>> Prime Minister Trudeau: AND 
TO VICE PRINCIPAL McDONALD, 
THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING US HERE 
THIS MORNING.
I KNOW THE END OF AUGUST IS 
ALWAYS BUSY AS YOU GET READY TO 
WELCOME KIDS BACK.
WHILE EVERY YEAR IS DIFFERENT, 
THIS SEPTEMBER WILL BE UNLIKE 
ANY YOU'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH 
BEFORE.
PARENTS AND STAFF ARE ANXIOUS 
ABOUT WHAT THE SCHOOL YEAR MAY 
HOLD.
AS A DAD AND AS A FORMER 
TEACHER, I GET THAT.
WE ALL WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR 
CHILDREN.
I WANT TO ASSURE THAT PARENTS 
ARE CONFIDENT OF WHAT THEY'RE 
DOING AND HOW THEY'RE DOING IT 
REALLY, REALLY MATTERS.
JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, I HAD 
THE CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH A 
COUPLE WHO HAVE FOUR KIDS AND 
THEY WERE TELLING ME THEY'RE 
WORRIED ABOUT SENDING THEM BACK 
TO SCHOOL.
LIKE EVERY PARENT, JOANNE AND 
FONG WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR 
CHILDREN ARE SAFE.
BUT AS OWNERS OF THEIR OWN 
BUSINESS, IT IS ALSO HARD TO 
JUGGLE WORK WITH THE KIDS AT 
HOME.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF 
PARENTS, ESPECIALLY MOTHERS, 
ARE FACING RIGHT NOW.
OUR CHILDREN MUST BE SAFE IN 
THE CLASSROOM.
THAT IS NONNEGOTIATABLE.
NO PARENT SHOULD BE LOSING 
SLEEP BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO 
BACK TO WORK BUT THEY ARE 
CONFIDENT THAT SCHOOLS ARE 
PROPERLY PREPARED.
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: THE 
SENIORS OF THE PROVINCES ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE 
SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN IN THE 
CLASSROOM AND THAT OF OUR 
TEACHERS ON THE JOB.
BUT OUR GOVERNMENT WILL BE 
THERE TO SUPPORT THEM.
AS I SAID BEFORE, THE PROVINCES 
AND THE TERRITORIES MUST MAKE 
THIS VISION BASED ON PUBLIC 
HEALTH AND NOT BECAUSE OF BUM 
TEAR MATTERS.
SO, WE PUT OUR WORDS INTO 
ACTION.
OUR GOVERNMENT IS INVESTING 
HISTORICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, 
ANOWSING $19 BILLION IN THE 
STATE RESOURCE AGREEMENT WITH 
THE PROVINCE AND TERRITORIES.
WE DID THAT TO PROVIDE TO 
CANADIANS THE SUPPORT THAT THEY 
NEED.
WE ALWAYS PROMISE TO BE THERE 
FOR CANADIANS AND THAT IS 
EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING.
BUT, OF COURSE, THERE IS STILL 
MUCH WORK TO BE DONE.
TODAY, WE ARE, THEREFORE, 
TAKING ANOTHER STEP FORWARD.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
YESTERDAY, I SPOKE WITH 
PREMIERS ABOUT THE UPCOMING 
SCHOOL YEAR.
THEY'RE WORKING HARD TO PROTECT 
OUR KIDS.
BUT THIS YEAR IS CHALLENGING 
AND LIKE NO OTHER.
THAT IS WHY TODAY I COULD 
ANNOUNCE THAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS INVESTING UP TO 
$2 BILLION IN SCHOOL SAFETY FOR 
THE COMING YEAR.
THIS MONEY, WHICH WILL FLOW 
THROUGH THE NEW SAFE 
RETURN-TO-CLASS FUND WILL HELP 
KEEP STUDENTS AND TEACHERS SAFE 
AS SCHOOLS RE-OPEN.
OUR CHILDREN MUST ALWAYS BE OUR 
TOP PRIORITY AS PARENTS AND AS 
GOVERNMENTS.
ONCE PEOPLE KNOW THEIR KIDS ARE 
SAFE, THEY CAN GET BACK TO WORK 
WITH LESS WORRIES.
EDUCATION IS, OF COURSE, A 
PROVINCIAL JIBSINGER AND I TOLD 
THE PREMIERS YESTERDAY THAT WE 
ABSOLUTELY RESPECT THAT.
WHAT WE'RE ANNOUNCING TODAY IS 
DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PROVINCES 
AND TERRITORIES IN THE BEST WAY 
POSSIBLE.
OUR GOVERNMENT IS HERE TO HELP.
WE'VE MADE THIS FUNDING 
FLEXIBLE SO PROVINCES AND 
ULTIMATELY SCHOOLS CAN USE IT 
FOR WHAT THEY NEED MOST, FROM 
HAND SANITIZER TO REMOTE 
LEARNING.
ON TOP OF THIS NEW FUNDING, 
WE'RE ALSO INVESTING $112 
MILLION IN SCHOOLS IN FIRST 
NATION COMMUNITIES.
THIS MONEY WILL HELP THOSE 
COMMUNITIES SAFELY OPEN THEIR 
SCHOOLS WITH PROPER SUPPORTS 
FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND 
EDUCATORS.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO 
HAS HELPED BRING THIS NEW SAFE 
RETURN TO CLASS FUND TOGETHER.
OVER THE PAST WEEK, I'VE HEARD 
CLEARLY FROM LIBERAL M.P.s 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS 
DIRECTLY FROM CONCERNED PARENTS 
ASKING US TO SEE JUST WHAT THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO 
HELP KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.
IN HIS VERY FIRST DAYS AS 
MINISTER OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
AFFAIRS, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS 
AND HE REACHED OUT TO FOLKS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK 
MEMBERS OF CAUCUS, INCLUDING 
AND ESPECIALLY KIRSTIE AND JUDY 
HERE WITH US TODAY WHO HAVE 
BEEN A DRIVING FORCE TO GET 
MORE HELP TO PARENTS AND KIDS.
ALSO, YESTERDAY, WHEN I SAT 
DOWN WITH DR. TAM, BACK TO 
SCHOOL WAS ONE OF A NUMBER OF 
THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT TO 
PREPARE FOR THE FALL.
SCHOOL SAFETY IS TOP OF MIND 
FOR ALL OF US.
NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE, 
STUDENTS MUST BE SAFE IN THEIR 
CLASSROOMS.
TEACHERS AND STAFF MUST BE SAFE 
ON THE JOB.
PARENTS MUST BE CONFIDENT THAT 
THEY CAN GET BACK TO WORK.
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
TODAY, I ANNOUNCE THAT OUR 
GOVERNMENT IS INVESTING UP TO 
$2 BILLION IN THE NEW SAFE 
RETURN TO CLASS FUND.
WE'RE DOING THAT TO KEEP OUR 
YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR TEACHERS 
SAFE OVER THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
THIS SUPPORT IS FLEXIBLE AND 
THE PROVINCE AND SCHOOLS WILL 
BE ABLE TO USE THE MONEY TO 
MEET THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS, 
WHETHER IT IS FOR HAND 
SANITIZER OR FOR REMOTE 
LEARNING.
OVER THE NEXT WEEK, WE'LL BE 
WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES SO 
THAT THEY CAN GET THE MONEY AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE'RE INVESTING $112 MILLION IN 
FIRST NATIONS SCHOOLS.
THAT MONEY WILL HELP THEM TO 
RE-OPEN THEIR SCHOOLS SAFELY 
AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY 
SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, PARENTS 
AND TEACHERS.
I WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO 
ALL THOSE WHO HELPED TO DEVELOP 
THE SAFE RETURN TO CLASS FUND.
OVER IF LAST WEEK, I HAVE 
CLEARLY HEARD FROM LIBERAL 
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM 
RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT ALSO DIRECTLY FROM 
CONCERNED PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN 
ASKING WHAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT COULD DO TO KEEP 
THEM SAFE.
IN HIS FIRST DAY AS 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, 
DOMINIC AND I DISCUSSED THIS.
WITH THE CAUCUS, IN ORDER TO 
DEVELOP THIS PLAN AND WHEN I 
MET WITH DR. TAM YESTERDAY, OUR 
CONVERSATION MAY HAVE DEALT 
WITH THE RETURN OF JUST
[PLEASE STAND BY]
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THAT 
INCLUDES TODAY'S FEDERAL 
SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND 
PROGRESS ON EVERYTHING FROM 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
TO HELP FROM THE MOST 
VULNERABLE.
FIGHTING COVID-19 IS A TEAM 
CANADA EFFORT AND WE'RE ALL 
COMMITED TO CONTINUING THIS 
WORK TOGETHER INTO THE FALL.
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: I 
WANT TO THANK THE [INAUDIBLE] 
COOPERATION ON A NUMBER OF 
SIGNIFICANT PROMISES IN RECENT 
WEEKS.
I KNOW WE WILL BE READY TO MOVE 
FORWARD TOGETHER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING 
HERE AND I'M NOW READY TO TAKE 
YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> WE'LL START QUESTION PERIOD 
WITH THREE QUESTIONS, ONE 
FOLLOW-UP.
[Speaking French] 
>> Operator: PLEASE PRESS STAR 
1 AT THIS TIME IF YOU HAVE A 
QUESTION.
[Speaking French] 
>> Reporter: [Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: GOOD 
MORNING, MR. TRUDEAU.
NOW GIVEN THAT THERE'S AN AREA 
OF PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION, AND 
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT $2 
BILLION AND HAVE TO ACTUALLY 
BORROW IT, WHY DO YOU -- WHAT 
CAN YOU IF THE PROVINCES FEEL 
THEY NEED MORE MONEY THAN THAT?
WE CLEARLY HEARD ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THAT PARENTS ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT THE RETURN TO 
SCHOOL.
I KNOW THAT THE PROVINCES ARE 
ALL FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING PLANS 
FOR A SAFE RETURN.
BUT APARTMENTS ARE STILL 
CONCERNED.
SO, WE DECIDED TO EXPLORE HOW 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD 
PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS AN 
AREA OF PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION 
BUT THE FACT IS THERE ARE REAL 
AND EXTREME NEEDS OUT THERE IS 
WE DECIDED TO PROVIDE THAT 
MONEY TO THE PROVINCES SO THAT 
THEY COULD DO EVEN MORE TO 
PROTECT PARTNERS AND ENSURE 
THAT THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY, THE 
RETURN TO SCHOOL AND THE NEXT 
FEW MONTHS WHEN WE'RE STILL 
LIVING WITH COVID-19 WILL GO 
AHEAD AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
THIS IS A DECISION WE MADE TO 
HELP FAMILIES IN CANADA.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU DON'T 
ACTUALLY HAVE THAT MONEY.
SO WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE ADDED 
TO THE FEDERAL DEBT INSTEAD OF 
THE PROVINCIAL DEBT?
IT LEAVES THE IMPRESSION THAT 
YOU BELIEVE THAT WHAT THE 
PROVINCES ARE DOING IS NOT 
ENOUGH.
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT 
YOU ARE TRYING TO BUY THE 
SUPPORT OF PEOPLE WITHOUT JOBS.
THE FACT IS THAT IF YOU'VE BEEN 
LISTENING TO PARENTS ACROSS 
THIS COUNTRY, YOU KNOW THAT 
THERE ARE -- THIS IS 
PRACTICALLY NOTHING ELSE THAT 
PEOPLE ARE TALK ABOUT THESE 
DAYS.
EVERYONE HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT 
THE RE-OPENING OF OUR SCHOOLS 
AND HOW THAT IS GOING TO WORK 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
YES, THERE ARE PROVINCES WHERE 
THINGS ARE DOING BETTER.
IN TERMS OF COVID-19.
BUT THERE IS ALSO THE 
POSSIBILITY OF A SECOND WAVE 
AND WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT 
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT A 
FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY, WE CAN 
HELP.
WE MADE A PROMISE TO MADE THE 
YAPS AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS 
PANDEMIC.
WE PROMISED TO BE THIS FOR 
PEOPLE WHO NEEDED HELP.
AND WE'VE SEEN THAT THE NEEDS 
ARE THERE AND FOR OUR PARENTS.
SO SUPPORTING THE PROVINCES AND 
GIVING THEM MORE RESOURCES SO 
THAT THEY CAN REALLY DO 
EVERYTHING THAT'S NEEDED TO 
ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR 
CHILDREN.
WE BELIEVE THAT IS SOMETHING 
CRITICAL.
>> Operator: MERCI.
[Speaking French] 
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM LAURA 
STONE FROM THE "GLOBE AND MAIL".
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: HI, PRIME MINISTER.
GOOD MORNING.
YOU ARE ANOWSING THIS MONEY A 
COUPLE OF WEEK AND IN SOME 
CASES DAYS AWAY FROM THE 
SCHOOL'S RE-OPENING.
WHY DIDN'T YOU MAKE THIS MONEY 
AVAILABLE SOONER AND CAN YOU 
RESPOND TO CRITICISM THAT YOU 
ARE TRYING TO MAKE YOUR 
GOVERNMENT LOOK LIKE A 
POLITICAL SAVIOUR BY SWOOPING 
IN AT THE LAST MINUTE?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
RECOGNIZE AND ALWAYS DEEPLY RED 
CROSS NIGHED THE PRINCIPLES OF 
OUR CONSTITUTION.
IT SAYS THAT K TO 12 EDUCATION 
IS A PROVINCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
AND AS FAR AS A TEACHER AND A 
PARENT, THAT IS SOMETHING I 
RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE BEST 
LEAVING IN THE HAPPENEDS OF THE 
PROVINCES.
HOWEVER, OVER THE PAST WEEK OR 
SO I'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY 
LIBERAL M.P.s, SO MANY PARENTS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE 
STILL EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT 
HOW THAT RE-OPENING IS GOING TO 
GO.
WE'VE SEEN THE PROVINCES PUT 
FORWARD PLANS FOR THAT 
RE-OPENING AND, YOU KNOW, THEY 
ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY'RE 
DOING WHAT IS NECESSARY.
BUT PARENTS WERE STILL 
CONCERNED.
LET'S GET THE PROVINCE'S EVEN 
MORE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO DO 
EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO KEEP 
YOUR KIDS SAFE.
WHAT THEY CHOOSE TO DO WILL BE 
UP TO THEM AND THE 
CONVERSATIONS THEY HAVE WITH 
PARENTS AND CITIZENS IN THEIR 
PROVINCES.
BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE IS MORE 
TO DO TO ENSURE THAT PARENTS 
AREN'T ANXIOUS OR AS ANXIOUS 
ABOUT THE RETURN TO CLASS.
WE HAVE NO INTENTION AND WE HAD 
NO INTENTION OF INTERFERING IN 
PROVINCIAL AREAS OF 
JURISDICTION.
THAT IS WHY THIS MONEY COMING 
IN TO BE ABLE TO TOP UP THE 
PLANS OF THE PREMIERS HAVE SET 
FORWARD IS GOING TO BE 
SOMETHING THAT WILL GIVE PEOPLE 
CONFIDENCE NOT JUST IN THE 
SAFETY OF THEIR KIDS BUT THE 
ABILITY TO GET BACK TO, TWO AND 
OUR ECONOMY TO GET GOING ONCE 
AGAIN.
>> 
FOLLOWING UP, LAURA.
>> Reporter: AND YOU'RE MAKING 
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE 
TORONTO AREA.
OBVIOUSLY THERE HAVE BEEN SOME 
VOCAL CRITICS OF ONTARIO'S 
PLAN, PARTICULARLY AROUND CLASS 
SIZES.
ARE YOU SAYING WITH THIS MONEY 
THAT ONTARIO'S BACK-TO-SCHOOL 
PLAN IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND DO 
YOU EXPECT THE FORD GOVERNMENT 
TO USE IT PRIMARILY FOR LOWER 
CLASS SIZES?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: AS I 
SAID, WE'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS 
RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO 
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SENDING 
THEIR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.
THIS IS MONEY THAT IS GOING TO 
HELP RIGHT ACROSS THE PROVINCE 
AND EVERY PROVINCE AND 
TERRITORY.
ALSO LIKE I SAID, WE FULLY 
RESPECT PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION 
OVER EDUCATION.
THIS MONEY IS THERE TO HELP 
KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.
BUT THE PROVINCES WILL 
DETERMINE THE BEST WAY TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THIS MONEY IS SPENT 
IN WAYS THAT KEEP OUR CITIZENS 
AND OUR KIDS SAFE S.
>> THANK YOU.
OPERATOR, QUESTION ON THE PHONE.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
NEXT QUESTION [Speaking French].
>> Reporter: [Speaking French].
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
[INTERPRETER INAUDIBLE]
[SPEAKER AND INTERPRETER 
TALKING OVER ONE ANOTHER]
[INTERPRETER INAUDIBLE]
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROVINCES 
HAVE ESTABLISHED THEIR OWN 
PLANS TO SAFELY RE-OPEN THEIR 
SCHOOLS.
AND START THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AT THE SAME TIME IN RECENT 
WEEK, WE HAVE CLEARLY HEARD 
ABOUT THE CONCERNS OF PARENTS 
WHO BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE 
MORE SUPPORT AND THE PROVINCES, 
AS I SAID, HAVE ALREADY 
ESTABLISHED THEIR PLANS AND 
PARENTS ARE ASKING FOR MORE.
SO WE DON'T WANT TO TELL THE 
PROVINCES WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
THEY HAVE THE NECESSARY 
RESOURCES TO LOWER THE LEVEL OF 
ANXIETY AMONG PARENTS.
SO IT'S REALLY JUST A 
RECOGNITION THAT EVEN WITH THE 
PLAN PUT IN PLACE BY THE 
PROVINCES, PARENTS HAVE 
REMAINED CONCERNED AND WE 
BELIEVED THAT THIS WOULD BE A 
WAY OF HELPING THE PROVINCES TO 
DO EVEN BETTER IN TERMS OF 
REDUCING THAT ANXIETY.
A FOLLOW-UP?
YES, THANK YOU.
I COME BACK TO MY QUESTION.
ISN'T IT A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE 
TO BE CALMING DOWN PARENTS?
OTHER THAN BUYING SOAP OR 
DISINFECTANT?
THE SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY OPEN SO 
HOW WILL THAT MONEY REALLY HELP?
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE A 
GREAT DEAL OF CONFIDENCE IN THE 
PROVINCES AND THE SCHOOLS WHEN 
IT COMES TO USING MORE 
RESOURCES TO HELP THEIR 
STUDENTS.
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT, AS THE 
SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, IF THERE 
COULD BE A SECOND WAVE OF THE 
VIRUS.
AND THAT MEANS THAT THOSE 
RESOURCES WILL HELP IN DOING 
THINGS THAT MAY NOT BE A 
PRIORITY, THAT MAY NOT SEEM 
NECESSARY NOW.
BUT THAT WILL BECOME NECESSARY 
IN MID SEPTEMBER OR LATE IN 
OCTOBER.
SO WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE 
PROVINCES HAVE MORE RESOURCES 
TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ALL 
PARENTS AND ALL PEOPLE 
UNDERSTAND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: BRIAN LILLLEY, 
TORONTO SUN.
WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THIS 
ANXIOUS POSITION UNTIL THERE IS 
A VACCINE OR TREATMENT FOR 
COVID-19.
YESTERDAY, DR. TAM WAS SPEAKING 
EXTENSIVELY ABOUT VACCINES.
BUT THERE WAS A PIECE WRITTEN 
BY A PROFESSOR FROM THE OTTAWA 
SCHOOL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND 
PUBLIC HEALTH SAYING YOUR 
GOVERNMENT HAS LET CANADIANS 
DOWN BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONLY 
WESTERN COUNTRY NOT TO HAVE 
PURCHASED, IN ADVANCE, ONE OF 
VACCINES THAT'S HEADING INTO 
PHASE THREE TRIALS.
CAN YOU TELL US THE STATUS OF 
ANY PURCHASE OF VACCINES AND 
WHY YOUR GOVERNMENT WENT THAT 
ROUTE AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO 
BUY THE OXFORD VACCINE OR 
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
WE'VE ACTUALLY SIGNED A NUMBER 
OF DEALS WITH -- POTENTIAL 
VACCINE PRODUCERS AROUND THE 
WORLD.
THE ISSUE IS NOBODY YOET HAS A 
VACCINE AND NOBODY KNOWS WHO'S 
GOING TO DEVELOP THE VACCINE.
SO LIKE MANY, MANY COUNTRIES 
AROUND THE WORLD, WE'RE WORKING 
WITH A RANGE OF PARTNERS TO 
ENSURE THAT WHEN SOMEONE DOES 
FIND A VACCINE, CANADIANS WILL 
HAVE ACCESS TO IT.
THERE IS A LOT OF RESEARCH 
GOING ON HERE IN CANADA AND 
ELSEWHERE AROUND THE WORLD.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE 
THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH SO 
THAT CANADIANS CAN BE PROTECTED.
AND ALSO TO RECOGNIZE THAT 
THERE IS GOING TO BE A NEED FOR 
VACCINES ALL AROUND THE WORLD, 
INCLUEDING IN THE DEVELOPING 
WORLD WHERE COVID IS HITTING 
EXTREMELY HARD, THAT IS NOT TOP 
OF MIND FOR ALL COUNTRIES.
BUT CANADA IS PART OF A GLOBAL 
EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE 
VACCINES PRODUCED IN A LARGE 
ENOUGH NUMBERS, NOT JUST FOR 
CANADIANS BUT PEOPLE AROUND THE 
WORLD.
>> Reporter: HELLO, PRIME 
MINISTER.
I'M WITH THE YORK WEST 
ADVOCATE, WHICH IS OUR LOCAL 
PAPER HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE 
YOU ON GETTING SIGNIFICANT 
FUNDS TO PROVINCES TO ASSIST 
THEM AND IMPROVING THEIR 
SCHOOLS AND THEIR BUS FLEETS SO 
THEY CAN HAVE SMALLER 
CLASSROOMS AND LESS STUDENTS ON 
BUSES.
BUT CARDINAL IS NOT A 
PROVINCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BUT 
BIG TELECOM IS LOWER RATES AND 
HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERNET IS 
IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS AT HOME 
AND IN SCHOOL.
PARENTS AND ADULTS ARE USING 
THE INTERNET ALSO FOR EDUCATION.
COULD YOU COMMENT ON YOUR 
FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF 
[INAUDIBLE] MEDIA.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: IT 
IS NOT JUST A QUESTION OF 
INVESTING IN DIGITAL ACCESS.
IT IS ABOUT INVESTING IN IT 
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT 
INVESTMENTS OVER THE PAST 
YEARS, PARTICULARLY IN 
UNDERSERVED AREAS.
THEY'RE OFTEN RURAL OR REMOTE.
BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT DATA 
CHARGES AND COSTS OF CELL 
PHONES HAS BEEN A REAL 
CHALLENGE FOR CANADIANS OVER 
THE PAST MANY YEARS.
THAT IS WHY WE MADE COMMITMENTS 
AROUND REDUCING THE CELL PHONE 
BILLS BY 25, .
WHY WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD ON 
GREATER INVESTMENTS AND 
PARTNERSHIPS WITH -- IN 
COMPANIES THAT ARE ENSURING 
THAT PEOPLE HAVE BETTER ACCESS 
TO THIS DIGITTAL FUTURE WE'RE 
ALL PART OF.
WE KNOW THAT ONLINE ACTIVITY, 
ONLINE BUSINESS, ONLINE 
LEARNING IS GOING TO BE 
INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN THE 
COMING YEARS.
CANADIANS NEED TO HAVE THAT 
FULL ACCESS RIGHT ACROSS THE 
BOARD AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE 
WORKING ON.
>> GOOD MORNING, PRIME MINISTER.
IF YOU CAN DO THAT IN ENGLISH 
AND IN FRENCH.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY NOENL 
PAY FOR WHAT THE PROVINCES HAVE 
ALREADY ANNOUNCED OR IS THIS 
EXTRA MONEY TO PAY FOR EXTRA 
MEASURES?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THIS 
IS INCREMENTAL FUNDING.
THIS IS MONEY THAT WILL GO 
TOWARDS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT 
THE PROVINCES HADN'T MOVED 
FORWARD WITH ALREADY.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT 
RESOURCES WEREN'T AN OVERLY 
LIMITING FACTOR IN DOING THINGS 
TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.
WE HEARD VERY CLEARLY FROM 
PARTNERS OVER THE PAST WEEKS, 
THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY THEY  HAVE 
AND EXTRA MEASURES THAT 
PROVINCES CAN PUT FORWARD TO 
MAKE SURE KIDS ARE SAFE IS WHAT 
WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR WITH 
THESE FUNDS.
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: WE 
RECOGNIZE THAT PARENTS ARE 
WORRIED AND EVEN WITH THE PLANS 
THAT PROMISES THAT PUT IN PLACE 
THAT ANXIETY REMAINS.
SO THIS MONEY IS INTENDED TO 
ALLOW THEM TO TAKE ADDITIONAL 
MEASURES TO RE-ASSURE PARENTS 
AND TO ENSURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE 
SAFE DURING THIS T SCHOOL YEAR.
>> HELLO, PRIME MINISTER.
I'M FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS.
AN INDEPENDENT PANEL SET UP TO 
OVERSEE THE USE OF SOLITARY 
CONFINEMENT IN BLOCKS DOING ITS 
WORK BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 
CANADA.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO CONCERN 
THIS IS RAISES ABOUT THE 
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS AND WILL 
YOU ADD SOME OTHER KIND OF 
OVERSIGHT SUCH AS JUDICIAL 
OVERSIGHT?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
OBVIOUSLY IT WAS REALLY 
IMPORTANT FOR US TO FOLLOW 
THROUGH ON OUR COMMITMENT TO 
END ADMINISTRATIVE AND 
DISCIPLINARY SEGREGATION WHICH 
WE MOVE FORWARD ON.
BUT THE CONCERNS BROUGHT 
FORWARD BY THE PANEL, OF 
COURSE, ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE 
TAKING SERIOUSLY.
I KNOW MINISTER BLAIR AND 
CORRECTIONS CANADA ARE ENGAGING 
ON THIS ISSUE AND WILL HAVE 
MORE TO SAY IN THE COMING DAYS.
>> GOOD MORNING, PRIME MINISTER.
I WANT TO ASK YOU.
WERE PREMIERS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY CONSULTED AND HOW WILL 
THIS MONEY BE ROLLED OUT AND 
HOW WILL IT BE DIVIDED?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
YESTERDAY, I HAD THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MY 17TH 
FIRST MINISTERS MEETING SINCE 
THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID 
CRISIS BACK IN MARCH.
THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 
HIGHLIGHT OUR DESIRE TO HELP 
OUT THE PREMIERS IN AN AREA 
THAT IS VERY MUCH THEIR 
JIBSINGER OF KEEPING KIDS SAFE 
IN SCHOOLS.
SO WE PUT FORWARD $2 BILLION IN 
A WAY THAT IS ENTIRELY FLEXIBLE 
SO THAT THEY CAN DO THE THINGS 
THAT ARE NECESSARY TO KEEP KIDS 
SAFE IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE'VE ASKED FOR, COME DECEMBER, 
THEY TELL US WHAT THEY DID WITH 
THE MONEY, HOW THEY KEPT KIDS 
SAFE SO THAT WE CAN RELEASE THE 
SECOND HALF OF THIS MONEY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL 
ALLOW THE MONEY TO FLOW QUICKLY 
AND TO DO THOSE EXTRA THINGS 
THAT WILL RE-ASSURE PARENTS 
THAT THEIR KIDS ARE SAFE IN 
TERMS OF THAT.
THE DECISION WE MADE ON HOW TO 
DIVIDE THE MONEY ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY WAS STRAIGHTFORWARD.
WE LOOKED AT STATISTICS 
CANADA'S NUMBERS FOR CANADIANS 
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 4 AND 18.
AND THAT IS HOW WE DIVIDED THE 
MONEY IN A FAIR WAY WITH THE $2 
MILLION BASE RATE IF YOU WANT 
TO GET INTO THE -- GET 
TECHNICAL DETAILS OF IT.
BUT THE PREMIERS WERE VERY 
PLEASED WITH THIS FUNDING GOING 
FORWARD AND HAVE CERTAINLY -- 
ARE CERTAINLY INTENDING TO MAKE 
SURE THAT KIDS ARE KEPT SAFE 
WITH IT.
>> Reporter: HI, PRIME MINISTER.
DO YOU TRULY THINK IT'S 
REALISTIC THAT WITH LESS THAN 
TWO WEEKS TO GO UNTIL KIDS ARE 
BACK IN CLASS, THAT THIS MONEY 
IS COMING AT GOOD ENOUGH TIME 
AND IT CAN BE DIVIDED 
PROVINCIALLY AND THEN 
REGIONALLY IN A MATTER OF LESS 
THAN TWO WEEKS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THE 
REALITY IS THAT THE PROVINCES 
ALL PUT FORWARD PLANS WITH THE 
SAFE RESTART WITH THEIR BEST 
EXPERTS, WITH THEIR RESOURCES 
 MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE 
CONFIDENT THAT SCHOOL WAS -- 
SCHOOLS WERE GOING TO RESTART 
CAREFULLY.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THOSE 
PLANS, OBVIOUSLY, FOR THE PAST 
MONTHS.
WHAT WE REALISE WHEN WE SAW THE 
LEVEL OF AND AND PREOCCUPATION 
THAT PARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
HAD, STILL EVEN WITH THOSE 
PLANS IN PLACE, WE REALISED 
THAT WE COULD GIVE THE 
PROVINCES EVEN MORE RESOURCE.
SOME OF IT COULD GO FORWARD 
RIGHT AWAY.
SOME OF IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO 
HELP OUT IF THERE IS A SECOND 
WAVE LATER IN THE FALL.
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS 
THAT WE KNOW CANADIANS NEED TO 
SEE THEIR PROVINCES ACTING ON 
AND GIVING THIS MONEY TO THEM 
IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE 
IS A WAY FOR THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO BE THERE TO HELP 
IN AN AREA THAT IS PROVINCIAL 
JURISDICTION.
WE RESPECT THE CONSTITUTION, 
BUT WE NEEDED TO FIND A WAY TO 
BE THERE FOR CANADIAN AND THAT 
IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE DONE.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS 
PANDEMIC, WE MADE A COMMITMENT 
TO HAVE CANADIANS BACK THROUGH 
THIS PANDEMIC AND THAT IS 
EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE CONTINUING 
TO DO TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, PRIME MINISTER.
THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S PRESS 
CONFERENCE.
>> Suhana: YOU WERE LISTENING 
LIVE THERE TOGETHER ON CBC NEWS 
NETWORK.
PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU 
IN A SCHOOL GYMNASIUM IN 
TORONTO, INVESTING UP TO $2 
BILLION IN SCHOOL SAFETY, 
CALLING IT HIS SAFE RETURN TO 
CLASS FUNDS.
THIS WILL BE WEEDED OUT TO THE 
TERRITORIES AND PROVINCES BASED 
ON THE PER CAPITA OF STUDENTS 
IN THAT REGION
