 
THIS HOUR, TO BRING YOU THE 
PRIME MINISTER'S DAILY 
BRIEFING, WHICH WE'RE TOLD 
COULD BE A LITTLE BIT LATER 
THAN 11:15 EASTERN TODAY.
WE'LL BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON 
THAT AS SOON AS WE CAN.
OF COURSE, THE WORLD NOW HAS 
SURPASSED TWO MILLION CASES OF 
COVID-19, ACCORDING TO JOHN 
HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, WHICH HAS 
BEEN TRACKING THOSE STATISTICS 
ON A REGULAR BASIS.
HERE IN THIS COUNTRY, THE 
NUMBERS REMAIN HIGH.
BUT THE POINT OF FOCUS AND THE 
AREA OF VULNERABILITY CONTINUES 
TO BE LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS 
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, 
PARTICULARLY OUTBREAKS IN 
QUEBEC AND ONTARIO.
AND SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT 
MORE ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENTS ARE 
MOVING TO TRY AND BRING IN 
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SOME OF 
CANADA'S OLDER CANADIANS IN 
THIS COUNTRY.
LET ME BRING IN VASSY KAPELOS 
AND DAVID COCHRANE AS WE WAIT 
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER.
WE ARE EXPECTING TODAY, VASSY, 
THAT PRIME MINISTER WILL FILL 
IN THE GAPS ON THE CANADIAN 
EMERGENCY RELIEF BENEFIT 
BECAUSE THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT 
WERE LEFT OUT AND WE HAVE SEEN 
THIS WITH THE POLICY THE 
GOVERNMENT PUSHES OUT THE DOOR 
VERY QUICKLY THAT SOME PEOPLE 
DON'T GET INCLUDED AND SO THE 
GOVERNMENT GOES BACK TO TRY AND 
FIX THOSE THINGS AND GET THOSE 
PEOPLE THE MONEY.
>> Vassy: YEAH, ROSEY, THE 
GOVERNMENTER AND SPECIFICALLY 
THE PRIME MINISTER SIGNALED 
THAT THEY WOULD AIM TO DO THAT 
IN THE COMING DAYS AND MY 
UNDERSTANDING IS THERE WILL BE 
SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS 
PROVIDED ABOUT THAT.
THIS HAS LARGELY BEEN DRIVEN BY 
MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITION AS 
WELL WHO HAVE MADE SURE TO 
INCLUDE THE EXCLUSIONS, IF I 
COULD PUT IT THAT WAY, IN ANY 
KIND OF AGREEMENT THEY MADE TO 
SUPPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY LEGISLATION OVER THE 
WEEKEND.
THEY HAD THE GOVERNMENT, AND 
THE GOVERNMENT WAS VERY 
WILLING, CONSIDERING THEY 
SIGNALED ALREADY, TO BE VERY 
SPECIFIC ABOUT THE NEED TO 
ADDRESS PEOPLE NOT COVERED BY 
THE CERB.
THAT IS THE $2,000 YOU CAN 
ACCESS IF YOU LOST YOUR JOB DUE 
TO COVID-19, IF YOU HAVE TO 
STAY HOME BECAUSE YOU'RE SICK 
OR STAY HOME TO CARE FOR 
SOMEONE WHO'S SICK OR EVEN IF 
YOU HAVE TO STAY HOME TO TAKE 
CARE OF YOUR KIDS BECAUSE 
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED.
PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T 
TRADITIONALLY ALREADY BEEN 
COVERED INCLUDE STUDENTS, FOR 
EXAMPLE, WHO HAD EXPECTED WORK 
THIS SUMMER AND THOUGH THERE'S 
SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS GEARED 
TOWARD STUDENTS, MANY FELT THEY 
WERE STILL MISSED BY THE 
GOVERNMENT PROGRAM.
STUDENT, FOR EXAMPLE.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THE 
MAJORITY, BUT NOT ALL OF THEIR 
INCOME, OR HAVE LOST ALL OF 
THEIR INCOME BUT ANTICIPATE 
SOME WORK IN THE FURTHER, JUST 
NOT ENOUGH TO PAY THEIR BILLS.
THE SECOND THING THAT I'M 
WATCHING FOR IS QUESTIONS 
TOWARDS THE PRIME MINISTER ON 
THE W.H.O., THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION.
LAST NIGHT PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ANNOUNCED THAT THE UNITED 
STATES WAS SUSPENDING ITS 
FUNDING, WAS HALTING ITS 
FUNDING OF THE W.H.O. WHICH 
AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $400 MILLION.
HE HAS CONCERNS.
ABOUT THE RELIANCE OF THE 
W.H.O. AS HE CHARACTERIZES IT 
ON CHINA AND THE DATA THAT CAME 
OUT OF CHINA.
OF COURSE, VARIOUS LEADERS 
AROUND THE WORLD RELIED ON THAT 
DATA AND, IN FACT, EVEN THE 
PRESIDENT SAID THAT CHINA WAS 
DOING A GOOD JOB IN LATE 
JANUARY.
OBVIOUSLY THE OPINION -- HIS 
OPINION AND OTHERS HAVE CHANGED.
SO, I'M INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT 
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS TO SAY 
ABOUT THAT ACTION TOWARD THE 
W.H.O. AND HOW RELIABLE HE 
FEELS THE INFORMATION COMING 
OUT OF CHINA HAS BEEN.
>> Rosemary:  ME, TOO.
[LAUGHTER]
ANDREW SCHEER WAS ASKED THIS 
VERY QUESTION AND HE SEEMS TO 
BE MORE SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE 
W.H.O. AND CERTAINLY LAYING A 
LOT OF BLAME AT THE SEAT OF 
CHINA AND THE WAY IT SHARED 
INFORMATION AND THERE WAS SOME 
REPORTING AROUND THAT THIS 
MORNING THAT DID RAISE EYEBROWS.
BUT THE PRESIDENT, AS YOU 
RIGHTLY SAY, THAT THE W.H.O. 
TOOK CHINA'S INFORMATION AT 
FACE-VALUE AND DIDN'T ASK 
ENOUGH QUESTIONS AND IS NOW 
MAKING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN 
THAT AND WHY THE W.H.O. SHOULD 
CONTINUE TO HAVE FUNDING FROM 
AROUND THE WORLD.
DAVID, YOU KNOW, THIS 
GOVERNMENT HAS RELIED VERY 
HEAVILY ON THE W.H.O. TO 
EXPLAIN WHY IT IS MAKING 
CERTAIN DECISIONSFUL OUR OWN 
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER IS 
AN ADVISORY MEMBER OF ONE OF 
THEIR BOARDS AT THE W.H.O. 
SO I'M NOT SURE IT IS GOING TO 
GO DOWN THE SAME PATH AS DONALD 
TRUMP.
NEED THROWS SAY THERE ARE 
CERTAINLY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW 
CHINA HANDLED THE PANDEMIC 
ITSELF AND WHAT KIND OF 
INFORMATION WAS SHARED.
>> Reporter: YEAH.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REAL 
DOUBT AMONGST THE INTERNATIONAL 
COMMUNITY THAT CHINA WAS 
PERHAPS LYING AND COMPLETELY 
COVERING UP WHAT WAS HAPPENING 
INSIDE ITS OWN BORDERS.
THERE IS A STRONG REPORT BY THE 
ASSOCIATED PRESS THAT THEY 
ALLOWED LUNAR FESTIVAL 
CELEBRATIONS TO HAPPEN IN WUHAN 
WHEN THEY WERE AWARE OF 
HUMAN-TO-HUMAN TRANSMISSION AND 
AWARE THAT THERE WAS AN 
OUTBREAK AND WAITED SIX FULL 
DAYS BEFORE THEY WENT PUBLIC 
WITH THAT BECAUSE OF THE 
SECRETIVE NATURE OF THE CHINESE 
REGIME AND THIS IS A PROBLEM IN 
A TIME THAT CALLS FOR GREAT 
TRANSPARENCY, OPENNESS AND 
SHARING OF INFORMATION SO 
PEOPLE CAN MAKE KEY DECISIONS 
AND INSTITUTIONS AND 
GOVERNMENTS CAN RESPOND.
SO, THE CULPABILITY THAT EXISTS 
WITH CHINA HAS NOT YET BEEN 
QUANTIFIED BUT I THINK IT HAS 
BECOME EVIDENT TO A LOT OF 
PEOPLE.
IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE, 
THOUGH, THAT THE SAME PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES WHO 
ATTACKED THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION FOR RELYING TOO 
HEAVILY ON CHINA YESTERDAY AND 
CUT OFF THEIR FUNDING WAS, IN 
JANUARY, TWEETING AND PRAISING 
PRESIDENT XI OF CHINA FOR HIS 
WONDERFUL TRANSPARENCY AND 
HAVING CONTROL OF THE SITUATION 
ON THE GROUND THERE.
SO NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME 
THERE'S SOME REVISIONIST 
HISTORY BEING WRITTEN BY THE 
OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT OF THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
NONE OF THAT CHANGES WHERE WE 
ARE TODAY AND HOW PEOPLE ARE 
RESPONDING.
AND SORT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY 
THAT IS HAPPENING IN REALTIME 
IS HAPPENING AS EACH NEW SLICE 
OF INFORMATION BECOMES 
AVAILABLE.
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET A 
COMPLETE PICTURE AS WE GET THIS 
INFORMATION ON THE FLY BECAUSE 
WHAT WE BELIEVE TODAY ON SOME 
THINGS COULD CHANGE, TOMORROW 
COULD CHANGE NEXT HOUR.
THAT IS JUST THE WAY THINGS 
HAVE BEEN UNFOLDING HERE.
YEAH.
A BIG FINGER BEING POINTED AT 
CHINA BY THE MOST POWERFUL 
COUNTRY ON EARTH AND BY A LOT 
OF CRITICS INSIDE THIS COUNTRY, 
LIKE JASON KENNEY AND ANDREW 
SCHEER.
IT IS A BIT MORE CHALLENGING, I 
WOULD SUSPECT, FOR THE PRIME 
MINISTER AND FEDERAL CABINET 
MINISTERS TO WAGE THAT SORT OF 
VERBAL BATTLE WITH THE CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE CANADA NEEDS PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND THEY 
NEED TO GET A LOT OF IT FROM 
CHINA.
AND THE TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY 
FOR CHINA WILL COME.
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE 
PRIME MINISTER TO COME DOWN TO 
THAT PODIUM THAT WE'RE LOOKING 
AT RIGHT NOW AND LAUNCH AN 
ATTACK ON THAT WHEN THEY'RE 
TRYING TO GET AIR CANADA AND 
CARGO JET PLANES INTO SHANGHAI 
TO GET EQUIPMENT OUT OF CHINA 
TO GET IT TO THE FRONT LINES OF 
CANADIAN HEALTH WORKERS.
IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT 
CHALLENGE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO 
MANAGE THAT AT THIS POINT IN 
TIME.
>> Rosemary: THE U.N. 
SECRETARY-GENERAL SAID IT WAS 
NOT TIME TO CUT FUNDS TO THE 
W.H.O., THAT THE INTERNATIONAL 
COMMUNITY SHOULD BE WORKING 
TOGETHER TO FIGHT THE VIRUS.
AS VASSY POINTED OUT, THE U.S. 
FUNDS THE W.H.O. TO A HUGE 
AMOUNT, $400 MILLION.
CANADA IS THE 17TH BIGGEST 
DONOR JUST AFTER CHINA.
SO, THE WORLD ESSENTIALLY PAYS 
INTO THE W.H.O. TO HELP 
FACILITATE RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OF 
VACCINES AND DRUGS AND VERY 
PARTICULARLY PLAYS A ROLE IN 
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN 
CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF OTHER 
DISEASES AND VIRUSES.
IF THAT STARTED TO BECOME AN 
ISSUE FOR MANY COUNTRIES -- AND 
THERE ARE OTHER COUNTRIES OTHER 
THAN THE UNITED STATES ASKING 
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE W.H.O., BUT 
IF WE GOT TO A PLACE WHERE THE 
W.H.O. SUDDENLY THE FUNDING 
FELL APART, THAT, I THINK, 
WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATE HEALTH 
RAMIFICATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SAYING 
THE W.H.O. IS GOOD OR BAD HERE, 
I'M JUST SAYING THAT, BASED ON 
THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE 
IN THE PAST, THERE MAY BE AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS.
BUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF PULLING 
OUT OF THE W.H.O. FOR THE WORLD 
I THINK WOULD BE QUITE DEADLY 
TO BE QUITE HONEST.
WE JUST GOT WORD THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER WILL BE A LITTLE BIT 
LATE THIS MORNING.
HE WILL COME AT 1 1:30 EASTERN 
BUT HE WILL GET QUESTIONS ABOUT 
THE W.H.O., PRIMARILY BECAUSE 
OF DONALD TRUMP'S DECISION TO 
STOP FUNDING TO THE W.H.O. FOR 
A PERIOD OF 60 TO 90 DAYS TO 
REVIEW HOW IT HAS BEHAVED OR 
DEALT WITH CHINA'S LACK OF 
INFORMATION TO THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION.
WE ARE, OF COURSE, STILL 
EXPECTING HIM TO GIVE MORE 
INFORMATION AS VASSY EXPLAINED 
THERE ABOUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE 
THAT FELT THEY WERE LEFT OUT OF 
THE EMERGENCY RELIEF BENEFIT.
THEY'LL MAKE THAT CLEAR AS WILL 
OFFICIALS AT NOON BRIEFING.
I WANT TO FOCUS IN ON ONE OF 
THE STORIES WE'VE BEEN 
FOLLOWING THROUGHOUT THE PAST 
COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW.
IT HAS BECOME VERY CLEAR THAT 
LONG-TERM CARE CENTER AND 
SENIORS HOMES IN THIS COUNTRY 
ARE BEING HIT MUCH HARDER WITH 
THIS VIRUS THAN ANYWHERE ELSE.
DR. TERESA TAM NOW SAYING THAT 
MORE THAN HALF OF 800 CASES IN 
THIS COUNTRY ARE INSIDE THOSE 
CENTERS AND THAT EVEN AS GROWTH 
OF COVID-19 STARTS TO SLOW, IT 
IS NOT SLOWING INSIDE 
RETIREMENT HOMES AND LONG-TERM 
CARE CENTERS.
MOIRA DAVIS RECENTLY LOST HER 
FATHER AND HE WAS A RESIDENT OF 
A MONTREAL-AREA LONG-TERM CARE 
CENTER FOR SENIORS.
IT IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION 
BY PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES 
AND THE POLICE AND MOIRA IS IN 
CREIGHTON, SASKATCHEWAN.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AND MY 
CONDOLENCES ABOUT YOUR FATHER.
>> THANK YOU, ROSEY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Rosemary: YOU CHOSE TO PUT 
YOUR FATHER IN THIS GNOME 
HERRON BACK IN 2016.
WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE 
PLACE WHEN YOU MADE THAT 
DECISION?
>> I TOURED FIVE OTHER 
RESIDENCES.
MY DAD HAD BEEN IN A PREVIOUS 
RESIDENCE THAT WASN'T MEETING 
HIS NEEDS.
SO, I WANTED TO MOVE HIM.
AND LE HERRON PRESENTED TO ME A 
COMMUNITY.
I SAW RESIDENTS THERE 
INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER, 
PLAYING GAMES, CARDS, LAUGHING, 
ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF.
SO I I THOUGHT OH, WE  HAVE A 
COMMUNITY HERE WHERE HE'LL HAVE 
MENTAL STIMULATION, HE'LL 
DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND I 
DIDN'T SEE THAT INTERACTION 
AMONGST RESIDENTS AT THE OTHER 
FOUR PLACES, PRIVATE ONES THAT 
I HAD GONE AND TOURED.
>> Rosemary: SO, HE WAS THERE 
FOR A WHILE.
AND WHEN DID YOU START GETTING 
THE SENSE THAT MAYBE THINGS 
WERE NOT GOING AS WELL AS YOU 
HAD HOPED?
>> INITIALLY WE ALWAYS HAD 
ISSUES IN TERMS OF 
COMMUNICATION WITH RESPECT TO 
HIS MEDICAL CARE.
BUT IN TERMS OF THIS LATEST 
COVID OUTBREAK, I KNEW THINGS 
WERE GOING SOUTH AFTER I 
RECEIVED THE SECOND  E-MAIL 
FROM THE HOME ON THE 29TH 
ADVISING ME THAT THERE WERE 
THREE CASES AND ON THE 30TH, I 
SPOKE WITH THE LEASING AGENT 
THERE AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED 
WHERE THE CASES WERE AND WAS 
ONE ON MY DAD'S FLOOR AND SHE 
SAID YES.
SO, I KNEW THEN.
GIVEN WHAT WAS GOING ON IN 
ONTARIO.
>> Rosemary: AND YOUR DAD WAS 
AN OLDER GUY, 96, I BELIEVE.
WHAT KIND OF UNDERLYING HEALTH 
CONDITIONS DID HE HAVE?
DID HE NEED A LOT OF CARE?
WERE YOU IMMEDIATELY CONCERNED 
THAT HE WOULD BE IMPACTED?
>> I WAS IMMEDIATELY CONCERNED.
HE WAS 96.
SO WANTED TO MAKE 100 TO GET 
THAT LETTER FROM THE QUEEN.
[LAUGHTER]
BUT HE DID HAVE A HOST OF 
HEALTH ISSUES.
HE WAS WHEELCHAIR-BOUND, 
LEGALLY BLIND.
GOING DEAF.
THEY NEEDED A LIFT TO GET HIM 
IN AND OUT OF BED.
I BECAME VERY CONCERNED AFTER 
RECEIVING THE E-MAIL ON THE 
27TH WHEN THEY TOLD ME THEY 
WOULD BE CONFINED TO THEIR 
ROOMS.
BECAUSE I KNEW THAT HIS WORLD 
WOULD BE QUITE SMALL AND I 
COULDN'T GET INFORMATION 
PHONING AND  E-MAILING TO SEE 
IF HE EVER GOT OUT OF BED OR 
WAS DRESSED OR ANYTHING.
>> Rosemary: AND YOU PAID 
ADDITIONALLY FOR SOME WORKERS 
TO COME IN, THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU 
WERE OUT OF THE CITY AND I 
BELIEVE YOUR SISTER IS, TOO.
SO YOU'RE NOT THERE HANDS-ON.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO 
GO IN ANYWAY.
BUT YOU PAID FOR ADDITIONAL 
SUPPORT, DID YOU?
>> YES.
I LIVE IN SASKATCHEWAN.
MY SISTER LIVES ON THE EAST 
COAST -- WEST COAST, I SHOULD 
SAY.
AND SHE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH 
A PROFESSIONAL COMPANY THAT 
SUPPORTS SENIORS TO ARRANGE FOR 
SOMEONE TO VISIT MY DAD TWO TO 
THREE TIMES A WEEK.
THEY WOULD DO THINGS LIKE HAVE 
CONVERSATIONS AND LISTEN TO HIS 
STORIES, DO CROSS WORD PUZZLES, 
THAT KIND OF STUFF.
AS WELL, MY DAD HAD PERIPHERAL 
VASCULAR DISEASE AND ONGOING 
ISSUES WITH HIS FEET SO MY 
SISTER ARRANGED FOR A FOOT CARE 
SPECIALIST TO COME IN EVERY FEW 
WEEKS TO ADDRESS HIS FEET AND 
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HER WITH 
AN UNBIASED THIRD-PARTY 
ANALYSIS OF HOW HIS FEET WERE 
DOING.
>> Rosemary: AND WHAT HAPPENED 
THE LAST TIME YOU SPOKE TO YOUR 
DAD?
WHAT WAS HE ABLE TO TELL YOU OR 
WHAT WAS YOUR SENSE OF HOW HE 
WAS DOING?
>> HE -- HE WASN'T DOING WELL.
I PHONED EVERY DAY AFTER THE 
FIRST E-MAIL.
I LAST SPOKE TO HIM ON MONDAY 
THE 6TH.
THE CONVERSATION WAS VERY BRIEF.
THREE MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS.
HE HAD DIFFICULTY SPEAKING.
HE WAS VERY WEAK.
I COULD TELL THAT HIS BREATHING 
WAS VERY SHALLOW SO I DID MOST 
OF THE TALKING.
AND AT TEND, AS WE ALWAYS DID, 
WE JUST SAID WE LOVED EACH 
OTHER.
>> Rosemary: HE WAS NOT TESTED 
FOR COVID-19, BUT YOU DO 
BELIEVE THAT THAT IS PROBABLY 
WHAT KILLED HIM.
>> WE ARE UNSURE AT THIS POINT 
WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS TESTED.
BECAUSE WE CAN'T -- AGAIN, 
INFORMATION.
WE DID REQUEST.
WE DID REQUEST WHEN WE GOT THE 
PHONE CALLS FROM THE NURSE AND 
THE DOCTORS THE NIGHT BEFORE 
THAT HE BE TESTED AFTER HE 
PASSED.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY TRUE 
CLARIFICATION.
>> Rosemary: AND NOW, OF 
COURSE, WE KNOW THAT 31 PEOPLE 
HAVE DIED IN THAT RESIDENCE, 
FIVE OF THEM FROM COVID-19.
THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING 
ON ABOUT HOW PEOPLE WERE CARED 
FOR.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS NOW, 
SEEING HOW THE DEVASTATION JUST 
INSIDE THIS ONE HOME?
>> WELL, AT THE TIME WHEN 
THINGS WERE GOING SOUTH FOR MY 
DAD, WE WERE COMPLETELY UNAWARE 
OF WHAT ELSE HAD BEEN GOING ON 
IN THE HOME IN THE PRIOR TWO 
WEEKS.
WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE NURSE THE 
NIGHT BEFORE, I SPECIFICALLY 
ASKED IF THEY THOUGHT HE HAD 
COVID AND SHE BASICALLY SAID TO 
ME THAT THEY ASSUMED EVERYBODY 
DID.
AND THAT THEY HAD STOPPED 
TESTING.
SO THAT WAS AFTER THE 
GOVERNMENT STEPPED IN.
I'M COMPLETELY UNSURE AS TO HOW 
THAT DECISION WAS MADE.
AND THEN AFTER MY FATHER 
PASSED, TWO DAYS LATER READING 
THE EXPLOSION IN THE "MONTREAL 
GAZETTE" AND THEN THE CBC ABOUT 
WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE HOME 
PRIOR, MY QUESTION NOW IS DID 
HE DIE OF COVID-19, DID HE DIE 
OF NEGLECT OR DID HE DIE OF 
BOTH?
>> Rosemary: I'M JUST WAITING 
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, WHO'S 
NOW GOING TO BE ON TIME I 
THINK, MOIRA.
AND I HAVEN'T SAID YOUR DAD'S 
NAME.
WHAT WAS YOUR FATHER'S NAME?
>> STANLEY.
>> Rosemary: NOW THAT YOU ARE 
SEEING THIS OUTBREAK ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY IN LONG-TERM CARE 
CENTERS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO 
SEE FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS 
OR PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO 
HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOUR FATHER 
STANLEY OR OTHER PEOPLE THAT 
ARE STUCK INSIDE THESE HOMES 
RIGHT NOW?
WHAT IS NEEDED?
>> OH, THE WHOLE SYSTEM NEEDS 
TO BE TORN TO THE GROUND AND 
REBUILT.
YOU CAN'T PATCHWORK THIS 
ANYMORE.
THIS IS A SHIP THAT IS SINKING.
YOU NEED TO REBUILD A NEW SHIP.
>> Rosemary: AND -- GO AHEAD, 
MOIRA.
SORRY.
>> HONESTLY, THEY TALKED ABOUT 
THE HOME BEING A RED ZONE.
IT'S A CRIME SCENE.
AND NOW WHEN EVERYTHING HIT THE 
FAN TWO DAYS AFTER MY DAD DIED, 
WE HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS AS TO 
WHY THINGS WENT THE WAY IT DID.
BUT I DO HAVE HOPE THAT BETWEEN 
THE INVESTIGATION FROM THE 
CORONER'S OFFICE AND THE 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FROM THE 
POLICE, WE WILL GET REPORTING 
AND ANSWERS THAT WILL DEVELOP A 
COMPLETELY NEW FRAMEWORK GOING 
FORWARD.
>> Rosemary: AS I'M WAITING 
HERE FOR PRIME MINISTER 
TRUDEAU, TELL ME ONE THING 
ABOUT STANLEY.
WHAT KIND OF FELLOW WAS HE?
I KNOW HE WAS FROM WINNIPEG, 
JUST LIKE ME.
WHAT ELSE SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT 
HIM?
>> BRILLIANT MIND.
MASTERS IN PHYSICSFUL COULD 
TALK ON ANY CONVERSATION.
LOVED TO VISIT.
RAISED THREE KIDS AFTER MY MOM 
DIED WHEN I WAS 17.
TOOK ON THREE FOSTER KIDS WHEN 
THEIR PARENTS PASSED.
EVERY PERSON TALKED ABOUT HIS 
KINDNESS AND HOW HE SHAPED 
THEIR LIVES.
MY LIFE AND MY SISTER'S LIFES 
AND FOSTER-SIBLINGS AND MANY 
OTHER FAMILY FRIENDS, THEIR 
LIVES ARE WHAT THEY ARE NOW 
BECAUSE OF MY DAD.
AND I DON'T EVER WANT TO THINK 
THAT HE DIED AS A NUMBER OR A 
STATISTIC.
HE WAS A HUMAN BEING.
HE HAD A BUSY LIFE.
HE DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER AS 
DID EVERY OTHER MEMBER WHO HAS 
PASSED IN THAT HOME AND EVERY 
OTHER HOME ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
>> Rosemary: I'M GOING TO GO 
BECAUSE THE PRIME MINISTER IS 
SPEAKING.
AGAIN, MY CONDOLENCES ABOUT 
YOUR FATHER STANLEY AND TO YOUR 
WHOLE FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH US.
HERE IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
TODAY, WE'RE ANNOUNCING MORE 
HELP FOR MORE CANADIANS.
THIS INCLUDES TOPPING UP THE 
PAY OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'LL ALSO BE 
EXPANDING THE CANADA EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT TO REACH 
PEOPLE TWO ARE EARNING SOME 
INCOME, AS WELL AS FOR SEASONAL 
WORKERS WHO ARE FACING NO JOBS 
AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RUN OUT 
OF E.I. RECENTLY.
A LITTLE LATHER, I'LL HAVE NEWS 
ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH TESTING.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
IN PARLIAMENT, YOU HEARD ME 
TALK ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 
THE LARGEST GENERATION.
PEOPLE WHO GREW UP AND FOUGHT 
IN WORLD WAR II.
RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE 
LAST MEMBERS OF THIS GENERATION 
ARE NOW LIVING IN SENIORS' 
HOMES AND LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES.
THE TRUTH IS TRAGIC AND 
WORRISOME.
THESE ARE THE PLACES WE LOOK 
AFTER OUR SENIORS AND YET THEY 
ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO 
COVID-19.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT 
TO ADDRESS WITH THE PREMIERS 
DURING A DISCUSSION TOMORROW 
EVENING.
WE MUST ALL DO BETTER.
WE MUST SHOW LEADERSHIP TO 
SUPPORT THOSE SENIORS WHO BUILT 
THIS COUNTRY.
TO BEGIN WITH, OUR GOVERNMENT 
WILL BE WORKING WITH THE 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES TO 
INCREASE THE PAY OF OUR 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS EARNING LESS 
THAN $2500 A MONTH AND THE SAME 
APPLIES TO LONG-TERM FACILITY 
WORKERS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE 
GREATEST GENERATION, WHO GREW 
UP DURING THE DEPRESSION AND 
FOUGHT THROUGH THE SECOND WORLD 
WAR.
TODAY, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE 
LAST MEMBERS OF THIS GENERATION 
LIVE IN NURSING HOMES AND 
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
THE UNCOMFORTABLE AND TRAGIC 
TRUTH IS THAT THE VERY PLACES 
THAT CARE FOR OUR ELDERLY ARE 
THE MOST VULNERABLE TO COVID-19.
I'LL BE ADDRESSING THIS WITH 
PREMIERS TOMORROW NIGHT.
WE ALL NEED TO DO BETTER.
WE ALL NEED TO TAKE LEADERSHIP 
FOR THE SENIORS WHO HAVE BUILT 
THIS COUNTRY.
OUR GOVERNMENT WILL WORK WITH 
THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES 
TO BOOST WAGES FOR ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS WHO ARE MAKING UNDER 
$2500 A MONTH.
LIKE THOSE IN OUR LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES.
FOR MANY WORKERS LOOKING AFTER 
THE MOST VULNERABLE CANADIANS, 
INCLUDING SENIORS AND THOSE 
WITH DISABILITIES, WE KNOW 
CONDITIONS HAVE GOTTEN MORE 
DIFFICULT OVER THE PAST WEEKS.
AND YOU NEED SUPPORT RIGHT NOW.
TOMORROW, IN OUR WEEKLY 
MEETING, I WILL DISCUSS WITH 
PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL 
LEADERS THE IMPORTANCE OF 
GETTING THIS WAGE BOOST IN 
PLACE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
AS WE FACE AN UNPRECEDENTED 
THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH, YOU 
ARE OUR MOST IMPORTANT LINE OF 
DEFENSE.
WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO 
HELP YOU DO YOUR JOB AND 
SUPPORT YOU THROUGH THIS TIME.
>> Interpreter: INTRODUCED THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT.
THIS IS PART OF A PLAN THAT WE 
PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT 
EVERYONE CAN RECEIVE THE 
NECESSARY HELP TO COME THROUGH 
THIS DIFFICULT PERIOD.
MILLIONS OF CANADIANS HAVE 
ALREADY RECEIVED THE BENEFIT.
BUT WE KNOW THAT MANY OTHER 
PEOPLE WERE NOT ELIGIBLE AND 
YET STILL NEED HELP.
TODAY, WE WILL BE RELAXING THE 
CRITERIA TO ALLOW EVEN MORE 
CANADIANS TO BENEFIT FROM ARE 
IT.
IF YOU EARN $1,000 A MONTH OR 
LESS, YOU CAN NOW RECEIVE THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE DO 
NOT WORK AS MANY HOURS AS 
BEFORE AND OTHERS MUST ADJUST 
TO THE REALITY OF CONTRACT OR 
GIG WORK.
WORKERS WHO HAVE RUN OUT OF 
E.I. BENEFITS RECENTLY WILL 
ALSO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE 
BENEFIT.
AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANY 
PEOPLE WILL NOT HAVE ANY 
SEASONAL WORK THIS YEAR BECAUSE 
OF THE PANDEMIC.
THEREFORE, THE CERB WILL ALSO 
BE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THIS IS A DIFFICULT CONTEXT AS 
WELL FOR CREATORS AND ARTISTS 
RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
CULTURAL VENUES ARE CLOSED AND 
WORK IS RARE.
MINISTER GUILBEAULT HAS ASKED 
FOR ARTISTS ASKING FOR 
COPYRIGHT BEFORE THE CRISIS 
HAPPENED NOT MAKE THEM 
INELIGIBLE FOR THE CERB AND, 
THEREFORE, AS THESE ANXIOUS 
TIMES, ARTISTS CONTINUE TO HELP 
US REFLECT ON LIFE AND DREAM.
THEY BRING SUNSHINE INTO OUR 
LIVES AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR 
THAT.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
TODAY I CAN ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE 
EXPANDING THE CERB TO INCLUDE 
PEOPLE MAKING UP TO $1,000 A 
MONTH, SEASONAL WORKER AND 
PEOPLE WHOSE E.I. HAS RECENTLY 
RUN OUT.
MAYBE YOU'RE A VOLUNTEER 
FIREFIGHTER OR A CONTRACTOR WHO 
CAN PICK UP SOME SHIFTS OR YOU 
HAVE A PART-TIME JOCK  ---JOB 
IN THE GROCERY STORE.
EVEN IF YOU'RE STILL WORKING OR 
WANT TO START WORKING AGAIN.
YOU PROBABLY NEED HELP IN 
MAKING ENDS MEET.
IF YOU EARN $1,000 OR LESS A 
MONTH, YOU'LL NOW BE ABLE TO 
APPLY FOR THE CERB.
IF YOU WERE EXPECTING A 
SEASONAL JOB THAT ISN'T COMING 
BECAUSE OF COVID-19, YOU WILL 
NOW BE ABLE TO APPLY.
AND IF YOU HAVE RUN OUT OF E.I. 
SINCE JANUARY 1, YOU CAN NOW 
APPLY FOR THE CERB AS WELL.
FOR OTHERS WHO STILL NEED HELP, 
INCLUDING POST-SECONDARY 
STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES WORRIED 
ABOUT COMMERCIAL RENT, WE'LL 
HAVE MORE TO SAY SOON.
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE 
YOU LIVE, WE'RE IN YOUR CORNER.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: AFTER ACCEPTING 
AN INITIAL REQUEST FROM 
NUNAVUT, QUEBEC SENT US A 
REQUEST FOR THE NORTH SHORE AND 
I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE CANADIAN 
RANGERS WILL BE THERE TO LEND A 
HAND.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THE 
GOVERNMENT OF QUEBEC HAS SENT 
US A SECOND REQUEST FOR 
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE CANADIAN 
RANGERS  WILL BE THERE TO 
PROVIDE SUPPORT.
I WANT TO THANK OUR WOMEN AND 
MEN IN UNIFORM AND THE FAMILIES 
WHO SERVE ALONGSIDE THEM FOR 
ALL THAT THEY DO.
WHENEVER WE NEED YOU MOST, 
YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE FOR US.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: FROM TIME TO 
TIME, WE MAY FEEL OVERWHELMED 
BY EVENTS.
WE'RE IN A SITUATION THAT MAY 
SEEM UNREAL AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS 
EASY TO DEAL WITH EVERYTHING 
HAPPENING AROUND US.
THIS WEEK, THE GOVERNMENT IS 
LAUNCHING A NEW PORTAL THAT 
WILL BRING TOGETHER MENTAL 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND WILL MAKE 
THEM AVAILABLE TO CANADIANS.
YOU CAN GO TO CANADA.CA OR USE 
THE APPLICATION CANADA COVID-19 
TO TALK TO SOMEONE.
THERE IS NO REASON TO FEEL 
EMBARRASSED ABOUT THAT.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO GET 
THE HELP YOU NEED.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: IF 
YOU ARE FEELING OVERWHELMED, 
KNOW THAT YOU AREN'T ALONE.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN 
HELP.
WE HAVE LAUNCHED A MENTAL 
HEALTH PORTAL AT CANADA.CA AND 
THROUGH THE CANADA COVID-19 APP 
WHERE YOU CAN GO TO FIND 
SUPPORT.
SO IF YOU NEED TO, PLEASE REACH 
OUT.
WE'LL BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER.
FINALLY, WE HAVE MORE NEWS 
TODAY TO SHARE ON TESTING.
LUMEN ULTRA FROM NEW BRUNSWICK 
WITH WHOM  WE SIGNED A CONTRACT 
IS NOW RAMPING UP PRODUCTION TO 
SUPPLY ENOUGH COVID-19 TEST 
CHEMICALS TO MEET THE WEEKLY 
DEMAND IN ALL PROVINCES.
AND IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, WE 
RECEIVED A NEW BATCH OF SWABS 
TO MAKE SURE EVERY PROVINCE HAS 
THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED TO KEEP 
TESTING.
WHETHER IT'S REAGENTS OR TEST 
KITS, WE ARE ENSURING THAT 
CANADA HAS THE TOOLS TO FIGHT 
THIS VIRUS.
TOMORROW, I'LL ALSO BE SPEAKING 
WITH THE OTHER G-7 LEADERS 
ABOUT CONTINUING TO COORDINATE 
A STRONG AND EFFECTIVE GLOBAL 
RESPONSE TO THIS PANDEMIC.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: THE BUSINESS 
LUMEN ULTRA NEW BRUNSWICKS 
RAMPING UP ITS PRODUCTION 
CAPACITY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE 
ENOUGH CHEMICALS FOR COVID-19 
TEST KITS.
AND TESTS THAT NEED TO BE 
CONDUCTED IN THE PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES.
UP UNTIL NOW, WE HAVE ALSO 
RECEIVED A NEW BATCH OF SWABS.
I KNOW THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO 
KNOW WHEN LIFE WILL GO BACK TO 
NORMAL.
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT WE 
CANNOT GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC DATE.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW.
FOR THIS TO BE OVER, PEOPLE 
HAVE TO STAY HOME.
WE HAVE TO LIMIT OUR MOVEMENTS 
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP A 
DISTANCE OF TWO METERS FROM 
OTHERS.
AND IF EVERYONE DOES HIS OR HER 
PART, WE WILL COME THROUGH THIS 
TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, PRIME MINISTER.
WE'LL NOW GO TO THE PHONE FOR 
QUESTIONS.
ONE QUESTION AND ONE FOLLOW-UP.
OPERATOR?
OPERATOR: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: I'D LIKE TO 
HEAR YOU COMMENT ON THE 
DISCUSSIONS WITH QUEBEC WITH 
RESPECT TO THE INTERVENTION OF 
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
WE'RE TOLD THAT PEOPLE FROM THE 
MEDICAL DIVISION MAY NOT BE 
ENOUGH SO ARE THE TROOPS OR IS 
THE C.A.F. READY TO INTERVENE?
THOSE DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE WITH 
QUEBEC AND THE OTHER PROVINCES 
TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP EVEN 
MORE.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PORTAL 
WHERE PEOPLE OF EXPERIENCE -- 
WITH MEDICAL EXPERIENCE OR 
SPECIAL EXPERIENCE CAN PROVIDE 
THEIR HELP AND WE SHARED THAT 
PORTAL WITH ALL THE PROVINCES.
WE CONTINUED TO WORK DIRECTLY 
WITH QUEBEC ON THEIR REQUESTS 
FOR MORE RESOURCES AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH QUEBEC ON 
THAT.
A FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: YES, YOU'RE NOT 
REALLY ANSWERING THE QUESTION.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE WORK ON 
THIS, BUT ARE THERE DISCUSSIONS?
QUEBEC SAID YESTERDAY WE NEED 
PEOPLE ON THE GROUND NOW.
WHY NOTHING BEING DONE RIGHT 
NOW AND OTHER THAN MEDICAL 
PERSONNEL, CAN YOU SEND IN 
MILITARY PERSONNEL TO SERVE 
MEALS, PICK UP GARBAGE?
WHAT EXACTLY CAN YOU DO 
IMMEDIATELY?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: WELL, 
IMMEDIATELY, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE 
WORKING WITH QUEBEC AS TO HOW 
WE CAN HELP.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE NEEDS 
OUT THERE IN QUEBEC AND RIGHT 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE WORKING 
WITH THE PROVINCES TO PROVIDE 
THEM, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, THE 
RESOURCES THAT THEY REQUIRE.
WE ARE THERE TO BE THEIR 
PARTNERS.
WE ARE THERE TO PURSUE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS AND BRING IN HELP 
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IF IT IS 
NECESSARY.
>> OPERATOR?
OPERATOR: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, 
MR. TRUDEAU.
I'D LIKE YOU TO COMMENT ON THE 
DECISION BY THE UNITED STATES 
TO FREEZE ITS FUNDING FOR THE 
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
MY PRIORITY AND THE PRIORITY OF 
OUR GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW IS TO 
DO EVERYTHING TWOEK PROTECT  -- 
WE CAN TO PROTECT CANADIANS AND 
ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND 
THAT MEANS WORKING WITH EXPERTS 
HERE IN CANADA AND AROUND THE 
WORLD AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO 
DO THAT IMPORTANT WORK FOR 
CANADIANS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s ONE 
OF THE THINGS THAT IS SO 
IMPORTANT FOR CANADA TO DO IS 
TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LOCAL 
EXPERTS AND INTERNATIONAL 
EXPERTS TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN 
TO NIGHT VIRUS AND KEEP 
CANADIANS SAFE AND PROTECTED.
THAT IS WHAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO 
DO.
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: THAT'S FINE.
BUT ARE YOU NOT CONCERNED THAT 
THIS WILL HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR 
THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST 
COVID-19?
WELL, TOMORROW I WILL HAVE AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO OTHER 
G-7 LEADERS TO TALK ABOUT HOW 
WE CAN PROPERLY CONTINUE TO 
WORK TOGETHER.
TO FIGHT COVID-19.
AND, OF COURSE, COORDINATE OUR 
APPROACH BASED ON SCIENCE AND 
EVIDENCE AND WORKING WITH 
EXPERTS AROUND THE WORLD.
>> THANK YOU.
MERCI.
>> Reporter: HI, PRIME MINISTER.
OBVIOUSLY I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU 
FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW ABOUT 
CANADA'S PRISONS.
YOU PROMISED REPEATEDLY THAT 
NEW MEASURES WOULD BE COMING 
AND THAT THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC 
SAFETY WOULD BE ANNOUNCING NEW 
COOPERATION WITH THE PAROLE 
BOARD.
WE STILL HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF 
THAT.
IS THIS JUST NOT A PRIORITY?
IS NOTHING COMING?
IS THERE GOING TO BE A DECISION 
ABOUT BEING RELEASED ON DAY 
PASSES?
IS THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT 
COMING?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS 
AND TAKEN SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO 
ENSURE THAT OUR INCARCERATED 
POPULATION IS KEPT AS SAFE AS 
POSSIBLE FROM COVID-19.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MEASURES 
THAT WE'VE TAKEN.
WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT MORE 
MEASURES, WE'RE COORDINATING 
WITH THE PROVINCE ON THESE 
EFFORTS AS WELL.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A SCENARIO 
WHERE WE'VE SEEN CHALLENGES IN 
TERMS OF OUTBREAKS, BUT WE ALSO 
ARE CONTINUING TO STEP UP OUR 
EFFORTS EVERY DAY TO ENSURE 
THAT ALL CANADIANS ARE 
PROTECTED.
>> Reporter: SO YOU SAY YOU EAR 
STING UP YOUR EFFORTS.
THE DIRECTIVE FROM THE 
COMMISSIONER LAST WEEK SAID 
THAT CORRECTIONS OFFICERS 
SHOULD WEAR FACE MASKS.
THAT CORRECTIONS CANADA HAS 
PREVIOUSLY SAID THEY'RE 
PROVIDING SOAP AND HAND 
SANITIZER.
BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THOSE THINGS 
AREN'T HAPPENING.
SO IF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING 
ISN'T HAPPENING, DO YOU NEED TO 
CHANGE TACKS.
AND FINALLY, HAVE YOU TOTALLY 
ABANDONED THE IDEA OF RELEASING 
FEDERAL INMATES?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF 
DISCUSSIONS AT THE HIGHEST 
LEVELS ABOUT VARIOUS PROCESSES 
THAT NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE.
THERE HAVE BEEN REDUCTIONS IN 
TRANSFERS AND, YOU KNOW, ISSUES 
THAT HAVE PUT POTENTIALLY 
PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE AND 
PEOPLE WHO ARE INCARCERATED 
THERE MORE AT RISK.
WE HAVE TAKEN A NUMBER OF 
MEASURES.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT 
TAKING MORE MEASURES AND WE 
WILL ENSURE THAT THE MEASURES 
IN PLACE ARE PROPERLY FOLLOWED.
OK.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: WE RECOGNIZED 
THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO ENSURE 
THAT WE PROTECT PEOPLE WHO WORK 
IN OUR FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS AS 
WELL AS INMATES.
AND THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TAKEN 
SPECIFIC MEASURES AND WE ARE 
CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE 
SITUATION TO SEE THAT THEY'RE 
FOLLOWED.
OF COURSE, WE WILL SEEK OTHER 
WAYS TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION 
OF THOSE PEOPLE.
>> MERCI.
ONE MORE QUESTION ON THE PHONE.
OPERATOR?
OPERATOR: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
NEXT QUESTION, CANADIAN PRESS, 
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
PRIME MINISTER.
SOCIAL DISTANCING ADVICE 
DIFFERS FROM JURISDICTION TO 
JURISDICTION, FROM VANCOUVER 
CLOSING STANLEY PARK TO CARS 
AND PEOPLE WALKING AROUND IT TO 
OTTAWA'S LOCAL EXPERTS TELLING 
PEOPLE TO BASICALLY NOT CHAT ON 
THEIR DRIVEWAY WITH NEIGHBORS.
IN LIGHT OF THIS, HOW DO YOU 
SUSTAIN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN 
SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY 
CLEAR THAT THE BEST WAY TO 
PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF 
COVID-19 IS TO STAY HOME AS 
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUT, GO OUT 
INFREQUENTLY AND KEEP TWO 
METER'S DISTANCE FROM EACH 
OTHER AND WASH YOUR HANDS 
AGGRESSIVELY AND OFTEN.
THESE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE 
ASKING ALL CANADIANS TO DO.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE 
RECOGNIZE THAT DIFFERENT 
COMMUNITIES ARE IN DIFFERENT 
SITUATIONS, THAT THERE ARE 
DIFFERENT LOCAL HEALTH EXPERTS 
GIVING ADVICE THAT IS SUITABLE 
TO THAT PARTICULAR CONTEXT.
WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS 
GETTING THE MESSAGE THAT WE ALL 
HAVE TO DO OUR PART TO FIGHT 
COVID-19 AND THAT MEANS 
ENGAGING IN SOCIAL DISTANCING.
BUT IT IS PERFECTLY NORMAL THAT 
THERE BE SLIGHT VARIANCES IN 
APPROACHES IN A PANDEMIC THAT 
IS MANIFESTING ITSELF IN VERY 
DIFFERENT WAYS IN DIFFERENT 
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: WE HAVE BEEN 
SAYING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO 
TAKE ACTIONS IN ORDER TO 
PROTECT YOURSELF AND TO ENSURE 
THAT COVID-19 WILL NOT SPREAD 
FURTHER.
THAT MEANS STAYING HOME AS MUCH 
AS POSSIBLE, NOT GOING OUT 
UNLESS IT'S ABSOLUTELY 
NECESSARY AND ALSO KEEPING A 
TWO-METER DISTANCE FROM OTHERS 
IF YOU MUST.
AND REGULARLY AND AGGRESSIVELY 
WASHING YOUR HANDS.
OF COURSE, IN VARIOUS REGIONS 
OF THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE 
DIFFERENT SITUATIONS AS REGARDS 
TO PANDEMICS.
SO, THERE ARE VARIATIONS AND 
EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATION 
REMAINS.
WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO 
KEEP PRACTICING PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING AND PREVENT FURTHER 
SPREAD OF COVID-19.
>> Reporter: ON THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION, HOW MUCH 
TOTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS 
CANADA NOW PROVIDING TO THE 
ORGANIZATION?
AND HAS THE U.S. PRESIDENT EVER 
PUT ANY PRESSURE ON CANADA TO 
EITHER BOOST OR, OF LATE, 
REDUCE ITS SUPPORT FOR THE 
ORGANIZATION?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
CANADA'S SUPPORT FOR THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION IS IN THE 
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
I THINK WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT 
SOMEONE HAS THE EXACT NUMBERS 
FOR YOU OR FOR THE MEDIA.
AND, NO, THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE 
ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT ASKS OF 
CANADA AROUND THAT.
>> FRANÇOIS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: OK.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: I BELIEVE OUR 
SUPPORT FOR THE W.H.O. IS IN 
THE ORDER OF $10 MILLION PER 
YEAR.
I KNOW  WE RECENTLY INCREASED 
OUR CONTRIBUTION AS A RESULT OF 
THE PANDEMIC.
BUT I WILL BE SURE THAT YOU 
HAVE A SPECIFIC ANSWER TO THAT 
IN THE COMING HOURS.
AND, NO, THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT 
ASKED CANADA TO DO ANYTHING 
WITH RESPECT TO FUNDING FOR THE 
W.H.O. 
>> Reporter: GLEN McGREGOR, CTV 
NEWS.
YOU'VE REPEATEDLY SAID HOW MUCH 
CANADA HAS RELIED ON THE W.H.O. 
FOR WHAT'S.
HAING AROUND THE WORLD.
ARE YOU SATISFIED THE 
ORGANIZATION SUFFICIENTLY 
INTERROGATED THE INFORMATION 
COMING OUT OF CHINA IN THE 
EARLY DAYS OF THE PAN DEMOCRAT  
-- PANDEMIC?
A LOT OF THE INFORMATION WAS 
FALSE OR MISLEADING, ESPECIALLY 
HUMAN-TO-HUMAN TRANSMISSION.
DO YOU THINK THEY DID A GOOD 
JOB ON HOW THEY HANDLED THAT 
INFORMATION AND SHARED WIT 
OTHER COUNTRIES?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
THINK WHAT WE NEED TO REMEMBER 
IS THE PATH THROUGH THIS 
PANDEMIC IS FOR US TO BASE 
OURSELVES ON SCIENCE, ON THE 
RECOMMENDATIONS OF EXPERTS, ON 
DATA AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT 
WE'VE GATHERED FROM PAST 
PANDEMICS AND PAST HEALTH 
ISSUES TO APPLY TO THESE 
SITUATIONS.
AND THAT IS WHY WE WILL ALWAYS 
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH EXPERTS, 
BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND 
INTERNATIONALLY, TO TAKE THE 
BEST ADVICE POSSIBLE IN KEEPING 
CANADIANS SAFE.
OF COURSE, IN THE COMING MONTHS 
AND YEARS, THERE WILL BE MANY 
REFLECTIONS ON VARIOUS 
INSTITUTIONS AND SYSTEMS BOTH 
DOMESTICALLY AND 
INTERNATIONALLY ON HOW WE CAN 
IMPROVE OUR RESPONSE AND HOW WE 
CAN LEARN FROM THINGS WE COULD 
HAVE DONE BETTER IN THIS 
PROCESS.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WILL COME 
IN THE COMING TIMES.
RIGHT NOW OUR FOCUS NEEDS TO BE 
ON DOING THE BEST WE CAN RIGHT 
NOW TO PROTECT CANADIANS.
>> WE ARE HEARING ABOUT 
POTENTIAL SHORTAGES OF 
MEDICATION USED FOR PAIN 
KILLING AND SEDATION BEFORE 
PATIENTS ARE INTIBATED AND PUT 
ON VENTILATORS.
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE 
FEDERAL LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT 
THERE IS A CONTINUED SUPPLY OF 
THOSE MEDICATIONS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
PUBLIC HEALTH CANADA AND 
PROCUREMENT CANADA ARE WORKING 
TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE STEADY 
SUPPLY OF ESSENTIAL MEDICATIONS 
TO CANADA, BOTH RELATED TO 
COVID-19 AND NOT.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A 
GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS.
SO, THERE ARE CHALLENGES, BUT 
CANADA HAS A VERY STRONG 
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
WE HAVE VERY STRONG 
RELATIONSHIPS AROUND THE WORLD.
ON GETTING MEDICATION AND 
NECESSARY SUPPLIES.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENSURE 
THAT CANADIANS GET WHAT THEY 
NEED.
OK.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: OUR TEAMS AND 
OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING 
WITH THE PROVINCES AND OUR 
PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO 
ENSURE THAT THERE WILL BE THE 
PROPER AVAILABILITY OF 
MEDICATIONS AND ESSENTIAL GOODS 
AND WE WILL ALWAYS DO WHATEVER 
WE NEED TO DO TO ENSURE THAT 
CANADIANS HAVE THE PRODUCTS AND 
MEDICATIONS THEY NEED.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE IN A GLOBAL 
CRISIS AT THIS TIME.
BUT CANADA WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE 
EQUIPMENT IT NEEDS FOR 
CANADIANS.
>> Reporter: TOM PERRY WITH CBC 
NEWS.
THE CONSERVATIVES AND OTHERS 
HAVE RAISED CONCERNS THAT THE 
W.H.O. WAS TOO WILLING TO TAKE 
THE WORD OF THE CHINESE REGIME 
EARLY ON IN THE PANDEMIC.
DO YOU SHARE THOSE CONCERNS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
THINK THERE IS OBVIOUSLY 
REFLECTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO 
HAVE GOING FORWARD AND WE HAVE 
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP 
CANADIANS SAFE.
AND THAT IS OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW.
WHAT CAN WE DO NOW?
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO IN THE 
COMING WEEKS?
HOW DO WE LEAN ON EXPERTS IN 
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND 
IN PARTNER COUNTRIES AROUND THE 
WORLD.
WE'RE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS 
ALONGSIDE OUR DOMESTIC EXPERTS 
ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOW.
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME AS 
WE MOVE FORWARD TO REFLECT ON 
CHALLENGES THAT WERE FACED IN 
THE PAST.
WE NEED TO LEARN AND MOVE 
FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: YOU SAID YESTERDAY 
THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO THE 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES ABOUT 
EVENTUALLY RE-OPENING THE 
ECONOMY.
CAN YOU SAY WHAT WORK 
SPECIFICALLY YOU'RE DOING WITH 
THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIS TO 
DO THIS?
AND YOU ALSO SAID THERE ARE 
DIFFERENT POINTS ALONG THE 
SPECTRUM OF THE PANDEMIC.
DO YOU SEE WHEN THINGS DO START 
RETURNING TO NORMAL, IS THAT ON 
A PROVINCIAL LEVEL, LOCAL 
LEVEL, NATIONAL LEVEL?
HOW IS IT GOING TO WORK?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s WE 
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS PANDEMIC IS 
GOING THROUGH VERY DIFFERENT 
PHASES AND DIFFERENT POINTS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL WILL NOT WORK 
FOR OUR COUNTRY AS DIVERSE AS 
CANADA.
BUT THE OVERARCHING PRINCIPLES 
ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
WE KNOW, REGARDLESS OF WHERE 
YOU ARE IN THE COUNTRY, WE NEED 
TO GET THROUGH THIS FIRST WAVE 
BEFORE WE CAN START RELEASING 
SOME OF THE RULES AROUND SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND STAYING AT HOME.
HOW THAT RELEASE WORKS WILL 
VARY FROM REGION TO REGION, 
FROM INDUSTRY TO INDUSTRY AND 
COORDINATION AT THE FEDERAL 
LEVEL AND HOW WE DO THAT IS 
GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT WITH SPRING COMING, PEOPLE 
ARE LOOKING OUTSIDE AND WANTING 
TO GET OUT, WANTING THIS TO BE 
OVER.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
IT WILL BE WEEKS MORE BEFORE WE 
CAN SERIOUSLY CONSIDER 
LOOSENING THE RESTRICTIONS.
IT WOULD BE TERRIBLE IF WE WERE 
TO RELEASE RESTRICTIONS TOO 
EARLY AND FIND OUT THAT WE'RE 
SUDDENLY BACK IN ANOTHER BIG 
WAVE OF COVID-19.
AND HAVE -- AND EVERYTHING 
WE'VE GONE THROUGH UP TO NOW 
WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR NOTHING 
BECAUSE WE'LL FIND OURSELVES 
ONCE AGAIN IN THE SAME 
SITUATION.
IF WE HOLD ON THROUGH THIS 
PERIOD NOW, AS LONG AS WE HAVE 
TO, ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO RELEASE 
THINGS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO 
BETTER CONTROL HOW THINGS MOVE 
FORWARD.
BUT AS IMPARENT -- IMPATIENT AS 
PEOPLE ARE GETTING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO 
HOLD ON.
IF WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW AS 
SACRIFICES ARE GOING TO BE 
WORTH IT.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: I RECOGNIZE 
THAT PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHEN 
THIS IS GOING TO BE OVER.
AND WHEN WE CAN RELAX THE RULES 
ON SOCIAL DISTANCING AND 
KICKSTART OUR ECONOMY AGAIN.
THE REALITY IS THAT IF WE START 
TO RELAX THOSE RESTRICTIONS TOO 
QUICKLY, WE MAY VERY SOON FIND 
OURSELVES IN THE SAME SITUATION 
AS NOW OR EVEN WORSE WITH A NEW 
WAVE COMING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
AND IN THAT CASE, EVERYTHING WE 
WILL HAVE DONE AND WHAT WE'RE 
DOING NOW WILL HAVE BEEN FOR 
NAUGHT.
NOW PEOPLE ARE MAKING 
SACRIFICES RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE GOING THROUGH VERY 
DIFFICULT TIMES.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
DON'T DO THAT FOR A NUMBER OF 
WEEKS YET.
IN ORDER TO BE READY TO 
PROPERLY MANAGE AND BE VIGILANT 
AS WE GRADUALLY COME OUT OF 
THIS.
YES, WE'LL HAVE TO COORDINATE 
THAT WITH THE PROVINCES, BUT WE 
WILL ESPECIALLY HAVE TO REMAIN 
IN THIS PHASE FOR A WHILE YET.
TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE CAN 
RELAX THE RESTRICTIONS, WE WILL 
NOT END UP IN THE SAME 
SITUATION A FEW MONTHS LATER.
>> Reporter: I KNOW YOU'VE 
SPOKEN ABOUT A COORDINATED 
EFFORT AND MORE PATIENCE IS 
NEEDED IN TERMS OF RE-OPENING 
THE ECONOMY.
BUT JUST A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT.
I'M WONDERING WHETHER YOU 
ENVISION, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, 
THAT WORKERS WILL BE TESTED 
BEFORE THEY HAVE RETURNED TO 
WORK.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO 
LOOSEN THE CONTROLS ON SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND START TO RE-OPEN 
OUR ECONOMY, MASSIVE, RAPID 
TESTING ON A VERY WIDE SCALE 
BASIS WILL BE AN ESSENTIAL PART 
OF THE VIGILANCE WE HAVE TO 
HAVE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A NEED FOR 
VERY AGGRESSIVE CONTACT TRACING 
WHENEVER THERE IS A CASE THAT 
APPEARS.
WE HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY QUICK 
ABOUT RESPONDING TO ANY FUTURE 
OUTBREAKS IN FUTURE WAVES.
BUT IN ORDER TO GET TO THAT 
POINT, WE NEED TO CONTINUE 
DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW.
FOR MANY MORE WEEKS.
WE CANNOT BE IN A RUSH TO GET 
THINGS GOING AGAIN BECAUSE F WE 
MOVE TOO QUICKLY TO LOOSEN ALL 
OF CONTROLS, EVERYTHING WE'RE 
DOING NOW MIGHT HAVE BEEN FOR 
NOTHING.
WE'LL FIND OURSELFS IN ANOTHER 
PEAK JUST AS BAD AS THIS ONE OR 
WORSE.
AND IT WILL BE EXTREMELY 
DAMAGING, BOTH TO HOW CANADIANS 
FEEL, BUT ALSO TO OUR ECONOMY.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE GOING TO BE 
EXTREMELY CAREFUL ABOUT ANY 
STEPS TOWARDS RE-OPENING THE 
ECONOMY. IT SEEMS LIKE OVER THE 
PAST DAYS, PEOPLE ARE TALK -- 
OH, WE'LL RE-OPEN THIS, DO 
THAT, RE-OPEN THAT.
IT'S NOT HAPPENING YET.
IF WE RE-OPEN TOO SOON, 
EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING RIGHT 
NOW MIGHT BE FOR NOTHING.
WE ARE MAKING SACRIFICES.
WE'RE THERE FOR EACH OTHER.
WE NEED TO HOLD ON.
STILL.
AND THEN, ONCE WE'RE READY, 
ONCE THE PERTSS ARE TELLING US 
THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT 
RE-OPENING THE ECONOMY A LITTLE 
BIT WE WILL TAKE CAREFUL STEPS 
AND DO THAT.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: I REALIZE FOR A 
NUMBER OF DAYS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
TALK ABOUT RE-OPENING THE 
ECONOMY AGAIN AND GETTING BACK 
TO WORK AND BEING ABLE TO GO 
OUTSIDE.
AND OBVIOUSLY WITH SPRING HERE, 
PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO DO THAT.
BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WE'RE 
NOT AT THAT STAGE YET.
WE'RE FAR FROM THAT STAGE.
IF WE RE-OPEN THINGS TOO 
QUICKLY, WE COULD VERY EASILY 
FIND OURSELVES IN AN EVEN WORSE 
SITUATION THAN RIGHT NOW.
AND ALL WE WILL HAVE DONE AND 
EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR 
THE LAST FEW WEEKS WILL HAVE 
BEEN FOR NOTHING AND WE HAVE TO 
START ALL OVER AGAIN.
WE DO NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
SO PLEASE BE PATIENT.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHOW THE 
KIND OF DISCIPLINE WE'VE SEEN 
IN NEW CANADIANS.
LET'S CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR 
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND DO 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT 
OUR SENIORS.
AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS.
BUT WE HAVE TO STAY THE COURSE.
>> PRIME MINISTER, AS WE SEE 
THE HORRIFIC STORIES UNFOLD 
EACH DAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 
WITH REGARDS TO LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES, PEOPLE GETTING 
SICK, PEOPLE BEING ABANDONED, 
MANY DYING, IF YOUR MOM WAS IN 
ONE OF THESE FACILITIES, WHAT 
WOULD YOU DO?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT SO MANY 
CANADIANS ARE GOING THROUGH 
RIGHT NOW.
WITH LOVED ONES WHO ARE 
SUFFERING.
PEOPLE THEY CAN'T EVEN VISIT 
RIGHT NOW.
SENIORS WORRIED ABOUT FALLING 
ILL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO  SEE 
THEIR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS AGAIN.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE 
NEED TO FOCUS ON AS A COUNTRY.
THAT IS WHAT I WILL BE SPEAKING 
WITH PREMIERS ABOUT TOMORROW 
NIGHT.
HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN 
SUPPORT THE PREMIERS AND THEIR 
RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR 
JURISDICTION OVER LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES AND SENIOR CARE.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE 
SUPPORTING THE HEROES WHO ARE 
WORKING IN EXTRAORDINARILY 
DIFFICULT SITUATIONS FOR VERY 
LOW PAY, TO CONTINUE THAT WORK 
SAFELY AND MOSTLY TO KEEP OUR 
ELDERS SAFE.
THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE, AS A 
SOCIETY, AS A COUNTRY, WE NEED 
TO PULL TOGETHER, TO BE THERE 
FOR OUR ELDERS WHO BUILT THIS 
COUNTRY.
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO 
FOCUS ON IN THE COMING DAYS.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: WE RECOGNIZE 
THAT IT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL 
TO BE THERE FOR OUR SENIORS AND 
TO BE THERE AS WELL FOR PEOPLE 
WHO ARE RECEIVING ONLY VERY 
MODEST SALARIES IN ORDER TO 
HELP OUR SENIORS.
WE MUST CONTINUE TO BE THERE 
FOR THEM AND THAT IS WHAT I 
WILL BE ADDRESSING WITH THE 
PREMIERS TOMORROW TO SEE HOW WE 
CAN SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WORKING 
WITH OUR SENIORS AND A ELDERLY 
AND ALSO ENSURE THAT THEY 
REMAIN HEALTHY AND SAFE.
THEY ARE GOING THROUGH VERY 
DIFFICULT TIMES.
THEY ARE ANXIOUS, THEY'RE 
AFRAID AND THEY ARE UNCERTAIN 
AS TO WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN 
OR GRANDCHILDREN.
AND AS A SOCIETY, WE HAVE TO DO 
BETTER FOR THEM.
RADIO-CANADA.
NOW WITH RESPECT TO THE 
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, THE 
ARMY COULD POSSIBLY HELP OUT.
NOW DO YOU WANT TO SEND IN ONLY 
MEDICAL PERSONNEL OR ARE YOU 
THINKING ABOUT SENDING IN OTHER 
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW PART OF THE 
C.A.F. TO HELP OUT THE 
PERSONNEL THERE WHO ARE TOTALLY 
OVERWHELMED?
WE ARE CURRENTLY IF DISCUSSIONS 
WITH QUEBEC AND THE OTHER 
PROVINCES TO SEE HOW WE CAN 
PROVIDE THEM WITH MORE 
RESOURCES.
AS I SAID, WE RECEIVED TWO 
SPECIFIC REQUESTS FROM QUEBEC 
TO SEND IN THE C.A.F. TO 
NUNAVIK AND THE LOWER NORTH 
SHORE AND WORK WITH THE 
PROVINCE ANSWER RESPOND TO ANY 
REQUEST THAT IS MADE WITH 
RESPECT TO ANYTHING.
WE ARE THERE TO HELP AND WORK 
WITH THE PROVINCES AS THEY SEE 
FIT.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO REQUESTS SO 
FAR BY REQUEST EBB TO SEND IN 
SUPPORT FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES IN BOTH NUNAVIK IN 
NORTHERN QUEBEC AND THE 
SHORELINE.
AS ANY MORE REQUESTS COME IN, 
WE'LL LOOK TO SUPPORT QUEBEC OR 
OTHER PROVINCES ASKING FOR HELP 
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THAT HELP 
LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THEY'RE 
ASKING US.
WE WILL BE THERE TO HELP OUT AS 
PROVINCES NEED HELP.
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: YOU'RE SAYING 
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT 
WE'RE DOING TO STOP THE 
PANDEMIC.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO 
STOP THE SPREAD.
BUT UNTIL THERE IS COLLECTIVE 
IMMUNIZATION OR A VACCINE, AND 
IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME BEFORE 
WE GET A VACCINE, ARE THERE 
SCENARIOS YOUR GOVERNMENT IS 
LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF 
COLLECTIVE IMMUNIZATION AND 
THIS WOULD BE FOR CERTAIN 
SECTORS TO BE ABLE TO START UP 
AND PERHAPS PROTECT CERTAIN 
GROUPS?
WELL, OUR PRIORITY IS TO AVOID 
SEEING OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 
OVERWHELMED.
AND A MORTALITY RATE GOING FROM 
2% TO 3% TO 10% AS WE SAW IN 
OTHER COUNTRIES.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT WE WANT 
TO AVOID.
SO, YES.
WE ARE SLOWING THE SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS AND WE'RE ALSO 
DEVELOPING METHODS AND 
TECHNICAL CAPACITIES IN TERMS 
OF TESTING AND THE ABILITY TO 
DO QUICK CONTACT TRACING SO 
THAT WE KNOW WHO MAY HAVE BEEN 
INFECTED AT ONE POINT OR 
ANOTHER.
AND WE ARE DEVELOPING THESE 
TOOLS IN ORDER TO BE EXTREMELY 
VIGILANT.
ONCE WE'VE COME THROUGH THIS 
FIRST WAVE OF COVID-19.
SO THAT WE CAN PERHAPS RELAX 
SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON 
CITIZENS AND ON THE ECONOMY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE KNOW 
THAT AS LONG AS THERE IS NO 
VACCINE, WE WILL HAVE TO 
CONTINUE TO BE EXTREMELY 
VIGILANT AND TO RESPOND VERY 
QUICKLY.
IF THERE IS A RESURGENCE OF 
COVID-19.
AND IF  -- AND IT IS ALL OF 
THOSE REFLECTIONS THAT ARE 
ONGOING AT THIS POINT.
AS I SAID, WE WILL NEED TO 
REMAIN IN THIS SPHERE OF SEVERE 
RESTRICTIONS IN ORDER TO HAVE 
THAT ABILITY AND THE ABLE TO 
LOOK AT THE NEXT STEPS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
KNOW THAT, UNTIL THERE IS A 
VACCINE FOR COVID-19, WE ARE 
GOING TO HAVE TO REMAIN 
EXTREMELY VIGILANT AS A WORLD, 
AS A COUNTRY, TO RESURGENCES, 
EVEN ONCE THIS FIRST WAVE IS 
THROUGH.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK VERY 
CAREFULLY AT HOW, WITH 
EXTRAORDINARY VIGILANCE AND 
VERY RAPID RESPONSE TIMES TO 
ANY FUTURE RESURGENCES OF THE 
VIRUS, WE CAN CAREFULLY 
REENGAGE IN CERTAIN SECTORS OF 
OUR ECONOMY IN LOOSENING UP THE 
RESTRICTIONS.
WE ARE NOT THERE YET.
WE HAVE TO BE THROUGH THIS 
FIRST WAVE SUFFICIENTLY TO BE 
ABLE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE 
CAPACITY TO STAMP OUT AND 
RESTRICT ANY FUTURE OUTBREAKS 
AS THEY COME ALONG.
THAT MEANS TECHNOLOGY, THAT 
MEANS BETTER TESTING CAPACITY 
AND CONTINUED VIGILANCE, NOT 
JUST BY GOVERNMENTS BUT BY ALL 
CANADIANS TO PREVENTING IT.
WE'RE STILL A NUMBER OF -- A 
NUMBER OF WEEKS AWAY FROM THAT.
BUT WE ARE REFLECTING ON WHAT 
THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT SORT 
OF TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL 
SOLUTIONS WILL BE NECESSARY.
WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS 
TOGETHER.
FOR NOW, WE NEED TO STAY STRONG 
IN OUR SOCIAL DISTANCING 
MEASURES AFTERNOON BY STAYING 
AT HOME.
MERCI BEAUCOUP.
>> Rosemary: THE PRIME MINISTER 
OF CANADA.
LOTS OF NEWS ABOUT WHAT HE HAD 
TO SAY THERE TODAY.
LET ME POINT TO TWO PIECES ON 
WHAT TO KEEP OUR EYE ON 
TOMORROW.
A CALL TO G-7 LEADER WHERE IS 
THE ISSUE OF W.H.O. AND FUNDING 
WILL COME UP AND ALSO A CALL 
SCHEDULED WITH PREMIERS WHO 
HE'S BEEN SPEAKING TO ON A 
WEEKLY BASIS WHERE THE ISSUE OF 
LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS IS 
SUPPOSED TO BE ADDRESSED TO.
LET ME GO TO MY COLLEAGUES, 
VASSY KAPELOS AND DAVID 
COCHRANE.
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES 
THAT BROUGHT IN THINGS FAR LOT 
OF CANADIANS WHO HAD FELT KIND 
OF HOPELESS, FRANKLY, AND LEFT 
OUT.
LOTS MORE WILL BE INCLUDED NOW.
>> Vassy: YEAH.
THIS IS DEFINITELY A 
SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENT AND 
ONE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER 
SIGNALED WAS COMING.
THE OPPOSITION, BOTH OPPOSITION 
PARTIES, BUT PRIMARILY THE 
N.D.P. HAVE REALLY PUSHED THIS 
ISSUE.
SO, THE IDEA OF PEOPLE WHO WERE 
NOT YET COVERED BY THE CERB AND 
SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER ANNOUNCED TODAY WAS 
THOSE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO EARNED 
LESS THAN $1,000 A MONTH.
THEY WILL NOW BE ABLE TO APPLY.
THAT IS REALLY AH LOT OF 
PEOPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO HAVE 
SEEN THEIR INCOME CUT.
IT WAS A PREREQUISITE PRIOR TO 
TODAY FOR ACCESSING THE CERB.
IN ADDITION, SEASONAL WORKERS.
WE HEARD A LOT FROM THOSE WHO 
DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THEY WILL 
BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT WORK AND 
ACCESS THE CERB.
ALSO IF YOUR E.I. BENEFITS HAVE 
DISSIPATED, IF YOU NO LONGER 
HAVE THEM, YOU CAN ACT ACCESS 
IT AS WELL.
AND THE FINAL POINT ABOUT THE 
CALL WITH THE PREMIERS.
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
WE HAVE SEEN SOME PROVINCES 
MOVE TO TOP UP THE PAY OF 
PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THOSE HOMES.
THE PRIME MINISTER HAD 
PREVIOUSLY SIGNALED HE WAS 
LOOKING AT A NATIONAL APPROACH 
TO THAT.
AND THERE WOULD BE SOME 
DISCUSSION WITH THE PREMIERS 
AROUND THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW SPECIFICALLY 
THAT WOULD WORK OR THE DEGREE 
TO WHICH THE TOP-UP WOULD 
HAPPEN.
I THINK HE HAD SPECIFICS AROUND 
HOW MUCH PEOPLE WERE MAKING.
I THINK IT WAS LESS THAN $2500 
A MONTH.
YEAH.
I THINK SO.
SO WE'LL LOOK TO SEE EXACTLY 
WHAT THAT MEANS.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FOCUS 
WE'VE SEEN FROM PROVINCES, IT 
IS PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION ON 
THE ISSUE AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING 
ON THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 
WITHIN THESE LONG-TERM CARE 
HOMES NOW GOING TO BE A PRIMARY 
POINT OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE 
PREMIERS AND THE PRIME MINISTER 
AND I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT 
MORE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN 
DO.
THEY PUT OUT SOME GUIDELINES 
BUT THEY ARE GUIDELINES BECAUSE 
OF PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION.
ARE THERE ANY MOVES BEHIND THE 
SCENES TO UP THE FEDERAL 
OVERSIGHT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING 
IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES BECAUSE 
WE KNOW FROM YOUR DISCUSSION 
FROM YOUR LAST GUEST IT IS A 
PRETTY SERIOUS SITUATION ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY.
>> Rosemary: AND IT IS VERY 
UNFORTUNATE THAT IT TOOK THIS 
PAN DEMOCRAT TICKET BRING 
ATTENTION TO SOMETHING THAT 
CLEARLY HAS BEEN A PROR FOR 
QUITE SOME TIME.
DAVID COCHRANE REPORTING THAT 
NINE OUT OF 626 ONTARIO NURSING 
HOMES RECEIVED INSPECTIONS LAST 
YEAR.
ALMOST NONE OF THEM, FRANKLY.
DAVID COCHRANE, MAYBE GET YOU 
TO GO ON THE W.H.O. THERE, THE 
PRIME MINISTER WAS ASKED ABOUT 
TRUMP SUSPENDING HIS FUNDING TO 
THE W.H.O.
>> Reporter: YEAH.
CANADA WON'T CHANGE ITS 
APPROACH BASED ON WHAT THE 
UNITED STATES HAS DONE AND THE 
UNITED STATES HAS PUT NO 
PRESSURE ON CANADA TO CHANGE 
ITS APPROACH.
I WANT TO TIP IT BACK TO THE 
CERB AND THE TOP-UP FOR 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
$2500 A MONTH.
THAT IS $30,000 A YEAR FOR AN 
ESSENTIAL WORKER.
THINK ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF 
THAT.
AND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY TELLS US 
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN 
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
THIS WAS DISCUSSED LAST WEEK 
WHERE THE PRIME MINISTER SAID 
LAST THURSDAY THAT THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT THEY -- HE 
WANTED TO LOOK AT AND NEEDED TO 
FIND A WAY.
I THINK THE URGENCY OF WHAT HAS 
UNFOLDED SINCE LAST THURSDAY 
AND TODAY HAS CERTAINLY 
HEIGHTENED THE NEED TO GET CASH 
INTO THE SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE 
THAT MORE WORKERS AREN'T 
COMPELED TO LEAVE AND THEY CAN 
ENTICE OTHER PEOPLE TO GO IN.
ON THE CERB AND THE EXPANSION 
OF THAT, THEY'RE MAKING IT AS 
UNIVERSAL AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT 
MAKING IT COMPLETELY UNIVERSAL.
THE URGENCY ON GETTING THAT 
DONE COMES FROM THE NUMBERS WE 
SAW FROM THE BANK OF CANADA 
TODAY.
THEY KEPT THEIR RATE AT .25%.
BUT THEY SAID ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 
WENT DOWN, BUT IT WILL GO DOWN 
15% TO 30% IN THE NEXT QUARTER.
BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE.
THEY'RE EXPECTING A DROP OF UP 
TO 30% IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.
THAT IS WHY EXPANDING CERB 
CRITERIA SO IMPORTANT.
SEASONAL WORKERS, I KNOW IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA, THE FISHERY, 
WORRIED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO 
PHYSICALLY DISTANCE.
THEY MAY NOT OPEN BECAUSE OF 
THIS.
THIS IS WHY THIS IS SO NEEDED.
>> Rosemary: AND STATSCAN 
SAYING THE G.D.P. DROPPED BY 
9%, JUST IN MARCH.
THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.
I HAVE TO LEAVE YOU AND COME 
BACK FOR OUR FEDERAL PRESS 
CONFERENCE AT THE TOP OF THE 
HOUR.
THE PRIME MINISTER BROADLY 
EXPANDING THAT EMERGENCY RELIEF 
BENEFIT SO IF YOU HAD QUESTIONS 
WHETHER YOU QUALIFY, CHECK OUT 
ONLINE BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOW.
I'M ROSEMARY BARTON.
YOU CAN WATCH OUR ONGOING 
COVERAGE AT CBC NEWS NETWORK 
AND cbc.ca.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[PLEASE STAND BY]
STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES WHO NEED
HELP, THERE WILL BE MORE 
INFORMATION FOR THEM IN THE 
COMING DAYS, TOO.
I WANT TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TO 
A MORE UPLIFTING STORY AS WE 
WAIT FOR THE FEDERAL OFFICIALS, 
CABINET MINISTERS AND PUBLIC 
HEALTH OFFICIALS TO COME UP AND 
GIVE US A BRIEFING, PROBABLY 
MORE DETAILS ON THE CERB AND 
ONGOING QUESTIONS ON THE W.H.O.
LET ME BRING IN THE OWNER AND 
CHEF AT TWO RESTAURANTS IN 
OTTAWA.
AND HE'S IN HIS KITCHEN MAKING 
HE HUNGRY AND HE'S BEEN USING 
HIS EXPERTISE TO MAKE MEALS FOR 
PEOPLE IN THE CITY, FOR SHELTERS
I BELIEVE, BUT ALSO ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HI, ROSEMARY, HOW ARE YOU?
>> Rosemary: THANKS FOR MAKING 
THE TIME.
TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
>> YEAH, DURING THIS PANDEMIC 
WHAT WE DID IS JUST GIVING 
MEALS.
WE DID 600 MEALS LAST WEEK, 
PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY.
AND NOW IT'S BUMPED UP TO 900 
MEALS EVERY DAY.
BECAUSE THE RESTAURANT IS CLOSED
AT THE MOMENT AND THE FOOD IS 
GOING TO DIFFERENT SHELTERS AND 
RESIDENTS WHERE THE PEOPLE NOT 
HAVE A HOT MEAL.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO 
DO.
EVERY DAY THE MENU CHANGES.
I GET A LOT OF HELP FROM 
DIFFERENT CHEFS AROUND THE CITY 
AND THEY COME AND COOK TOGETHER 
AS A FAMILY HERE.
>> Rosemary: THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
SO HOW ARE YOU -- YOUR 
RESTAURANT SHUT DOWN.
I KNOW YOU HAVE TAKEOUT AND 
DELIVERY, BUT HOW ARE YOU 
AFFORDING THIS?
HOW CAN YOU DO THIS AT A TIME 
WHEN YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY 
MONEY?
>> YEAH, WE'RE GETTING DONATION 
AND THE CHEFS ARE WORKING AND WE
MAKE THE DEALS WITH THE 
PRODUCERS, LIKE CISCO IS A GOOD 
HELP FOR US.
THEY GAVE US A LOT OF SUPPLIES.
SO WE'RE COOKING TOGETHER.
THE GOOD MEAL, BUT THE REAL LESS
EXPENSIVE, BUT A GOOD HOT MEAL.
WHO DOESN'T WANT THAT GOOD MEAL 
LIKE THAT?
YOU KNOW?
>> Rosemary: YOU'RE BRINGING IT 
TO HOMELESS SHELTERS, 
RESIDENCES?
>> YEAH, DIFFERENT RESIDENCES.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO SHELTERED
IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
YOU KNOW, FAMILIES.
KIDS WHO DON'T HAVE COOKING, 
DON'T HAVE A KITCHEN.
SO THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET A
HOT MEAL EVERY DAY, SO THAT IS 
WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING AT THE 
MOMENT.
>> Rosemary: AND, JOE, I KNOW A 
LOT OF PEOPLE IN OTTAWA KNOW YOU
AND YOUR RESTAURANTS AND KNOW 
WHAT YOU'RE LIKE, BUT EXPLAIN TO
CANADIANS WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS.
WHY YOU FELT THE NEED TO DO IT.
>> BECAUSE I AM BLESSED TO BE IN
CANADA AND RUNNING IT 16 YEARS, 
A PROSPERING BUSINESS.
YOU KNOW, I AM BLESSED.
I SERVE THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS 
PEOPLE.
I THINK THIS IS THE TIME WE 
SHOULD HELP THE NEEDY PEOPLE.
AND WE ARE HERE AND ONLY THING I
KNOW IS HOW TO COOK GOOD FOOD.
SO WHY NOT GIVE A MEAL WHEN 
SOMEBODY IS HUNGRY, THAT IS THE 
GIFT YOU CAN GIVE, THAT IS KARMA
TO DO.
SO THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO
WITHOUT ANY -- NOT MUCH EXPENSE,
YOU KNOW.
THAT IS WHAT I'M DOING.
>> Rosemary: DO YOU THINK YOUR 
RESTAURANTS WILL BE OPEN WHEN 
THIS ALL OVER?
DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO 
REOPEN?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
WE'RE IN GOOD STANDING BECAUSE 
WE WERE HERE 16 YEARS AND THE 
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED US AND THIS 
IS THE TIME TO GO BACK.
AND I'M THANKFUL THAT THE CANADA
GOVERNMENT IS DOING A LOT OF 
GOOD THINGS EVEN FOR BUSINESS, 
THE EMPLOYEES AND ALL THAT.
SO ONCE THIS IS OVER, WE WILL 
COME BACK AND SERVE THE SAME 
THING, NO PROBLEM.
NO WORRIES.
>> Rosemary: I'M GOING TO LEAVE 
IT THERE.
I APPRECIATE SPEAKING WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Rosemary: HAPPY LUNCH 
[LAUGHTER].
>> THANK YOU [LAUGHTER].
>> Rosemary: WANTED TO MAKE 
SURE, IT IS GOOD TO TAKE A 
BREATHER ONCE IN A WHILE AND 
REACH OUT AND SHOW SOMEONE DOING
SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY IN THESE
DIFFICULT TIMES.
THAT'S THE CASE FOR JOE.
AS WE STAND BY AND WAIT FOR THE 
BRIEFING FROM CABINET MINISTERS 
AND PUBLIC HEALTH, I WANT TO GO 
BACK TO THE ISSUE OF THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND FUNDING 
AFTER DONALD TRUMP YESTERDAY 
ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD BE 
SUSPENDING HIS FUNDING AS 
LARGEST DONOR TO THE W.H.O. 
CONCERNS AROUND HOW CHINA AND 
THE W.H.O. WERE INTERACTING.
MY PRODUCER DID GET THE NUMBER 
THAT JUSTIN TRUDEAU DID NOT 
HAVE, WHICH IS HOW MUCH CANADA 
CONTRIBUTES TO THE W.H.O.
IT IS ABOUT $71 MILLION CANADIAN
ANNUALLY.
IT IS THE 17TH BIGGEST DONOR 
JUST AFTER CHINA ACTUALLY TO THE
W.H.O.
I WANT TO BRING IN VASSY KAPELOS
ON THIS POINT.
WHILE HE WAS ASKED DIRECTLY 
ABOUT THIS, THE ANSWER WAS 
DIPLOMATIC TO SAY THE LEAST, 
VASSY.
>> Vassy: YEAH.
I THINK THIS IS AN INTERESTING 
SUBJECT THAT OBVIOUSLY FOLLOWS 
AS YOU MENTIONED ON WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY, THE 
WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS, OF 
AMERICAN FUNDS, FOR THE W.H.O.
HE ALSO, THE PRIME MINISTER 
MENTIONED, HE DIDN'T HAVE THE 
EXACT FIGURE, BUT HE SAID THEY 
THOUGHT THEY RECENTLY INCREASED 
THEIR CONTRIBUTION DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC.
SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING IF 
IT'S IN ADDITION.
HE SAID THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN
THE UNITED STATES, FROM 
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO FOLLOW SUIT, 
BUT WHEN HE WAS ASKED 
SPECIFICALLY -- AND HE HAS 
RECEIVED THIS QUESTION BEFORE, I
THINK ABOUT 10 DAYS OR A WEEK 
AGO -- ON WHETHER HE TRUSTS THE 
DATA?
WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT HERE 
SHOULD BE TRUSTING THE DATA 
COMING OUT OF CHINA, HE DIDN'T 
SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE 
QUESTION.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE 
OF SCIENCE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
WORKING TOGETHER WITH OTHER 
LEADERS.
HE MENTIONED THE G7 CALL THAT 
WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW.
BUT HE DIDN'T SAY ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER IF THE DATA COMING OUT OF 
CHINA IS RELIABLE.
HE DID ECHO WHAT HE SAID IN THE 
PAST THAT THOSE QUESTIONS COULD 
BE ASKED AND SHOULD BE ASKED AND
THEY PROBABLY WILL BE ASKED, BUT
HE DIDN'T PROVIDE SORT OF A 
CANADIAN POSITION ON THE 
VALIDITY OF THE DATA COMING OUT 
OF CHINA AND WHETHER OR NOT HE 
HAS SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT
APPEARS TO BE A HEAVY RELIANCE 
FROM THE W.H.O. OR AT LEAST 
THAT'S HOW IT'S CHARACTERIZED BY
SOME LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP ON THE
DATA COMING OUT OF CHINA.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD BRING 
UP, THIS LOOKS AHEAD TO THE 
PRESS CONFERENCE, I BELIEVE THE 
HEALTH MINISTER PATTY HAJDU WILL
BE THERE.
I REMEMBER ON THE FIRST DAY THAT
THE PRIME MINISTER GOT QUESTIONS
ON THIS, SHE RECEIVED THEM ON 
THE BRIEFING.
HER COMMENTS STUCK OUT FOR ME, 
BECAUSE SPECIFICALLY SHE SAID 
THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE 
DATA THAT CAME OUT OF CHINA IN 
TERMS OF THE INFECTION RATE AND 
DEATH RATE WAS FALSIFIED.
WHEN SHE RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP, 
SHE ACCUSED THE REPORTER OF 
FEEDING INTO CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES.
I'M CURIOUS TO SEE IF HER 
POSITION HAS CHANGED IN LIGHT OF
THE INFORMATION THAT HAS COME 
OUT IN THE PAST 10 DAYS OR SINCE
THOSE COMMENTS WERE MADE.
AND IN LIGHT ALSO OF THE PIVOT 
IN CONVERSATION AROUND THE 
WORLD.
I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T POINT 
OUT THAT'S IT'S NOT LIKE PEOPLE 
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE DECISION 
TO WITHHOLD CHO W.H.O. FUNDING.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF 
CRITICISM OF WITHHOLDING 
FUNDING, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN 
PEOPLE AREN'T ASKING QUESTIONS 
ABOUT CHINA, HOW THEY'RE HANDLED
THIS, AND THE LACK OF 
TRANSPARENCY THERE AND THE 
W.H.O.'S RELIANCE ON THE 
INFORMATION.
>> Rosemary: PART OF THE PROBLEM
FOR THE W.H.O. IS IT IS ONLY AS 
GOOD AS THE DATA THAT IT IS 
GETTING FROM COUNTRIES THAT HAVE
OUTBREAKS.
AND SO IT IS MAKING DECISIONS 
BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, WHICH
WE NOW KNOW AS DAVID TALKED 
ABOUT EARLIER, ACCORDING TO THE 
ASSOCIATED PRESS, WAS NOT 
ACCURATE.
THERE WERE, AT LEAST IF YOU 
BELIEVE THE REPORTS, THERE WAS 
AN ATTEMPT TO WITHHOLD 
INFORMATION FOR A PERIOD OF SIX 
DAYS WITHIN CHINA.
NO ONE WOULD BELIEVE THAT CHINA 
IS THE MOST TRANSPARENT COUNTRY 
WHEN IT COMES TO INFORMATION OF 
ANY KIND.
I GUESS THE QUESTION PEOPLE 
SHOULD HAVE AND WOULD HAVE RIGHT
NOW IS HOW RELIANT OR HOW -- HOW
SHOULD THE W.H.O. OPERATE 
KNOWING THAT FACT?
KNOWING THAT CHINA DOES NOT HAVE
THE SAME KIND OF DISCLOSURE AND 
TRANSPARENCY THAT OTHER 
COUNTRIES HAVE?
AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE 
PATTY HAJDU SITUATION.
THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE SHE WAS 
HEAVILY CRITICIZED FOR 
SUGGESTING THAT CHINA HAD BEEN 
TRUTHFUL AND HONEST WITH ALL OF 
ITS REPORTING, BUT, DAVID, BRING
YOU IN HERE.
IT SORT OF GOES TO WHAT YOU WERE
SAYING EARLIER.
THIS IS A VERY DELICATE DANCE 
AND ONE THAT CANADA FINDS ITSELF
IN WITH CHINA TIME AFTER TIME, 
WHETHER IT'S WITH THE CANADIANS 
HELD IN PRISON WITHOUT CHARGES 
RIGHT NOW, ALL THESE THINGS, WE 
HAVE TO MANAGE IN TERMS OF HOW 
MUCH WE NEED CHINA VERSUS WHAT 
THEIR IMPACT IS IN OTHER 
SITUATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
>> Reporter: IT'S A VERY 
DELICATE GEOPOLITICAL DANCE AT A
TIME OF GLOBAL CRISIS.
EVEN WHEN DEALING WITH MICHAEL 
SPAVOR AND MICHAEL KOVRIG CASES,
AND THE DETENTIONS APPARENTLY IN
RETALIATION, OBVIOUSLY IN 
RETALIATION FOR THE DETENTION OF
MENG WANZHOU IN THE HUAWEI 
EXTRADITION CASE IN THE UNITED 
STATES.
IT'S KEY TO POINT OUT THAT IT'S 
NOT JUST PEOPLE LIKE JASON 
KENNEY OR DONALD TRUMP AND 
PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 
POLITICAL SPECTRUM, THE 
CONSERVATIVE SIDE OF THE 
SPECTRUM THAT ARE CITE  
CRITICIZING.
IRWIN COTLER WROTE A BLISTERING 
OP-ED BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT 
HOW CHINA'S SECRECY AND THE RULE
OF PRESIDENT XI, THE CLAMPDOWN 
OP THE INFORMATION HAS ALLOWED 
THE PANDEMIC TO ACCELERATE IN A 
WAY IT MIGHT NOT HAVE -- BECAUSE
NOTHING IS CERTAIN WHEN YOU'RE 
DEALING WITH PANDEMICS -- HAD 
DISCLOSURE HAPPENED EARLIER.
THIS IS WHERE IT STARTED AND 
THERE ARE CLEAR SIGNS NOW AND 
AMPLE REPORTING THAT THERE WAS A
COVERUP OF SOME SORT.
AND THE CHALLENGE, THOUGH, 
REMAINS THAT IN THE HERE AND NOW
OF TODAY IN DEALING WITH THIS IN
A COUNTRY THAT HAS NOT YET HIT 
ITS PEAK AND A CRISIS IN 
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES, CANADA 
DOES NOT YET HAVE A CONSISTENT 
AND ROBUST ENOUGH DOMESTIC 
SUPPLY OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT.
IT NEEDS CHINA.
IT NEEDS FACTORIES, IT NEEDS 
EQUIPMENT AND THOSE SHIPMENTS.
WHILE TRUMP CAN DO WHAT TRUMP 
DOES BECAUSE IT'S THE UNITED 
STATES AND IT PLAYS BY AN 
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SET OF RULES 
THAN CANADA CAN EVER HOPE TO 
PLAY BY, THERE IS A DIPLOMACY 
REQUIRED HERE BECAUSE THE PLANES
THAT ARE GOING INTO CHINA NEED 
PERMISSION TO LAND THERE AND THE
FACTORIES THEY NEED TO NEGOTIATE
OR PIE WITH THEM, OR THE -- BUY 
WITH THEM, OR THE P.P.E., THAT 
CAN DRY UP QUICKLY IF THE 
CHINESE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T LIKE 
WHAT WE SAY AND PLAYS HARDBALL.
>> Rosemary: I SEE IT ON THE 
SIDE OF THE SCREEN, BUT LET ME 
SAY IT, BECAUSE THE HEAD OF THE 
W.H.O. DID HAVE A VIRTUAL PRESS 
CONFERENCE TODAY AND SAID HE 
REGRETTED THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S 
DECISION TO PULL FUNDING.
CALLED ON THE WORLD FOR UNITY TO
FIGHT THE PANDEMIC.
HE SAID THE W.H.O. IS ASSESSING 
THE IMPACT AND WILL TRY TO FILL 
GAPS WITH PARTNERS.
AGAIN, IT'S A SUSPENSION OF 
MONEY FOR NOW, BUT IT COULD BE A
PERMANENT DECISION IF THE U.S. 
ADMINISTRATION DECIDES THIS IS 
NOT WHERE THEY WANT THEIR MONEY 
TO GO.
THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE 
W.H.O. IS NOT DOING WHAT THEY 
WANT IT TO DO.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAYING THIS 
WILL COME UP IN A G7 CALL 
TOMORROW, WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ON THAT CALL.
DO WANT TO BRING IN ONE MORE 
GUEST.
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF 
ORGANIZATION, DOCTORS WITHOUT 
BORDERS, IS TAKING ACTION THAT 
HAS NEVER TAKEN BEFORE.
IT IS LAUNCHING AN OPERATION 
INSIDE CANADA, INSIDE THIS 
COUNTRY, AND THE GROUP'S 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOINS US NOW.
GOOD TO SEE, YOU, MR. BELIVEAU.
THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED.
I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
WHAT MADE THE DECISION?
HOW DID YOU MAKE THE DECISION 
THAT CANADA NEEDED HELP INSIDE 
OUR OWN BORDERS?
>> LIKE YOU SAID, UNPRECEDENTED 
DECISION.
NORMALLY OUR GROUP -- I'M SURE 
YOUR VIEWERS KNOW US AS AN 
ORGANIZATION THAT GOES TO 
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
THAT TAKES US TOO PLACES MRIEK 
YEMEN, THE CAMPS IN BANGLADESH, 
OR SUDAN, SO IT'S RARE WE WOULD 
CONSIDER TO INTERVENE IN A 
CONTEXT WHERE THERE IS A HIGHLY 
FUNCTIONING HEALTH SYSTEM, WHERE
THE STANDARD OF LIVING IS HIGH, 
WHERE IT'S PEACEFUL.
SO IT'S EXCEPTIONAL.
THE REASON WE'RE BREAKING WITH 
TRADITION, IT'S A DOUBLE REASON.
THE FIRST IS THAT EVEN IN A 
CONTEXT LIKE CANADA WHERE THE 
SYSTEM IS DEVELOPED, HEALTH CARE
IS WIDELY AVAILABLE, THERE ARE 
STILL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE 
PARTICULARLY AT RISK AND PEOPLE 
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RIGHT 
NOW IN TORONTO AND OTHER PLACES 
IN CANADA ARE ONE SUCH GROUP.
AND THE OTHER REASON IS BECAUSE 
NOW WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE 
OF OUTBREAK RESPONSE, WE'VE 
ACCUMULATED A WEALTH OF 
EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE.
SO OUR ROLE -- NORMALLY WE'RE 
OUT THERE WITH BOOTS ON THE 
GROUND, OUR ROLE HERE IS TO 
SHARE THAT EXPERTISE WITH OTHER 
FRONTLINE ACTORS HERE IN CANADA.
>> Rosemary: HOW DID IT COME 
ABOUT?
WAS IT AN OFFER?
OR THE CITY OF TORONTO SAYING WE
NEED HELP WITH THE VULNERABLE OR
HOMELESS POPULATION?
>> WELL, IT STARTED WITH US 
SCANNING AROUND CANADA, LOOKING 
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE MOST
AT RISK, LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE 
WHO MIGHT SLIP THROUGH THE 
CRACKS.
AND THAT PRETTY QUICKLY GOT US 
INTO A CONVERSATION ABOUT PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND 
THEN WE ESTABLISHED A DIALOGUE 
WITH INNER CITY HEALTH 
ASSOCIATES.
SO THAT'S WHO WE'RE 
COLLABORATING WITH ON THIS 
PROJECT TOGETHER WITH THE HEALTH
AUTHORITIES HERE IN ONTARIO.
>> Rosemary: AND WHAT WILL YOU 
BE DOING SPECIFICALLY?
THERE IS A 400-BED FACILITY AND 
PEOPLE WILL BE HOUSED THERE AND 
MADE SURE THEY'RE STAYING 
HEALTHY AND DOING THE RIGHT 
THING, IS THAT THE IDEA?
>> BASICALLY.
SO IT'S A RECOVERY SITE.
IT'S FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE 
HOMES WHO TEST POSITIVE.
RIGHT NOW IS A REALLY CRITICAL 
MOMENT FOR THIS.
IN THE LAST DAYS THERE HAS BEEN 
A REAL UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF 
POSITIVE CASES AMONG TORONTO'S 
8,000 TO 10,000 PEOPLE WITHOUT 
HOMES.
CRITICAL MOMENT TO GET A 
FACILITY SET UP.
AS YOU SAID, WE'RE PLANNING FOR 
400 BEDS.
TO GET THAT FACILITY SET UP SO 
THEY CAN BE CARED FOR.
UNLESS THEY'RE IN ACUTE PHASE.
THEY CAN ACCESS THE HOSPITAL 
SYSTEM THEN, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THEY CAN GO SOMEWHERE TO 
GET TREATMENT, SAFE, PRACTISE 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND GET 
PROPER CARE.
>> Rosemary: UNPRECEDENTED TIMES
AND YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING 
UNPRECEDENTED INSIDE THIS 
COUNTRY.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA, THOUGH.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH US.
AND GOOD LUCK WITH IT AND STAY 
HEALTHY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Rosemary: LET'S GO TO THE 
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER.
LET'S LISTEN IN LIVE.
>> DR. TAM, PLEASE.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
I'LL START AS USUAL WITH THE 
UPDATE ON THE NUMBER OF COVID-19
CASES IN CANADA.
THERE ARE NOW 27557 CASES 
INCLUDING 954 DEATHS.
THESE NUMBERS CHANGE THROUGHOUT 
THE DAY.
FOR THE LAB TESTING WE'VE 
COMPLETED TESTS FOR OVER 462,000
PEOPLE WITH ABOUT 6% CONFIRMED 
POSITIVE AS CANADA CONTINUES TO 
IMPROVE OUR TESTING TO BETTER 
TRACK WHERE THE DISEASE IS 
SPREADING.
AS CANADIANS CONTINUE TO 
PRACTISE PHYSICAL DISTANCING, 
WE'RE CLOSELY MONITORING FOR 
SIGNS THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE 
HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE EPIDEMIC
CURVE.
IT'S TAKEN JUST OVER THREE 
MONTHS FOR THE FIRST CLUSTER OF 
COVID-19 CASES IN CHINA TO 
SPREAD GLOBALLY AND ESTABLISH A 
PANDEMIC.
IT IS HARD TO TAKE IN HOW OUR 
LIFE HAS CHANGED IN SUCH 
FUNDAMENTAL WAYS OVER THIS SHORT
PERIOD.
AT THIS POINT WE STILL DON'T 
HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT THERE 
IS CAUSE FOR CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM 
COMING FROM OUR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL 
DATA.
BECAUSE COVID-19 IS VERY 
CONTAGIOUS, EVEN A FEW CASES CAN
QUICKLY MULTIPLY RESULTING IN A 
STEEPLY RISING EPIDEMIC CURVE.
THIS TYPE OF INCREASE IS 
REFERRED TO AS EXPONENTIAL 
GROWTH WITH CASE NUMBERS 
DOUBLING EVERY FEW DAYS.
IN LATE MARCH WHEN THE GROWTH 
RATE WAS THE FASTEST, WE SAW 
CASE NUMBERS DOUBLING EVERY 
THREE DAYS.
IN RECENT DAYS WE'VE SEEN A 
DOUBLING TIME OVER 10 DAYS.
THIS MEANS THE EPIDEMIC IS 
SLOWING DOWN.
THOUGH WE ALL WISH THIS COULD BE
A SPRINT TO THE FINISH, IT IS 
NOT.
THERE WILL BE MARATHON AND NO 
REWARDS FOR QUITTING EARLY.
TO USE ANOTHER ANALOGY, COMING 
DOWN FROM THIS CURVE WILL BE 
LIKE MAKING OUR WAY DOWN A 
MOUNTAIN IN THE DARKNESS.
WE MUST NOT RUSH.
WE NEED TO REMIND OURSELVES THIS
IS AN EMERGING DISEASE AND THAT 
WE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING, SO THE
TERRAIN WILL BE UNCERTAIN.
THAT MEANS WE NEED TO GO SLOWLY 
AND BE SURE OF OUR FOOTING 
BEFORE TAKING EACH NEW STEP ON 
THE WAY DOWN.
ALONG THE WAY, WE'LL NEED TO 
CLOSELY MONITOR CASES AND GROWTH
TRENDS TO ENSURE WE'VE GOT THE 
RIGHT PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES IN 
PLACE TO DETECT THE AND QUICKLY 
RESPOND TO ANY NEW CASES OR 
CLUSTERS.
WE'LL NEED TO MAINTAIN PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING DURING THIS TIME.
ANY BREAK IN OUR RESOLVE COULD 
SPARK A NEW OUTBREAK AND DELAY 
OUR PROGRESS.
SO LET'S MAINTAIN OUR COLLECTIVE
RESOLVE AND CRUSH THIS CURVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. TAM.
>> NOW DR. NJOO.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] THANK YOU.
HELLO, EVERYONE.
I'LL BEGIN WITH THE NUMBER OF 
CASES OF COVID-19 IN CANADA.
THERE ARE 27,557 CASES OF 
COVID-19 IN CANADA, INCLUDING 
954 DEATHS.
THESE NUMBERS CHANGED THROUGH 
THE DAY.
AS FOR LAB TESTING, WE'VE 
COMPLETED TESTS FOR OVER 452,000
PEOPLE, ABOUT 6% OF WHOM HAVE 
BEEN CONFIRMED POSITIVE.
CANADA CONTINUES TO IMPROVE 
TESTING TO BETTER TRACK WHERE 
THE DISEASE IS SPREADING.
AS CANADIANS CONTINUE TO 
PRACTISE PHYSICAL DISTANCING, WE
ARE CLOSELY MONITORING FOR SIGNS
THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE HAVING AN 
IMPACT ON THE EPIDEMIC CURVE.
IN JUST OVER THREE MONTHS, THE 
FIRST CLUSTER OF COVID-19 CASES 
IN CHINA SPREAD GLOBALLY AND 
ESTABLISHED THE PANDEMIC.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO TAKE IN HOW 
OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED IN SUCH 
FUNDAMENTAL WAYS IN SUCH A SHORT
TIME.
AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T YET HAVE
ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT THERE IS 
SOME CAUSE FOR CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM
COMING FROM OUR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL 
DATA BECAUSE COVID-19 IS VERY 
CONTAGIOUS EVEN A FEW CASES CAN 
QUICKLY MULTIPLY RESULTING IN A 
STEEPLY RISING EPIDEMIC CURVE.
THIS TYPE OF INCREASE IS 
REFERRED TO AS EXPONENTIAL 
GROWTH.
THIS MEANS THAT CASE NUMBERS CAN
DOUBLE EVERY TWO OR THREE DAYS.
IN LATE MARCH WHEN THE GROWTH 
RATE WAS THE FASTEST, WE SAW 
CASE NUMBERS DOUBLING EVERY 
THREE DAYS.
IN RECENT DAYS, HOWEVER, WE'VE 
OBSERVED A DOUBLING TIME OF 
ABOUT NINE OR TEN DAYS.
IN OTHER WORDS, THIS MEANS THAT 
THE EPIDEMIC IS SLOWING DOWN.
THOUGH WE ALL WISH THIS COULD BE
A SPRINT TO THE FINISH LINE, IT 
IS NOT.
THIS WILL BE A MARATHON.
THERE ARE NO REWARDS FOR 
QUITTING EARLY.
I'D LIKE TO USE ANOTHER ANALOGY.
COMING DOWN FROM THIS EPIDEMIC 
CURVE WILL BE LIKE MAKING OUR 
WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN IN THE 
DARKNESS.
WE NEED TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT
THIS IS AN EMERGING DISEASE.
WE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING WHICH 
MEANS THAT THE TERRAIN WILL BE 
DANGEROUS AND UNCERTAIN.
THAT MEANS THAT WE NEED TO GO 
ABOUT THIS SLOWLY AND BE SURE OF
OUR FOOTING BEFORE TAKING EACH 
NEW STEP ON THE WAY DOWN AND OUT
ALONG THE WAY.
WE WILL NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR 
CASES AND GROWTH TRENDS TO 
ENSURE WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT 
PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES IN PLACE 
TO DETECT AND QUICKLY RESPOND TO
ANY NEW CASES OR CLUSTERS AND TO
REACT QUICKLY.
WE'LL ALSO NEED TO MAINTAIN 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING DURING THIS 
TIME.
ANY BREAK IN OUR RESOLVE COULD 
SPARK A NEW OUTBREAK AND DELAY 
OUR PROGRESS.
SO, LET'S MAINTAIN OUR 
COLLECTIVE RESOLVE.
LET'S CRUSH IN CURVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. NJOO.
PATTY, PLEASE?
>> Patty Hajdu (Minister of 
Health): THANK YOU.
HELLO EVERYONE.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] TODAY, I'D LIKE TO 
TALK TO YOU ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.
IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN 
GOOD MENTAL HEALTH WITH ALL THE 
DISRUPTIONS WE'RE CURRENTLY 
EXPERIENCING.
IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN 
ROUTINES.
LAST WEEK WE TALKED ABOUT 
MODELLING.
IT WAS A VERY SHOCKING EXERCISE 
FOR SOME.
WE HEARD HOW THE VIRUS COULD 
CONTINUE TO SPREAD IN CANADA IF 
WE DON'T ALL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW 
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.
[End of Translation] LIVING 
THROUGH A PANDEMIC IS NOT EASY.
MANY PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING WITH 
FEAR, ANXIETY AND LONELINESS.
AND NOT BEING ABLE TO USE OUR 
REGULAR SUPPORT NETWORKS OR 
PRACTISE REGULAR ROUTINES MEANS 
PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING ALL ACROSS
CANADA.
AND THEY NEED TOOLS TO HELP, 
INCLUDING WITH THEIR MENTAL 
WELLNESS AND HEALTH.
AS OF TODAY, ALL CANADIANS HAVE 
IMPROVED ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORTS THROUGH ONLINE RESOURCE
CALLED WELLNESS TOGETHER CANADA.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE NEW SUITE 
OF TOOLS AT 
CANADA.CA/CORONAVIRUS.
THIS HAS DIFFERENT TOOLS 
AVAILABLE TO MEET THE VARIETY OF
CANADIAN NEEDS.
WHETHER IT'S ANXIETY, SADNESS OR
SUBSTANCE USE, THERE IS 
SOMETHING THERE FOR YOU.
THE OPTIONS INCLUDE AN ONLINE 
PEER COMMUNITY TO TALK AND SHARE
AND SUPPORT OTHERS.
THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF 
SELF-HELP RESOURCES TO HELP WITH
ANXIETY, STRESS OR OTHER ISSUES.
AND THERE ARE OPTIONS SUCH AS 
TEXTING, CALLING OR CONNECTING 
BY VIDEO FOR A SESSION WITH A 
PROFESSIONAL TO ADDRESS A 
SPECIFIC NEED.
I ENCOURAGE ALL CANADIANS TO 
EXPLORE WELLNESS TOGETHER 
CANADA, TO USE ITS RESOURCES AND
REACH OUT VIRTUALLY TO LOVED 
ONES.
NOW MORE THAN EVER WE NEED TO 
STAY CONNECTED.
THANK YOU.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU, 
PATTY.
NOW WE'LL HEAR FROM THE MINISTER
OF EMPLOYMENT, WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT CARLA QUALTROUGH, 
JOINING US OVER VIDEO LINK.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER.
HELLO, BONJOUR.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] AS I'VE SAID SINCE 
THE BEGINNING, WE HAVE BEEN 
COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING ALL 
WORKERS IMPACTED BY COVID-19.
THAT IS WHY WE INTRODUCED THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT, THE CERB.
[End of Translation] SOME 
WORKERS QUALIFY AND WE'RE 
STEPPING THE ELIGIBILITY 
CRITERIA FOR THE BENEFIT.
AS ANNOUNCED BY THE PRIME 
MINISTER THIS MORNING, WE'RE 
EXTENDING THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE
CERB TO ALLOW WORKERS INCLUDING 
THE SELF-EMPLOYED TO EARN UP TO 
1,000 A MONTH.
SOME WORKERS EXHAUSTED THEIR 
E.I. BENEFITS AND INCLUDING 
SEASONAL WORKERS WHO EXHAUSTED 
THEIR E.I. BENEFITS.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] THESE CHANGES 
REFLECT THE DIFFERENT REALITIES 
THAT WORKING CANADIANS ARE 
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING.
WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE WANT TO 
REMAIN IN THE WORKFORCE, BUT 
HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC LOSS IN 
HOURS AND INCOME DUE TO 
COVID-19.
[End of Translation] THE CHANGES
ANNOUNCED TODAY WILL INCREASE 
THE NUMBER OF WORKERS WE CAN 
HELP, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SOME 
INCOME, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE 
ENDS MEET.
THE CERB WILL GIVE THEM THE 
SUPPORT THEY NEED.
WE KNOW THAT CANADIANS WHO HAVE 
BEEN COLLECTING E.I. DO NOT HAVE
JOBS TO RETURN TO AND BENEFITS 
HAVE ALREADY RUN OUT OR WILL 
SOON.
THESE PEOPLE NEED OUR SUPPORT 
AND NOW WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO THE 
CERB.
WE WANT TO ENSURE OUR ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS ARE SUPPORTED DURING 
THIS CRITICAL TIME.
THEY'RE WORKING DAY IN AND DAY 
OUT AT HOSPITALS, CARE 
FACILITIES, AND SENIOR AND 
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES, AND WE 
KNOW THE SACRIFICE YOU'RE MAKING
TO KEEP US SAFE.
THAT'S WHY THE PRIME MINISTER 
ANNOUNCED HE AND MINISTER 
MORNEAU ARE PROVIDING A TOP-UP 
TO SALARIES OF WORKERS MAKING 
LESS THAN $2500 A MONTH.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] WE KNOW THAT THIS 
IS A STRESSFUL TIME FOR MANY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR 
WAYS TO ENSURE THAT WE HELP ALL 
CANADIANS DURING THIS DIFFICULT 
TIME.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR 
QUESTIONS THANK YOU.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU, 
CARLA.
[Speaking French]
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] NOW WE'LL HEAR FROM
THE PRESIDENT OF THE TREASURY 
BOARD, JEAN-YVES DUCLOS.
>> THIS MORNING THE PRIME 
MINISTER MADE AN IMPORTANT 
ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT PUTS THINGS 
INTO PERSPECTIVE.
THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN 
SIGNIFICANTLY DISTURBED WHICH 
HAS LED THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE 
UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC ACTION 
AND PASS UNPRECEDENTED MEASURES.
WE HAVE HAD TO STRENGTHEN OUR 
SOCIAL SAFETY NET.
THIS IS THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL 
ECONOMIC ACTION SINCE THE SECOND
WORLD WAR.
AND TODAY WE ARE EXPANDING ONE 
PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S 
THREE-PART ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN.
THE CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT.
SO NOW THOSE EARNING $1,000 OR 
LESS, THEY'VE HEARD FROM THE 
PRIME MINISTER TODAY THEY WILL 
NOW BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CERB.
AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR 
INCOME OR LOST MOST OF THEIR 
INCOME, FOR EXAMPLE ARTISTS, THE
SELF-EMPLOYED, FREELANCERS, 
TODAY WE'RE HELPING THOSE WHO 
ARE STILL MAKING SOME INCOME BUT
ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY MAKING 
ENDS MEET.
THEIR INCOME IS MUCH, MUCH 
DECREASED.
THIS CAN INCLUDE VOLUNTEER 
FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE ALSO 
WORKING REDUCED HOURS.
TODAY OUR ANNOUNCEMENT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT.
ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS I JUST 
LISTED, ALL OF THESE GROUPS WILL
NOW HAVE ACCESS TO THE CERB BACK
DATED TO MARCH 15TH.
AND FOR THOSE WHO WERE WORRIED 
ABOUT JUGGLING TAKING CARE OF 
THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR FAMILIES,
FOR EXAMPLE SEASONAL WORKERS, 
AND ALSO THOSE WHO HAVE LOST 
THEIR JOBS IN THE PAST FEW 
MONTHS AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOST 
THEIR E.I., EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
BENEFITS SINCE THE FIRST OF 
JANUARY, THEY WILL ALSO BE 
ELIGIBLE FOR THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT, OR 
CERB.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS IN QUÉBEC AND IN CANADA.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THOSE WHO 
ARE CARING FOR OUR SENIORS.
THEY'RE WORKING IN VERY 
DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AND MAY 
BE EARNING LESS THAN $2500 A 
MONTH.
PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU MADE 
ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT THIS 
MORNING.
HE ANNOUNCED THAT WE WILL BE 
HELPING THESE PEOPLE.
THEY WILL RECEIVE A TEMPORARY 
SALARY TOP-UP SO THAT THEY CAN 
CONTINUE TO DO THE ESSENTIAL 
WORK THAT WE NEED IN OUR 
SOCIETY, TAKING CARE OF SENIORS 
AND OTHERS IN NEED OF CARE.
THANK YOU.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU.
WE'RE NOW READY TO TAKE 
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER.
WE'LL START WITH THREE QUESTIONS
OVER THE PHONE LINE.
OPERATOR?
[End of Translation] 
>> PLEASE PRESS STAR 1 IF YOU 
HAVE A QUESTION.
[Speaking French]
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] THE FIRST QUESTION.
QUESTION, HELLO, MINISTER 
JEAN-YVES DUCLOS, I HAVE A 
QUESTION ABOUT THE CERB AND THE 
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
HERE'S MY FIRST QUESTION.
WHAT WILL THE TOTAL BILL FOR THE
CERB, HOW MUCH WILL IT COST THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY 
GIVEN THESE NEW EXPANSIONS?
AND HOW MANY ADDITIONAL 
CANADIANS DO YOU THINK WILL BE 
ELIGIBLE AFTER TODAY'S 
ANNOUNCEMENT?
>> ANSWER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE 
QUESTION.
MINISTERS WILL HAVE MORE ANSWERS
IN THE UPCOMING DAYS.
HERE'S WHAT IS ESSENTIAL.
WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT NO ONE 
FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS.
WE WANT OUR SOCIAL SAFETY NET TO
HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE EXPANDING THE 
CERB.
QUÉBEC HAS ANNOUNCED MEASURES TO
HELP ITS WORKERS IN CARE HOMES 
AND WE ARE FOLLOWING SUIT.
SEASONAL WORKERS ARE ALSO 
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN CANADA IN
THE EAST, IN QUÉBEC.
SEASONAL WORKERS AT THIS POINT 
IN TIME WOULD NORMALLY HAVE 
SEASONAL WORK, BUT THAT WON'T BE
THE CASE THIS YEAR.
WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO HELP 
WORKERS WHO HAVE LOST ALMOST ALL
OF THEIR CONTRACTS.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP 
SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS AND THOSE 
WHO HAVE SEEN THEIR INCOME 
DRASTICALLY CUT.
WORKERS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO 
HAVE A FEW CONTRACTS ALL WHILE 
BEING ELIGIBLE FOR THE CERB.
>> Reporter: FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
MY FIRST QUESTION WAS, WHAT IS 
THE TOTAL BILL THAT YOU ESTIMATE
THE NEW CERB WILL COST GIVEN 
IT'S BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 
MORE WORKERS?
HOW MUCH NOW DO YOU ESTIMATE IT 
WILL COST?
HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE DO YOU 
ESTIMATE WILL QUALIFY FOR THE 
CERB NOW WITH THE CHANGES THAT 
YOU ANNOUNCED TODAY?
MY FOLLOW-UP, THEN, IS 
CONCERNING THE HIKING OF THE 
SALARIES FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
CAN YOU CLARIFY WHICH ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS YOU ARE LOOKING AT?
IS IT JUST FOR LONG-TERM 
RESIDENCES OR IS IT OTHER 
SECTORS?
IS IT ONLY HEALTH SECTOR?
CAN YOU CLARIFY?
AND WILL QUÉBEC GET MONEY FROM 
THE TOP-UP GIVEN THEY'VE ALREADY
STARTED TOPPING UP THEIR OWN 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, WITH RESPECT TO --
IT'S A LITTLE PREMATURE BASED ON
THE FACT THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE 
UP TAKE OF THE WAGE SUBSIDY.
WE WANT EMPLOYERS TO HIRE PEOPLE
BACK.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO SWITCH FROM 
THE CERB TO THE WAGE SUBSIDY.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ESTIMATING 
WHILE THE STANDARD ELIGIBILITY 
CRITERIA WILL INDEED ALLOW MORE 
PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE CERB, THERE
WILL BE LESS PEOPLE ON THE CERB 
ONCE THE WAGE SUBSIDY IS FULLY 
IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE ULTIMATELY 
WE WANT PEOPLE TO GO BACK TO 
THEIR WORK, THEIR JOBS, AND BE 
CONNECTED INTO THE LABOUR MARKET
AS WE TRANSITION OUT OF THIS.
IN TERMS OF THE ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS PIECE, I'LL DEFER TO THE
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER BECAUSE I 
KNOW HER COLLEAGUE MINISTER 
MORNEAU AND HERSELF ARE WORKING 
ON THIS ISSUE.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU, 
CARLA.
ON THE TOP-UP FOR ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS, THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT 
WE ARE WORKING ON 
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE 
PROVINCES.
THE PRIME MINISTER FIRST 
BROACHED IT WITH THE PREMIERS AT
THE -- ON THE FIRST MINISTERS' 
CALL ON THURSDAY.
THERE WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC 
RESPONSE AND SINCE THEN I'VE 
SPOKEN ABOUT IT WITH A FEW 
PREMIERS, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS
CONTINUED TO BE WORKING ON IT, 
AND THE FINANCE MINISTER HAS 
BEEN WORKING ON WITH HIS 
COLLEAGUES.
THE PRIME MINISTER INTENDS TO 
MAKE THIS ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES 
THAT WE DISCUSSED AND HOPEFULLY 
COME TO A RESOLUTION ON QUICKLY 
AT THE FIRST MINISTERS' CALL 
WITH THE PREMIERS TOMORROW.
THE IDEA THIS WOULD BE DONE 
COLLABORATIVELY BY THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND THE PROVINCES.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] MARIE, YOU ARE 
RIGHT IN STATING THAT QUÉBEC HAS
ALREADY TAKEN ACTION ON THIS 
MATTER.
QUÉBEC HAS SET A GREAT EXAMPLE 
FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND 
FOR OTHER PROVINCES.
AND QUÉBEC WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT 
BE PENALISED FOR BEING THE FIRST
PROVINCE TO ACT.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION PLEASE.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] NEXT QUESTION.
RADIO-CANADA.
QUESTION.
HELLO.
THERE IS SOMETHING I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND.
WHAT ABOUT THE ARMED FORCES 
HELPING IN LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES?
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO 
WAIT UNTIL THE PROVINCES 
FORMALLY REQUEST SUCH 
ASSISTANCE, BUT WHAT ARE YOU, 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, DOING 
WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES?
HOW CAN YOU HELP THE PROVINCES 
WITH THEIR LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES?
ANSWER.
MINISTER DUCLOS.
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES CAN 
HELP IN A WHOLE HOST OF WAYS.
PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU SAID 
TODAY THAT THE RANGERS ARE HARD 
AT WORK IN CANADA'S NORTH.
THEY ARE HELPING OUT 
LOGISTICALLY, HELPING PEOPLE 
TRAVEL AND MOVE AROUND.
THEY ARE HELPING MUNICIPALITIES.
THEY ARE ALSO HELPING OUT WITH 
SAFETY AND SECURITY IN CANADA'S 
NORTH WHICH IS SPARSELY 
POPULATED BUT HAS A VAST 
TERRITORY.
NOW, AS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, 
AS FOR THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
INTERVENING TO HELP MEDICALLY, 
WELL, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 
CAN HELP OUT SUBSTANTIALLY WHEN 
IT COMES TO HEALTH.
THEY WOULD, IF NECESSARY, STEP 
INTO SUPPORT PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES, BUT THAT WOULD HAVE
TO FOLLOW, AS YOU SAID, A FORMAL
REQUEST FROM QUÉBEC OR THE 
PROVINCE.
>> FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
CANDIDLY SPEAKING, WHAT COULD 
THEY DO?
AND IF QUÉBEC FOR EXAMPLE 
REQUESTED THAT THE ARMY STEP IN 
TOMORROW, COULD THE ARMY THEN 
STEP IN THIS WEEK?
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DYING NOW.
>> ANSWER, MINISTER DUCLOS.
WE MUST WORK WITH PROVINCES, 
QUÉBEC AND ALL PROVINCES ARE 
WORKING VERY HARD TO COPE WITH 
THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY THAT
WE ARE EXPERIENCING AND THE 
SITUATION IS PARTICULARLY DIRE 
IN LONG-TERM CARE AND 
ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITIES.
WE ARE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT 
EVERYONE RECEIVES THE HELP AND 
SUPPORT THEY NEED AND THE 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ARE A 
SUPPORT.
THEY ARE THERE TO HELP AND 
SUPPORT WHEN THE PROVINCIAL 
GOVERNMENT, SO IN THIS CASE 
QUÉBEC, MAKES A FORMAL REQUEST 
FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF THE 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT QUESTION.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] OUR NEXT QUESTION 
IS FROM TVA NEWS.
QUESTION.
I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE SAME 
TOPIC, MINISTER DUCLOS.
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT QUÉBEC HAS 
NOT FORMALLY REQUESTED THE 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES?
SO IS IT THE CASE THAT QUÉBEC 
HAS NOT SPECIFICALLY MADE A 
REQUEST?
>> ANSWER.
MINISTER DUCLOS.
YES.
THAT IS ACCURATE.
NOW TALKS ARE UNDER WAY BETWEEN 
THE QUÉBEC GOVERNMENT AND THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AND THESE DISCUSSIONS COULD 
POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FORMAL 
REQUEST.
WE WILL ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE 
NEEDS AND REQUESTS OF THE QUÉBEC
GOVERNMENT.
IF QUÉBEC REQUESTS ASSISTANCE 
FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 
OR FROM THE MEDICAL CORPS OF THE
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, THEN THAT
WILL BE POSSIBLE.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): [Speaking 
French][Voice of Interpreter] I 
WOULD LIKE TO RESTATE THAT WE 
HAVE NOT RECEIVED SUCH A REQUEST
FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF QUÉBEC.
>> Announcer: FOLLOW-UP 
QUESTION.
THIS QUESTION IS FROM DR. NJOO.
WE KNOW THAT SCIENCE IS 
CONSTANTLY EVOLVING WHEN IT 
COMES TO WEARING A MASK.
WHERE ARE WE NOW, WHAT IS OUR 
STANCE NOW ON WEARING MASKS?
ESPECIALLY FOR THE GENERAL 
PUBLIC.
IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS WILL 
HEALTH CANADA REQUIRE THAT 
CANADIANS WEAR MASKS WHEN THEY 
LEAVE THEIR HOMES?
>> ANSWER.
DR. NJOO.
THANK YOU FOR THIS QUESTION.
THIS IS A LIVE ISSUE, A DYNAMIC 
ISSUE.
IT'S CONSTANTLY EVOLVING.
DR. TAM AND I A FEW DAYS AGO HAD
A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION WITH 
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF CANADA'S 
SPECIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
COVID-19.
WHEN IT COMES TO NONMEDICAL 
MASKS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WE
HAVE TO IN FACT DISTINGUISH 
BETWEEN NONMEDICAL MASKS AND 
MEDICAL MASKS.
MEDICAL MASKS ARE ESSENTIAL 
P.P.E. FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
AS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OUR 
STANCE IS THAT WEARING A MASK IS
FINE.
WE HAVE ADVISED THAT CANADIANS 
ONLY LEAVE THEIR HOMES WHEN IT'S
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO DO SO.
AND WHEN CANADIANS GO SOMEWHERE 
WHERE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO 
PRACTISE PHYSICAL DISTANCING, 
FOR EXAMPLE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT OR
THE GROCERY STORE, THEN WEARING 
A MASK IS A GOOD OPTION, YES.
BUT WHEN WE WEAR NONMEDICAL 
MASKS, WE'RE PROTECTING OTHERS.
WHEN WE WEAR NONMEDICAL MASKS IN
PUBLIC, IT IS BECAUSE THAT IS AN
ACTION THAT WE CAN TAKE TO 
PROTECT OTHERS.
HOWEVER, THESE NONMED MASKS DO 
NOT PROTECT US FROM OTHERS, SO 
OUR STANCE HAS NOT CHANGED IN 
THAT SENSE.
>> JULIE VAN DUSEN, CBC US.
DR. TAM, WHEN YOU SAID THE 
EPIDEMIC IS SLOWING DOWN, MY 
EARS PERKED UP, BUT IS THERE ANY
REASON TO GET OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 
THIS WHEN IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE 
THERE CAN BE ANY CHANGE IN 
BEHAVIOUR?
>> YEAH, I THINK CAUTIOUS 
OPTIMISM.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING IS 
WORKING.
YOU'RE SEEING THAT SLOWDOWN, BUT
I DIDN'T SAY WE REACHED THE 
PEAK.
I'VE ALWAYS SAID ON THE OTHER 
SIDE OF THE PEAK YOU HAVE TO BE 
REALLY VIGILANT.
IF YOU DO NOT, THEN YOU 
EXPERIENCE A RESURGENCE.
WE HAVE MANY CHALLENGES STILL TO
DEAL WITH, INCLUDING MANAGING 
THE OUTBREAKS IN LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES, ET CETERA.
SO I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, 
THE EPIDEMIC GROWTH RATE HAS 
SLOWED FOR SURE.
BUT THE MAIN MESSAGE FOR ALL 
CANADIANS IS ACTUALLY NOT TO LET
GO.
[Speaking French]
LET'S NEVER GIVE UP.
TERM THIS IS NOT THE MOMENT TO 
GIVE UP.
WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
LET'S CONTINUE THAT UNTIL WE GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND A 
LOOK AT WHAT THE NEW NORMAL 
WOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> Reporter: I GUESS MY SECOND 
QUESTION WOULD BE FOR MR. DUCLOS
OR PERHAPS THE DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT NURSING 
HOMES AND IT SEEMS TO BE A LOT 
OF TALK AND NOT A LOT OF ACTION.
CANADIANS ARE DEVASTATED BY WHAT
IS GOING ON AND THERE ARE THOSE 
WHO CAN'T VISIT THEIR LOVED 
ONES.
WE KNOW THAT WE WOULD NEVER LET 
A PET SUFFER THIS WAY MUCH LESS 
A LOVED ONE.
SO YOU CALL IT A WAR AND A LOT 
OF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING, WHERE 
ARE THE SOLDIERS, WHY DON'T YOU 
SEND THEM IN?
PERHAPS THE RED CROSS ON A 
HUMANITARIAN MISSION, TO SERVE 
MEALS, WHAT POSSIBLE 
BUREAUCRATIC EXCUSE COULD THERE 
BE NOT TO?
>> I'LL START AND CERTAINLY THE 
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CAN ADD IF
SHE WISHES MORE.
FIRST OF ALL, I AGREE WITH THE 
ASSESSMENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO A 
BETTER JOB COLLECTIVELY AS 
GOVERNMENTS.
THIS IS NO SECRET TO PEOPLE, AS 
I SAID YESTERDAY, PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOVED ONE WHO
LIVED IN LONG-TERM CARE, THERE 
ARE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LEVELS 
OF CARE, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE 
ATROCIOUS AS YOU POINTED OUT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL 
OF US, AT ALL LEVELS OF 
GOVERNMENT, TO REFLECT HOW WE'LL
DO A BETTER JOB.
IN TERMS OF OUR IMMEDIATE 
RESPONSE, I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS
BOTH WITH MY -- BOTH 
COUNTERPARTS, MINISTER ELLIOTT 
FROM ONTARIO AND MINISTER McCANN
FROM QUÉBEC TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE
CAN SUPPORT THEM IN THE 
SHORT-TERM, INCLUDING AS WE 
MENTIONED, RESOURCES TO TOP-UP 
WAGES FOR LONG-TERM CARE WORKERS
SO THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED
TO STAY IN ONE PLACE AND NOT 
HAVE TO WORK IN MULTIPLE PLACES 
OVER MULTIPLE SITES.
BUT ALSO HELPING THEM WITH THE 
SIGNIFICANT HUMAN RESOURCES 
CRUNCH THEY'RE FACING RIGHT NOW.
SO HEALTH CANADA HAS --S I THINK
I ANNOUNCED A COUPLE OF WEEKS 
AGO -- A PORTAL THAT THOUSANDS 
OF CANADIANS HAVE APPLIED TO 
HELP.
SO WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH 
ONTARIO AND QUÉBEC TO MATCH THEM
WITH THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES 
TO SUPPORT THEM IN LONG-TERM 
CARE HOMES AND OTHER WAYS THAT 
THEY MIGHT NEED WITHIN THE 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
IN FACT, JUST CHECKED WITH MY 
DEPUTY AND THERE IS ABOUT A 
THOUSAND PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THAT 
WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT 
QUÉBEC THAT SPEAK BOTH OFFICIAL 
LANGUAGES.
SO THAT WORK IS HAPPENING RIGHT 
NOW.
I THINK THERE IS TWO STAGES.
THERE IS A SHORT-TERM STAGE 
WHICH IS DOING WHAT WE NEED NOW 
TO PUT THE TANGIBLE PIECES INTO 
PLACE THAT WILL PROTECT PEOPLE 
LIVING IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES, 
BUT ALSO PEOPLE WORKING IN 
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
THEN SECONDLY, HOW WE WORK 
TOGETHER TO BUILD UP A MUCH MORE
HUMANE SYSTEM FOR ALL PEOPLE 
AGING IN CANADA.
>> MARIEKE WALSH, "THE GLOBE AND
MAIL".
HOW MANY WAREHOUSES ARE 
STOCKPILE LOCATIONS DO WE HAVE 
ACROSS CANADA?
AND HOW HAS THAT CHANGED IN THE 
LAST 20 YEARS, UP OR DOWN?
>> I'LL TURN THAT TO DR. TAM.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC, SHE WAS THE MINISTER 
OF HEALTH FOR A MONTH AND A 
HALF, SO I DON'T HAVE THE 
HISTORY YOU'RE PERHAPS LOOKING 
FOR.
PERHAPS DR. TAM DOES.
>> YES.
SO I THINK IN THE PAST DECADES, 
THEY STOCKPILED A LOT OF THINGS,
BLANKETS AND THAT MATERIAL.
THOSE WERE REDUCED OVER TIME 
BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE CAN PROVIDE
SOME OF THOSE, BUT WE STILL 
DEPLOY THEM AND THEY ARE 
SCATTERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND WE HAVE AT LEAST FIVE 
REGIONAL WAREHOUSES FOR GENERAL 
SUPPLIES.
BUT THE STOCKPILE OVER THE YEARS
HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON STOCKPILING 
VERY STRATEGIC MEDICAL SUPPLIES 
THAT NOBODY ELSE ACTUALLY HOLDS.
AND THOSE ARE VERY SPECIALIZED 
AND IT'S HELD IN ONE SINGLE 
WAREHOUSE BASICALLY WHERE THERE 
IS VERY SPECIALIZED CONDITIONS 
TO MAINTAIN THOSE MEDICATIONS OR
VACCINES.
>> Reporter: CAN YOU JUST 
CONFIRM, DOES THAT MEAN THERE 
ARE A TOTAL OF FIVE WAREHOUSES 
IN CANADA?
AND WHAT WAS THE HIREST NUMBER?
AND MY -- HIGHEST NUMBER?
AND MY FOLLOW-UP QUESTION ON THE
CBC REPORTING THAT THE WAREHOUSE
IN REGINA WAS CLOSED AND MASKS 
WERE THROWN OUT.
WERE THOSE MASKS REPLACED?
AND WHY WAS THAT SPECIFIC 
WAREHOUSE CLOSED?
>> I ASKED MY OFFICIALS THAT 
QUESTION THIS MORNING WHEN I 
READ THE STORY ABOUT THE 
DESTRUCTION OF EXPIRED MASKS IN 
THE SASKATCHEWAN WAREHOUSE.
AND WE'LL BE REVIEWING THE 
PRACTISES OF WHAT WE DO WITH 
EQUIPMENT THAT IS NEAR TO EXPIRY
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS 
PROBABLY A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY TO
USE EQUIPMENT THAT IS NEARING 
ITS EXPIRATION DATE.
CERTAINLY THAT WAS PRE-PANDEMIC 
AND I UNDERSTAND THE RELUCTANCE 
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF 
CANADA TO DISTRIBUTE EQUIPMENT 
THAT HAS EXPIRED IN NORMAL 
TIMES, BECAUSE THE FIRST FOCUS 
IS THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT
USE THE EQUIPMENT, BUT THERE MAY
BE OPPORTUNITIES -- I'M CERTAIN 
ACTUALLY THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES 
TO LOOK AT A PROCESS WHERE 
EQUIPMENT IS OFFERED FIRST OF 
ALL TO EITHER PARTS OF CANADA 
THAT MAY NOT HAVE EASY ACCESS TO
THE EQUIPMENT, AND IF NOT, THEN 
OVERSEAS TO OTHER COUNTRIES THAT
MAY NEED IT. 
ACTUAL PHYSICAL BUILDING, BUT 
THERE IS ESSENTIALLY -- BUT 
WE'LL ABSOLUTELY VERIFY THAT.
EVEN FOR ME, SOME OF THOSE 
CHANGES BECAUSE OF LOGISTICAL 
REQUIREMENTS, WE'LL DEFINITELY 
CONFIRM THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IF I CAN ADD ONE MORE THING.
WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE NATURE OF
THE WAREHOUSES EARLY ON, I WILL 
SAY THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO 
BE AN ISSUE OF NATIONAL 
SECURITY, SO RELEASING THE EXACT
LOCATION OF WAREHOUSES IS NOT A 
PRACTISE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF 
CANADA HAS EVER HAD BECAUSE, OF 
COURSE, THESE ARE STRATEGICALLY 
IMPORTANT RESOURCES DURING TIMES
OF PANDEMIC OR OTHER DISASTERS.
>> HI, IT'S ANNIE BERGERON 
OLIVER.
THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE TESTING
POSITIVE IS INCREASING.
IN APRIL WE WERE AROUND 3.5% AND
AT THAT POINT YOU SAID THAT WAS 
A GOOD RANGE FOR CANADA TO BE 
IN.
NOW WE SEEM TO BE HOVERING 
AROUND 6%.
I WONDER WHAT ATTRIBUTES FOR THE
CHANGE IN PERCENTAGE AND WHETHER
CANADIANS SHOULD BE CONCERNED 
THAT MORE PEOPLE APPEAR TO BE 
TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS?
>> YES, I THINK THE PERCENTAGE 
POSITIVE IS A COMBINATION OF 
DIFFERENT FACTORS.
ONE IS HOW THE PROVINCES ARE 
TARGETING THE TESTING.
OBVIOUSLY, TARGETING SITUATIONS 
WHERE THERE ARE OUTBREAKS, THAT 
WILL GET YOU MORE PERCENTAGE 
POSSIBLY, ABOUT YOU WHAT WITH 
E -- BUT WHAT WE WANT IS A MORE 
SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM WHERE PEOPLE 
WITH SYMPTOMS ARE STILL TESTED.
SO YOU STILL HAVE 94% THAT ARE 
NOT POSITIVE.
SO IT SHOWS THAT THE COUNTRY IS 
STILL TESTING A LOT OF PEOPLE 
WHO IN THE END DIDN'T TURN OUT 
TO BE POSITIVE, ABOUT YOU THAT 
SHOWS A -- BUT THAT SHOWS A 
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SENSITIVITY IN
THE SYSTEM.
BUT THAT IS ALSO COMPOSITE OF 
THE COUNTRY.
SO THOSE MIGHT BE DIFFERENT 
DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE
JURISDICTION BECAUSE OF THE 
DIFFERENT EPIDEMIOLOGY AS WELL.
SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS.
I THINK GLOBALLY WHAT IS 
SUGGESTED IS BETWEEN 3-12% IS 
THE SORT OF RANGE THAT PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN USING AS A SYSTEM THAT
HAS THE RIGHT BALANCE OF 
TARGETING THE RIGHT POPULATION, 
BUT ALSO BEING SENSITIVE AS 
WELL.
BUT WE'VE ALL SAID WE NEED TO 
IMPROVE THE LAB CAPACITY IN 
CANADA.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
DO THAT.
>> Reporter: AS A FOLLOW-UP, 
EVERY DAY IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE 
HEARING MORE CASES OF HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS WHO ARE INFECTED.
I'M WONDERING, ONE, IF YOU HAVE 
AN EXACT PICTURE OF HOW MANY 
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE INFECTED?
AND, TWO, WHAT IS THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT DOING TO ENSURE THAT 
HOSPITALS HAVE THE STAFF THEY 
NEED AS MORE HEALTH CARE WORKERS
GET SICK AND THE SAME FOR 
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES?
>> FIRST OF ALL, I'LL TURN TO 
DR. TAM TO SPEAK ABOUT SPECIFICS
IN A MINUTE, BUT I WILL SAY THAT
THE WORK WE DO AROUND STAFFING 
OF HOSPITALS AND PROCESS AND 
PROTOCOLS FOR HOSPITALS IS AT 
THE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE LEVEL.
DR. TAM AND DR. NJOO AS YOU KNOW
SIT ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
WHICH IS COMPRISED OF ALL OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS ACROSS 
THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES 
AND IT'S WHERE IT'S DEVELOPED 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS 
PROVIDED A NUMBER OF RESOURCES.
I ALWAYS SAY WE'RE ABLE TO 
PROVIDE MONEY, WHICH WE HAVE TO 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES.
WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE 
EQUIPMENT, WHICH WE HAVE TO 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES.
AND GUIDANCE.
THAT IS REALLY THE ROLE OF THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AND OF COURSE ANY OTHER EXTRA 
SPECIAL REQUESTS THAT EACH 
PROVINCE AND TERRITORY POSES 
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, HUMAN 
RESOURCE SUPPORT, WE ARE WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE THAT AS 
WELL.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS COMPLETE
ENOUGH, BUT I CAN GIVE IT TO DR.
TAM TO SPEAK A FEW EXTRA WORDS.
>> I THINK IT IS ACTUALLY QUITE 
IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER 
OF CASES IN HEALTH CARE WORKERS 
WHICH THE PROVINCES HAVE MUCH 
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON.
AFTER PROVINCES HAVE PROVIDED US
WITH INFORMATION THAT WE CAN 
GLEAN THE PERCENTAGE OF CASES 
THAT HAVE BEEN IN HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS RANGES SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
THE 7% TO SOMETIMES 11%.
AND IN GENERAL THE EXPOSURE 
SETTING, IF YOU LIKE, IS 
ACTUALLY QUITE VARIED.
A LOT OF OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY 
INFECTED NOT AT THE WORKPLACE --
SOMETIMES IT'S DUE TO TRAVEL, 
ATTENDANCE AT A CONFERENCE, 
ATTENDANCE AT MASS GATHERING 
EVENTS AND CERTAINLY IN SOCIAL 
CONTEXT AS WELL.
I THINK THAT TELLS US OF COURSE 
WE NEED TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS BOTH AT THE WORKPLACE, 
BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR THEM
TO REDUCE ALL THE RISK OF 
ACQUIRING INFECTION ELSEWHERE AS
PART OF THE OTHER DAILY LIFE AS 
WELL.
SO I THINK BOTH ASPECTS.
OF COURSE, TRAVEL AND MASS 
GATHERINGS HAVE BEEN REDUCED.
I KNOW OF EVEN ONE CLUSTER WHERE
IT INVOLVED A FUNERAL SETTING 
WHERE THERE WAS SOME HEALTH CARE
WORKERS AS WELL.
SO IT'S VARIED IN TERMS OF WHERE
THEY ACQUIRE INFECTION.
WE KNOW TODAY OF ONE HEALTH 
WORKER WHO, UNFORTUNATELY, DIED 
WITH COVID-19.
IT'S UNCLEAR, I THINK, WHERE 
THAT WORKER WHO IS I THIS AN 
ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF HAD ACQUIRED
THE INFECTION AND IT MAY NOT BE 
THE WORKPLACE.
IT MAY BE THE COMMUNITY, BUT 
IT'S UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE 
JURISDICTION ITSELF.
SO I DO THINK, IT IS SOMETHING 
THAT WE ARE MONITORING IN EVERY 
AREA OF CANADA VERY CLOSELY.
>> Announcer: THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
TURN BACK TO THE PHONE FOR TWO 
LAST QUESTIONS.
OPERATOR?
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT QUESTION FROM CANADIAN 
PRESS.
>> Reporter: FOR DR. TAM, IT 
SEEMS MANY SAY THAT A RAPID 
TESTING CAPACITY MANY TIMES WHAT
WE HAVE IN CANADA RIGHT NOW IS A
REQUIREMENT FOR A RETURN TO 
ANYTHING LIKE NORMAL.
FIRST, DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
IF YOU DO, CAN YOU LAY OUT IN 
DETAIL WHAT IS BEING DONE TO GET
US TO THAT POINT?
>> SO I THINK CERTAINLY WHEN 
THERE ARE BIGGER OUTBREAKS OR 
CLUSTERS, YOU CAN -- WHAT YOUR 
TRYING TO DETERMINE IS IF AN 
OUTBREAK IS OCCURRING AND 
LOOKING AT COMMUNITY 
TRANSMISSION.
WHEN WE GET TO EPIDEMIC CONTROL 
OF THE FIRST WAVE, WHICH IS OUR 
COLLECTIVE OBJECTIVE AND OUR 
GOAL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE 
LABORATORY TESTING.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE GOOD TESTING 
SYSTEMS TO DETECT REIGNITING AND
SPARKS AND CLUSTERING 
REOCCURRING.
SO FOR SURE RAMPING UP OUR 
CAPACITY IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT
PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE HAD TO 
DETECT FURTHER CHANGE IN 
TRANSMISSION IS VERY CRITICAL.
SO WE ARE DOING THIS IN A NUMBER
OF WAYS.
ONE IS EVERY SINGLE DAY LOOKING 
AT EVERY AVENUE TO INCREASE OUR 
CAPACITY TO DO THE DETECTION FOR
THE VIRUS, WHICH IS MAINLY THE 
PCR TEST.
SO THOSE ARE THE TESTS THAT 
COULD BE DONE IN BIGGER 
LABORATORIES, BUT THE RAPID TEST
THAT.
INCLUDING THAT, AND OF COURSE, 
DOMESTIC SUPPLIES SUCH AS THE 
SPARTAN COMPANY THAT IS 
PROVIDING -- THIS IS ONE THAT 
HEALTH CANADA HAD RECENTLY 
APPROVED.
SO TRYING TO GET AS MUCH OF THAT
DIAGNOSTIC ON BOARD AND THAT 
WOULD BE REALLY A SORT OF GREAT 
COMPONENT OF OUR STRATEGY FOR 
THOSE WHO ARE MORE IN THE REMOTE
AND RURAL AREAS, INDIGENOUS 
COMMUNITIES, BECAUSE THAT WILL 
ELIMINATE THE TRANSPORTATION 
TIME FOR ANY SPECIMENS.
BUT FOR SURE ANY OF THOSE TYPE 
OF TESTS WE'RE PURSUING.
MAKING AGENTS, ENSURING WE HAVE 
SWABS, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE 
BEING WORKED ON.
WE HAVE TO THANK THE LABORATORY 
PEOPLE BY THE WAY TODAY.
AND ALL THAT THEY'RE DOING TO 
HELP US IN THIS OUTBREAK.
ALSO THEN, OF COURSE, WE ARE 
EXAMINING THE ANTIBODY TESTS.
AND PEOPLE HAVE ASKED US THAT, 
YOU KNOW, ABOUT THAT IN THE 
PAST.
AND WE ARE ACTIVELY TESTING SOME
OF THOSE KITS, DOING QUALITY 
ASSURANCE, MAKING SURE THAT THEY
CAN ACTUALLY DETECT ANTIBODIES 
AND THEN FURTHER UNDERSTANDING 
THE IMMUNOLOGY OF THE VIRUS.
I THINK ALL OF THOSE ARE STREAMS
OF CAPACITY-BUILDING THAT ARE 
RELEVANT.
>> Reporter: THANKS.
FOR MINISTER HAJDU.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE U.S. 
PRESIDENT'S LAMENT ABOUT THE 
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND 
THE WITHDRAWAL OF FUNDING?
HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE FIGHT 
AGAINST COVID-19?
>> Patty Hajdu (Minister of 
Health): WELL, I THINK CANADA 
VALUES THE WORK OF THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
AND WE CONTINUE TO COMMIT TO 
CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE WORK OF 
THE ORGANIZATION.
IT IS A VERY VALUABLE TOOL IN 
REGULAR TIMES, IN BOTH ITS 
ABILITY TO DETECT NEW VIRUS 
ACTIVITY, TO MANAGE OUTBREAKS OF
A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT DISEASES 
AROUND THE WORLD, TO BRING 
SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS 
TOGETHER, TO ALLOW THE CAPACITY 
FOR COUNTRIES TO WORK TOGETHER, 
TO DEAL WITH THESE TYPES OF 
OUTBREAKS, SO WE COMMIT ON A 
REGULAR BASIS THROUGH THE 
PRESENCE OF DR. TAM AS ONE OF 
THE EXPERT ADVISORS TO THE 
COMMITTEE, THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
ON COVID-19.
AND WE KNOW THAT ANY RESPONSE TO
COVID-19, AND IN FACT ANY GLOBAL
OUTBREAK IS ONE WHERE COUNTRIES 
HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PULL 
TOGETHER, POOL THEIR RESEARCH 
AND TO REALLY SHARE THEIR 
EFFORTS TO MANAGE THESE 
OUTBREAKS.
IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN 
BY THE WAY.
>> THANK YOU, MINISTER.
>> Reporter: THANK YOU.
>> FOLLOWING QUESTION FROM 
POLITICO.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: THANK YOU FOR TAKE 
MY QUESTION.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAID 
YESTERDAY THAT BORDER 
RESTRICTIONS ARE GOING TO BE 
NEEDED FOR WEEKS.
MANY STATES IN THE U.S. HAVE 
EXTENDED STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS.
HOW LONG IS CANADA LOOKING TO 
EXTEND THE CURRENT LIMITATIONS 
IN PLACE FOR PEOPLE, 
NON-ESSENTIAL PEOPLE NOT 
CROSSING THE BORDER.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU FOR 
THE QUESTION, LAUREN.
YOU WILL HAVE HEARD FROM DR. TAM
AND DR. NJOO THEY'RE CAUTIOUSLY 
OPTIMISTIC WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE
DOUBLING RATE OF CORONAVIRUS.
[please stand by]
WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
>> Rosemary: OK.
WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THIS 
FEDERAL BRIEFING AND CHRYSTIA 
FREELAND BUT LET ME REITERATE 
THE NEWS THAT SHE IS REFERRING 
TO THERE, THAT THERE IS SOME 
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM, THAT THE 
STRICT MEASURES OF PHYSICAL 
DISTANCES AND STAYING AT HOME 
DO APPEAR TO BE WORKING.
MUCH TIME YET TO GO.
AS THE PRIME MINISTER SAID 
WEEKS STILL INTO THIS.
BUT THE MEASURES SEEM TO BE 
WORKING.
WE'RE CUTTING AWAY FROM THAT TO 
BRING YOU TO TORONTO WHERE THE 
ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD IS 
SPEAKING.
I'M ROSEMARY BARTON.
ANDREW NICHOLS PICKS UP OUR 
COVERAGE.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
>> WE OWE IT TO OUR MOST 
VULNERABLE AND OUR FAMILIES AND 
LOVED ONES TO FIGHT THIS 
TERRIBLE VIRUS UNTIL THE END.
WE OWE IT TO THEM, TO LEAVE 
NOTHING ON THE TABLE AND TODAY 
WE'RE THROWING EVERYTHING WE'VE 
GOT AT OUR LONG-TERM CARE HOMES 
AND WE'RE UTILIZING OVER 
AVAILABLE RESOURCE.
WE WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO 
PROTECT THOSE WHO CANNOT 
PROTECT THEMSELVES.
TODAY WE'RE LAUCHERING AN ALL
-OUT PLAN TO FIGHT COVID-19 IN 
OUR LONG
