUT.
BECAUSE THOSE ARE CLOSE WORKING 
QUARTERS AND OBVIOUSLY THAT IS 
A LARGE PART OF THE PEOPLE 
WORKING THERE THAT HAD BEEN 
AFFECTED.
VASSY, MAYBE I'LL GOAT YOU AS 
WE WAIT FOR THE PRIME MINISTER 
TO WEIGH IN ON THE OIL PIECE OF 
THIS.
BECAUSE IT IS, YOU KNOW, 
SHOCKING TO SEE NUMBERS IN THE 
NEGATIVES LIKE THAT.
AND TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND HOW 
ANY INDUSTRY COULD REBOUND FROM 
THOSE NUMBERS AND THE PANDEMIC.
>> Vassy: YEAH.
AND IT IS CRAZY, ROSEY, THAT 
LESS THAN A WEEK AGO WE WERE 
SITTING HERE TALK ABOUT THE AID 
PACKAGE THAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WAS ANNOUNCING FOR 
THE SECTOR BASED ON NUMBERS 
THAT ALREADY LOOKED TERRIBLE 
AND JUST IN THE LAST 24 HOURS 
AS DAVID AND YOU BOTH POINT OUT 
GOT A WHOLE LOT WORSE.
SPECIFICALLY THAT BENCHMARK 
PRICE FOR U.S. OIL, AT LEAST 
THE CONTRACTS FOR MAY IS 
CONCERNED.
THEY ARE A BIT BETTER IN JUNE.
BUT THERE IS SO MUCH 
INSTABILITY.
THE RESERVES RIGHT NOW ARE SO 
HIGH, THE STORAGE CAPACITY IS 
FULL PRETTY MUCH ALL OVER.
WE SAW THAT PRICE WAR BETWEEN 
RUSSIA AND SAUDI ARABIA TAKE 
PLACE THAT REALLY DEFLATED 
PRICES BELOW WHAT THEY WERE 
THANKS TO A HUGE INCREASE IN 
DEMAND.
AND THAT AGREEMENT THAT WAS 
REACHED ABOUT SUPPLY A FEW 
WEEKS AGO ENDED UP BASICALLY 
DOING NOTHING FOR OIL PRICES.
NOW WE SEE THEM EVEN LOWER.
THE PACKAGE THAT WAS ANNOUNCED 
LAST WEEK FROM THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WAS AROUND CLEANING 
UP OIL WELLS.
IT WAS WORTH ABOUT $2 BILLION, 
IF YOU INCLUDE THE CREDIT AS 
WELL.
BUT THEY ARE CONSIDERING -- 
FINANCE MINISTER BILL MORNEAU 
SAID LAST WEEK SUPPLYING CREDIT 
IN SOME WAY.
I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS YET, 
THEY HAVE NOT ANNOUNCED THEM, 
TO BIGGER COMPANIES.
OIL COMPANIES NEED AROUND $40 
PER BARREL TO COVER THEIR COSTS.
WE EVE SEEN A HUGE AMOUNT OF 
CAPITAL PROJECTS DELAYED IN THE 
OIL PATCH RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE SEEING TROUBLES IN THE 
UNITED STATES AS WELL.
THE PRESIDENT IS TALK ABOUT 
SUBSIDIZING THE INDUSTRY TO 
SOME DEGREE SAYING HE WON'T LET 
THEM FAIL SO IT'S ALMOST AS IF 
THIS CRISIS WHICH SEEMED LIKE 
LAST WEEK COULDN'T GET ANY 
WORSE IS GETTING WORSE.
THE ASK OF THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO INCREASE.
YOU KNOW, THEY WILL BE EXPECTED 
TO PROVIDE SOME DETAILS ON WHAT 
THEY'RE GOING TO DO, IF THEY'RE 
GOING TO DO ANYTHING.
BUT THERE IS -- I MEAN, THE 
NEED IS AS ACUTE AS IT GETS 
RIGHT NOW AND IT AFFECTS NOT 
JUST ALBERTA, NOT JUST 
SASKATCHEWAN, BUT NEWFOUNDLAND 
AND LABRADOR, TOO.
ALBEIT IN A BIT OF A DIFFERENT 
WAY.
ALL THREE PROVINCES ARE HURTING.
THEIR REVENUES ARE HURTING AND 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S 
REVENUES, I SHOULD SAY, ARE 
ALSO REALLY AFFECTED BY THE 
PRICE OF OIL, TOO.
>> Rosemary: THE DIFFERENCE IS 
THEY HAVE MORE CAPACITY AND 
TAKE ON DEBT THAN WE'VE SEEN 
OBVIOUSLY IN NEWFOUNDLAND, 
CERTAINLY.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA EMERGING FROM HIS HOME 
TO SPEAK WITH US YET AGAIN 
ABOUT HIS GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE 
TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
LET'S LISTEN IN.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
HELLO, EVERYONE.
I WANT TO BEGIN BY NOTING  THE 
INNOCENT MEN, WOMEN AND 
CHILDREN SYSTEMATICALLY MURDER 
BY THE NAZIS.
WE ALSO PAY  TRIBUTE TO THE 
BRAVE ITSELF AND RESILIENCY OF 
SURVIVORS AND ALL THOSE WHO 
RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE 
OTHERS DURING THE HOLOCAUST.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: FIRST OF ALL, 
I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS IS 
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY.
TODAY WE REMEMBER THE SIX 
MILLION MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE 
SYSTEMATICALLY MURDERED BY THE 
NAZIS PAYING FRIBL TO THE 
COURAGE AND RESILIENCE OF THE 
SURVIVORS AND ALL THOSE WHO 
RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE 
OTHERS DURING THE HOLOCAUST.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THIS 
MORNING, I WANT TO AGAIN EXTEND 
MY MOST SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO 
THE FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OF THE 
VICTIMS OF TERRIBLE NOVA SCOTIA 
ATTACKS.
SINCE YESTERDAY, I'VE HAD A 
CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH CONSTABLE 
CHAD MORRISON, THE RCMP OFFICER 
WHO WAS WOUNDED AS WELL AS 
CONSTABLE HEIDI STEVENSON'S 
FAMILY.
ON BEHALF OF ALL CANADIANS, I 
THANKED THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE 
AND THEIR SACRIFICE.
YESTERDAY, WHEN I OFFERED MY 
SYMPATHIES TO THE RCMP OFFICERS 
WHO SUPPORT ME, I WAS AMAZED TO 
SEE HOW MANY OF THEM KNEW HEIDI 
AND HAD INCREDIBLY FOND 
MEMORIES OF HER AND WORKED WITH 
HER ON THE MUSICAL RIDE.
THEY REMEMBERED HER AS AN 
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON AND IT 
REALLY GOES TO SHOW JUST HOW 
TIGHTLY KNIT NOT JUST THE RCMP 
IS AS A FORCE, BUT HOW CLOSE WE 
ARE AS A COUNTRY.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: YESTERDAY, I 
HAD A CHANCE TO MENTION TO THE 
RCMP OFFICERS WITH ME THAT I 
WANTED TO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES 
TO THEM AND I WAS VERY HAPPY TO 
HEAR ABOUT THEIR STORIES ABOUT 
HER.
THEY SERVED ON THE MUSICAL RIDE 
WITH HER AND TOLD ME WHAT AN 
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON SHE WAS.
AND THAT MADE ME REALISE THAT 
IT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT THE RCMP 
BEING FAMILY AND CONNECTED CAN, 
BUT ALL OF US AS CANADIANS 
BEING CONNECTED.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THE 
CANADIAN POLICE AND PEACE 
OFFICERS MEMORIAL ON PARLIAMENT 
HILL TO PAY TRIBUTE TO 
CONSTABLE STEVENSON AND 
RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 
ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMBERS TO 
KEEP US SAFE.
I ALSO SPOKE TO A NUMBER OF 
COLLEAGUES FROM NOVA SCOTIA, 
BOTH PAST AND PRESENT, AND 
SOUGHT SENATOR SAM KUTCHER'S 
ADVICE.
THESE CALLS ALL REINFORCE WHAT 
HAD WE KNOW ABOUT NOVA SCOTIA 
-- THAT IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE 
WHERE PEOPLE STICK TOGETHER AND 
LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER.
THIS WEEK, WE ARE ALL NOVA 
SCOTIAN.
THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS CAN 
COUNT ON THE UNWAIVERING 
SUPPORT OF THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND 
OF EVERY SINGLE CANADIAN.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: IT'S NOW BEEN A 
NUMBER OF WEEKS THAT WE'VE BEEN 
ASKING EVERYONE TO FOLLOW 
EXPERTS' DESTROYS PROTECT YOUR 
HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF OTHERS.
THE LOCKDOWN T SOCIAL AND 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING ARE AN 
ADJUSTMENT FOR MOST OF US.
BUT FOR SOME, THE CONSEQUENCES 
OF THE PANDEMIC ARE FAR MORE 
PROFOUND THAN A SIMPLE 
ADJUSTMENT.
THE VIRUS HAS HAD THE EFFECT OF 
WORSENING THE INEQUALITIES THAT 
ALREADY EXIST IN OUR SOCIETY.
THE MOST VULNERABLE, SENIORS 
AND YOUNG HOMELESS OR PEOPLE 
WITHOUT JOBS OR SINGLE-PARENT 
FAMILIES.
NAY ARE ALL PARTICULARLY 
AFFECTED BY KOI.D AT THE SAME 
TIME, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP TO GET 
THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT PERIOD 
HAS ALSO GONE UP.
WOEL BEFORE THE PANDEMIC UPSET 
OUR LIVES, CHARITIES WERE THERE 
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
I'M THINKING OF P.E.I. ROYAL IN 
PARK EXTENSION THAT HELPS YOUNG 
PEOPLE AT RISK OR AN 
ORGANIZATION IN ST. MICHELE.
IN PAPINEAU, AS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, COMMUNITY 
ORGANISATIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL 
RESOURCE FOR THE MOST 
VULNERABLE AND THEIR MISSION IN 
THIS PANDEMIC DOES NOT CHANGE.
BUT THEY NEED MORE SUPPORT IN 
ORDER TO HELP A LARGE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE.
AND EXPANDING CLIENTELE.
SO, THE GOVERNMENT IS PUTTING 
IN PLACE THE EMERGENCY FUND FOR 
COMMUNITY SUPPORT TODAY.
THIS WILL BE AN ENVELOPE OF 
$350 MILLION TO SUPPORT 
COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND 
NONPROFIT ORGANISATIONS.
PART OF THE MONEY WILL GO 
DROEKTLY TO SMALL INDEPENDENT 
ORGANISATIONS AND THE REST WILL 
GO THROUGH THE NATIONAL 
ORGANIZATION LIKE THE UNITED 
WAY AND THE RED CROSS.
THIS IS MONEY OUR COMMUNITY 
LEADERS WILL BE ABLE TO USE TO 
TRAIN VOLUNTEERS OR INCREASE 
DELIVERIES AT HOME FOR THE 
SENIORS OR PROVIDE 
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR 
PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY.
WITH THIS FUND, WE ARE GIVING 
ORGANISATIONS MORE RESOURCES TO 
ADJUST TO THE CURRENT REALITIES 
AND DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED 
WITH COVID-19.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
CHARITIES AND NONPROFIT 
ORGANISATIONS WERE DOING 
CRUCIAL WORK TO HELP OUR 
COMMUNITIES.
THEIR MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN 
TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THEIR TIME 
OF NEED AND THAT HASN'T CHANGED.
BUT COVID-19 IS PUTTING A 
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE 
ON THOSE ORGANISATIONS BECAUSE 
MORE PEOPLE NEED HELP.
BACK IN MARCH, ONE UNITED WAY 
PARTNER IN WINNIPEG MADE AND 
DISTRICTED 1475 EMERGENCY KITS 
FOR FAMILIES, SENIORS AND 
HOMELESS PEOPLE IN JUST FIVE 
DAYS.
THEY HAD TO CHANGE SERVICES 
BECAUSE OF THE RULES THAT 
EVERYONE HAS TO FOLLOW TO KEEP 
EACH OTHER SAFE.
HERE IN OTTAWA, THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS FOCUSED 
ON SERVING ISOLATED SENIORS.
USUALLY THEY HAVE DAY PROGRAMME 
WHERE SENIORS CAN SOCIALIZE, 
PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES, EAT 
WELL AND MAINTAIN A CONNECTION 
TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
THAT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE 
BECAUSE OF COVID-19 SO 
ORGANISATIONS ARE NOW 
DELIVERING MEALS AND PROVIDING 
SUPPORT VIA PHONE.
IN TORONTO, TROPICANA COMMUNITY 
SERVICES IS NOW HELPING 
VULNERABLE YOUTH ACCESS THEIR 
COVID-19 BENEFITS.
IT TAKES RESOURCES TO MAKE 
THESE ADJUST.
S, RESOURCES THESE GROUPS DON'T 
HAVE BECAUSE THEY'RE SPREAD SO 
THIN TRYING TO HELP AS MANY 
PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
SO TO SUPPORT CHARITIES AND 
NONPROFITS IN THEIR IMPORTANT 
WORK, OUR GOVERNMENT IS SETTING 
UP A $350 MILLION EMERGENCY 
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND.
A PORTION OF THESE FUNDS WILL 
GO DIRECTLY TO SMALLER, 
INDEPENDENT FRONTLINE 
ORGANISATIONS AND THE REST WILL 
FLOW THROUGH NATIONAL 
ORGANISATIONS LIKE THE UNITED 
WAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS 
CANADA AND THE RED CROSS THAT 
CAN GET FUNDS TO LOCAL 
ORGANISATIONS AND VULNERABLE 
PEOPLE QUICKLY.
THIS IS MONEY FOR THINGS LIKE 
TRAINING VOLUNTEERS, INCREASING 
AT-HOME DELIVERIES FOR SENIORS 
OR DRIVING PEOPLE WITH 
DISABILITIES TO APPOINTMENTS.
WITH THIS FUND, WE'RE GIVING 
MORE RESOURCES TO CHARITIES AND 
NONPROFITS SO THEY CAN ADAPT TO 
THE NEW REALITIES AND 
DIFFICULTIES BROUGHT ON BY THIS 
PANDEMIC.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: OUR GOVERNMENT 
HAS INTRODUCE ADD THREE-POINT 
PLAN TO PROTECT JOBS AND HELP 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS 
AS WELL AS SUPPORT SMALL 
BUSINESSES THAT ARE HAVING CASH 
FLOW PROBLEMS.
AND TODAY, I HAVE OTHER NEWS 
WITH RESPECT TO THE EMERGENCY 
WAGE SUBSIDY THAT GIVES 
ELIGIBLE EMPLOYERS UP TO $847 
PER WEEK PER EMPLOYEE TO ALLOW 
THEM TO KEEP THEM ON THE 
PAYROLL.
WE ARE LAUNCHING A CALCULATOR 
ON THE C.R.A. WEBSITE THAT WILL 
ALLOW BUSINESSES TO DETERMINE 
EXACTLY WHAT THE WAGE SUBSIDY 
WILL COVER.
COMPANIES WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY 
STARTING NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 27.
LATER TODAY, THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE TREASURY BOARD WILL PROVIDE 
ADDITIONAL DETAILS WITH RESPECT 
TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS 
PROGRAMME.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: IS 
ALSO HELPING BUSINESS OWNERS 
AND ENTREPRENEURS ADAPT TO A 
NEW REALITY WITH THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY.
THIS NEW MEASURE GIVES 
QUALIFYING EMPLOYERS UP TO $847 
PER EMPLOYEE EACH WEEK SO THEY 
CAN KEEP PEOPLE ON THE PAYROLL.
TODAY WE'RE LAUNCHING A NEW 
CALCULATOR ON THE C.R.A. 
WEBSITE SO BUSINESSS CAN 
DETERMINE THE AMOUNT THEY CAN 
EXPECT TO CLAIM THROUGH THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY.
EMPLOYERS WILL BE ABLE TO 
APPLY, AS OF THIS MONDAY, APRIL 
27.
LATER TODAY, THE MINISTER WILL 
BE PROVIDING MORE DETAILS 
REGARDING THE ROLL OUT OF THIS 
PROGRAMME.
I WANT TO TURN NOW TO SOME 
ENCOURAGING NEWS ON THE 
INNOVATION FRONT.
OUR SUPERCLUSTER INITIATIVE 
BRINGS TOGETHER SMALL, 
MEDIUM-SIZED AND LARGE 
COMPANIES, ACADEMIC 
INSTITUTIONS AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS TO GENERATE BOLD 
IDEAS AND INNOVATE.
SO A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE DIGITAL 
TECHNOLOGY SUPERCLUSTER 
CHALLENGED ITS NETWORK OF OVER 
500 FIRMS TO COME UP WITH 
SOLUTIONS TO HELP CANADIANS GET 
THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC.
THEY RECEIVED OVER 300 
SUBMISSIONS AND THEY ARE NOW 
MOVING FORWARD ON A NUMBER OF 
KEY PROJECTS.
TORONTO'S D.N.A. STACK IS 
DEVELOPING A NEW CLOUD-BASED 
NETWORK THAT ALLOWS RESEARCHERS 
WHO ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE OUR 
ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT 
COVID-19 TO SHARE THEIR 
FINDINGS.
ANOTHER COMPANY, FOODEX, IS 
WORKING WITH ITS PARTNERS TO 
DEVELOP AN E-GROCERY MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE OUR HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS, SENIORS AND 
OTHERS HAVE ACCESS TO FRESH 
FOOD DHURG CRISIS.
-- DURING THIS CRISIS.
CANADIAN INNOVATORS ARE AMONG 
THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND IT IS 
GREAT TO SEE SO MANY OF THEM 
USE THEIR TALENTS TO HELP OUR 
COMMUNITIES.
THIS IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF 
WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE WHEN WE 
WORK TOGETHER AS TEAM CANADA.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: THIS WEEK, AND 
IN THE COMING WEEKS, YOU CAN 
COUNT ON US TO CONTINUE TO FIND 
OTHER WAYS TO HELP YOU.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR PART 
JUST LIKE YOU CONTINUE TO DO 
YOURS.
IT'S BEEN ALMOST SIX WEEKS THAT 
YOU'VE BEEN AT HOME, THAT 
YOU'VE BEEN REGULARLY WASHING 
YOUR HANDS AND THAT YOU'VE BEEN 
KEEPING A TWO-METRE DISTANCE 
FROM OTHERS.
A MONTH AND A HALF IS A LONG 
TIME.
BUT YOUR EFFORTS ARE NOW 
BEARING FRUIT.
WE'RE SEEING EARLY SIGNS, BUT 
POSITIVE SIGNS, THAT WE'RE 
MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION 
AND THIS IS IN LARGE PART 
THANKS TO YOU.
SO LET'S ALL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW 
THE EXPERTS' ADVICE ANDING TO 
WE WILL GET THERE.
>> THANK YOU, PRIME MINISTER.
WE'LL GO TO THE PHONE LINES FOR 
QUESTIONS.
ONE QUESTION AND ONE FOLLOW-UP.
OVER TO YOU, OPERATOR.
OPERATOR: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
FIRST QUESTION, KRISTY KIRKUP, 
THE "GLOBE AND MAIL".
LINE.
OPEN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
PRIME MINISTER.
HOW WILL YOU HELP MILLIONS OF 
CANADIANS WHO FIND THEMSELVES 
WITHOUT MEDICAL BENEFITS DURING 
A GLOBAL PANDEMIC?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
KNOW THAT THE WAY WE GET 
THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR CRISIS 
IS BY PULLING TOGETHER AND 
MAKING SURE THOSE WHO ARE MOST 
VULNERABLE GET THE SUPPORT THEY
EY PARTICULAR CRISIS IS BY 
PULLING TOGETHER AND MAKING 
SURE THOSE WHO ARE MOST 
VULNERABLE GET THE SUPPORT THEY 
NEED.
IT IS KEY TO BEING ABLE TO 
RECOVER QUICKLY ONCE WE'RE 
THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC.
THAT IS WHY WE CONTINUE TO WORK 
WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, TO HIGHLIGHT GAPS AND 
CHALLENGES AND THINGS WE NEED 
TO DO MORE TO HELP PEOPLE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH 
PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
GETTING THAT HELP OUT THERE.
OK.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: WE KNOW THAT, 
IN THE MIDST OF THIS PANDEMIC, 
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE 
SUFFERING AND WHO NEED HELP AND 
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE PUT IN 
PLACE NEW MEASURES THAT WILL 
HELP MANY, MANY PEOPLE.
BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT 
THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO NEED 
MORE HELP AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE 
WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS, WITH 
PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND 
OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO 
HELP PEOPLE GET THROUGH THESE 
DIFFICULT TIMES SO THAT WE CAN 
COME BACK VERY STRONG ONCE THIS 
PANDEMIC IS OVER.
>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF 
CANADIANS ARE FINDING 
THEMSELVES WITHOUT MEDICAL 
BENEFITS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN 
LAID OFF AND DR. ERIC HOSKINS 
SAYS THAT OTTAWA COULD COVER 
THE COST OF THE PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES, BRINGING CANADIANS 
INTO THEIR FORMULARIES AS AN 
INTERIM STEP TO HELP.
IS THIS SOMETHING YOUR 
GOVERNMENT IS WILLING TO DO?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK 
WITH ALL SORTS OF EXPERTS AND 
SMART FOLKS MAKING 
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY IN DIFFERENT WAYS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING 
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO HELP 
CANADIANS THROUGH THIS CRISIS.
WE'VE ALWAYS -- WE'RE ALWAYS 
LOOKING FOR MORE THINGS TO DO 
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE 
THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN 
ORDER TO HELP CANADIANS.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION, OPERATOR.
>> OPERATOR: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Reporter: BONJOUR.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING.
WITH RESPECT TO THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY, I GATHER THAT IT WILL 
BE FOBL APPLY STARTING MONDAY, 
BUT CAN YOU TELL US, MR. 
TRUDEAU, WHEN COMPANIES THAT 
APPLY WILL ACTUALLY RECEIVE 
MONEY IN ORDER TO PAY THEIR 
EMPLOYEES?
THE REALITY IS THAT DURING THIS 
CRISIS, PEOPLE NEED HELP.
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO 
DELIVER THAT HELP AS QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE.
WE REALISED THAT THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY WAS GOING TO TAKE A BIT 
OF TIME TO BE DELIVERED AND 
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.
AS YOU SAY, PEOPLE WILL START 
TO BE ABLE TO APPLY ON MONDAY 
AND WE DO HOPE THAT WE CAN GET 
THE MONEY TO THEM QUICKLY AFTER 
THAT.
IT WILL TAKE A NUMBER OF DAYS 
AT THE VERY LEAST.
THAT IS WHY WE WANDED TO MAKE 
SURE THAT BUSINESSES, SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS, 
WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO CREDIT IN 
ORDER TO GET THROUGH THESE 
TIMES.
THE MONEY IS COMING.
THE ONLINE CALCULATOR WILL ALSO 
ALLOW COMPANIES TO SEE EXACTLY 
HOW MUCH MONEY THEY WILL BE 
RECEIVING FROM THE GOVERNMENT 
IN THE COMING WEEKS AND, 
THEREFORE, THEY CAN MAKE THE 
NECESSARY -- DO THE NECESSARY 
BORROWING NOW.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR SUPPORT 
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THAT 
IS WHY WE'RE WORKING EXTREMELY 
HARD TO GET HELP OUT TO PEOPLE.
WE STARTED WITH THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT, 
WHICH IS NOW HELPED OVER $8 
MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THIS 
COUNTRY AND MADE A SIGNIFICANT 
DIFFERENCE.
BUT WE ALSO WANT PEOPLE TO GET 
THE -- WE WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO 
GET THE EMERGENCY WAGE  
SUBSIDY, WHICH MEANS WORKING 
WITH BUSINESSS TO KEEP PEOPLE 
ON THE PAYROLL THROUGH THIS SO 
THAT THEY CANNOT ONLY RETAIN A 
JOB, BUT HAVE A JOB TO GET BACK 
QUICKLY TO AS SOON AS THE 
ECONOMY PICKS UP AGAIN.
WE HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT ON 
MONDAY, PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO 
REGISTER FOR THIS ONLINE.
AS OF TODAY, HOWEVER, THEY CAN 
SEE WHAT THE AMOUNT THEY'RE 
LEEKLY TO BE ABLE TO GET 
THROUGH THIS AND BE CONFIDENT 
IN THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS 
CREDIT FROM BANKS, FROM 
AGENCIES LIKE B.D.C. AND 
E.D.C., TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT 
PEOPLE RIGHT NOW IN THIS TIME 
OF NEED.
WE'RE MOVING AS QUICKLY AS WE 
CAN.
WE MOVE VERY QUICKLY ON THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT.
WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS 
HELP OUT TO BUSINESSES, TO KEEP 
EMPLOYEES ON THE PAYROLL AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
>> Interpreter: FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: MR. TRUDEAU, 
QUICKLY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WILL IT GO AS QUICKLY AS THE 
CERB FOR THE WAGE SUBSIDY OR 
SHOULD WE EXPECT THAT IT COULD 
TAKE LONGER OR PERHAPS A WEEK 
OR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE MONEY 
STARTS TO CIRCULATE?
THE MINISTER WILL HAVE MORE TO 
SAY ABOUT THAT IN A COUPLE OF 
HOURS, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT 
PEOPLE AT THE CANADA REVENUE 
AGENCY ARE WORKING HARD RIGHT 
NOW TO DELIVER THAT MONEY TO 
BUSINESSES AS QUICK WILL I AS 
POSSIBLE AFTER THE REGISTRATION.
NOW IT WILL TAKE A BIT OF TIME, 
BUT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT 
THEY WILL BE GETING THAT MONEY 
AND SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO 
ACCESS CREDIT FROM BANKS AND 
OUR OTHER INSTITUTIONS LIKE 
B.D.C. AND E.D.C. 
>> THANK YOU.
MERCI.
>> Operator: NEXT QUESTION, 
CHARLIE PINKERTON, IPOLITICS.
LINE OPEN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
PRIME MINISTER.
BILL BLAIR SAID HE INTENDS TO 
INTRODUCE STRICKER GUN LAWS AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE AND YOU SAID 
YOUR GOVERNMENT WAS ON THE 
VERGE OF.
PASSING A BAN.
WILL A GUN CONTROL BILL BE 
INTRODUCED IN THE RESTRICTED 
VERSION OF PARLIAMENT THAT WE 
SEE DURING THE PANDEMIC OR WILL 
HAVE IT TO WAIT UNTIL 
PARLIAMENT RETURNS TO NORMAL 
SITS?
ING >> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ALL REELING 
FROM THE TRAGEDY IN NOVA SCOTIA 
AND OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS ON 
SUPPORTING THOSE FAMILIES AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND, AS 
WELL AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
ON GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION, WE 
MADE STRONG COMMITMENTS TO MOVE 
FORWARD WITH THAT RAPIDLY.
AS YOU MENTIONED, WE WERE ON 
THE VERGE OF BRINGING IT IN 
BEFORE PARLIAMENT WAS SUSPENDED 
THROUGH COVID-19 AND WE'RE NOW 
LOOKING AT THE RIGHT WAY AND 
THE RIGHT MOMENT TO BRING IT 
FORWARD.
THE TRAGEDY IN NOVA SCOTIA 
SIMPLY REINFORCES AN UNDERLINES 
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO 
CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON 
STRENGTHENING GUN CONTROL IN 
THIS COUNTRY AND WE WILL DO 
THAT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: THE TRAGEDY IN 
NOVA SCOTIA MAKES IT CLEAR JUST 
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO CONTINUE 
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GUN 
CONTROL.
WE MADE COMMITMENTS TO MOVE 
QUICKLY ON THIS AND WE WERE ON 
THE VERGE OF.
INTRODUCING NEW MEASURES TO 
RESTRICT ASSAULT-TYPE WEAPONS 
IN CANADA BEFORE PARLIAMENT WAS 
SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF COVID-19 
AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT 
THE RIGHT TIME WILL BE TO 
REINTRODUCE THAT BILL.
BUT WE WILL TAKE NECESSARY TIME 
TO ENSURE WE DO THINGS PROPERLY.
>> Reporter: SO WHICH OF YOUR 
GOVERNMENT'S PROMISED GUN 
CONTROL MEASURES WILL IT BE 
THAT IT INTRODUCES FIRST?
THE ASSAULT RIFLE BAN OR 
SOMETHING ELSE PERHAPS 
INFLUENCED BY WHAT HAPPENED 
OVER THE WEEKEND.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THE 
LEGISLATION ON THE SAUL RIFLE 
BAN WAS READY -- ALMOST READY 
TO GO WHEN WE -- WHEN THE 
PARLIAMENT SUSPENDED.
SO I EXPECT THAT WILL BE THE 
FIRST MEASURES THAT WE BRING 
FORWARD.
OF COURSE, AS WE LEARN MORE 
ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE 
TRAGEDY IN NOVA SCOTIA, WE WILL 
KEEP REFLECTING ON WAYS THAT WE 
NEED TO HELP CANADIANS STAY 
SAFE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND 
THEIR HOMES AND ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
>> THANK YOU.
ONE MORE QUESTION ON THE PHONE, 
PLEASE, OPERATOR.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH] LA PRESSE.
>> Reporter: BONJOUR, MR. 
TRUDEAU.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: I'D LIKE TO 
COME BACK TO A QUESTION YOU 
WERE ASKED YESTERDAY DURING THE 
QUESTION PER IN THE HOUSE ABOUT 
THREE PLANES THAT WERE TO COME 
BACK TO CANADA FULL OF MEDICAL 
EQUIPMENT FROM CHINAER.
-- CHINA.
AND THAT CAME BACK EMPTY.
CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT?
I RECEIVED MORE INFORMATION 
ABOUT THAT.
THERE WAS ONE PLANE THAT WAS 
SUPPOSED TO BE BRINGING IN 
EQUIPMENT FOR CANADA.
ANOTHER WAS BRINGING IN 
EQUIPMENT FOR A SPECIFIC 
PROVINCE THAT HAY HAD ORDERED 
AND THERE ARE VERY STRICT 
LIMITS ON HOW MUCH THESE 
CHINESE AIRCRAFT ARE ALLOWED TO 
STAY IN CANADA AND THERE ARE 
HUGE DELAYS WHEN IT COMES TO 
BRINGING IN THE EQUIPMENT FROM 
THE AIRPORT.
UNFORTUNATELY THE PLANES HAED 
TO TAKE OFF WITHOUT HAVING 
RECEIVED THEIR CARGO.
BUT WE CONTINUE TO WORK 
TIRELESSLY TO DELIVER THAT 
EQUIPMENT.
WE RECEIVED A GREAT DEAL OF 
EQUIPMENT IN RECENT DAYS.
WE ARE EXPECTING MORE EQUIPMENT 
IN THE COMING DAYS AND UP UNTIL 
NOW, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO 
RESPOND TO THE PROVINCE'S NEED 
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND IT'S 
DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR 
THAT WHEN THEY ARE WORKING IN 
OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE 
THAT WE DELIVER ALL THE 
NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO THEM.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
GOT MORE INFORMATION ON THE 
ISSUE AROUND THE TWO PLANES 
THAT LANDED EMPTY YESTERDAY.
ONE WAS A GOVERNMENT OF CANADA 
CHARTER.
THE OTHER WAS CHARTERED BY A 
SPECIFIC PROVINCE FOR ONE OF 
THEIR ORDERS.
THERE ARE SEVERE RESTRICTIONS 
IN CHINA OVER HOW LONG A PLANE 
CAN STAY IN THEIR AIRPORTS 
BEFORE HAVING TO LEAVE, WHETHER 
IT'S FULL OR NOT.
SHIPMENTS TO THE AIRPORTS ARE 
DIFFICULT AND INTERRUPTED BY 
CHECKPOINTS AND QUARANTINE 
MEASURES.
FOR THE MOST PART, WE'VE BEEN 
ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THOSE 
AND MAKE SURE THAT CANADA GETS 
THE EQUIPMENT THAT IT NEEDS.
BUT THOSE TWO AIRLINES WERE 
FORCED TO TAKE OFF QUICKLY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE 
THAT, AS WE HAVE BEEN, WE MAKE 
SURE THAT CANADIANS GET -- 
CANADIAN PROVINCES AND  *INS  - 
INSTITUTIONS GET THE EQUIPMENT 
THAT THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO RECEIVE 
MILLIONS OF PIECES OF P.P.E. 
OVER THE PAST DAYS.
WE EXPECT MANY MORE OVER THE 
NEXT DAYS AND WEEKS.
AS WELL AS THE CANADIAN 
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TOOLING 
UP THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER 
P.P.E.s.
IT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE TO GET 
THE P.P.E. INTO CANADA IN A 
TIME WHERE THE GLOBAL MARKET IS 
VERY, VERY COMPETITIVE FOR 
THESE.
BUT WE HAVE MANAGED SO FAR TO 
GET THE EQUIPMENT THE PROVINCES 
HAVE ASKED FOR AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
PRIORITIZING SUPPORT FOR OUR 
FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO ARE GOING 
INTO BATTLE EVERY DAY AGAINST 
THIS VIRUS.
>> Interpreter: FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: SO WHAT 
HAPPENED TO THAT EQUIPMENT, MR. 
TRUDEAU?
IS IT STILL IN OUR POSSESSION 
IN STORAGE SOMEWHERE OR -- AND 
WHAT IS THE OTHER PROVINCE 
EXPECTING THIS EQUIPMENT?
WELL, WE WILL CONTINUE TO 
FOLLOW UP ON THE ORDERS THAT 
WERE PLACED AND ENSURE WE 
RECEIVE THE EQUIPMENT WE NEED 
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE 
THAT WE HAVE CHARTERED PLANE 
THERE IS TO PICK UP THE 
EQUIPMENT WE REQUIRE.
WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVINCE, I 
WILL LET THE PROVINCE SHARE 
THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: I WANT TO ASK YOU 
A QUESTION ON BEHALF OF NICK 
BEATON WHO LOST HIS WIFE 
KRISTEN IN THE SENSELESS 
VIOLENCE IN NOVA SCOTIA THIS 
WEEKEND.
HE JUST SPOKE WITH OUR CHIEF 
ANCHOR.
HIS WIFE KRISTEN DIED.
SHE WAS A FRONTLINE WORKER, A 
DEDICATED NURSE AND WAS ALSO 
PREGNANT AND SHE WAS FORED TO 
REUSE HER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT 
ENOUGH.
SO ON BEHALF OF NICK, LET ME 
ASK YOU THIS QUESTION -- WHY 
AREN'T THERE ENOUGH P.P.E.s FOR 
NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS NOT ONLY IN NOVA 
SCOTIA, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
AND WHERE IS THE SUPPLY CHAIN 
BROKEN AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO 
DO ABOUT IT?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
FIRST OF ALL TO NICK AND ALL 
THE FAMILIES GOING THROUGH A 
HEARTWRENCHING LOSS RIGHT NOW 
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS, LOOKING 
FOR REASONS, LOOKING FOR 
SUPPORT.
WE ARE THERE FOR YOU.
WE WILL BE THERE FOR YOU.
LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT 
WHAT THE NEXT DAYS WILL BRING 
AND THE CHALLENGES WE'RE 
FACING, OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS 
HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THE 
CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF 
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF 
PROVINCES TALK ABOUT THE 
SHORTAGES A NUMBER OF DAYS AWAY.
WE'VE MANAGED TO COVER THOSE 
BUT WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE 
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO STRETCH 
OUT OUR P.P.E. AS LONG AS 
POSSIBLE.
DIFFERENT PROVINCES ARE 
MANAGING THEIR STOCKPILES 
DIFFERENTLY.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THERE 
TO SUPPORT PROVINCES IN THEIR 
REQUESTS AND UNTIL THIS POINT 
HAVE BEEN -- UP TO THIS POINT 
AND BEYOND THIS POINT HAVE BEEN 
ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE SPECIFIC 
REQUESTS THE PROVINCES HAVE 
MADE.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE BEEN 
THIS A COMPETITIVE AND 
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE 
EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR P.P.E., 
WHICH IS WHY WE MADE 
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN 
DOMESTIC CAPACITY TO MAKE THE 
EQUIPMENT THAT KEEPS CAN 
FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS SAFE 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> Interpreter: FIRST OF ALL, I 
WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST 
CONDOLENCES TO NICK AND ALL 
THOSE WHO LOST LOVED ONES 
BECAUSE OF THIS TERRIBLE 
TRAGEDY IN NOVA SCOTIA.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE 
ARE HAVING A HARD TIME 
UNDERSTANDING AND WE WANT YOU 
TO KNOW THAT WE WILL BE THERE 
FOR ALL THE FAMILIES SUFFERING 
AT THIS TIME.
NOW WITH RESPECT TO OUR HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS WHO ARE CONCERNED 
ABOUT HAVING THE NECESSARY 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, THE 
PROVINCES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 
MANAGING THEIR PROTOCOLS AND 
THEIR EQUIPMENT AND, AS A 
GOVERNMENT, WE WILL BAWLS THERE 
AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO 
RESPOND TO ANY REQUESTS FROM 
THE PROVINCES FOR P.P. E. NOW 
WE HEARD PROVINCES SAY A COUPLE 
OF TIMES WELL WE'RE THREE DAYS 
AIWA I FROM BEING COMPLETELY 
OUT OF THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT 
OR THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, BUT 
EVERY SINGLE TIME WE AVOIDED 
SHORTAGES AND PROVINCES WERE 
ABLE TO EXTEND THE AVAILABILITY 
OF THEIR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
BUT WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD AT 
THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL 
LEVEL IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S 
BECOME EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE IN 
TERMS OF GETTING THAT PERFORM 
P.E. 
UP UNTIL NOW, WE  HAVE 
SUCCEEDED IN FILLING ALL THE 
NECESSARY ORDERS FROM THE 
PROVINCES AND WE REALISED THAT 
WE HAD TO DEVELOP A DOMESTIC 
CAPACITY TO PRODUCE THAT 
EQUIPMENT.
AND THAT IS WHY I'M SO PLEASED 
TO BE SEEING ALL OF THOSE 
CANADIAN COMPANIES THAT HAVE 
STEPPED UP TO PRODUCE THE 
NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND THAT 
EQUIPMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE 
VERY SOON.
>> Reporter: YOU'VE BEEN ABLE 
TO DELIVER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT TO PROVINCES THAT 
NEED IT BUT IS THE SUPPLY CHAIN 
BROKEN IF A PREGNANT NURSE HAS 
TO REUSE MASKS AND GLOVES?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
THESE ARE DECISIONS THAT ARE 
TAKEN BY PROVINCES AND HOW THEY 
EXTEND AND HOW THEY REQUIRE THE 
USE OF P.P.E. 
DIFFERENT PROVINCES HAVE 
DIFFERENT BURN RATES IN TERMS 
OF USE OF P.P.E. 
WE HAVE WORKED AS A FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT WHEN 
PROVINCES HAVE MADE REQUESTS OF 
US FOR MORE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO 
DELIVER WHAT WAS NEEDED.
THESE ARE THINGS WE'RE FIGHTING 
FOR EVERY SINGLE DAY AND WANT 
EVERYONE TO HAVE THE EQUIPMENT 
THEY NEED.
>> Interpreter: THE PROVINCES 
MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO THEIR HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM.
AND THE USE OF PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TO BE 
THERE TO SUPPORT THE PROVINCES 
AND BE ABLE TO HELP MEET THEIR 
NEEDS AND, THUS FAR, IN MOST 
CASES, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET 
THOSE NEEDS.
BUT, OF COURSE, WE MUST 
CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING WE 
CAN.
>> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER, 
WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE 
GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION, YOU 
BROUGHT UP THE TRAGEDY IN NOVA 
SCOTIA.
I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN 
BRIEFED ON WHAT KIND OF GUN OR 
GUNS WERE USED IN NOVA SCOTIA.
DO WE KNOW THAT THEY WERE LEGAL 
AND, BASED ON THAT, HOW WOULD 
YOUR PROPOSED GUN CONTROL 
LEGISLATION HAVE POTENTIALLY 
PREVENTED THE SHOOTING?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
THERE IS STILL A TREMENDOUS 
INVESTIGATION GOING ON BY THE 
RCMP RIGHT NOW.
MANY, MANY DIFFERENT SITES AND 
DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAT A LOT 
OF PEOPLE HAVE AND I'M GOING TO 
TRUST THE RCMP ON RELEASING 
INFORMATION AS THEY FEEL IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO.
>> Reporter: WITH REGARDS TO 
THE GUN CONTROL, WHY ARE YOU 
JOINING THE TWO?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
HAVE GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION 
READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON.
WE WERE READY -- ALMOST READY 
TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT A NUMBER 
OF WEEKS AGO.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE IT AS A 
PRIORITY.
WE HAD EVERY INTENTION AND HAVE 
EVERY INTENTION OF CONTINUING 
TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT WHEN 
THINGS RESTORE TO ORDER.
IT DID NOT NEED OR TAKE THIS 
TRAGEDY FOR US TO BE COMMITTED 
TO GUN CONTROL.
WE'VE LONG BEEN COMMITTED TO IT.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TRAGIC 
DEMINDER OF THE FACT THAT WE 
NEED TO DO MORE TO KEEP 
CANADIANS SAFE.
>> Reporter: AS A FOLLOW-UP, ON 
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 
IRELAND SAID IT WOULD QUADRUPLE 
FUNDING FOR THE W.H.O. AND 
AUSTRALIA AND THE RICK AND  -- 
AND THE U.K. ARE CALLING FOR AN 
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF 
THE HANDING OF THE CRISIS.
ARE WE GOING TO BE CALLING FOR 
AN INVESTIGATION?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
HAVE BEEN INCREASING OUR 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE W.H.O. IN 
ORDER TO DEAL WITH THIS 
PANDEMIC.
WE FUND THEM TO THE TUNE OF 
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A 
YEAR.
AT THE SAME IMTOO, WE DO NEED 
TO FIND ANSWERS TO HOW THIS 
HAPPENED SO WE UNCTION HOW TO 
ENSURE THAT IT NEVER HAPPENS 
AGAIN AND THAT IS CERTAINLY 
SOMETHING CANADA WILL BE PART 
OF.
>> Reporter: FRANÇOIS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: WE CONTINUE TO 
TRIBUTE TO THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT 
INSTITUTION, PARTICULARLY IN 
PANDEMICS BUT WE WILL HAVE TO 
GET SOME ANSWERS IN ORDER TO 
BETTER PROTECT OURSELVES AS A 
COUNTRY AND AS A PLANET.
SO THAT WE'RE BETTER PREPARED 
FOR THE NEXT POTENTIAL PANDEMIC.
>> Reporter: SHOULD CANADIANS 
BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SECURITY 
OF THEIR FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN AND 
WHAT MORE CAN THE GOVERNMENT DO 
TO PROTECT THAT SUPPLY CHAIN?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
HEARD FROM CANADIAN BEEF 
PRODUCERS AND ASSOCIATIONS THAT 
THE PRIORITY WILL BE TO ENSURE 
SUPPLY.
RIGHT NOW THE PRIORITY IS ON 
DOMESTIC SUPPLY.
WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING 
SHORTAGES OF BEEF BUT PRICES 
WILL GO UP.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE KNOW THAT 
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO DO 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP 
CANADIANS SAFE, TO KEEP WORKERS 
IN ALL INDUSTRIES ACROSS THIS 
COUNTRY ESSENTIAL OR NOT, AS 
SAFE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND I'M 
PLEASED TO SEE MEASURES BEING 
TAKEN REFLECTED ON HOW TO KEEP 
PEOPLE SAFE.
>> Interpreter: THE REALITY IS 
THAT A MEAT PROCESSING PLANT 
HAS PRIORITIZED DELIVERIES TO 
THE CANADIAN MARKET.
THERE MAY BE LOWER EXPORTS IN 
THAT CASE, BUT WE WANT TO 
ENSURE THAT OUR SUPPLY CHAIN 
FOR BEEF PRODUCTS IS 
FUNCTIONING.
THE REALITY IS THAT THERE MAY 
BE HIGHER PRICES BUT WE'LL BE 
MONITORING THAT CLOSELY.
BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IN ALL 
OF THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE 
PROTECTING WORKERS IN ESSENTIAL 
AND OTHER INDUSTRIES.
PROTECTING THEM FROM COVID-19 
AND WE MUST TAKE THE NECESSARY 
MEASURES TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
>> Reporter: AND ON OIL PRICES, 
IS THERE GOING TO BE FURTHER 
SUPPORT FOR THE OIL INDUSTRY 
AND BEYOND THAT, FOR PROVINCES 
THAT RELY HEAVILY ON OIL 
REVENUES AND REFINANCE THEIR 
DEBT TO RECOVER FROM THIS 
DOWNTURN?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: OUR 
FOCUS FROM THE BEGINNING HAS 
BEEN ON HELPING CANADIANS, 
FAMILIES, WORKERS ACROSS THIS 
COUNTRY AND WE HAVE PUT IN 
PLACE A SIGNIFICANT MEASURE 
THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON ALL 
INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING THE OIL 
INDUSTRY WITH THE CANADIAN 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT AND 
WAGE SUBSIDIS THAT HAVE HELPED 
THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ACROSS 
ALBERTA AND THE OIL SECTOR IN 
THIS COUNTRY.
WE MOVED FORWARD ON OTHER 
MEASURES AS WELL TO HELP OUT 
THAT SECTOR SPECIFICALLY AND 
WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO WORKING 
MORE ON HELPING PARTICULAR 
INDUSTRIES OR AREAS THAT NEED 
SUPPORT TO GET THROUGH THIS 
COVID-19 CRISIS.
WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE 
DISCUSSIONS.
ON THE SUPPORTING PROVINCES, WE 
RECOGNIZE THAT VARIOUS 
PROVINCES ARE FACING REAL 
CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF CASH 
CRUNCHES AND LIQUIDITY AND OUR 
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ARE 
ENGAGED CLOSELY WITH DIFFERENT 
PROVINCES ON CHALLENGES THAT 
THEY'RE FACING SPECIFICALLY.
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: NOW EARLIER IN 
YOUR SPEECH, YOU SAID THERE WAS 
SOME POSITIVE SCIENCE AND I 
WON'T EARP WHAT THOSE POSITIVE 
SIGNS ARE IN YOUR OPINION.
AND ON THE WAGE SUBSIDY, CAN 
YOU ASSURE US THAT NOT $1 OF 
TAXPAYER MONEY WILL GO TO 
COMPANIES THAT HAVE MONEY IN 
TAX HAVENS?
WELL, IN TERMS OF ENCOURAGING 
SIGNS, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE 
PANDEMIC CURVES AND THE NUMBERS 
IN TERMS OF SPREAD OF COVID-19, 
WE CAN SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN 
A THE DECLINE IN THE NUMBERS.
NOW WE SEE THE NUMBERS GOING UP 
IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
BUT THERE ARE FEWER AND FEWER 
CASES EACH DAY AND WE HOPE THAT 
WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT THE 
MEASURES WE'VE BEEN TAKING ARE 
NOW HELPING.
AND ARE NOW HELPING THE 
EXPECTED OUTCOME.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO 
KEEP THOSE MEASURES IN PLACE 
BECAUSE IF WE RELAX THEM TOO 
SOON, WE COULD END UP IN A 
SITUATION WHERE COVID-19 WOULD 
RAMP UP AGAIN AND THIS IS NOT 
SOMETHING WE WOULD WANT TO SEE 
HAPPEN.
IN TERMS OF OUR APPROACH IN 
HELPING BUSINESSES, WE HAVE 
ALWAYS BEEN FOCUSED ON HELP FOR 
WORKERS.
WE DID NOT WANT TO JUDGE WHETHER
 SOMEONE WORKING FOR A SMALL 
HALIFAX STORE OR FOR A LARGE 
INTERNATION HARDWARE CHAIN 
WOULD BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY.
WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT 
WORKERS AND FAMILIES THAT 
DEPEND ON THAT INCOME WOULD 
HAVE THE NECESSARY HELP AND 
THAT IS WHY WE MOVED FORWARD 
WITH THE WAGE SIX DID AND 
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE 
ALWAYS WORKING HARD TO FIGHT 
TAX HAVENS AND TAX AVOIDANCE.
WE HAVE TAKEN VERY STRONG 
MEASURES TO TRY AND RECOVER 
THAT MONEY AND IMPOSE SERIOUS 
CONSEQUENCES ON COMPANIES THAT 
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE TAX 
HAVENS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO 
THAT.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: AS I 
SAID A COUPLE OF TIMES, I THINK 
THERE IS REASON FOR CAUTIOUS 
OPTIMISM.
WE'RE HEARING THAT FROM MODE 
CAL OFFICERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
NOTING THAT THE INCREASE IN 
CASES IS GETTING SMALLER EVERY 
DAY IN MANY PLACES.
THAT WE ARE STILL SEEING MORE 
CASES EVERY DAY, BUT FEWER THAN 
IN PREVIOUS DAYS, WHICH IS A 
SIGN THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE 
WORKING.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO THE 
RIGHT THINGS AS A COUNTRY, THAT 
IS GETTING THIS VIRUS UNDER 
CONTROL.
HOWEVER, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO 
DO THOSE THINGS BECAUSE AS SOON 
AS WE LOOSEN UP, IF WE LOOSEN 
UP TOO QUICKLY OR IF WE'RE NOT 
CAREFUL, WE COULD SEE A RETURN 
SPIKE OF COVID-19 THAT WOULD BE 
PROBLEMATIC FOR CITIZENS AND 
FOR THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
WE'LL FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT 
WE'RE DOING THINGS VERY, VERY 
CAREFULLY.
BUT IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE 
THE THINGS THAT CANADIANS ARE 
DOING FROM COAST TO COAST TO 
COAST, TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT 
AND STAY SAFE ARE WORKING AND 
THAT IS WHY WE NEED TO CONTINUE 
THEM.
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: NOW JUST TO 
UNDERSTAND WITH RESPECT TO TAX 
HAVENS, YOU DIDN'T REALLY 
ANSWER MY QUESTION.
CAN YOU TELL CANADIANS TODAY 
THAT THE MONEY THAT YOU PAID IN 
TAXES WILL NOT GO TO COMPANIES 
THAT HAVE ACCOUNTS IN TAX 
HAVENS?
CAN YOU ASSURE US OF THAT TODAY 
OR CAN YOU NOT ASSURE US OF 
THAT TODAY?
WE ARE HELPING WORKERS RIGHT 
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR A COMPANY 
WHOSE FAMILY DEPENDS ON THAT 
JOB AND HAS LOST THAT JOB NEEDS 
HELP.
NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR 
GROCERIES OR PAY RENT.
IT IS THAT REASON THAT WE 
DECIDED TO HELP PEOPLE, WHETHER 
IT IS A SMALL COMPANY OR BIG 
COMPANY.
WE ARE HELPING WORKERS WHO NEED 
THAT SUPPORT.
NOW WITH RESPECT TO TAX AVIEED 
ANSWER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO 
FIGHT THAT SORT OF ACTION.
AND CHOICES MADE BY SOME 
COMPANIS WHO REFUSE TO PAY 
THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES.
WE HAVE INVESTED MORE THAN $1 
BILLION IN THE CANADA REVENUE 
AGENCY SO THAT WE HAVE MORE 
TOOLS AVAILABLE TO US TO TARGET 
THOSE COMPANIES.
>> Rosemary: ALL RIGHT.
THAT IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA WITH HIS DAILY UPDATE ON 
HOW HIS GOVERNMENT IS TACKLING 
THE PANDEMIC.
I'M GOING TO BRING BACK VASSY 
AND DAVID AND EACH 30 SECONDS 
BECAUSE WE'RE CLOSE TO THE TOP 
OF THE CLOCK.
VASSY, YOU CAN HAVE THE FIRST 
30.
>> Vassy: REALLY QUICKLY, I'LL 
SUMMARIZE WHAT HE ANNOUNCED FOR 
THE WAGE SUBSIDY.
YOU CAN APPLY IF YOU ARE A 
BUSINESS OWNER STARTING IN ONE 
WEEK, I BELIEVE APRIL 27.
AND THE OTHER PART WAS ABOUT 
$350 MILLION FOR CHARITIES.
WHAT STUCK OUT FOR ME, TWO 
PLANES -- THIS IS A QUESTION 
FROM THE CONSERVATIVE LEADER .
.
TWO EMPTY PLANES CAME BACK FROM 
CHINA CONFIRM BIG ISSUES 
GETTING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT OUT OF THAT COUNTRY.
>> Rosemary: WOW.
SHE LEFT YOU 10 SECONDS THERE, 
DAVID.
GO AHEAD.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Reporter: BEEF SUPPLY.
BEEF PRODUCERS HAVE ENSURED THE 
GOVERNMENT THEY WILL MEET 
DOMESTIC NEED BEFORE THEY START 
DOING EXPORTS.
SUPPLY SHOULD NOT GO DOWN.
BUT PRICES MAY VERY WELL GO UP.
>> Rosemary: OK.
THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.
SO SUCCINCT.
I SHOULD MAKE YOU DO THAT ALL 
THE TIME.
[LAUGHTER]
VASSY KAPELOS AND DAVID 
COCHRANE.
$350 MILLION THAT VASSY TALKED 
ABOUT THERE DOES NOT INCLUDE 
THE OPTION FOR CHARITIES FOR 
WAGE SUBSIDIES.
WHILE THEIR ASK WAS SUBSTANTIVE 
AT $10 BILLION, THEY GET $350 
MILLION TO HELP THEM AND THEY 
CAN ALSO START USING THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY, WHICH WE'LL GET MORE 
DETAILS ABOUT AT NOON EASTERN 
AT THE NEXT FEDERAL BRIEFING 
COMING UP AND WE'LL BRING YOU 
UP TO DATE ON ANY NEW 
INFORMATION WE HAVE ABOUT THE 
SHOOTING RAMPAGE IN NOVA SCOTIA 
WHICH HAS KILLED AS MANY AS 20 
PEOPLE NOW.
WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY 
EXPECTING TO GET A BRIEFING 
FROM THE LOCAL RCMP TODAY.
BUT WE WILL GET SOME DETAILS 
PROBABLY VIA PRESS RELEASE IN 
TERMS OF HOW THEIR 
INVESTIGATION OVER THOSE 16 
DIFFERENT CRIME SCENES IS GOING 
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AT 
THE TOP OF THE CLOCK AS WELL 
AND BRING YOU ALL DETAILS IN 
TERMS OF THE STORIES THAT WE'RE 
LEARNING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT 
WERE KILLED OVER THE COURSE OF 
WEEKEND IN NOVA SCOTIA AS THAT 
COMMUNITY AND THAT WHOLE 
PROVINCE CONTINUES TO STRUGLE 
WITH THAT DURING THE TIME OF 
THE PANDEMIC.
ALSO INCOUNTRIED BLE 
CHALLENGING FOR THEM ON SO MANY 
FRONTS.
OK.
I THINK I'M GOING TO WRAP IT UP.
WE'LL HEAR SHORTLY FROM OUR 
FEDERAL CABINET MINISTERS WHO 
WILL GIVE US A SHORT BRIEFING 
MORE ABOUT THE WAGE SUBSIDY 
THAT OPENS UP ON MONDAY AND A 
PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE TO GIVE US 
A SENSE OF HOW WE'RE DOING IN 
FIGHTING THE PANDEMIC.
SOME ENCOURAGING SIGNS.
BUT WE STILL HAVE TO KEEP DOING 
WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THE SKY IS LOOKING BETTER IN 
OTTAWA.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK ON CBC NEWS 
NETWORK AFTER THIS.
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THEY SAID YESTERDAY ONE OF THE 
REASONS THAT THE DEATH TOLL, THE
NUMBER OF CASUALTIES AND 
FATALITIES IS GOING UP IS 
BECAUSE OFFICERS ARE ONLY NOW 
GETTING ACCESS TO A FEW OF THE 
NUMEROUS SITES ACROSS THE 
PROVINCE.
AND SO THEY WILL BE COMBING 
THROUGH THE
  THAT THE APPLICATION PROCESS 
WILL OPEN UP IN A WEEK'S TIME.
THAT IS SIGNIFICANT TO BUSINESS 
OWNERS.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME INFORMATION 
PROVIDED TO A COMMITTEE ON THE 
LENGTH OF TIME.
YOUR PRODUCER HELPED US WITH 
THAT.
THE TIME TO GET MONEY INTO THE 
POCKETS OF BUSINESS OWNERS.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE'LL BE 
LOOKING FOR MORE DETAILS ON FROM
MINISTER DUCLOS.
I THINK THE TIME LINE, THE ISSUE
OF TIME FOR EMPLOYERS IS HUGE.
A LOT OF THEM HAVE STRUGGLED TO 
KEEP EMPLOYEES ON THE PAYROLL.
I'M SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY OF 
BUSINESSES, FOR EXAMPLE, SMALL 
BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO THE HUGE 
COMPANIES.
THINK ABOUT AIR CANADA AND 
WESTJET.
THEY SIGNALLED THEY WOULD TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAMME BUT 
THE DETAILS ARE GOING TO BE 
IMPORTANT.
AT THE END OF THE PRIME 
MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE HE 
GOT A QUESTION, IS THIS GOING TO
BE AVAILABLE TO COMPANIES THAT 
USE TAX HAVENS.
THERE WASN'T A SPECIFIC ANSWER 
ON THAT, BUT THAT DOES RAISE A 
BROADER DISCUSSION ABOUT WHO 
EXACTLY WILL BE ELIGIBLE.
IF THIS FOLLOWS IN THE PATTERN 
OF OTHER AID PACKAGES, THE SCOPE
WILL BE BROAD.
OR WHO CAN DO THAT.
THAT DOES PRESENT LATER ON A 
NUMBER I THINK OF COMPLICATION 
OR QUESTIONS THAT WILL ARISE 
ABOUT WHO WAS ABLE TO AVAIL 
THEMSELVES OR WHAT KIND OF 
COMPANY WAS ABLE TO AVAIL 
THEMSELVES OF THIS KIND OF 
FINANCIAL RELIEF OR FINANCIAL 
AID.
I DON'T THINK THE GOVERNMENT HAS
TIME AT THIS JUNCTURE.
ESPECIALLY WHEN EVERYBODY IS 
SAYING WE NEED THIS MONEY FAST 
TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT EVERY 
THING A COMPANY HAS DONE, BUT I 
THINK THAT WILL FACTOR INTO THE 
DISCUSSION LATER ON.
>> Rosemary: WE HEARD WHEN THE 
PRIME MINISTER MADE THE INITIAL 
ANNOUNCEMENT, DAVID, HE WASN'T 
GOING TO TOLERATE PEOPLE TAKING 
ADVANTAGE OF IT.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT 
THAN THE CERB, THE RELIEF FUND 
BENEFIT, WHICH I THINK IS JUST 
SORT OF EVERYBODY THINKS THEY 
CAN APPLY CAN APPLY AND THERE IS
LESS CONCERN AROUND THAT.
BUT THERE DOES SEEM TO BE SOME 
PERHAPS ADDED SCRUTINY TO THE 
WAY THIS IS GOING TO WORK.
>> Reporter: THERE IS A COUPLE 
OF THINGS.
ON THE TAX HAVEN IDEA, THAT IS A
CONSIDERATION, BUT THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY IS A FLOW-THROUGH TO THE
WORKER.
IT'S NOT MONEY THAT GOES INTO 
THE BANK ACCOUNT OF THE COMPANY 
AND THEY GET TO KEEP IT.
THIS IS USING THEM AS A PAYROLL 
DEPARTMENT TO GET THE MONEY TO 
WORKERS.
THE TAX HAVEN THING IS AN 
INTERESTING CONVERSATION, BUT 
IT'S NOT MATERIAL BECAUSE THIS 
IS MONEY IN THE POCKETS OF 
WORKERS RATHER THAN EMPLOYERS, 
THOUGH THEY DO GET A RESIDUAL 
BENEFIT FROM THIS.
IT MAY BE SLOWER TO ROLL OUT 
THAN THE CERB.
THE CERB HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS 
SUCCESS, BUT IT WAS 
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL.
THIS IS DIFFERENT.
IT'S WAGE SUBSIDY, WHICH IS 
EQUIVALENT TO THE MAXIMUM C.P.P.
AMOUNT AND THEN IT'S A SLIDING 
SCALE OF WHAT THE PRECISE DOLLAR
AMOUNT WOULD BE.
THAT WILL TAKE A LITTLE MORE 
TIME.
THE APPLICATION SCRUTINY WILL BE
DONE AFTER THE FACT.
THERE WILL A POST PANDEMIC 
COMPLIANCE THING, BUT HOW MUCH 
MONEY TO SEND TO A COMPANY?
THAT'S A LITTLE ROUGHER TO DEAL 
WITH THAN THE CERB.
THE TWO OTHER ISSUES THE PRIME 
MINISTER SPOKE ABOUT, P.P.E., 
TWO PLANES CAME BACK FROM CHINA,
NOTHING ONBOARD.
I'M TOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT 
OFFICIAL, ALL OF THE P.P.E. 
EQUIPMENT IS UNDER LOCK AND KEY 
IN THE WAREHOUSE IN SHANGHAI.
IT WAS SAFELY STORE AND WILL BE 
MAKING ITS WAY BACK TO CANADA.
THERE IS ANOTHER FLIGHT COMING 
IN TODAY, BUT IT SPEAKS TO THE 
CHAOS THERE.
THE WORLD IS TRYING TO GET MASKS
AND GLOVES OUT OF CHINA AND 
LARGELY FUNNELING CARGO PLANES 
INTO ONE OR TWO AIRPORTS.
THIS IS CAUSING BACKLOG OF 
TRUCKS, THEY NEED SECURITY, 
THERE IS LIMITED LANDING 
WINDOWS, TARMAC TIME AND IF YOUR
STUFF HAVEN'T MADE IT THROUGH 
AND YOU'RE ON THE PLANE, YOU'RE 
OUT OF LUCK.
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO 
GET IT ANOTHER TIME.
THOSE SUPPLIES HAVE NOT BEEN 
LOST.
THE OTHER THING THE PRIME 
MINISTER WAS ASKED ABOUT IS GUN 
LEGISLATION.
WHEN IS HE GOING TO BRING IN GUN
CONTROL?
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED 
BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN 
EVERYTHING.
ONE OF THE RESTRICTIONS IS RIGHT
NOW THE AGREEMENT STRUCK TO HAVE
THE HOUSE ONLY SIT ONE DAY IN 
PERSON AND THEN VIRTUAL SITTINGS
AFTER.
THE LEGISLATION CAN ONLY BE 
ABOUT THE PANDEMIC.
SO THEY CAN'T BRING IT RIGHT NOW
WHILE THEY'RE OPERATING UNDER 
THIS DEAL.
THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE END 
OF MAY WHEN THERE IS A HOPE THEY
CAN GO BACK TO THE NORMAL RULES,
OR THEY WOULD NEED CONSENT AND 
AGREEMENT, INCLUDING FROM THE 
CONSERVATIVES, WHO HAVE BEEN ON 
THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THIS DEBATE
FROM THE FEDERAL LIBERALS.
QUICKLY, YOU CAN'T.
>> Rosemary: HE DID SAY THEY 
WERE ON THE VERGE OF BRINGING IT
IN BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.
I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY 
WHAT MEANS.
IT CERTAINLY WASN'T SOMETHING ON
THE NOTICE PAPER.
>> BILL BLAIR SAID IT WAS GOING 
TO BE DONE IN THE SPRING 
SESSION.
GOING BACK TO THE CABINET 
RETREAT IN JANUARY I WANT TO 
SAY.
BUT IT WAS SOMETHING ON THEIR 
TO-DO LIST FOR THE SESSION.
>> Rosemary: GOING BACK TO THE 
CHINESE PLANES, THE PLANES IN 
CHINA, BECAUSE THEY WERE OUR 
PLANES IN CHINA.
IT DOES SPEAK TO, THOUGH, THE 
LACK OF RELIABILITY ON P.P.E. 
COMING, MAYBE PARTICULARLY FROM 
CHINA, BUT MAYBE FROM 
EVERYWHERE.
AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE SENDING
OVER GOVERNMENT PLANES TO GET 
THINGS AND THEY'RE COMING BACK 
EMPTY AND NOW, IT'S GREAT IF YOU
CONFIRM, DAVID, IT'S STILL 
THERE, STILL IN THE WAREHOUSE.
BUT NOW WE'RE WAITING MORE DAYS 
FOR IT TO GET HERE AND WE DON'T 
HAVE A LOT OF TIME IN TERMS OF 
GETTING THAT STUFF TO PEOPLE.
>> Vassy: IT'S HUGE.
THINK ABOUT IT, WE HAVE PLANES 
GOING OVER THERE TO PICK UP 
EQUIPMENT AND BECAUSE THEY DON'T
FIT INTO THE TIME FRAME THE 
CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS ALLOWED, 
THEY'RE HAVING TO COME ALL THE 
WAY BACK TO CANADA EMPTY.
AND THAT EQUIPMENT, WE HEARD A 
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TO THE PRIME
MINISTER, AND THOSE SHOULD BE 
POINTED TOWARD EACH OF THE 
PROVINCES, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE 
JURISDICTION LIES WITH THEM, BUT
THERE ARE GENUINE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT HOW MANY HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS ARE HAVING TO REUSE 
THEIR EQUIPMENT?
OR ARE WORRIED, YES, THEY HAVE 
TO THE SUPPLY RIGHT NOW, BUT MAY
NOT IN A FEW WEEKS' TIME.
WE'VE HEARD THEM THROUGHOUT THE 
ENTIRE PANDEMIC.
IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ISSUE AND 
CANADA AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE 
INCREDIBLY RELIANT ON CHINA AND 
THE PROCUREMENT OF THESE 
SUPPLIES IN THAT COUNTRY.
THEY HAVEN'T SPECIFICALLY -- I'M
TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THE 
INTERVIEWS WITH THE MINISTER IN 
CHARGE OF THIS -- I'VE ASKED 
MANY TIMES, HOW MUCH OF OUR 
STUFF COMES FROM CHINA?
AND THEY WON'T PUT A PERCENTAGE 
ON IT, BUT OFTEN USES THE WORD 
"SIGNIFICANT" TO DESCRIBE IT.
IT'S CLEAR WE HAVE A HEAVY 
RELIANCE ON THAT COUNTRY.
THINGS ARE NOT EASY IN CHINA 
RIGHT NOW.
CERTAINLY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN.
BUT THEY REALLY AREN'T RIGHT 
NOW.
WE'VE SEEN PLANES STOPPED GOING 
TO THE UNITED STATES AS WELL.
IT'S A GLOBAL ISSUE RIGHT NOW 
AND I THINK THERE IS NO EASY 
FIX, BUT THE IDEA OF THESE 
PLANES SORT OF LEAVING WITH 
NOTHING IN THEM AND, YES, YOU'RE
RIGHT, IT'S GOOD WE HAVE THE 
SUPPLIES STILL, WE HAVEN'T LOST 
THEM, IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE 
GONE, BUT IT REMAINS AN ISSUE 
THEY HAVE TO COME ALL THE WAY 
BACK HERE.
IF I COULD TOUCH ON THE GUN 
LEGISLATION YOU WERE TALKING 
ABOUT.
THERE ARE GENUINE QUESTIONS OF 
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE 
GOVERNMENT.
I TAKE THE POINT GIVEN THE 
CURRENT STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENT 
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPENING 
SOON.
THAT IS -- THEY DID MASSIVE 
CONSULTATIONS ON WHAT THIS TYPE 
OF BILL WOULD LOOK LIKE, 
FOLLOWING CALLS FROM THE MAYORS 
OF TORONTO AND MONTREAL TO BRING
IN STRICTER GUN CONTROL.
THOSE CONSULTATIONS WRAPPED A 
FULL YEAR AGO.
THEN THEY PROMISED IN THE 
CAMPAIGN TO BRING IN 
LEGISLATION.
THEN THEY PROMISED ON THE 
ANNIVERSARY OF ECOLE 
POLYTECHNIQUE THAT WAS COMING 
SOON.
BILL BLAIR SIGNALLED IT WAS 
GOING TO COME, I THINK DAVID 
POINTED OUT, IN THE SPRING.
WITH WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT -- WE
DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD HAVE 
MADE A DIFFERENCE.
BUT ON THE SPECIFIC QUESTION 
ABOUT THAT LEGISLATION, YOU 
KNOW, YES, IT WAS INTENDED TO BE
INTRODUCED, BUT THEY'VE HAD 
MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE 
PAST PRIOR TO THIS OUTBREAK TO 
DO SO.
AND THEY HAD SIGNALLED FOR A 
LONG TIME, MANY HAD RAISED THE 
ISSUE.
>> Rosemary: I THINK THEY SAID 
AFTER THE CONSULTATION THEY 
WANTED TO CAMPAIGN ON IT TO GET 
A MANDATE AND THAT'S WHAT THEY 
WERE GOING TO DO THIS SPRING.
YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE WILL BE 
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, BOTH.
I'LL TAKE THE VIEWERS TO THE 
FEDERAL BRIEFING.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CHRYSTIA 
FREELAND IS SPEAKING ABOUT WHAT 
HAPPENED IN NOVA SCOTIA.
Prime Minister): IT IS TO 
DIFFICULT TO PROCESS IT WHEN 
THEY ARE LOST.
AT THE EVENTS IN NOVA SCOTIA 
OVER THE WEEKEND.
THIS WOULD BE A TRAGEDY AT ANY 
TIME.
BUT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN NOW AS 
NOVA SCOTIANS ARE ALL MAKING 
GREAT PERSONAL SACRIFICES TO 
PRESERVE LIFE IS A PARTICULAR 
HORROR AND PARTICULAR SORROW.
TO THE PEOPLE OF NOVA SCOTIA, 
ALL CANADIANS WITH ARE YOU IN 
YOUR GRIEF.
SO TODAY WE WILL HEAR FROM 
CANADA'S CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICER, THERESA TAM.
THE DEPUTY CHIEF PUBLIC, DR. 
HOWARD NJOO.
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: [Speaking 
French]
THERE ARE NOW 37,000 -- 37,374 
CASES INCLUDING 1,728 DEATHS.
WE HAVE TESTED OVER 565,000 
PEOPLE TO DATE WITH AROUND 6.5% 
OF THOSE TESTING POSITIVE.
BUT WE ARE STILL AWAYS OFF AND 
THE PATH REMAINS UNCERTAIN.
I KNOW RECOVERY IS WHAT IS ON 
EVERYONE'S MIND RIGHT NOW.
CANADIANS ARE CONTINUING TO 
PRACTISE SOCIAL DISTANCING, 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING, AND STAYING
AT HOME.
AND THIS CONTINUES TO BE VITALLY
IMPORTANT.
PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE 
CLOSELY MONITORING FOR CONTINUED
AND STABLE SLOWING OF THE 
EPIDEMIC, WHILE CAREFULLY 
CONSIDERING APPROACHES TO EASE 
PUBLIC HEALTH RESTRICTIONS WHEN 
AND WHERE THERE IS POSSIBLE.
BUT THERE ARE HARD TRUTHS THAT 
HAVEN'T CHANGED.
THIS IS A MARATHON AND WE'RE 
GOING TO HAVE TO PLAN, PACE 
OURSELVES AND NOT TAKE SHARP 
TURNS.
THE SECOND TRUTH, THERE IS STILL
A LOT OF UNKNOWNS AND NO 100% 
PROVEN PATH BEFORE US.
TO GET THIS RIGHT, THERE WILL BE
A NEED TO LEARN AS WE GO, 
EVALUATE AND ADJUST AS WE TAKE 
CAUTIOUS STEPS.
THESE NEXT STEPS MAY SOUND 
CHALLENGING, BUT THERE ARE 
THINGS WE LEARNED AND THINGS WE 
KNOW WILL KEEP US SAFE AS WE 
CAREFULLY NAVIGATE THIS PATH 
FORWARD TOGETHER.
WE KNOW THAT THE EPIDEMIOLOGY IN
EACH JURISDICTION IS DIFFERENT, 
SO THE APPROACHES WON'T ALL BE 
THE SAME.
WE KNOW THE TIMING, TYPES AND 
RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES 
WILL BE TAILORED TO ADDRESS THE 
UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND CONTEXT OF
THE DISEASE IN EACH PROVINCE AND
TERRITORY.
LIKEWISE, ADDITIONAL MEASURES 
MAY NEED BE TO ADOPTED AND 
MAINTAINED TO PROTECT VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS IN HIGH-RISK 
SETTINGS WITHIN JURISDICTIONS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE KNOW THAT 
CANADIANS HAVE DEMONSTRATED WHAT
HAS WORKED TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF
THIS DISEASE AND WHAT HAS KEPT 
OUR HEALTH SYSTEM FROM BEING 
OVERWHELMED.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT OUR 
SACRIFICES AND EVERYDAY 
INCONVENIENCES OVER THE PAST 
WEEKS HAVE PREVENTED AN 
EXPLOSIVE OUTBREAK IN CANADA 
LIKE THE ONES THAT OVERWHELM 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN PLACES 
LIKE ITALY, SPAIN AND NEW YORK.
WHAT ALL THIS TELLS US, WE CAN'T
BE TOO CONFIDENT.
WE CAN'T LET OUR GUARD DOWN.
AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE ANY 
WEAK POINTS IN OUR SYSTEM.
WHAT WE CAN DO IS ENSURE WE ALL 
WORK TOGETHER, STAY THE COURSE 
AND WORK TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORTS 
THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE MOST 
VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
IF WE ENSURE THAT BASIC NEEDS 
ARE MET FOR EVERYONE WE WILL 
PROTECT THE HEALTH OF ALL 
CANADIANS.
THANK YOU.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU.
[Speaking French]
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM DR. NJOO.
>> HELLO.
THERE ARE NOW 37,374 CONFIRMED 
CASES INCLUDING 1, 728 DEATHS.
WE HAVE TESTED OVER 565,000 
PEOPLE TO DATE WITH 6.5% TESTING
POSITIVE THOUGH WE ARE STILL A 
WAYS OFF AND THE PATH REMAINS 
UNCERTAIN, I KNOW THAT RECOVERY 
AND WHAT IS NEXT IS ON 
EVERYONE'S MIND RIGHT NOW.
CANADIANS ARE PATIENTLY 
CONTINUING TO PRACTISE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING.
CANADIANS ARE STAYING AT HOME.
THESE MEASURES CONTINUE TO BE 
VITALLY IMPORTANT.
PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE 
CLOSELY MONITORING FOR CONTINUED
AND STABLE SLOWING OF THE 
EPIDEMIC, WHILE CAREFULLY 
CONSIDERING APPROACHES TO EASE 
PUBLIC HEALTH RESTRICTIONS WHEN 
AND WHERE THIS MAY BE POSSIBLE.
BUT THERE ARE SOME HARD TRUTHS 
THAT HAVE NOT CHANGED.
THE FIRST.
THIS WILL BE A MARATHON.
WE WILL HAVE TO PLAN, PACE 
OURSELVES AND AVOID TAKING ANY 
SHARP TURNS.
THE SECOND.
THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF 
UNKNOWNS.
THERE IS NO 100% PROVEN PATH 
AHEAD OF US.
TO GET THIS RIGHT, THERE WILL BE
A NEED TO LEARN AS WE GO AND TO 
EVALUATE, ADJUST AND RIGHT THE 
COURSE AS WE TAKE CAUTIOUS STEPS
IN RELAXING PUBLIC HEALTH 
CONTROL MEASURES.
THESE NEXT STEPS MAY SOUND 
CHALLENGING, BUT THERE ARE 
THINGS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND 
THINGS THAT WE NOW KNOW THAT 
WILL KEEP US SAFE AS WE 
CAREFULLY NAVIGATE THIS PATH 
FORWARD TOGETHER.
WE KNOW THAT THE EPIDEMIOLOGY IN
EACH JURISDICTION IS DIFFERENT, 
SO THE APPROACHES WON'T ALL BE 
THE SAME.
WE KNOW THAT THE TIMING, THE 
TYPES AND THE RANGE OF PUBLIC 
HEALTH MEASURES WILL NEED TO BE 
TAILORED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE 
CHALLENGES AND CONTEXT OF THE 
DISEASE IN EACH PROVINCE AND 
TERRITORY.
LIKEWISE, ADDITIONAL MEASURES 
MAY NEED TO BE ADOPTED AND 
MAINTAINED TO PROTECT VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS AND TO PROTECT 
HIGH-RISK SETTINGS WITHIN 
JURISDICTIONS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE KNOW AND 
CANADIANS HAVE DEMONSTRATED WHAT
HAS WORKED TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF
THIS DISEASE.
WE KNOW WHAT HAS KEPT OUR HEALTH
SYSTEM FROM BEING OVERWHELMED.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT OUR 
SACRIFICES AND EVERYDAY 
INCONVENIENCES OVER THE PAST 
WEEKS HAVE PREVENTED AN 
EXPLOSIVE OUTBREAK IN CANADA.
EXPLOSIVE OUTBREAKS LIKE THE 
ONES THAT OVERWHELMED HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEMS LIKE IN ITALY, 
SPAIN AND NEW YORK.
WHAT DOES THIS TELL US?
IT TELLS US THAT WE CANNOT BE 
TOO CONFIDENT, THAT WE CANNOT 
LET OUR GUARD DOWN AND WE CANNOT
AFFORD TO HAVE ANY WEAK POINTS 
IN OUR SYSTEM.
WHAT WE CAN DO IS ENSURE WE ALL 
WORK TOGETHER.
ENSURE WE STAY THE COURSE AND 
THAT WE WORK TO STRENGTHEN 
SUPPORTS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF 
OUR MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF 
SOCIETY.
IF WE ENSURE THAT BASIC NEEDS 
ARE MET FOR EVERYONE, WE PROTECT
THE HEALTH OF ALL CANADIANS.
THANK YOU.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU, DR. 
NJOO.
NOW WE'LL HEAR FROM THE MINISTER
OF FAMILIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BONJOUR.
WHEN THE EXPERIENCE PERSONAL 
DIFFICULTIES AS A RESULT OF 
NATURAL DISASTERS, BE IT 
WILDFIRES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA OR
TORNADO RIGHT HERE IN OTTAWA, OR
SOMETHING CLOSER TO HOME, LIKE 
LOSING A JOB, THAT EVERY TIME 
COUNTLESS CHARITIES ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE THERE TO HELP THEM.
THEY'RE THERE TO STEP UP AND 
HELP THEM IN EVERY WAY THEY CAN.
CANADIAN CHARITIES AND 
NON-PROFITS ARE THERE TO HELP US
IN OUR TIME OF NEED.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] CHARITY 
ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALWAYS THERE 
TO HELP CANADIANS IN TIMES OF 
NEED.
[End of Translation] BRINGING 
REAL CHALLENGES TO THESE REALLY 
IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS.
AT THE VERY TIME THAT COUNTLESS 
CANADIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
RELYING ON THESE ORGANIZATIONS, 
SOME FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, 
CANADIAN CHARITIES AND 
NON-PROFITS ARE HAVING TO DEAL 
WITH EXTRA COSTS PROCURING AND 
OBTAINING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT, INCREASED COSTS AS A 
RESULT OF STAFFING SHORTAGES.
OTHER CHALLENGES AS A RESULT OF 
GETTING MATERIALS NEEDED TO DO 
THEIR WORK.
AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY 
ALSO EXPERIENCING A DRAMATIC 
DROP IN THE AMOUNT OF DONATIONS 
THEY USUALLY RECEIVE.
AT A TIME WHEN CANADIAN 
CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS ARE ASKED TO DO 
MORE BY CANADIANS WHO NEED THEIR
SERVICES, THEY'RE SEEING A DROP 
IN DONATIONS AND THE NUMBER OF 
VOLUNTEERS THEY CAN RELY ON.
THIS HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON 
VULNERABLE CANADIANS.
LIKE OLDER CANADIANS, PEOPLE 
WITH DISABILITIES, RACIALIZED 
CANADIANS, INCLUDING 
BLACK-CANADIANS, ARE BEING 
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THESE 
DEVELOPMENTS.
SO OUR MESSAGE TO CANADA'S 
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND 
CHARITIES IS THAT WE WILL 
SUPPORT YOU.
THE TIME THAT MORE AND MORE 
CANADIANS ARE CALLING ON YOU TO 
PROVIDE MORE SERVICES FOR THEM, 
WE WILL SUPPORT YOU SO THAT YOU 
CAN MEET THAT REQUEST, SO THAT 
YOU CAN ANSWER THAT CALL.
AS THE PRIME MINISTER SAID, WE 
HAVE YOUR BACK.
THAT IS WHY THE PRIME MINISTER 
ANNOUNCED THAT WE ARE PROVIDING 
$350 MILLION TO SUPPORT IN 
EMERGENCY FASHION TO HELP 
CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS ADAPT THEIR 
FRONTLINE SERVICES TO VULNERABLE
CANADIANS DURING COVID-19.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] THAT'S WHY THE 
PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED UP TO 
$350 MILLION IN EMERGENCY 
FUNDING FOR CHARITY 
ORGANIZATIONS AND NON-PROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS.
THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE 
PROVIDING HELP TO CANADIANS 
DURING COVID-19.
[End of Translation] LIKE THE 
UNITED WAY, THE CANADIAN RED 
CROSS AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS 
OF CANADA, TO ENSURE CHARITIES 
AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ABLE
TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT 
TO VULNERABLE CANADIANS.
AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS
BY FLOWING THE MONEY QUICKLY TO 
EVERYONE, INCLUDING LOCAL 
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 
THAT HAVE THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT
KNOW THE PEOPLE IN THEIR 
COMMUNITIES WHO NEED THESE 
SERVICES IMMEDIATELY.
THIS MONEY WILL HELP GROUPS LIKE
THOSE IN EASTERN ONTARIO THAT 
ARE WORKING TO PROVIDE MEALS TO 
THOSE WHO CANNOT LEAVE THEIR 
HOMES.
WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.
IT WOULD ALSO HELP ORGANIZATIONS
SUCH AS THE ATLANTIC COMPASSION 
FUND, OR THE VANCOUVER 
FOUNDATION WHICH IS PROVIDING 
MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT TO WOMEN 
FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
WE KNOW THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT
TIMES FOR CANADIANS, BUT THE 
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA IS WORKING 
TO ENSURE THAT THOSE 
ORGANIZATIONS THAT CANADIANS ARE
RELYING ON HAVE THE RESOURCES 
THAT THEY NEED SO THEY CAN 
CONTINUE TO HELP CANADIANS NOW 
AND INTO THE FUTURE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE 
ORGANIZATIONS, CHARITIES, AND 
COMMUNITY LEADERS, INCLUDING 
FAITH LEADERS, THAT HAVE REACHED
OUT TO ME AND MY COLLEAGUES OVER
THE LAST NUMBER OF WEEKS FOR 
THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS AND 
THEIR FEEDBACK AND THEIR 
GUIDANCE ON HOW TO GET THIS 
RIGHT.
LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE 
VOLUNTEERS AND THE FRONT-LINE 
WORKERS, THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, 
WHO ARE TIRELESSLY WORKING DAY 
AND NIGHT TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED
CRITICAL SERVICES TO OUR MOST 
VULNERABLE IN THEIR HOMES AND IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING
THAT YOU DO.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] WE ARE HERE FOR 
YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU.
NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE TREASURY BOARD,
JEAN-YVES DUCLOS.
>> Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos: THANK 
YOU.
THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 HAS 
BROUGHT ABOUT UNPRECEDENTED 
CIRCUMSTANCES FOR CANADIAN 
BUSINESSES AND WORKERS.
OUR GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO 
HELPING CANADIAN EMPLOYERS 
SUPPORT THEIR EMPLOYEES DURING 
THESE VERY TOUGH TIMES.
THAT IS WHY THE PRIME MINISTER 
AGAIN THIS MORNING HAS 
REITERATED AND ANNOUNCED THE 
INTRODUCTION OF THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY IN ORDER 
TO HELP BUSINESSES SUPPORT THEIR
EMPLOYEES IN THESE VERY 
DIFFICULT TIMES.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] OUR GOVERNMENT IS 
COMMITTED TO HELPING CANADIAN 
BUSINESSES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES 
DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.
THAT IS WHY THIS MORNING THE 
PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED NEW 
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY WHICH 
WILL HELP EMPLOYERS PAY THEIR 
EMPLOYEES' SALARIES DURING THE 
COVID-19 CRISIS.
[End of Translation] DESIGNED TO
HELP EMPLOYERS KEEP AND REHIRE 
WORKERS AMIDST THE CHALLENGES 
POSSESSED BY THE COVID-19 
EPIDEMIC.
HAVING THE ABILITY TO RETAIN 
STAFF AND REHIRE PEOPLE WILL PUT
EMPLOYERS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE 
POSITION TO RESUME NORMAL 
CIRCUMSTANCES ONCE CIRCUMSTANCES
DO ALLOW IT.
THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF 
CANADIANS IS ALMOST -- IS ALSO 
THAT MUCH BETTER WHEN PEOPLE 
HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY THEIR 
BILLS, THEIR RENT AND BUY FOOD 
FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
IT IS A GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO 
KEEP AS MANY CANADIANS WORKING 
AS POSSIBLE AND THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY IS ONE OF
THE MEASURES IN PLACE TO SUPPORT
THIS GOAL.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY COVERS UP
TO 75% OF EMPLOYEES' SALARIES.
THIS CAN BE UP TO $847 PER 
WORKER PER WEEK FOR UP TO A 
MAXIMUM OF 12 WEEKS.
THE SUBSIDY IS BACK DATED TO 
MARCH 15 AND BUSINESSES WILL BE 
ABLE TO APPLY AS OF NEXT MONDAY,
APRIL 27.
THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY WILL 
ADMINISTER THE WAGE SUBSIDY 
PROGRAMME ON BEHALF OF THE 
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.
THIS PROGRAMME WILL SEND FUNDS 
TO THOUSANDS OF CANADIAN 
BUSINESSES EACH WEEK.
THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY IS 
COMMITTED TO HELPING WORKERS AND
BUSINESSES.
[End of Translation] ANNOUNCING 
A CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY 
WEB PAGE.
THE PAGE INCLUDES A CALCULATOR 
THAT WILL HELP EMPLOYERS TO 
DETERMINE QUICKLY THE SUBSIDY 
AMOUNT THEY CAN EXPECT TO CLAIM 
BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT 
THEY ENTER INTO THE CALCULATOR.
THE GOVERNMENT IS GRATEFUL FOR 
THE INPUT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM 
MANY STAKEHOLDERS DURING OUR 
CONSULTATIONS IN THE LAST FEW 
WEEKS.
THESE CONSULTATIONS HAVE LED TO 
THE EFFICIENT AND QUICK LAUNCH 
OF THE WEBSITE TO DATE.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] I AM HAPPY TO 
ANNOUNCE TO CANADIANS THAT TODAY
THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY IS 
LAUNCHING A CALCULATOR ON ITS 
WEBSITE TO HELP EMPLOYERS 
PREPARE FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO
THE WAGE SUBSIDY WHICH WILL HELP
THEIR EMPLOYEES.
WE THANK BUSINESS 
REPRESENTATIVES AND ALL 
STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE HELPED IN 
PREPARING THIS WEB PAGE.
[End of Translation] CANADA WAGE
SUBSIDY AS OF APRIL 27.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT 90% OF THE 
APPLICATIONS WILL HAVE BEEN 
PROCESSED BY THE 5TH OF MAY WITH
DIRECT DEPOSITS AND CHEQUES MADE
AND SENT SOON AFTER.
UNTIL THEN, BUSINESSES ARE 
INVITED TO UPDATE THEIR BUSINESS
ACCOUNT ON THE CANADA REVENUE 
AGENCY'S WEBSITE.
TECHNICAL DEBRIEFING SESSION 
WILL ALSO BE OFFERED THIS 
AFTERNOON TO THE MEDIA.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] BUSINESSES WILL BE 
ABLE TO FILE THEIR APPLICATIONS 
FOR THE CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE 
SUBSIDY AS OF APRIL 27TH.
WE EXPECT THAT 90% OF 
APPLICATIONS WILL HAVE BEEN 
PROCESSED BY MAY 5TH AND THIS 
WILL QUICKLY BE FOLLOWED BY 
DIRECT DEPOSITS AND CHEQUES 
BEING SENT OUT.
UNTIL THEN, BUSINESSES ARE 
INVITED TO UPDATE THEIR PROFILES
ON THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY 
WEBSITE.
THIS AFTERNOON, THERE WILL BE A 
TECHNICAL BRIEFING FOR MEDIA.
OUR GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO 
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES 
AND WORKERS WHO ARE FACING 
UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES IN THE 
CONTEXT OF THE PANDEMIC.
THANK YOU.
NOW WE'RE READY TO TAKE 
QUESTIONS.
>> THERE ARE THREE QUESTIONS ON 
THE PHONE.
ONE QUESTION, ONE FOLLOW-UP.
OPERATOR?
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE PRESS STAR 1 IF YOU HAVE 
A QUESTION.
[Speaking French]
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] OUR FIRST QUESTION 
IS FROM LA PRESSE.
.
>> SO THERE WILL BE A TECHNICAL 
BRIEFING, THERE ARE CURRENTLY 
SOUND DIFFICULTIES.
OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM CBC 
JAMIE STRASHIN.
>> MY QUESTION IS FOR DR. TAM.
DR. TAM, YOUR COUNTERPART IN THE
U.S., DR. FAUCI, TALKED LAST 
WEEK ABOUT A ROAD BACK FOR 
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, GAMES 
PLAYED WITHOUT ANY FANS IN THE 
STANDS.
I'M JUST WONDERING, DO YOU THINK
SIMILAR THING COULD HAPPEN IN 
CANADA?
AND COULD I JUST GET YOUR 
THOUGHTS ON THE POTENTIAL RETURN
OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS IN 
CANADA?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: SO RIGHT NOW
TOGETHER WITH ALL THE CHIEF 
MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH, 
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NEXT PHASE,
IF YOU LIKE, AGAIN STRESSING 
EXTREME CAUTION IN HOW WE HAVE 
TO KEEP GOING RIGHT NOW WITH THE
MEASURES THAT WE HAVE.
WE KNOW THAT POPULATION IMMUNITY
IS NOT GOING TO BE HIGH.
SO WE HAVE TO MOVE EXTREMELY 
CAREFULLY.
I THINK WE WILL BE LOOKING AT 
ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF COMMUNITY
SETTINGS, ACTIVITIES AND 
PROVIDING WHAT -- THERE HAS TO 
BE A RISK-BASED APPROACH, A RISK
ASSESSMENT, AND THAT WILL 
INCLUDE THIS AREA.
SO -- BUT I THINK AS SOME OF 
THESE INNOVATIVE THINKING IS 
COMING TOGETHER, THESE ARE SOME 
OF THE IDEAS, BUT AGAIN THAT 
TWO-METRE DISTANCE AND ENSURING 
THAT WE DON'T SPREAD THE ILLNESS
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WHICH 
EVER SOLUTION PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO THINK OF.
SO ABSOLUTELY, I THINK EVERY 
SECTOR SHOULD BEGIN SOME 
THINKING ABOUT HOW INNOVATIVE 
THEY CAN BE IN MAINTAINING 
SOCIAL DISTANCE.
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OTHER 
SPECIFIC MEASURES TO TREAT OR 
VACCINES, SO ANY SORT OF -- THE 
NEW NORMAL MUST TAKE INTO 
ACCOUNT STOPPING THE SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS LIKE WE HAVE NOW.
BUT I THINK -- THE OTHER 
PERSPECTIVE I HAVE IS JUST 
ENGAGING THE COMMUNITIES AND THE
SECTORS THAT ARE LOOKING AT 
THEIR OWN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS, 
BECAUSE PUBLIC HEALTH CAN'T 
POSSIBLY ASSESS EVERY SETTING.
WE CAN PROVIDE GUIDANCE AS TO 
HOW YOU MAINTAIN SAFETY AND THE 
HEALTH OF THE POPULATION AND THE
CLIENTS WILL BE PEOPLE THEY 
SERVE.
>> FOLLOW-UP.
>> Reporter: JUST TO BE MORE 
SPECIFIC, WOULD YOU BE 
SUPPORTIVE OF GAMES PLAYED IN 
CANADA BEFORE EMPTY STADIUMS?
WOULD THAT BE SAFE IN YOUR 
ESTIMATION?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: I THINK, 
TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER CHIEF 
MEDICAL OFFICERS, WE'LL HAVE TO 
LOOK AT WHAT PLANS THERE ARE 
WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE 
ACTUALLY GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY
IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER.
I THINK FOR SURE CROWDED 
CONDITIONS, MASS GATHERINGS, IS 
NOT IN ANY OF OUR NEAR FUTURE.
I THINK THAT IS PRETTY EVIDENT.
AS TO WHETHER CERTAIN ACTIVITIES
CAN BE DONE SAFELY, THAT NEEDS 
FURTHER ASSESSMENT.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
THE NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> NEXT QUESTION IS [Speaking 
French]
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter].
>> Reporter: YOUR PREDICTIONS 
WERE THAT WE WOULD HAVE BETWEEN 
1200 AND 1600 DEATHS BY TODAY 
AND IN FACT WE'RE AT 1700.
THAT'S THE SECOND TIME YOUR 
SHORT-TERM PREDICTIONS ARE OFF.
MY QUESTION IS SHOULD WE STILL 
TRUST THEM?
AND MORE SPECIFICALLY WHEN 
YOU'RE LOOKING AT QUÉBEC WHERE 
THERE ARE NOW 54% OF ALL 
CANADIAN DEATHS, ARE YOU 
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SITUATION?
IS THERE SOMETHING QUÉBEC IS 
DOING WRONG THAT WOULD EXPLAIN 
THE SITUATION?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: SO AS WE'VE 
ALWAYS SAID MODELLING IS FOR 
PLANNING PURPOSES AND NOT THERE 
TO ACCURATELY TELL YOU WHAT THE 
NUMBERS ARE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND EVERY SINGLE DAY WE RELOOK 
AT THOSE PROJECTIONS, THEY WILL 
CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE ACTUAL 
CASES REPORTED.
SO AS I SAID SEVERAL DAYS AGO, 
THE 24 HOURS FOLLOWING THAT, 
THOSE PROJECTIONS WILL ALREADY 
HAVE CHANGED.
SO I THINK THAT IS SOME OF THE 
DIFFICULTY IF YOU'RE TRYING TO 
COMMUNICATE WHERE WE'RE AT.
IT IS IN A SIMILAR RANGE OF THE 
SEVERITY.
AND IT IS A REFLECTION OF THE 
POPULATION THAT IS MOST IMPACTED
RIGHT NOW IN MANY AREAS OF THE 
COUNTRY AND THOSE ARE THE 
SENIORS AND THOSE WHO ARE IN 
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
SO ABSOLUTELY THIS IS A 
REFLECTION I THINK OF THE ACTUAL
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF THIS ILLNESS IN 
CANADA.
SO I THINK EVERY JURISDICTION 
MUST DO THE UTMOST TO ENHANCE 
INFECTION PREVENTION CONTROL IN 
ALL OF THOSE SETTINGS, SO THAT'S
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.
I THINK ANY MODEL IS GOING TO 
TELL YOU THAT -- WHAT WE'RE 
DOING RIGHT NOW IS GOING TO 
CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY.
THOSE MODELS ARE VERY SENSITIVE 
TO WHAT WE DO TODAY IN TERMS OF 
PROJECTING INTO THE SHORT OR 
FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYTHING
MUST BE DONE TO CHANGE THE 
COURSE.
AND IT IS UP TO EVERYONE WHO IS 
RESPONDING TO HELP DO THAT.
>> Reporter: WELL, AS A 
FOLLOW-UP, YOU HAVEN'T ADDRESSED
THE QUESTION OF QUÉBEC.
NOW THAT THE PROVINCE WHICH 
REPRESENTS ROUGHLY 23% OF THE 
POPULATION HAS 54% OF ALL 
DEATHS.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
AND SHOULD WE START TO THINK 
THAT MAYBE QUÉBEC IS NOT DOING 
SOMETHING RIGHT?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: I THINK WE 
DO KNOW THAT MANY OF THE CASES 
ARE LINKED TO LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES, SO I THINK MY ANSWER
STAYS THE SAME.
IT'S NOT THE ONLY JURISDICTION, 
IN FACT, MANY PROVINCES HAVE 
OUTBREAKS RELATED TO FACILITIES,
BUT IT IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN 
THE CONTEXT OF QUÉBEC.
I KNOW THAT THE -- FROM A PUBLIC
HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, THEY ARE, 
YOU KNOW, ESCALATING AND TRYING 
TO MANAGE THAT SITUATION.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
ONE LAST QUESTION ON THE PHONE 
BEFORE WE TURN TO THE ROOM.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION.
LA PRESSE.
>> Reporter: [Speaking 
French][Voice of Interpreter] 
THANK YOU.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS FOR 
MINISTER DUCLOS.
HOW WILL YOU BE CALCULATING THE 
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY PAYMENTS 
FOR THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES IN 
THE COUNTRY AND HOW WILL YOU DO 
IT QUICKLY?
>> ANSWER, THANK YOU FOR THIS 
QUESTION.
YOU ARE VERY RIGHT THAT THESE 
CALCULATIONS WILL BE RATHER 
COMPLEX AND IT IS URGENT.
WE WANT TO HELP BUSINESSES TO 
MAINTAIN THEIR EMPLOYEES AND 
REHIRE THEM AND AS QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE.
WHAT WE'RE ANNOUNCING TODAY IS A
NEW CALCULATOR BEING LAUNCHED ON
THE C.R.A. WEBSITE AS WELL AS A 
WHOLE HOST OF INFORMATION ON THE
C.R.A. WEB PAGE, SO THAT 
EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESSES WILL BE
READY TO APPLY A AS OF APRIL 27.
I'VE HAD A LOOK AT THE WEBSITE 
MYSELF.
IT'S COMPLETE, IT'S INFORMATIVE.
IT WILL HELP BUSINESSES TO 
PREPARE THEIR APPLICATIONS ON 
APRIL 27 AND ALSO HELP 
BUSINESSES MAKE DECISIONS 
REGARDING REHIRING THEIR 
EMPLOYEES IF THEY HAVEN'T 
ALREADY MADE THESE DECISIONS.
THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY HAS 
EXTRAORDINARY EMPLOYEES.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE C.R.A. 
WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE PAYMENTS
OUT QUICKLY AS OF MAY 5TH.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PAY OUT THE
SUBSIDIES THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED
FOR.
>> Reporter: FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
[End of Translation] IT'S ABOUT 
THE MASK-WEARING POLICY OR 
INSTRUCTIONS.
QUÉBEC IS WORKING ON SCENARIO 
RIGHT NOW ON A NEW SCENARIO FOR 
AS FAR AS MASKS GO.
I WONDER IF YOU'RE INVOLVED IN 
THESE DISCUSSIONS AND IF YOU 
WOULD MAKE MASKS MANDATORY AS 
THEY HAVE BEEN DECLARED 
MANDATORY FOR AIR TRAVEL?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: I THINK AS I
WORK WITH ALL THE CHIEF MEDICAL 
OFFICERS OF HEALTH, SO ANY 
RECOMMENDATIONS GOES TOWARDS 
THAT TABLE, THE SPECIAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE AND IT FORMS A 
GUIDANCE, A BASELINE ON WHICH 
JURISDICTIONS WILL MAKE CERTAIN 
RECOMMENDATIONS.
SURE, I THINK HAVING FACIAL 
COVERING IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE 
HEALTH CARE SETTING -- WE'VE 
SAID YOU NEED TO PRESERVE ACTUAL
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
FOR THAT CIRCUMSTANCE.
AND MASKS DO NOT REPLACE ALL THE
OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURES THAT WE
DO KNOW WORK IN TERMS OF 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING, 
HAND-WASHING, HYGIENIC MEASURES,
BUT IT DOES FORM ANOTHER LAYER 
OF PROTECTION, WHICH CAN BE 
APPLIED WHEN YOU CAN'T MAINTAIN 
THAT TWO-METRE DISTANCE.
SO THAT IS -- DEPENDING ON WHAT 
SETTING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, 
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT 
DEFINITELY CAN BE CONSIDERED.
IN THE TRANSPORTATION ON A 
PLANE, AS ONE CAN IMAGINE, 
SOCIAL DISTANCING WOULD BE QUITE
CHALLENGING, WHICH IS WHY THAT 
POLICY WAS ADDED AS WELL AS IN 
OUR QUARANTINE ACT WHEN WE HAVE 
NOW MANDATORY ORDERS FOR 
SYMPTOMATIC AND ASYMPTOMATIC 
TRAVELLERS, ISOLATION AND 
QUARANTINING FOR THE 14 DAYS.
WE ALSO NOW PROVIDE A 
REQUIREMENT FOR THE WEARING OF A
MASK AS PEOPLE ARE TRANSFERRING 
TO THEIR PLACE OF QUARANTINE AS 
WELL.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
DR. NJOO.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] I WOULD LIKE THIS 
REPEAT THE ANSWER IN FRENCH.
DR. TAM AND I ARE WORKING VERY 
CLOSELY WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS, 
THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF 
THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES.
TOGETHER, WE SIT ON A SPECIAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
YESTERDAY DR. ARRUDA, THE CHIEF 
MEDICAL OFFICER OF QUÉBEC SAID 
SOMETHING THAT IS IN LINE WITH 
WHAT DR. TAM AND I HAVE BEEN 
SAYING.
WEARING A NONMEDICAL MASK CAN 
PROTECT OTHERS, BUT IT DOES NOT 
REPLACE PROVEN PUBLIC HEALTH 
MEASURES SUCH AS PRACTISING 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING, PRACTISING 
HAND HYGIENE, AND ALL OTHER 
HYGIENE MEASURES.
HOWEVER, IN SOME SETTINGS IT IS 
NOT POSSIBLE TO PHYSICAL 
DISTANCE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN TAKING PUBLIC 
TRANSIT OR WHEN GROCERY 
SHOPPING.
SO THOSE ARE SITUATIONS IN WHICH
WE CAN WEAR A NONMEDICAL MASK.
WE MUST MAKE SURE TO PRESERVE 
MASKS FOR THOSE WHO WORK ON THE 
FRONT LINES IN OUR HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM.
>> THE QUESTION FOR THE HEALTH 
MINISTER, BUT PERHAPS MINISTER 
FREELAND OR DR. TAM.
KRISTEN BEATON WAS ONE OF THE 
VICTIMS IN THE NOVA SCOTIA 
SHOOTING AND WAS A FRONT LINE 
HEALTH CARE WORKER PROVIDING 
CONTINUING CARE.
HER HUSBAND TOLD NEWS THIS 
MORNING BEFORE THE TRAGEDY 
STRUCK THE FAMILY, THEY WERE 
ALREADY LIVING UNDER QUITE A 
GREAT DEAL OF STRESS.
SHE WAS COMING HOME AND VERY 
TERRIFIED SHE WOULD PASS ON 
SOMETHING TO HER CHILDREN AND 
FAMILY BECAUSE SHE WAS REUSING 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BECAUSE 
THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN NOVA 
SCOTIA.
THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR HER AND
HER COLLEAGUES.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE BEATON 
FAMILY AND OTHER FRONT LINE 
HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHEN YOU 
HEAR STORIES LIKE THAT, THAT 
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH P.P.E. TO GO
AROUND?
>> FIRST OF ALL, OBVIOUSLY, MY 
HEART IS WITH MR. BEATON IN THIS
TERRIBLE TIME OF LOSS.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW HARD IT
IS AND DIFFICULT IT IS FOR HIM 
AS HE LOSES HIS WIFE AND 
SOON-TO-BE CHILD AS I 
UNDERSTAND.
ON THE ISSUE OF PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, I WILL 
TELL YOU THAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES TO 
PROCURE EQUIPMENT AS YOU KNOW 
OVER THE COURSE OF THE OUTBREAK 
AND PANDEMIC.
WE'VE MANAGED TO WORK VERY WELL 
WITH PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES 
TO FULFILL THEIR REQUESTS FOR 
SUPPORT AROUND PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER 
MEDICAL DEVICES.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD US SAY MANY 
TIMES, IT'S BEEN A VERY 
CHALLENGING THING TO DO IN THE 
TIME OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC 
WHERE SUPPLY CHAINS ARE 
DISRUPTED, WHERE ALL COUNTRIES 
ARE SCRAMBLING TO BOOST THEIR 
CAPACITY TO PRODUCE P.P.E., 
INCLUDING CANADA.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT I KNOW THE 
PROVINCES HAVE BEEN WORKING TO 
ENSURE THEY'RE DISTRIBUTING 
P.P.E. TO THE HOSPITALS AND CARE
FACILITIES.
AND I WILL SAY TO MR. BEATON, WE
ALL HAVE TO REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS
SO THERE AREN'T STORIES OF 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO REUSE MASKS.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CREATIVE 
IDEAS THAT HAVE COME FROM 
PARTNERS AROUND THE 
STERILIZATION OF MASKS.
WE HAVE APPROVED COMPANIES IN 
CANADA THAT CAN DO THAT.
THERE WILL BE MORE DOMESTIC 
PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY.
BUT WHAT IT REMINDS ALL OF US 
WHO ARE THE ONES TRYING TO 
FACILITATE THIS NATIONAL 
RESPONSE IS THAT WE CAN LEAVE NO
STONE UNTURNED.
NOT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, NOT AT 
THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL AND NOT AT 
THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
>> FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: IS THERE ANYTHING 
MORE THAT CAN BE DONE IN TERMS 
OF PROVIDING GREATER SUPPLIES TO
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
AND ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN 
TESTING AS SOME PROVINCES, 
NAMELY ONTARIO, ARE HAVING A 
DIFFICULT TIME MEETING THE GOALS
THEY PUT OUT FOR TESTING AND THE
IMPORTANCE THAT WILL COME INTO 
PLAY, SO FOR P.P.E. AND TESTING,
THE FEDERAL ROLE?
>> WELL, WE ALL HAVE OUR EYE ON 
TESTING.
IT WILL DEFINITELY BE PART OF 
THE STRATEGY THAT DR. TAM IS 
WORKING THROUGH WITH HER 
COLLEAGUES ON THE NEXT STEPS IN 
TERMS OF AS WE EMERGE FROM THE 
FIRST WAVE OF ILLNESS.
CERTAINLY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, 
WE HAVE TOOLS THAT WE CAN 
SUPPORT THE PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES WITH AND WE HAVE 
BEEN.
NAMELY, THAT IS FINANCIAL 
RESOURCES.
THAT IS PRODUCT.
AND IN THIS CASE, IN TESTING, 
IT'S APPROVAL OF TESTING 
CAPACITY AND THE EQUIPMENT THAT 
GOES.
REAGENT AND THE CHEMICALS THAT 
PRODUCE REACT AND THE ABILITY TO
MANUFACTURE THAT REAGENT.
DR. TAM WORKS ON THAT GUIDANCE 
WITH HER COUNTERPARTS AND IT IS 
CONSTANTLY UNDER REVIEW AND 
BEING RENEWED AS WE RAMP UP OUR 
CAPACITY AND UNDERSTAND BETTER 
HOW TO REALLY GET A GOOD SENSE 
OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE 
COUNTRY.
I WILL SAY, AGAIN, AND THIS IS 
SIMILAR ANSWER, WE CAN ALL DO 
BETTER.
WE CAN ALL DO MORE.
I KNOW THAT VARIOUS PROVINCES 
AND TERRITORIES HAVE STRUGGLED 
WITH THEIR CAPACITY TO TEST AND 
WE ARE ALWAYS THERE TO SUPPORT 
THEM WHETHER IT'S PEOPLE, 
WHETHER IT'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES
OR EQUIPMENT.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES TO 
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PARTICULAR 
BARRIERS ARE IN THEIR CASE, IN 
TERMS OF THEIR LIMITATIONS AND 
WORK TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO 
ALLEVIATE THOSE LIMITATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MINISTER.
>> JULIE VAN DUSEN, CBC.
THE U.S. ESTIMATES WILL NEED 
300,000 PEOPLE TO DO 
CONTACT-TRACING.
HOW MANY WILL CANADA NEED?
AND HOW IS THAT TRAINING GOING 
SO FAR?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: SO 
CONTACT-TRACING IS PRETTY MUCH 
AN EVERYDAY JOB FOR LOCAL AND 
PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
AUTHORITIES AS WELL.
SO THEY ARE THINKING THIS 
THROUGH.
ONE AREA WE STRESSED WE NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT ENOUGH CAPACITY 
TO CONTACT-TRACING.
AND WE HAVE OFFERED THAT 
SUPPORT.
THERE IS A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS 
AND PEOPLE WHO SIGNED THROUGH A 
PORTAL IN TERMS OF PEOPLE WHO 
CAN HELP.
SO PROVINCES CAN DRAW ON THOSE 
ROSTERS IN TERMS OF SUPPORT FOR 
CONTACT-TRACING.
BUT THE NUMBERS ARE UP TO 
INDIVIDUAL, EVEN THE HEALTH 
AUTHORITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, TO
FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THEY NEED 
AND TO LET US KNOW IF THEY NEED 
ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I KNOW THAT 
THE WHOLE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM 
KNOWS THAT CONTACT-TRACING IS 
GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT AS WE
LOOK TOWARDS THAT NEXT PHASE.
>> Patty Hajdu (Minister of 
Health): I'LL ADD, IT IS 
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WE 
UNDERSTAND THE INVESTMENTS WE 
MAKE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, BOTH FROM
A PREVENTION PERSPECTIVE AND A 
PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE ARE 
CRITICAL TO THE NEXT STEPS OF 
WHETHER YOU CALL IT REOPENING 
THE ECONOMY OR MOVING FORWARD IN
TERMS OF RECOVERING FROM THE 
PANDEMIC.
THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE LOCAL 
HEALTH CAPACITY WE'LL BE 
HINDERED IN OUR ABILITIES.
WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES AT THE
HEALTH MINISTER TABLE.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT WE CONTINUE
TO REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO 
SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND I THINK DR. TAM IS 
COMPLETELY ACCURATE WHEN SHE 
SAYS THAT PUBLIC HEALTH IS 
LOCAL.
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT 
HAPPENS AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL.
THAT IS OFTEN FUNDED 
PROVINCIALLY, BUT FACILITATED AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL IN PARTNERSHIP 
WITH MUNICIPALITIES.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): CONTACT-TRACING
IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALL FOCUSED 
ON.
I'LL ADD ONE THING.
I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH 
PREMIER FORD THIS MORNING.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT 
PROGRESS THAT ONTARIO HAS MADE 
IN TESTING AND THE BIG 
DIFFERENCE THAT IS MAKING.
AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT 
CONTACT-TRACING AND HOW 
ESSENTIAL, AS YOUR QUESTION 
UNDERSCORES, JULIE, HOW 
ESSENTIAL CONTACT-TRACING IS 
TODAY AND ALSO GOING FORWARD.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT BEING VERY 
GOOD AT COMMUNICATING WITH EACH 
OTHER AND BEING SURE THAT IF 
THERE IS ANYTHING THAT ONTARIO 
NEEDS TO TERMS OF SUPPORT ON 
CONTACT-TRACING, WE WILL ALL BE 
READY TO PROVIDE IT.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
>> Reporter: THE NEXT QUESTION 
IS ABOUT THE MEAT-PACKING 
PLANTS.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S FOR PATTY 
HAJDU.
I'M NOT SURE.
WE KNOW THE UNION SOUNDED THE 
ALARM A WEEK AGO WHEN THERE WAS 
38 CASES, NOW THERE IS 484.
SOMEBODY DROPPED THE BALL.
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THESE 
PLACES ARE SAFE TO WORK IN?
AND WHO CAN TELL US IF THE MEAT 
PACKED IN THESE COVID-FILLED 
PLANTS IS SAFE TO EAT?
>> Patty Hajdu (Minister of 
Health): I'LL START WITH THE 
OVERVIEW AND THEN TURN TO DR. 
TAM BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN INVOLVED 
IN THE MEAT PACKING PLANT 
OUTBREAKS AND OTHER FA 
FACILITIES.
IT'S CRITICAL IMPORTANT THAT 
EVERY SECTOR REALIZE AND BACK TO
EARLIER COMMENTS, THAT EVERY 
SECTOR REALIZE THEY ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO EXTREMELY THOUGHTFUL 
ABOUT THE MEASURES THEY TAKE AND
PUT INTO PLACE TO PROTECT THEIR 
EMPLOYEES BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST 
A MATTER OF A NICE THING TO DO, 
IT'S AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO 
ENSURING THEIR INDUSTRY REMAINS 
STRONG AND ABLE TO CONTINUE TO 
PROVIDE THE SERVICES OR THE 
GOODS THAT THEY -- THAT THEY 
PROVIDE.
WE OBVIOUSLY SUPPORT INDUSTRY AS
WELL AS PUBLIC SECTORS IN 
RESPONSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH 
AGENCY OF CANADA IS AND HAS BEEN
WORKING ON GUIDANCE FOR A 
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS AND WE'RE VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT OUTBREAKS IN THE FOOD 
SUPPLY CHAIN.
OBVIOUSLY, THIS HAS A CRITICAL 
IMPORTANCE, NOT JUST TO THE 
INDUSTRY, BUT TO THE MANY 
CANADIANS ALONG THAT CHAIN, BUT 
ALSO THE CANADIANS THAT 
ULTIMATELY END UP BEING 
CONSUMERS OF THE PRODUCTS THAT 
FARMERS ARE PRODUCING.
SO WE HAVE OUR EYE ON THIS VERY 
CLOSELY RIGHT NOW.
I'LL TURN TO DR. TAM TO TALK 
ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THAT 
PARTICULAR PLANT.
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: I THINK THE 
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION IS VERY 
MUCH IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE 
PROVINCE AND ALBERTA AND I KNOW 
THAT MY COUNTERPART IS WORKING 
VERY HARD WITH THE LOCAL HEALTH 
AUTHORITIES.
SO I THINK WE'RE ALWAYS THERE TO
SUPPORT IF THEY NEED EXTRA 
SUPPORT WHETHER IT'S 
EPIDEMIOLOGISTS OR OTHERS, BUT 
THEY'RE MANAGING THE 
INVESTIGATION OF THIS OUTBREAK.
AND WHAT I WILL POINT OUT IS 
THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE 
WORKPLACE, BUT ALSO, OF COURSE, 
THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE 
WORKERS MAKING SURE THAT THEY 
HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO 
KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AND REDUCE 
TRANSMISSION IN THE HOME 
SETTINGS AS WELL AS THE WORK 
SETTINGS.
I THINK THE DETAILS OF EXACTLY 
WHAT HAPPENED IN TERMS OF THE 
TRANSMISSION, I THINK THE 
ALBERTA CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER 
WILL HAVE A MUCH GREATER DETAIL.
I KNOW THAT THE RISK IS NOT JUST
IN THE PLANT ITSELF, BUT IS MORE
PERHAPS IN THE FAMILIES AND THE 
HOUSEHOLDS AND THOSE CONTACTS.
SO I THINK THAT IS REALLY 
IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY.
I THINK ALL ESSENTIAL WORKPLACES
MUST HAVE THE NECESSARY 
PROTOCOLS, ADMINISTERED 
PROTOCOLS, PHYSICAL AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL ADJUSTMENTS AND, 
AS NEEDED, WHETHER THEY NEED 
MASKS OR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT OR OTHERS THAT THE 
WORKERS MIGHT NEED SHOULD THEY 
NOT BE ABLE TO PHYSICAL DISTANCE
OR OBSERVE SOME OF THE OTHER 
PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES.
SO I THINK THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
KEY ASPECTS.
OF COURSE, WE PROVIDE THE 
GUIDANCE THAT I THINK THE 
IMPLEMENTATION IS NEVER AS EASY 
AS ONE SORT OF HAS ON A PIECE OF
PAPER.
>> Rosemary: WE'RE GOING TO PULL
AWAY FROM THE FEDERAL BRIEFING.
IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE 
WATCHING, GO TO OUR WEBSITE.
I'LL BRING IN DAVID COCHRANE TO 
HELP US WRAP THAT UP.
I WILL SAY, I TAKE LITTLE 
GLIMMERS OF OPTIMISM WHERE I CAN
GET THEM AND DR. TAM DID SAY "WE
HAVE PREVENTED AN EXPLOSIVE 
OUTBREAK IN CANADA AS WE'VE SEEN
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD".
AS WE GET TO MAYBE THE SECOND 
PHASE OF THIS, WHATEVER THAT 
MIGHT BRING, THAT IS ENCOURAGING
NEWS.
OVER TO YOU ON WHAT YOU WANTED 
TO TALK ABOUT.
>> Reporter: I THINK WE'RE 
GETTING MORE CLARITY ON THE 
QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAN BY 
ANDREW SCHEER, THE CONSERVATIVE 
LEADER, BUT PLANES COMING BACK 
FROM CHINA EMPTY.
AND GOTTEN A STATEMENT FROM THE 
MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND 
PROCUREMENT ON WHAT HAPPENED.
TWO PLANES DID COME BACK FROM 
SHANGHAI WITHOUT THEIR LEAD OF 
P.P.E. GEAR THEY WERE SENT TO 
GET.
ONE WAS A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
RUN.
ONE WAS UNDISCLOSED PROVINCIAL 
GOVERNMENT RUN.
WE DON'T KNOW WHICH PROVINCIAL 
GOVERNMENT THIS WAS.
WHAT HAPPENED THEY WERE CAUGHT 
UP IN CONGESTION ON THE GROUND.
THE PLANES WERE ABLE TO GET IN, 
BUT THE TRUCKS CARRYING THE 
SUPPLIES COULDN'T GET FROM THE 
WAREHOUSE TO THE TARMAC TO LOAD 
THINGS ON IN THE LANDING AND 
TAKEOFF WINDOW GIVEN TO THESE 
CANADIANS PLANES.
I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT FOUR 
PLANES DID ARRIVE OVER THE 
WEEKEND, CARRYING FULL LOADS OF 
P.P.E.
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AT 
THIS AIRPORT BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY
EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IS 
LOOKING FOR THE SAME THING 
COMING OUT OF THE SAME COUNTRY.
A LOT RELYING ON THE SAME 
AIRPORT.
I HEARD THERE WAS BACKLOGS OF 
TRUCKS TRYING TO GET IN THE 
AIRPORT MORE THAN 20 HOURS LONG.
>> Rosemary: THANK YOU, DAVID.
I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT VASSY'S SHOW.
ANDREW NICHOLS WILL PICK UP THE 
COVERAGE AFTER THIS.
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