UNITED STATES.
>> (Voice of Translator): THIS 
MORNING I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM 
THAT CANADA AND THE U.S. HAVE 
AGREED TO EXTEND BORDER MEASURES
IN PLACE FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION 
THAT WILL PROTECT PEOPLE ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE BORDER.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MINISTER 
BLAIR FOR HAVING LED THIS 
DISCUSSION WITH THE U.S.
(End of Translation)
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: IT 
IS THE WEEKEND AND USUALLY A 
SATURDAY MORNING IN APRIL MEANS 
GETTING OUTSIDE TO ENJOY THE 
SUNSHINE, HAVING A FRIEND OVER 
FOR COFFEE, OR JUST TAKING THE 
KIDS TO THE PARK.
BUT THESE AREN'T NORMAL TIMES.
WE'RE LIVING THROUGH AN 
UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY AND WE NEED TO KEEP 
RESPONDING ACCORDINGLY.
SO EVEN AS THE WEATHER GETS 
NICER AND EVEN IN THE WEEKS TO 
COME AS WE START SEEING HOPEFUL 
NEWS, WE CAN'T LET UP.
BECAUSE IF WE DO, WE COULD LOSE 
THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE.
LATER TODAY YOU MAY SEE SOME NEW
ADS WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW LIKE 
HAYLEY WICKENHEISER, CHRIS 
HADFIELD, AND DR. TAM, AND 
THEY'LL REMIND YOU TO STAY HOME 
AND SAVE LIVES.
THAT'S HOW WE KEEP EACH OTHER 
SAFE.
SO STAY AT HOME.
LIMIT YOUR TRIPS TO THE GROCERY 
STORE TO LESS THAN ONCE A WEEK.
IF YOU DO GO OUT, KEEP 2 METRES 
DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER, AND AS
YOU DO YOUR PART, KNOW THAT 
WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
>> (Voice of Translator): LATER 
TODAY YOU MIGHT SEE NEW ADS THAT
SHOW PEOPLE YOU RECOGNIZE SUCH 
AS -- OUR CHIEF SCIENTIFIC 
ADVISOR, THEY WILL REMIND YOU 
THAT WE CAN SAVE LIVES BY 
STAYING AT HOME, AS I OFTENTIMES
SAY, EVERYONE HAS TO DO THEIR 
PART.
OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE'VE 
ANNOUNCED HISTORIC MEASURES TO 
HELP YOU TO GO THROUGH THIS 
CRISIS WITH THE WAGE SUBSIDY AND
LOANS TO SMALL BUSINESSES WE ARE
SUPPORTING MILLIONS OF FAMILIES 
AND WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO 
DO.
WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT WE 
NEED TO HELP.
SO TODAY I AM ANNOUNCING NEW 
SUPPORT MEASURES.
OUR GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOCATE 
OVER 306 MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP
INDIGENOUS BUSINESSES.
THIS FUNDING WILL BE SENT TO 
INDIGENOUS FINANCIAL 
ASSOCIATIONS AND INDIGENOUS 
ORGANIZATIONS.
WE WILL ALLOW BUSINESSES TO HAVE
AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN AND 
NONREFUNDABLE AMOUNTS OF MONEY 
SO THEY CAN WEATHER THE CRISIS 
AND RECOVER.
THE INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCED TODAY 
WILL HELP MILLIONS OF BUSINESSES
TO HOLD ON UP UNTIL THE 
SITUATION IMPROVES, INCLUDING 
MANY BUSINESSES RUN BY 
INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
THEY HIRE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTRY.
PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED IN MANY 
DIFFERENT SECTORS AND THIS IS 
ONE FIRST STEP.
SOON WE WILL ANNOUNCE NEW 
MEASURES TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS 
BUSINESSES AS WELL AS THEIR 
EMPLOYEES.
(End of Translation)
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: I AM
VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE 
GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOCATE MORE 
THAN 306 MILLION DOLLARS TO GIVE
INDIGENOUS BUSINESSES THE 
SUPPORT THEY NEED.
THIS FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED 
THROUGH ABORIGINAL FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS AND ADMINISTERED BY
THE NATIONAL ABORIGINAL CAPITAL 
CORPORATIONS ASSOCIATION.
IT WILL ALLOW INDIGENOUS 
BUSINESSES TO ACCESS SHORT-TERM 
INTEREST FEE LOANS AND 
NONREPAYABLE CONTRIBUTIONS SO 
THEY'RE BETTER POSITIONED TO 
MAKE IT THROUGH AND REBOUND 
AFTER THIS CRISIS.
TODAY'S INVESTMENT WILL HELP 
THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES BRIDGE 
TO BETTER TIMES, INCLUDING MANY 
THAT ARE OWNED AND RUN BY 
INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
THESE BUSINESSES EMPLOY PEOPLE 
RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN 
SMALL COMMUNITIES AND BIG CITIES
ALIKE.
THEY CREATE GOOD JOBS AND A 
WHOLE RANGE OF SECTORS SO WHEN 
WE SUPPORT THEM, WE'RE 
SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND WORKERS 
TOO.
AND THIS IS JUST A FIRST STEP.
WE'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY SOON ON 
WHAT ELSE WE'LL DO TO HELP 
INDIGENOUS BUSINESSES AND THE 
PEOPLE WHO RELY ON THEM.
SMALL BUSINESSES OWNERS ARE AT 
THE HEART OF SO MANY 
COMMUNITIES.
AND THIS IS A TOUGH TIME.
WHETHER YOU OWN A STORE, 
RESTAURANT, OR ARE PART OF THE 
HOSPITALITY SECTOR.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR 
YOU.
WITH THIS NEW INVESTMENT AND 
MEASURES LIKE THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY BUSINESS ACCOUNT, THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY, AND CANADA 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT, 
WE'RE FOCUSSED ON HELPING YOU.
IT WILL GET EASIER.
BUT UNTIL IT DOES, WE NEED TO BE
PREPARED TO PERSEVERE.
AND THAT INCLUDES ENSURING OUR 
FRONT LINE WORKERS HAVE THE 
EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO
DO THEIR JOBS AND STAY SAFE.
YESTERDAY TWO PLANES FULL OF N95
MASKS AND COVERALLS ARRIVED IN 
CANADA.
MORE SHIPMENTS WILL BE COMING IN
THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK 
WITH ADDITIONAL MEDICAL 
SUPPLIES.
I CAN ALSO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL
BEGIN RECEIVING DELIVERIES OF 
FACE SHIELD FROM TORONTO STAMP 
VERY SOON.
THEY'VE SHIFTED FROM USUAL 
PRODUCTION OF RUBBER STAMPS AND 
I.D. BADGES AND WILL BE 
PROVIDING MILLIONS OF FACE 
SHIELDS IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
>> (Voice of Translator): CANADA
CONTINUES TO RECEIVE SHIPMENTS 
OF PPE.
YESTERDAY TWO PLANES ARRIVED 
WITH N95 MASKS AND COVERALLS.
OTHER PLANES WITH MEDICAL 
EQUIPMENT WILL ARRIVE NEXT WEEK.
WE ARE ALL IMPATIENTLY WAITING 
THE MOMENT WHERE ALL OF THIS 
WILL BE OVER.
WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR SATURDAYS
WHERE WE CAN MEET WITH OUR 
FRIENDS OR BRING OUR CHILDREN TO
A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
THAT DAY WILL COME.
BUT ONLY IF EVERYONE CONTINUES 
DOING THEIR PART.
SO DURING THIS WEEKEND, STAY 
HOME.
CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF
OUR EXPERTS AND TOGETHER WE WILL
PERSEVERE.
THANK YOU.
(End of Translation)
>> ONE QUESTION, ONE FOLLOW UP.
OPERATOR.
>> THANK YOU.
[ speaking French ]
>> (Voice of Translator): I HAVE
A QUESTION FOR YOU WITH REGARD 
TO THIS AGREEMENT.
WITH REGARDS TO THE BORDER 
CLOSURE, Mr. TRUDEAU, WE SEEM TO
HAVE A LACK OF EQUIPMENT.
DOES THIS AGREEMENT ALLOW FOR 
THE SAME PROVISIONS FOR GOODS TO
BE SHIPPED?
YES, NO, THE SAME MECHANISMS ARE
IN PLACE.
WE ALLOW FOR ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS 
AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND FOOD 
TO CROSS THE BORDER.
OUR SHARED BORDER.
AND WE WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
MAKE SURE THIS. 
(End of Translation)
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: IT 
WILL ENSURE WE CONTINUE TO GET 
ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES 
BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THIS 
BORDER.
>> (Voice of Translator): NOW, 
WITH REGARDS TO THESE MASKS THAT
SHOULD BE PRODUCED BY 3M.
WE KNOW THIS WAS QUITE 
COMPLICATED GIVEN THE GUIDELINES
IMPLEMENTED BY THE AMERICAN 
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
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DIDN'T YOU THINK IT WOULD BE 
APPROPRIATE TO HAVE EXTRA 
GUARANTEES SO THOSE THAT ARE 
PROVIDING MASKS AND GOWNS ARE 
ABLE TO DO IT EASILY THAT WE'RE 
NOT HAVING TO COUNT ONLY ON 
CHINA?
YES, IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 
FOR US TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE 
ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT FROM 
DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE WORLD, 
INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES.
WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE 
TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF 
SHIPMENTS FROM 3M.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK VERY 
CLOSELY WITH THE AMERICAN 
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE WE WILL 
RECEIVE ALL THE REQUIRED 
EQUIPMENT.
THANK YOU.
MARC GARNEAU SAID THAT 
TRAVELLERS WOULD HAVE TO USE 
MASKS TO TAKE A PLANE.
SO WHEN WILL THIS GUIDELINE 
ENTER INTO PLAY?
WITH REGARD TO MINISTER 
MORNEAU'S ANNOUNCEMENT, I HAVE 
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT RIGHT NOW WE 
ARE BANNING ALL NON-ESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL.
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO START 
TRAVELLING, WHETHER THEY HAVE A 
MASK OR NOT.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO STAY 
HOME.
THAT IS WHAT WILL ALLOW US TO 
PROTECT AGAINST COVID-19.
THIS IS A MEASURE THAT WILL 
CONTINUE AND WILL HELP PEOPLE IN
SITUATIONS WHERE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IS IMPOSSIBLE, SUCH 
AS IN A PLANE.
NOW, WITH REGARDS TO THE 
MEASURES THAT WILL BE 
IMPLEMENTED ONCE WE BEGIN TO 
EASE UP ON THE MEASURES, WE ARE 
UNDER DISCUSSION.
WE ARE HAVING LENGTHY 
DISCUSSIONS WITH SCIENTISTS AND 
EXPERTS TO SEE WHAT WILL BE THE 
BEST MEASURES TO ENSURE THE 
PROTECTION OF CANADIANS.
AND WE WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ON 
THIS AS DISCUSSIONS TAKE PLACE 
AND AS WE GET CLOSER TO THIS 
REALITY.
>> -- 
>> (Voice of Translator): FINAL 
QUESTION.
WITH REGARDS TO THIS AGREEMENT 
WITH THE U.S. WITH REGARDS TO 
THE BORDER.
THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH REGARDS 
TO ASYLUM SEEKERS.
HAS ANYTHING BEEN CHANGED IN THE
AGREEMENT?
THE AGREEMENT IS THE SAME.
WE HAVE RENEWED THE AGREEMENT 
FOR AN EXTRA 30 DAYS.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE 
SURE THAT OUR VALUES AND 
PRINCIPLES AS A COUNTRY WILL BE 
RESPECTED.
(End of Translation)
>> THANK YOU, NEXT QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION, THERESA WRIGHT.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> GOOD MORNING, PRIME MINISTER.
THE CONSERVATIVES WANT MORE 
IN-PERSON SITTINGS WITH REDUCED 
NUMBER OF MPs AND ARGUE THE 
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS IN FRONT OF 
THE MEDIA -- 
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: IT'S
BEEN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT 
EVERY SINGLE DAY THE CANADIAN 
PUBLIC GETS INFORMED OF MEASURES
THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD.
WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD NEW 
MEASURES ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY
AND I THINK IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
THE MEDIA CONTINUES TO HAVE 
ACCESS TO ASKING QUESTIONS TO 
BETTER INFORM AND ENSURE THAT 
CANADA IS FUNCTIONING THE WAY IT
NEEDS TO BE.
PART OF THAT JOB IN OUR 
DEMOCRACY IS ASSURING THERE IS 
ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH OUR 
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ALSO VERY
FOCUSSED ON.
HOUSE OF COMMONS RETURN EVERY 
SINGLE WEEK TO PERMIT ENGAGEMENT
ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND ALSO PASS 
FURTHER MEASURES TO HELP 
CANADIANS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A SITUATION 
WHERE MPs ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
THEIR STAFF ARE WONDERING IF 
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET ON 
PLANES TOMORROW AND FLY TO 
OTTAWA.
OBVIOUSLY THAT IS NOT SOMETHING 
THAT FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH 
STANDPOINT WE SHOULD WANT TO SEE
HAPPENING.
BUT RIGHT NOW ON THE BOOKS, THE 
RULE IS PARLIAMENT NEEDS TO 
REOPEN FULLY ON MONDAY.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT A GOOD 
IDEA, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE 
PROPOSED MEASURES GOING FORWARD 
THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING WITH THE 
OTHER PARTIES, AND WE CERTAINLY 
HOPE WE'RE ABLE TO COME TO AN 
AGREEMENT SO THAT WE DON'T ALL 
HAVE TO CONVENE IN THE HOUSE OF 
COMMONS ON MONDAY MORNING.
>> (Voice of Translator): WE'RE 
STILL HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH 
OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES.
WE'VE SUGGESTED THE HOUSE COULD 
HAVE SITTINGS EVERY WEEK TO 
ENSURE THAT THE OPPOSITION CAN 
ASK QUESTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT,
BUT ALSO TO ADOPT MEASURES THAT 
WILL HELP CANADIANS.
THE REALITY IS THAT ON MONDAY 
MORNING, 333 MPs AND THEIR TEAMS
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN OTTAWA FOR
THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT.
OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE A VERY BAD
IDEA GIVEN THE CURRENT 
SITUATION.
SO WE'VE MADE PROPOSALS TO TRY 
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO 
THINGS DIFFERENTLY SO THAT WE 
CAN CREATE OUR DEMOCRACY HEALTHY
WHILE ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE 
SAFE.
WE TRULY HOPE THAT THE OTHER 
PARTIES WILL AGREE WITH SOME OF 
THE MEASURES THAT WE'RE 
SUGGESTING.
I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A REAL 
PROBLEM IF WE HAD TO GO BACK TO 
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON MONDAY 
MORNING.
>> MANY PEOPLE ON SOCIAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ARE 
SURVIVING LESS ON PEOPLE 
FORGETTING THE CRB.
AND MANY MARGINALIZED CANADIANS 
WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT 
AS STRUCTURED.
RATHER THAN TWEAK IT, WHY NOT 
MAKE IT UNIVERSAL?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE 
MOVED VERY QUICKLY ON REPLACING 
INCOME FOR PEOPLE WHO LOST THE 
PAYCHEQUES BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
THESE ARE FAMILIES WHO WERE 
RELYING ON THAT NEXT PAYCHEQUE 
TO PAY FOR THEIR RENT, TO PAY 
FOR GROCERIES, TO BE ABLE TO 
SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR
PARENTS.
THIS WAS THE ABSOLUTE PRIORITY 
THAT WE NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD 
QUICKLY ON.
AND WITH THE MOVES THAT WE WERE 
ABLE TO MAKE, OVER 7.5 MILLION 
PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ALREADY,
AND THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY MANY 
MORE TO COME.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE RECOGNIZE 
PARTICULAR VULNERABILITY OF 
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OF 
PARTICULAR GROUPS AND THAT'S WHY
WE HAVE PUT FORWARD SIGNIFICANT 
MEASURES TO TRY TO HELP THEM, 
WHETHER SHELTERS, SUPPORTS FOR 
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, OR 
EXTENDING MEASURES SO PEOPLE WHO
WORK VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF HOURS 
A MONTH CAN STILL RECEIVE THE --
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS 
WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WE'RE 
CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD ON 
GETTING HELP OUT TO PEOPLE THAT 
WE NEED TO.
>> THANK YOU.
AND I'LL TAKE ONE MORE QUESTION 
ON THE PHONE.
OPERATOR.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION, CHRISTOPHER. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PRIME MINISTER.
YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING REGULAR 
CONFERENCE CALLS BUT WHY HAVE 
YOU NOT REACHED OUT TO THE 
OPPOSITION LEADERS. 
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE 
HAVE BEEN IN VERY CLOSE AND 
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH 
OPPOSITION LEAD.
BOTH ME DIRECTLY AND MOSTLY 
THROUGH MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS 
AND REGULAR BRIEFINGS THAT 
HAPPEN TO KEEP PEOPLE APPRISED 
ON THESE ISSUES.
BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT
WE DO NEED TO KEEP OUR 
INSTITUTION AND IS PARLIAMENTARY
PRINCIPLES STRONG, WHICH IS WHY 
WE'VE PROPOSED PARLIAMENT COULD 
COME BACK IN A MODIFIED WAY 
EVERY SINGLE WEEK TO ENSURE 
ACCOUNTABILITY, TO ENSURE WE CAN
MOVE FORWARD ON LEGISLATION.
WE'RE VERY MUCH HOPING WE'RE 
GOING TO GET AGREEMENT ON FROM 
ALL PARTIES BECAUSE THE 
ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE RETURNING 
TO OTTAWA ON MONDAY MORNING WITH
A FULL HOUSE OF COMMONS AND ALL 
THE STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH.
I THINK WE CAN ALL RECOGNIZE 
THAT WOULD BE A MISTAKE AT THIS 
POINT.
>> AND A FOLLOW UP?
>> YEAH, SOME OF THE CHANGES 
YOUR GOVERNMENT HAS MADE TO THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY INITIATIVE FOR 
BUSINESSES AND RECENT PROVISIONS
REGARDING EMERGENCY LOANS AND 
COMMERCIAL RENT ASSISTANCE WERE 
PROPOSED BY THE OPPOSITION 
PARTIES.
DO YOU NOW THINK LOOPING IN THE 
LEADERS COULD SAVE VALUABLE TIME
AND GET PROGRAMS AND MONEY OUT 
THE DOOR SOONER.
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>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE 
HAVE BEEN LOOPING IN LEADERS AND
OPPOSITION MEMBERS FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING.
INDEED, THE PROPOSALS ON 
EXPANDING, ON FILLING GAPS HAVE 
COME FROM MPs OF ALL PARTIES, 
INCLUDING MANY, MANY LIBERAL MPs
WHO HAVE BEEN MASSING THE 
MESSAGE THROUGH.
WE KNOW CANADIANS ARE WORKING 
TOGETHER IN UNPRECEDENTED WAYS 
TO FILL GAPS AND RESPOND TO 
THOSE CHALLENGES.
AND IT'S WONDERFUL, QUITE 
FRANKLY, TO SEE SO MANY 
SUGGESTIONS COMING FORWARD, MANY
OF THEM WHICH MAKE IT INTO 
TWEAKS, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
CHANGES TO PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO 
HELP AS MANY CANADIANS AS 
POSSIBLE.
A GREAT SIGN OF COLLABORATION 
AND SOLIDARITY OF CANADIANS 
WORKING TOGETHER ON LEANING ON 
EACH OTHER, JUST LIKE WE'RE 
SEEING OUTSIDE OF THE POLITICAL 
WORLD AS WELL.
>> HI, PRIME MINISTER.
SMALL BUSINESSES OWNERS ARE AT 
THE HEART OF SO MANY BUSINESSES,
BUT THEY'RE TERRIFIED OF HAVING 
ENORMOUS DEBT PILED ON THEM.
THE FEAR IS IF THEY'RE GOING TO 
RUN OUT OF MONEY NOW OR A YEAR 
OUT OF THE ROAD, THEY'VE BEEN 
LEGALLY FORCED TO CLOSE AND YET 
STILL LEGALLY HAVE TO PAY RENT.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE 
HAVE DISCUSSED COMMERCIAL RENT.
I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION ON 
THURSDAY EVENING WHERE THIS CAME
UP.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A VERY, VERY 
CLOSELY.
A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS THAT ARE 
WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE 
SYSTEM, TALKING TO VARIOUS 
INDUSTRY GROUPS AND RENTERS 
ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS LOOKING 
AT THE PROVINCES.
THE PROVINCES HAVE JURISDICTION 
OVER RENT AND RELATIONSHIP 
BETWEEN LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.
SO WE NEED TO WORK WITH THEM, 
WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE VERY 
DIFFERENT REALITIES AND SYSTEMS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT WE'VE ALSO HEARD VERY 
CLEARLY FROM SMALL BUSINESS 
OWNERS THAT THE WAGE SUBSIDY IS 
HELPFUL BUT FIXED COSTS ARE A 
REAL CONCERN, SOMETHING WE'LL 
HAVE MORE TO SAY ON SOON.
>> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER, 
B.C. HAS SEEN SOME SUCCESS 
FLATTENING THE CURVE AND 
INDICATED THEY MIGHT LOOK AT 
LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS.
YOU'VE SAID IT'S TOO SOON TO BE 
DOING THIS.
MEANWHILE, PROVINCES LIKE 
ONTARIO AND QUEBEC ARE STILL IN 
THE THICK OF IT.
ARE YOU CONCERNED A DIFFERENCE 
IN MESSAGING AND MEASURES WILL 
ENABLE PEOPLE TO DISREGARD 
WHAT'S IN PLACE NOW.
AND ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW 
PROVINCES TO MAKE THE DECISION 
ON REOPENING, OR WILL THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEED TO GIVE 
A GROWN LIGHT?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: I 
THINK CANADIANS UNDERSTAND THAT 
WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW HAS BEEN 
TOUGH, BUT IS ESSENTIAL ON 
GETTING TO THIS IN THE BEST 
POSSIBLE WAY.
AND CANADIANS ARE ALSO REALLY 
WORRIED IF WE REOPEN TOO QUICKLY
OR TOO SOON OR IN THE WRONG WAY 
WE COULD FIND OURSELVES BACK IN 
THIS SITUATION A COUPLE OF 
MONTHS FROM NOW AND EVERYTHING 
WE'LL HAVE SACRIFICED IN THESE 
MONTHS WILL HAVE BEEN FOR NOT.
SO WE'RE BEING VERY CAREFUL IN 
HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AS A 
COUNTRY.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE PREMIERES 
EXTENSIVELY ABOUT THIS.
EVERYONE RECOGNIZES HOW CAUTIOUS
AND VIGILANT WE NEED TO BE.
A REAL DESIRE TO ENSURE THAT WE 
ARE COORDINATING OUR MESSAGES, 
GUIDELINES, PRINCIPLES THAT WILL
UNDERLINE HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.
BUT OF COURSE, THE SITUATION IS 
VERY DIFFERENT ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY FROM ONE REGION TO THE 
NEXT AND THE MEASURES THEY'LL BE
ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AT 
VARIOUS MOMENTS WILL VARY AS 
WELL.
THAT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT 
PART OF THE RECOVERY HERE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE 
WORKING TOGETHER AS WE HAVE BEEN
IN AN UNPRECEDENTED WAY BETWEEN 
PREMIERS AND THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPALITIES 
AND VARIOUS OTHER COMMUNITIES TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT 
KINDS OF THINGS AND THAT WE'RE 
SENDING THE MESSAGE TO 
CANADIANS.
THE MESSAGE REMAINS, WE HAVE TO 
BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL TO DO THIS 
THE RIGHT WAY IN A COORDINATED 
AND COLLABORATIVE WAY.
>> THE CANADIAN MEAT INDUSTRY IS
SAYING IT'S FACING A CRISIS AS 
PROCESSING PLANTS HAVE TO CLOSE 
SLOW PRODUCTION BECAUSE OF 
COVID-19.
AND THE CANADIAN FEDERATION OF 
AGRICULTURE SAYS YOUR GOVERNMENT
NEEDS TO PRIORITIZE FOOD 
PRODUCTION SO WE DON'T HAVE 
SHORTAGES.
WE'VE HEARD THE GOVERNMENT IS 
CONSIDERING ALL OPTIONS.
BUT WHAT ARE THEY SO CANADIANS 
CAN FEEL CONFIDENT THEY'LL BE 
ABLE TO BUY MEAT AND FOODS IN 
THE COMING MONTHS. 
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
ENSURING THE CONTINUED FLOW OF 
GROCERIES AND FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS
IS ABSOLUTELY A PRIORITY.
BUT SO IS ARRESTING THE SPREAD 
OF COVID-19.
SO IS ENSURING THAT WORKERS IN 
ALL INDUSTRIES ACROSS THIS 
COUNTRY CAN REMAIN SAFE.
GETTING THAT BALANCE RIGHT 
REQUIRES US ALL TO STEP UP VERY 
CAREFULLY BECAUSE WE NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT, YES, WE ARE 
CONTINUING THE FLOW OF GREAT 
CANADIAN FOOD TO PEOPLE.
AND INDEED, WE NEED TO ENSURE 
THAT WE HAVE AS MUCH DOMESTIC 
FOOD SECURITY AND STABILITY AS 
WE POSSIBLY CAN.
THAT MEANS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF 
THE SUMMER MONTHS THAT ARE 
COMING UP AND THE GROWING SEASON
AND THE PLANTING SEASON.
NOW, AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE 
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING THINGS
THAT ARE KEEPING, YOU KNOW, 
FARMERS, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, 
PRODUCERS, AND TRANSFORMERS 
SAFE.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE VERY MUCH
ATTENTIVE TO NOW.
>> GOOD MORNING, PRIME MINISTER.
HARVARD RESEARCHERS HAVE 
SUGGESTED THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE
AT LEAST 500,000 TESTING DONE A 
DAY IN THE U.S. TO SAFELY REOPEN
THE ECONOMY.
WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC NUMBER OF 
TESTS THAT CANADA NEEDS TO HIT 
DAILY TO SAFELY EASE UP 
RESTRICTIONS HERE?
>> Peter: EVERY DAY WE'RE 
WORKING ON NEW SEC -- 
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: IT 
HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT UNEVEN ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY.
THERE ARE PLACES THAT HAVE DONE 
VERY WELL.
SOMEPLACES HAVE FACED CHALLENGES
THEY'RE BUSY OVER COMING.
WE ARE CONFIDENT WE'LL BE ABLE 
TO SIGNIFICANTLY RAMP UP 
TESTING.
ALL THE PREMIERS RECOGNIZE THAT 
TESTING IS ESSENTIAL TO ANY PLAN
TO LOOSEN THE CONTROLS ON PEOPLE
AND START REOPENING OR 
RESTARTING THE ECONOMY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS VERY MUCH 
ENGAGED IN WITH THE PROVINCES, 
ENSURING THERE ARE ENOUGH TESTS,
ENOUGH SWABS, FREE AGENTS.
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS 
WE'RE ALL WORKING ON TOGETHER, 
WE KNOW WE HAVE TO DO MUCH MORE 
THAN WE'RE DOING NOW AND WE'RE 
TRACKING TOWARDS DOING THAT.
>> MANY OF THE CASES IN CANADA 
HAVE COME FROM THOSE RETURNING 
FROM THE U.S.
TRUMP'S TALKED CONTINUOUSLY OF 
REOPENING THE U.S.
YOU SAID THE BORDER AGREEMENT IS
GOING TO STAY IN PLACE.
IF THE U.S. LOOSENS RESTRICTIONS
IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WHAT DOES
THAT -- 
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE 
HAVE BORDER RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE WHERE NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL
ACROSS THE BORDER WILL NOT BE 
PERMITTED.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE 
MEASURES NECESSARY TO KEEP 
CANADIANS SAFE WHILE ENSURING 
THE CONTINUED FLOW OF OUR 
ESSENTIAL SUPPLY CHAINS ON WHICH
SO MANY CANADIANS DEPEND.
>> (Voice of Translator): WE 
WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY 
VIGILANT WITH REGARD TO OUR 
BORDERS AND INTERNATIONAL 
TRAVELLERS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK JOINTLY
WITH THE AMERICANS TO ENSURE OUR
SAFETY.
WE WILL -- WE HAVE, RATHER, 
EXTENDED THE MEASURES AT THE 
BORDER.
AT EACH AND EVERY STEP WE WILL 
DO WHAT'S REQUIRED TO PROTECT 
CANADIANS AND TO ENSURE 
CONTINUITY OF OUR SUPPLY CHAINS.
(End of Translation)
>> WHAT THE IMPACT ON CANADA'S 
STOCK PILES HAS BEEN FOR PPE, 
WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CLOSED SO 
MANY OF ITS WAREHOUSES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY.
BOEM BOEM
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>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: OVER
THE PAST WEEKS WE'VE BEEN 
FOCUSSED ON DELIVERING PPE TO 
THE PROVINCES TO ENSURE OUR 
FRONT LINE WORKERS WHO ARE 
PUTTING THEIR LIVES FORWARD TO 
KEEP CANADIANS SAFE ARE PROPERLY
PROTECTED.
THE EFFORTS CONTINUE.
I MENTIONED TWO PLANE LOADS 
COMING IN OVER THIS WEEKEND.
MORE COMING IN OVER THE COMING 
DAYS.
WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE IN A 
GOOD PLACE AROUND PPE AND WILL 
ONLY GET BETTER AS MORE AND MORE
CANADIAN PRODUCERS AND SUPPLIERS
COME ONLINE.
IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING 
EXTRAORDINARY TO SEE.
THE LEVEL TO WHICH CANADIAN 
MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEEN STEPPING
UP TO GET INVOLVED.
AND WE ARE IN A MUCH BETTER 
PLACE THAN WE WERE A NUMBER OF 
WEEKS AGO.
OF COURSE THERE IS A NEED FOR 
CONTINUED VIGILANCE, AND THERE 
WILL OF COURSE BE MANY LESSONS 
LEARNED ON HOW CANADA CAN BE 
BETTER PREPARED FOR ANY FUTURE 
OUTBREAKS THAN WE WERE THIS 
TIME.
>> (Voice of Translator): I HAVE
A SIMPLE QUESTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY ARE WE 
EXTENDING THE CLOSURE OF THE 
BORDER WITH THE U.S.?
IS THIS BUS YOU HAVE FEARS THAT 
THE U.S. PRESIDENT WILL OPEN UP 
THE ECONOMY TOO EARLY?
IS IT BECAUSE THEY'RE UNABLE TO 
MANAGE THIS PANDEMIC?
WHY?
WE HAVE CLOSED OUR BORDERS TO 
INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS FOR 
MANY WEEKS NOW, AND THIS WAS FOR
PEOPLE FROM ALL COUNTRIES OF THE
WORLD.
WE TOOK A FEW EXTRA DAYS TO DO 
THIS WITH THE U.S. BECAUSE WE 
NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 
BORDER CLOSURE WOULD BE A 
COORDINATED APPROACH AND THAT 
WE'D BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR SUPPLY 
CHAIN FLOWING AND THAT WE WOULD 
BE ABLE TO ACT TOGETHER WITH OUR
PARTNER.
THESE MEASURES WERE ESSENTIAL TO
PROTECT CANADIAN AND TO LIMIT 
THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THESE 
MEASURES FOR MANY WEEKS TO COME.
(End of Translation)
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE 
MADE THE DECISION A NUMBER OF 
WEEKS AGO TO CLOSE OUR BORDERS 
TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS.
WE RECOGNIZE THIS WAS A 
SIGNIFICANT MEASURE BUT WAS AN 
IMPORTANT ONE IN ORDER TO 
PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF 
COVID-19 FROM COMING IN 
OVERSEAS.
IT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO WHY WE ARE
NOW IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
TALKING ABOUT SEEING A 
FLATTENING OF THE CURVE, WHICH 
IS GOOD NEWS.
WE INCLUDED THE UNITED STATES IN
THOSE MEASURES BECAUSE THESE ARE
MEASURES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE 
AROUND THE WORLD.
WE DID TAKE A COUPLE MORE DAYS 
TO ENSURE WE WERE PROPERLY 
COORDINATED WITH OUR CLOSEST 
NUMBER AND MOST IMPORTANT 
TRADING PARTNER AND THAT WAS 
VERY EFFECTIVE IN IT BEING A 
MUTUAL AGREED ON AND CAREFULLY 
COORDINATED MEASURE.
WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE MEASURES 
WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE 
WORLD FOR WHAT IS UNDOUBTEDLY 
GOING TO BE MANY MORE WEEKS.
>> (Voice of Translator): WITH 
REGARDS TO NEGOTIATING WITH THE 
OPPOSITION PARTIES WITH OPENING 
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, YOU WERE 
ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH 
THE U.S.
WHY CAN'T YOU REACH AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE OPPOSITION PARTIES IN 
CANADA?
WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THERE 
ARE MANY PARTIES WHO AGREE.
THEY AGREE THAT WE SHOULD -- 
WITH MEASURES TO HAVE A LIMITED 
SITTING OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 
EACH WEEK.
BUT THERE'S ONE PARTY THAT WANTS
TO HAVE A PARLIAMENT SITTING 4, 
5 DAYS A WEEK.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE 
CORRECT THING TO DO.
I DON'T THINK IT'S BALANCED AND 
WE'RE CONTINUING WITH OUR 
DISCUSSIONS.
(End of Translation)
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: MANY
PARTIES, OPPOSITION PARTIES, ARE
IN AGREEMENT THAT LIMITED 
SITTINGS EVERY WEEK ARE A GOOD 
MEASURE TO BOTH ENSURE 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUE THE 
WORK THAT WE'RE NEEDING TO DO TO
PASS LEGISLATION FOR CANADIANS.
WE ARE, OF COURSE, LOOKING 
FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO SEE 
MORE VIRTUAL PARLIAMENTARY 
SITTINGS THAT WILL ALLOW MPs 
FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, NOT
JUST FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL 
REGION BEING ABLE TO 
PARTICIPATE.
THERE IS ONE PARTY THAT STILL 
WANTS MORE THAN I THINK IS WISE 
AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME IN TERMS
OF A PUBLIC SAFETY APPROACH AND 
IN TERMS OF ENSURING THAT WE ARE
GETTING THAT BALANCE RIGHT IN 
MOVING FORWARD FOR PROTECTING 
OUR INSTITUTIONS.
BUT WE'RE HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING 
TO GET TO A GOOD PLACE SOON.
>>> ANDREW THOMPSON WITH
