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WE ARE STANDING BY TO HEAR FROM 
THE PRIME MINISTER IN HIS DAILY 
UPDATE ON THE RESPONSE TO THE 
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
SOME OF THE PROVINCES ARE 
TURNING TO A GRADUAL REOPENING 
OF THE CANADIAN ECONOMY AND A 
LOOSENING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
RESTRICTIONS.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU SPOKE ABOUT THAT 
WITH THE PROVINCIAL AND 
TERRITORIAL LEADERS.
IT WILL BE UP TO EACH PROVINCE 
AND TERRITORY, BUT THEY ARE NOW 
WORKING ON SOME NATIONAL 
GUIDELINES BEING CREATED BY BOTH
THE PROVINCES AND THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS ALL 
THOSE PLANS WILL BE OF COURSE 
PHASED IN AND PUTTING THE SAFETY
OF CANADIANS FIRST.
WE'RE EXPECTING TO HEAR MORE 
ABOUT THAT IN 15 MINUTES.
WE'RE ALSO TOLD THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER WILL FOCUS ON ANOTHER 
CRITICAL PART OF THE ECONOMY, 
THE FISHING ECONOMY.
MANY OF THE FISHERIES HAVE BEEN 
CLOSED.
AS WE WAIT FOR THE PRIME 
MINISTER, I WANT TO BRING IN MY 
COLLEAGUE CATHARINE CULLEN, WHO 
IS GOING TO HELP US WITH OUR 
COVERAGE TODAY.
LET'S START WITH THE CALL 
BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTER AND 
THE PREMIERS BECAUSE YOU WERE 
WORKING ON AS WELL.
DOES THERE SEEM TO BE BROAD 
AGREEMENT THAT THEY CAN DO IT 
ALL TOGETHER OR THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS TO TAKE A 
LEADERSHIP ROLE?
GIVE YOU YOUR SENSE.
>> Catherine: THEY ARE GOING TO 
BE WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS SET 
OF GUIDELINES.
WE EXPECT THEM TO COME OUT NEXT 
WEEK.
ONE PROVINCE SUGGESTING EARLY 
NEXT WEEK.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAY THESE ARE
BROAD GUIDELINES.
WE HEARD THE PRIME MINISTER 
TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS
THEY WILL DO.
WHAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF 
TESTING, WHAT NEEDS TO BE FOR 
CONTACT TRACING.
HE TALKED ABOUT LEVELS OF 
SAFETY.
BUT WHAT THOSE REOPENING WILL 
LOOK LIKE WILL BE UP TO EACH 
PROVINCE AND TERRITORY.
WE HAVE SEEN WITH SASKATCHEWAN 
AND NEW BRUNSWICK THAT THERE ARE
GOING TO BE DIFFERENCES FROM ONE
PROVINCE TO ANOTHER.
NOW IN PART, OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS 
GOING TO BE BECAUSE THE PICTURE 
OF THE OUTBREAK CHANGES FROM 
PROVINCE TO PROVINCE, BUT 
THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING
AT DIFFERENT MEASURES.
NEW BRUNSWICK SAID IMMEDIATELY 
PEOPLE COULD FORM WHAT'S CALLED 
TWO HOUSEHOLD BUBBLES.
YOUR HOUSEHOLD COULD CHOOSE ONE 
OTHER HOUSEHOLD THAT YOU WANTED 
TO START INTERACTING WITH.
THIS HAS TO BE A HOUSEHOLD THAT 
BOTH HOUSEHOLDS ARE IN FAVOUR 
OF.
ON MAY 4 THE FIRST THING THEY 
WANT TO ALLOW TO HAPPEN IS 
MEDICAL SERVICES, THE DENTIST, 
OPTOMETRIST, THE 
PHYSIOTHERAPIST.
BOTH PROVINCES PUTTING AN 
EMPHASIS ON OUTDOOR SPACES.
WE WANT TO SEE WHAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO BE 
RECOMMENDING.
EVERYONE HAS TALKED ABOUT DOING 
THIS GRADUALLY AND PROCEEDING 
WITH CAUTION.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE ARE 
OUTBREAKS, QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 
SEVERITY OF THOSE OUTBREAKS AND 
WHEN WILL THE PROVINCES SAY THEY
NEED TO PULL IT BACK.
SOME OF THE MAJOR PROVINCES, 
ONTARIO AND QUÉBEC, FOR 
INSTANCE, TALKING ABOUT LAYING 
OUT THEIR PLAYS IN THE COMING 
WEEKS.
WE WANT TO BE WATCHING FOR THAT 
AS WELL.
>> Rosemary: THERE IS A LOT OF 
EXCITEMENT IN NEW BRUNSWICK 
ABOUT SEEING ONE OTHER FAMILY.
I CAN TOTALLY RELATE.
IT'S INTERESTING TOO THAT THIS 
IS NOT A NATIONAL PICTURE RIGHT 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT EVEN 
INSIDE PROVINCES.
OUR COLLEAGUE MIKE CRAWLEY WAS 
TALKING ABOUT THE LACK OF CASES 
IN NORTHERN ONTARIO OR IF 
MONTREAL IS THE EPICENTRE OF 
MUCH OF THE COUNTRY AND 
CERTAINLY QUÉBEC, HOW DO YOU 
TREAT IT DIFFERENTLY INSIDE A 
PROVINCE.
THAT SEEMS MORE CHALLENGING.
>> Catherine: INDEED.
IN QUÉBEC WHERE THEY'VE HAD TO 
ASK FOR HELP IN NORTHERN QUÉBEC 
FROM THE FRONT YARD.
THE ISLAND OF MONTREAL, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES, YOU HAVE WHAT'S 
HAPPENING WITH THE PUBLIC AT 
LARGE BUT THESE FACILITIES ARE 
PROVING TO BE THE MAJORITY OF 
THE SOURCE OF DEATHS IN CANADA.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
HAS SET FORWARD SIX STANDARDS 
THAT THEY WOULD LIKE 
COMMUNITIES, JURISDICTIONS, 
COUNTRIES TO LOOK AT WHEN THEY 
LOOK AT REOPENING.
IT HAS TO DO WITH, YES, TESTING 
AND CONTACT TRACING.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'VE 
SAID IS YOU CAN'T HAVE OUTBREAKS
IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
HOW DOES THAT FIT INTO THE 
PICTURE OF WHAT COMMUNITIES 
DECIDE TO DO WHEN THEY DECIDE TO
REOPEN.
ALTHOUGH ONTARIO AND QUÉBEC ARE 
TALKING ABOUT PUTTING FORWARD 
THEIR PLANS, IN NEW BRUNSWICK 
THEY'VE TAKEN THIS FIRST STEP.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIMELINE 
WILL BE WHEN THEY START MOVING 
ON THESE MEASURES.
>> Rosemary: THE ONTARIO 
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED SOME NEW 
EMERGENCY MEASURES AS WELL.
THEY WILL ALLOW STAFF TO BE 
REDEPLOYED INTO LONG-TERM CARE 
HOMES AND THE MILITARY DEPLOYED 
TO QUÉBEC AND FIVE LONG-TERM 
CARE HOMES IN ONTARIO.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE SIDE OF YOUR 
SCREEN THE PRIME MINISTER'S 
HOME, RIDEAU COTTAGE, WHERE HE 
WILL COME OUT AND SPEAK TO US.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE TREES THE 
NOVA SCOTIA TARTAN.
THEY WERE PUT THERE BECAUSE OF 
THE VIRTUAL VIGIL.
POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE 
THE MASS SHOOTING.
WE HAVE LEARNED LOTS ABOUT THE 
22 VICTIMS AND LOTS OF DETAILS 
HOW THOSE TRAGIC EVENTS UNFOLDED
OVER THE COURSE OF THOSE TWO 
DAYS.
SHAINA LUCK JOINS US OUTSIDE OF 
RCMP HEADQUARTERS IN DARTMOUTH.
SHAINA, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US 
ABOUT THE LATEST ON THE 
INVESTIGATION?
>> Shaina: ROSEMARY, A 
COMPLICATED INVESTIGATION.
16 DIFFERENT CRIME SCENES, 22 
VICTIMS.
RCMP HEADQUARTERS BEHIND ME, YOU
CAN IMAGINE THEY ARE WORKING 
OVERTIME IN THERE TODAY.
WE KNOW, AS YOU SAID, A GREAT 
DEAL MORE TODAY THAN WE DID EVEN
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.
WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE 
TIMELINE, WHERE THE SHOOTER WAS,
WHEN HE WAS THERE.
WE KNOW THIS ALL BEGAN WITH 
REALLY A TERRIFYING INCIDENT OF 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THE VERY FIRST PERSON WHO WAS 
ATTACKED WAS THE SHOOTER'S 
LONG-TERM GIRLFRIEND.
SHE WAS ATTACKED AND FORCIBLY 
RESTRAINED.
POLICE SAID THE ATTACK WAS A 
SIGNIFICANT ONE.
SHE SURVIVED THAT.
SHE FLED INTO THE WOODS AND 
STAYED IN THE WOODS AROUND 
PORTAPIQUE FOR SAFETY.
SHE DIDN'T EMERGE UNTIL THE 
EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING.
THAT'S WHEN RCMP FOUND HER.
SHE BECAME A KEY WITNESS.
SHE WAS THE ONE WHO CONFIRMED HE
WAS TRAVELLING IN A FAKE RCMP 
CAR WITH AN RCMP UNIFORM.
SHE TOLD THEM THAT INFORMATION 
SO THEY COULD GET IT OUT TO THE 
PUBLIC.
BEFORE THAT COULD HAPPEN, HE WAS
ABLE TO USE THAT FAKE CAR AND 
UNIFORM TO REALLY GET AROUND THE
PROVINCE AND TO KILL A GREAT 
MANY PEOPLE.
WE'RE HEARING HE KILLED PEOPLE 
HE KNEW, BUT ALSO THAT HE PULLED
PEOPLE USING THAT FAKE CAR AND 
HE SHOT AND MURDERED THEM ON THE
SIDE OF THE ROAD.
SOME VERY GRIZZLY DETAILS COMING
OUT.
>> Rosemary: I KNOW THERE IS A 
LOT OF FOCUS ON WHERE THE GUNMAN
GOT THE CAR, THE DECALS, THE 
UNIFORM.
THIS GAVE HIM AN ADVANTAGE, IF 
YOU WILL, AS HE WENT THROUGH HIS
24 HOURS.
>> Shaina: THAT'S RIGHT.
THE RCMP HAVE DWELT ON WHAT AN 
ADVANTAGE THAT WAS FOR THE 
SHOOTER TO HAVE THAT CAR AND 
THAT UNIFORM SO THAT HE 
ESSENTIALLY DID LOOK LIKE AN 
OFFICER.
WE KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT 
HOW HE WAS ABLE TO GET THAT.
THE RCMP HAVE TOLD US THAT 
CERTAINLY RCMP CARS CAN BE 
BOUGHT AT AUCTION.
THEY ARE COMMONLY SOLD OFF.
THEY WOULD BE STRIPPED OF ANY 
RCMP-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION 
BEFORE THEY ARE SOLD OFF.
SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE 
SHOOTER GOT AN OLD CAR, BUT HE 
WAS ABLE TO RECONSTRUCT THE 
IMAGES THAT A TRUE RCMP CAR 
WOULD HAVE.
RCMP TOLD US YESTERDAY THAT THEY
BELIEVE THEY HAVE TRACKED DOWN 
THE SHOP WHERE THE SHOOTER 
BOUGHT THE LIGHT BAR ON TOP OF 
THE CAR.
THEY ALSO SAY THEY ARE LOOKING 
FOR THE PRINTING SHOP TO DO THE 
DECALS AND WRITING ON THE CAR.
THAT WILL BE A BIG FOCUS OF THE 
INVESTIGATION GOING FORWARD.
>> Rosemary: THANK YOU, SHAINA.
THAT WAS SHAINA LUCK.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT WE HAD AN 
INTERVIEW WITH COMMISSIONER 
LUCKI, IN WHICH SHE SAID IF AN 
EMERGENCY ALERT HAD BEEN SENT 
OUT TO THE RESIDENTS OF NOVA 
SCOTIA BEFORE AND EARLIER, ONE 
WAS NEVER SENT, IF THEY HAD 
CHOSEN TO DO THAT AND TO REVEAL 
THAT THE SUSPECT WAS TRAVELLING 
IN AN RCMP CAR AND UNIFORM, THAT
COULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE.
THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.
>>> LET'S TRACK BACK TO THE 
STORY WE ARE COVERING EVERY DAY 
AT THIS TIME, THAT'S THE 
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO 
COVID-19.
WE TALKED TO KAMAL IT ISN'T -- 
KHERA.
SHE HERSELF GOT COVID-19 AND NOW
SHE'S RECOVERED.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> Interview: THANKS FOR HAVING 
ME ON THE SHOW.
I FEEL GREAT.
I HAD FULL RECOVERY.
THE JOURNEY WAS AS EXPECTED.
IT WASN'T EASY.
I GOT ALL COVID SYMPTOMS AND 
MORE, BUT I'M EXTREMELY 
FORTUNATE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE 
ARE PEOPLE GOING THROUGH 
EXTREMELY TOUGH TIMES RIGHT NOW 
AND I WANT THEM TO KNOW WE'RE 
THINKING OF THEM.
I REMAIN VERY, VERY AND 
EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE 
INCREDIBLE HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
THE NURSES WHO CHECKED UP ON ME 
EVERY DAY AND TRULY GOT ME 
THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE.
>> Rosemary: THAT'S GOOD AND 
IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK TO PEOPLE
WHO HAVE SURVIVED THIS.
A LOT OF FOCUS IS ON THE DEATHS,
BUT ABOUT A THIRD OF CASES HAVE 
BEEN RESOLVED.
PEOPLE DO GET IT AND DO GET 
BETTER.
YOU HAVEN'T HAVE TO GO TO 
HOSPITAL.
YOU WERE ABLE TO STAY HOME AND 
CARE FOR YOURSELF.
IS THAT WHAT YOU DID?
>> Interview: THAT'S RIGHT, 
ROSIE.
WHEN I CAME ON YOUR SHOW A MONTH
AGO THAT I TESTED POSITIVE.
IT STARTED OFF WITH MILD 
SYMPTOMS AND I HAD GOOD AND BAD 
DAYS.
SOME DAYS I COULDN'T GET OUT OF 
BED AT ALL.
I HAD FEVER AND SHIVERS AND 
COUGHS.
I ALSO HAD THIS RARE SYMPTOM OF 
A RASH ALL OVER MY BODY THAT 
LASTED A FEW DAYS.
I LOST MY SENSE OF SMELL AND 
TASTE, BUT I'M FORTUNATE THAT 
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME I WAS 
SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
NURSES WHO CHECKED UP ON ME 
ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY AND I'M 
EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR THEIR 
GUIDELINES MANAGING MY SYMPTOMS 
AND TO BE COMPLETELY HEALTHY 
ONCE AGAIN.
>> Rosemary: YOU YOU'RE RIGHT 
BEFORE THIS HAPPENED WANTED TO 
LEND A HAND AND YOU YOURSELF ARE
A NURSE AND YOU WANTED TO 
PARTICIPATE IN SOME TELEHEALTH 
CALLS HELPING WITH PEOPLE.
WHAT ARE THE PLANS THERE?
>> Interview: WHEN THE CALL TO 
ACTION FIRST CAME OUT, THAT WAS 
A NO-BRAINER FOR ME TO PUT MY 
HAND UP AND SIGN UP.
I AM ON THAT LIST AND I LOOK 
FORWARD TO CONTRIBUTING ON THE 
FRONTLINES.
BEING A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AS 
WELL AS A NURSE.
>> Rosemary: I IMAGINE IT WAS 
HARD TO DO SOME OF THE 
CONSTITUENCY WORK OVER THAT 
PERIOD, GIVEN HOW ILL YOU WERE 
ON CERTAIN DAYS.
>> Interview: NO, CERTAINLY.
IT WAS DEFINITELY TOUGH.
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE TEAM AND 
THE WORK WE DID.
WORKING FROM HOME IS THAT WE'RE 
ACTUALLY VERY PRODUCTIVE.
WE CAN GET TO A LOT MORE 
CONSTITUENTS AS WELL.
I DO MISS SEEING MY CONSTITUENTS
FACE-TO-FACE, BUT I THINK IT'S 
REALLY GREAT TO SEE BECAUSE OF 
TECHNOLOGY THAT I'M ABLE TO HOLD
TOWN HALLS, CONNECT WITH THE 
YOUTH COUNCIL, AND DO THE WORK 
THAT WE WILL EVENTUALLY BE DOING
WITH VIRTUAL PARLIAMENT AS WELL.
I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
I THINK I'LL SAY THROUGHOUT THE 
WHOLE PROCESS, THAT THE WHOLE 
PROCESS WORKED FROM LISTENING TO
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR 
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO BEING
SUPPORTED BY OUR PUBLIC HEALTH 
NURSES EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
I'LL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE 
CANADIANS TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE 
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, CONTINUE TO 
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO STAY AT HOME.
>> Rosemary: THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
MESSAGE BECAUSE WE ARE 
NEARING -- NOW THIS IS MORE THAN
A MONTH OF THIS.
THE WEATHER IS BETTER.
PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO GET 
FATIGUED BY IT.
EVERYONE CONTINUES TO SAY IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES AS
THEY ARE NOW AND LIMIT YOUR 
EXPOSURE TO OTHER PEOPLE AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE.
>> Interview: CERTAINLY AND 
THAT'S ADVICE THAT I'M 
CONTINUING TO TALK TO MY 
CONSTITUENTS ABOUT.
I POSTED A VIDEO ABOUT THE 
JOURNEY I'VE BEEN THROUGH ON MY 
COVID EXPERIENCE.
IT GOES TO SHOW, IT DOESN'T 
MATTER IF YOU'RE YOUNG OR A 
DIFFERENT GENDER, YOU THINK IT'S
ONLY AFFECTING THE ELDERLY, BUT 
HAVING GONE THROUGH THE 
EXPERIENCE I CAN TELL YOU IT WAS
EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME.
I HAVE NEVER GONE THROUGH 
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THAT IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT 
TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
STAYING AT HOME AND PRACTISING 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING, AND ONLY 
GOING OUT WHEN WE ABSOLUTELY 
NEED TO.
WE OWE IT TO OUR HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS THAT WE STAY HOME SO 
THEY'RE SAFE AND WE NEED TO DO 
OUR PART STAYING HOME.
>> Rosemary: KAMAL KHERA, GOOD 
TO SEE YOU UP AND ABOUT AND ABLE
TO SEND THAT PERSONAL MESSAGE 
FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TIME.
>> Interview: THANK YOU, ROSIE.
>> Rosemary: THAT WAS KAMAL 
KHERA, THE M.P. FOR BRAMPTON 
WEST.
THERE ARE ALSO A THIRD OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE RECOVERED.
THAT IS PART OF THE STORY.
YOU CAN GET COVID-19 AND NOT BE 
HOSPITALIZED AND RECOVER AT 
HOME.
THE NUMBER OF CASES TOPS 43,000,
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT NOT EVERYONE
IS BEING TESTED.
HERE IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA.
>> Prime Minister Justin 
Trudeau: I WANTED TO THANK THE 
ORGANIZERS OF YESTERDAY'S VIGIL 
FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE NOVA 
SCOTIA SHOOTING.
THE PANDEMIC HAS PREVENTED US 
FROM GATHERING TOGETHER, BUT WE 
FOUND A WAY TO SUPPORT THE LIVES
OF THE VICTIMS AND THEIR 
FAMILIES.
IT WAS AN EXTREMELY MOVING 
TRIBUTE AND JUST YET ANOTHER 
EXAMPLE OF HOW CANADIANS ARE 
THERE FOR EACH OTHER IN 
DIFFICULT TIMES.
ONCE AGAIN, MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH
THE FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES OF 
THE VICTIMS.
THIS WEEK OUR GOVERNMENT 
ANNOUNCED FOR SUPPORT FOR 
CANADIANS GOING THROUGH AN 
ESPECIALLY HARD TIME BECAUSE OF 
COVID-19.
WITH THE CANADA EMERGENCY 
SUPPORT FUND WE ARE GIVING MORE 
MONEY TO CHARITIES AND 
NON-PROFITS SO THEY CAN CONTINUE
THEIR IMPORTANT WORK.
WE ALSO UNVEILED A $9 BILLION TO
HELP STUDENTS GET THROUGH THE 
NEXT MONTHS.
BECAUSE OF COVID-19 THERE AREN'T
AS MANY JOBS FOR STUDENTS.
WITHOUT A JOB, IT CAN BE HARD TO
PAY FOR TUITION OR THE 
DAY-TO-DAY BENEFITS.
WE LAUNCHED THE CANADA EMERGENCY
STUDENT BENEFIT WHICH GIVES 
STUDENTS $1,250 A MONTH FROM MAY
TO AUGUST.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE CREATING
76,000 JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN 
SECTORS THAT NEED AN EXTRA HAND 
RIGHT NOW OR ARE ON THE 
FRONTLINE OF THE PANDEMIC.
IF STUDENTS CHOOSE TO VOLUNTEER 
AND FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19, THEY
WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A $1,000 
GRANT THROUGH THE STUDENT GRANT.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES WE ANNOUNCED 
YESTERDAY WE HAD REACHED 
AGREEMENTS WITH ALL THE 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES TO 
LOWER BY 75% THEIR RENT FOR THE 
MONTH OF APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS 
OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND EMPLOYERS 
OF ALL SIZES THAT THEY CAN 
APPLY, STARTING MONDAY, TO 
RECEIVE THE EMERGENCY WAGE 
SUBSIDY.
IN THE MEANTIME YOU CAN GO TO 
THE SITE OF THE CANADA REVENUE 
AGENCY TO CALCULATE WHAT THE 
SUBSIDY WILL COVER.
OUR GOVERNMENT IS PROVIDING HELP
TO MEET IMMEDIATE AND URGENT 
NEEDS OF BOTH WORKERS AND 
BUSINESSES.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE ALSO 
THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT IN
THE COMING MONTHS.
WE ARE PROVIDING MORE FUNDING TO
MEDICAL RESEARCH ON COVID-19 AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VACCINE.
THIS WEEK WE PUT IN PLACE THE 
COVID-19 IMMUNITY TASK FORCE, 
WHOSE MISSION WILL BE TO TRACE 
INFECTION AND GET A BETTER 
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE CAN 
BECOME IMMUNIZED AGAINST THE 
VIRUS.
[end of translation] THROUGHOUT 
THE OUTBREAK OUR OBJECTIVES AS A
GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN CLEAR, HELP
THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST, PROTECT 
JOBS, SUPPORT THE SMALL 
BUSINESSES THAT MAKE OUR 
COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACED TO 
CALL HOME, AND LAY THE 
GROUNDWORK FOR OUR ECONOMY TO 
COME ROARING BACK ONCE THIS 
CRISIS IS OVER.
IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS OUR 
GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED A SERIES 
OF MEASURES TO DO JUST THAT, BUT
WE KNOW THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE TO
HELP, MORE WORK TO BE DONE.
TODAY WE'RE ANNOUNCING $62.5 
MILLION TO SUPPORT FISH AND 
SEAFOOD PROCESSORS THROUGH THIS 
CRISIS.
AS WE FIGHT COVID-19, PEOPLE WHO
WORK IN FISH AND SEAFOOD 
PROCESSING PLANTS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE PLAYING A CRUCIAL 
ROLE WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING 
FOOD TO OUR TABLES.
THIS FUNDING WILL HELP ENSURE 
THAT THEY CAN SAFELY CONTINUE 
THEIR IMPORTANT WORK.
WE'RE GIVING MORE MONEY TO 
PROCESSORS SO THEY CAN PURCHASE 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
FOR WORKERS, ADAPT TO SUPPORT 
PROTOCOLS, AND SUPPORT OTHER 
SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES.
FOR EXAMPLE, FISH PROCESSING 
PLANTS COULD BUY NEW EQUIPMENT 
SUCH AS FREEZERS OR STORAGE 
SPACE SO THAT THEIR PRODUCT, 
FOOD FOR CANADIANS, CAN STAY 
GOOD WHILE THEY RESPOND TO A 
CHANGING MARKET.
WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WE'RE 
GIVING FISH AND SEAFOOD 
PROCESSORS MORE RESOURCES TO 
ADAPT TO THE MANY CHALLENGES 
BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC, AND 
ABOVE ALL KEEP WORKERS SAFE.
OUR FISH SECTOR IS 
INTERCONNECTED.
SO THESE INVESTMENTS WILL ALSO 
HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON FISH 
HARVESTERS.
ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO TAKE A 
MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE 
TREMENDOUS WORK THAT IS BEING 
DONE BY EVERY PERSON WHO MAKES 
CANADA'S FOOD PRODUCTION 
POSSIBLE, INCLUDING THE FISH 
FARMERS AND PROCESSORS.
YOU KEEP YOUR GROCERY STORES 
STOCKED AND CANADIANS FED.
I KNOW THIS IS TOUGH FINANCIALLY
AND EMOTIONALLY.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYTHING YOU 
DO FOR US.
YOU PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE
FOR THE COUNTRY.
WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SPECIFIC 
NEEDS AND ASKS RIGHT NOW AND WE 
ARE ACTIVELY EXPLORING 
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO SUPPORT YOU 
AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] TODAY WE ARE 
ANNOUNCING AN INVESTMENT OF 
$62.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT FISH 
AND SEAFOOD PROCESSORS IN THIS 
CRISIS.
PEOPLE WORKING IN THAT AREA FEED
OUR FAMILIES EVERY DAY.
WE ARE INVESTING TO ALLOW THEM 
TO CONTINUE THEIR IMPORTANT WORK
IN SAFETY.
THIS IS MONEY THAT PROCESSORS 
WILL BE ABLE TO USE TO BUY 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
FOR THEIR WORKERS, ADAPT THEIR 
HEALTH PROTOCOLS, AND SUPPORT 
OTHER MEASURES SUCH AS SOCIAL 
DISTANCING.
FISH PROCESSING PLANTS WILL BE 
ABLE TO USE THIS MONEY TO BUY 
REFRIGERATORS OR STORAGE SPACE 
TO STORE THEIR PRODUCTS IN ORDER
TO SELL THEM LATER.
THANKS TO TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT, 
FISH AND PROCESSING -- FISH AND 
SEAFOOD PROCESSORS WILL HAVE THE
NECESSARY RESOURCES TO FACE THE 
CHALLENGES OF THIS PANDEMIC AND 
TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THEIR 
WORKERS.
BECAUSE OUR SEAFOOD PROCESSING 
SECTORS ARE CLOSELY TIED, THESE 
INVESTMENTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO
HELP FISHERS.
IN FACT, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO TALK ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE 
WORK DONE BY ALL PEOPLE WHO WORK
IN THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY.
YOU FILL THE SHELVES OF OUR 
GROCERY STORES WITH FRESH 
PRODUCTS AND I KNOW THE RECENT 
WEEKS HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT 
FOR YOU, FINANCIALLY OR 
EMOTIONALLY.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING 
YOU'RE DOING FOR US.
WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SPECIAL 
DEMANDS AND NEEDS AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT 
WAYS OF HELPING YOU.
AS I MENTIONED YESTERDAY, I HAD 
A DISCUSSION WITH THE PREMIERS 
OF THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES
AND WE TALKED ABOUT GRADUALLY 
REOPENING THE ECONOMY.
WE ARE WORKING WITH PUBLIC 
HEALTH OFFICERS TO SET OUT THE 
PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS THAT 
WILL SERVE US ALL.
THE ECONOMY AND THE REALITIES OF
EACH PROVINCE ARE UNIQUE, SO THE
TIMING AND SPECIFIC MEASURES 
WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM ONE 
PROVINCE TO ANOTHER.
THAT SAID, THERE IS AN IMPORTANT
COORDINATION WORK THAT MUST BE 
DONE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO 
AVOID CONFUSION.
WE ARE NOW ESTABLISHING A PLAN 
BASED ON SCIENCE, DATA, AND 
EXPERTS' ADVICE THAT REFLECTS 
OUR COMMON AMBITION TO LIFT THIS
COUNTRY OUT OF THE CRISIS.
THE NEXT PHASE WILL BE CRUCIAL.
IF WE DO NOT INTRODUCE THE RIGHT
MEASURES, WE COULD LOSE ALL THE 
PROGRESS WE'VE MADE THUS FAR.
OUR DISCUSSIONS ARE CONTINUING 
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK 
TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF
ALL CANADIANS.
[end of translation] YESTERDAY, 
I HAD A CALL WITH THE FIRST 
MINISTERS WITH WE TALKED ABOUT 
PUTTING TOGETHER A JOINT 
STATEMENT, OUTLINING WHAT NEEDS 
TO BE DONE TO REOPEN THE 
ECONOMY.
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER WITH 
CANADA'S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS 
TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR US 
ALL.
WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL THAT THE 
REALITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR 
EACH PROVINCE ARE UNIQUE, SO THE
TIMING AND SPECIFIC MEASURES 
WILL BE DIFFERENT ACROSS 
JURISDICTIONS.
WE NEED A COORDINATED APPROACH 
NATIONALLY TO AVOID ANY 
CONFUSION AMONGST CANADIANS.
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER ON A PLAN
BASED ON SCIENCE, DATA, AND 
EXPERT ADVICE THAT LAYS OUT OUR 
COMMON AMBITION TO GET OUR 
COUNTRY THROUGH THIS.
IF WE DON'T GET THIS NEXT PERIOD
RIGHT, WE WILL LOSE ALL THE 
PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE.
WE WILL KEEP WORKING TOGETHER 
FOR ALL CANADIANS.
TOMORROW THERE WON'T BE ANY 
PRESS CONFERENCES EITHER BY 
DOCTORS OR BY MYSELF, SO I WANT 
TO CLOSE TODAY BY TALKING TO 
YOUNG CANADIANS AS I DO EVERY 
WEEKEND.
TO ALL THE KIDS WATCHING OUT 
THERE, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
KEEP HELPING UP AROUND THE 
HOUSE.
KEEP UP WITH YOUR SCHOOL WORK.
ABOVE ALL, STAY POSITIVE.
THIS IS A TOUGH TIME, BUT WE'RE 
GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS 
TOGETHER.
TO YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE, MANY 
OF YOU NEED EXTRA HELP AND WE'RE
HERE FOR YOU.
THIS WEEK WE ANNOUNCED A SERIES 
OF MEASURES TO SUPPORT YOU 
DURING THIS CRISIS, BUT WE NEED 
YOUR HELP TOO.
THIS IS A MOMENT IN OUR 
COUNTRY'S HISTORY THAT WE WILL 
LOOK BACK ON AND ASK EACH OF 
OURSELVES WHAT WE DID FOR OUR 
COMMUNITY, FOR OUR COUNTRY.
WHAT DID WE DO TO SERVE OUR 
COUNTRY, TO HELP THE WORLD.
AS YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN DO 
THIS SUMMER, PLEASE REMEMBER 
THERE ARE SENIORS WHO NEED YOUR 
HELP.
THERE ARE FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO 
COULD USE A HAND AND THERE ARE 
AGRICULTURAL FARMERS AND 
PRODUCERS WHO WOULD LOVE TO SEE 
YOU STEP UP TO FEED CANADIANS.
LOOK AT HOW YOU CAN USE YOUR 
ENERGY, YOUR DRIVE, YOUR VISION 
FOR MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER 
PLACE AND MAKE IT SO.
HOW WE GET THROUGH THIS AS A 
COUNTRY DEPENDS ON EACH OF US, 
THE CHOICES WE MAKE, THE ACTIONS
WE TAKE.
THIS WEEKEND, STAY HOME, KEEP 
WASHING YOUR HANDS, AND IF YOU 
NEED TO GO OUT FOR GROCERIES, 
KEEP AT LEAST 2 METRES APART 
FROM EACH OTHER.
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO IN 
THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 TO 
SUPPORT OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS TO
HELP YOUR COMMUNITY.
I KNOW THAT WE WILL HELP EACH 
OTHER TO GET THROUGH THIS 
BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHO WE ARE 
AS CANADIANS.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
>> THANK YOU, PRIME MINISTER.
WE'LL GO TO THE PHONE LINES FOR 
QUESTIONS, ONE QUESTION AND ONE 
FOLLOW UP.
OPERATOR.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
>> Question: [Speaking French] 
[Voice of Interpreter] GOOD 
MORNING, MR. TRUDEAU.
YESTERDAY YOUR REMARKS ABOUT 
HELPING OUT IN SENIORS' HOMES, 
NOW WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE FEDERAL 
SUPPORT WORKING THAT WELL IN 
ONTARIO AND QUÉBEC.
IN FACT, WE'VE HEARD PEOPLE 
SAYING THIS SECTOR HAS BEEN 
UNDER FINANCED FOR YEARS.
WILL YOU HELP WITH TRANSFERS TO 
AVOID THIS FROM GETTING WORSE IN
THE SECOND AND THIRD WAVES OF 
COVID-19.
>> Answer: I HAVE NO INTENTION 
OF INTERFERING IN PROVINCIAL 
AREAS OF JURISDICTION.
HOWEVER, PEOPLE ARE ASKING REAL 
QUESTIONS RIGHT ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ABOUT HOW WE SUPPORT OUR
SENIORS AND ABOUT HOW WE LOOK 
AFTER OUR MOST VULNERABLE 
CANADIANS AND THESE ARE 
QUESTIONS WE NEED TO LOOK AT 
SERIOUSLY.
IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME 
AFTER WE'VE COME THROUGH THIS 
PANDEMIC AND THIS CRISIS, WE 
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO REFLECT
ON HOW WE CAN DO THINGS BETTER, 
TO HELP THOSE WHO BUILD THIS 
COUNTRY, HELP THEM DURING THE 
LAST YEARS OF THEIR LIVES.
SO OF COURSE WE WILL HAVE 
DISCUSSIONS ON HEALTH TRANSFERS.
WE ALREADY TRANSFERRED HALF A 
BILLION DOLLARS IN DIRECT 
FUNDING TO THE PROVINCES FOR 
THEIR HEALTH SYSTEM.
WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT HOW 
WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A 
COUNTRY TO ENSURE THAT THE 
CURRENT SYSTEM IS ADEQUATE TO 
HELP ALL CANADIANS.
[end of translation] I HAVE BEEN
VERY CLEAR THAT I HAVE NO 
INTENTION OF SEEING THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER OR GET 
INVOLVED IN PROVINCIAL AREAS OF 
JURISDICTION.
I THINK CANADIANS ARE ASKING 
THEMSELVES VERY, VERY IMPORTANT 
QUESTIONS RIGHT ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ABOUT HOW WE CARE FOR 
OUR ELDERS AND HOW WE SUPPORT 
THE MOST VULNERABLE IN SOCIETY.
WE HAVE TO WORK VERY HARD TO 
COME UP WITH BETTER ANSWERS THAN
WE HAVE TO THIS POINT.
YES, THAT MEANS TALKING ABOUT 
TRANSFERS TO THE PROVINCES.
WE SENT HALF A BILLION DOLLARS 
TO PROVINCES AT THE START OF 
THIS CRISIS.
THERE IS MORE TO DO.
IN THE WEEKS, MONTHS, YEARS OF 
THIS COVID CRISIS, WE NEED TO DO
A BETTER JOB SUPPORTING OUR 
ELDERS AND THOSE WHO BUILT THIS 
COUNTRY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE 
GOING TO DO.
>> [Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] FOLLOW-UP?
>> Question: YES.
WITH RESPECT TO THE STUDENT 
BENEFIT, IN QUÉBEC THEY'RE NOT 
TERRIBLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT 
BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE A 
PROGRAM IN PLACE.
WOULD YOU BE PREPARED TO MAKE 
ADJUSTMENTS TO YOUR PROGRAM AND 
THE BILL YOU WILL BE 
INTRODUCING?
>> Answer: OUR STUDENTS NEED 
SUPPORT NOW.
SUMMER JOBS ON WHICH THEY WERE 
COUNTING HAVE PRETTY MUCH 
DISAPPEARED AND THEY'RE LOOKING 
AT WAYS TO PAY THEIR GROCERIES 
AND RENT.
I KNOW THAT YOUNG PEOPLE RIGHT 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WANT TO HELP 
AND BE THERE TO HELP, BUT WE 
ALSO NEED TO BE THERE FOR THEM.
THAT'S WHY DIRECT SUPPORT FOR 
STUDENTS IN THESE DIFFICULT 
TIMES IS NOT ONLY FOR THEM, IT'S
FOR THEIR FUTURE.
WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR 
STUDENTS CAN RECEIVE THE 
NECESSARY SUPPORT THIS SUMMER 
AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN WORK 
EXPERIENCE THAT WILL BE HELPFUL 
IN THE REST OF THEIR CAREER.
BUT WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY CAN FUND THEIR STUDIES
ONCE WE'RE IN SEPTEMBER.
SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO WORK 
WITH OTHER PARTIES AND THE 
PROVINCES TO ENHANCE THE AID 
BEING PROVIDED IN DIFFERENT 
AREAS, INCLUDING STUDENTS.
WE WILL WORK WITH THEM.
>> Question: GOOD MORNING, 
MR. TRUDEAU.
JUST TO COME BACK TO THE 
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
WHEN YOU SAY THAT YOU ARE 
PREPARED TO BRING THOSE 
FACILITIES BACK INTO THE FEDERAL
JURISDICTION, WERE YOU SERIOUS?
>> Answer: NO, I HAVE NO 
INTENTION OF INTERFERING IN 
PROVINCIAL AREAS OF 
JURISDICTION.
BUT OF COURSE WE WILL BE HAVING 
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROVINCES 
AS TO HOW WE CAN HELP TO RECTIFY
THE SITUATION IN THE SHORT TERM 
AND ALSO PROVIDE ADEQUATE 
FUNDING FOR OUR SYSTEMS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY.
BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS 
NO INTENTION OF INTERFERING IN 
PROVINCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
>> FOLLOW UP.
>> Question: AT THE SAME TIME, 
YOU SAID YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE 
THIS DISCUSSION AND THAT MAYBE 
IT COULD BE BROUGHT UNDER THE 
CANADA HEALTH ACT.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS AFTER 
YOUR DISCUSSION YESTERDAY WITH 
THE PROVINCES, WHAT DID YOU 
AGREE ON CONCRETELY IN TERMS OF 
REOPENING THE ECONOMY AND WERE 
YOU NOT A LITTLE SLOW IN 
ESTABLISHING THESE GUIDELINES, 
SINCE THE PROVINCES ARE ALREADY 
STARTING TO REOPEN THEIR 
ECONOMIES?
>> Answer: WELL, WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING TO THE PROVINCES AND WE 
HAVE AGREED TO BASE THE 
RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES 
ON SCIENCE AND EXPERTS' ADVICE, 
AS WELL AS INCREASED TESTING AND
CONTACT TRACING.
SO WE BASICALLY AGREE ON THE 
PRINCIPLES AND APPROACHES AND 
PRACTICES THAT ARE NECESSARY, 
BUT AT EVERY STEP WE ALSO 
REALIZED THAT THE PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES WILL BE TAKING 
DIFFERENT APPROACHES.
SO WE WANTED TO CREATE A SYSTEM 
OR A SET OF GUIDELINES THAT THE 
PROVINCES COULD SUPPORT SO THAT 
ALL CANADIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WILL SEE THAT WE ARE INTRODUCING
MEASURES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON 
SCIENCE AND A COMMON APPROACH 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO KEEP 
EVERYONE SAFE AND ALLOW THE 
ECONOMY TO GRADUALLY REOPEN 
WHILE BEING VIGILANT.
[end of translation]. 
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION, OPERATOR.
>> Operator: NEXT QUESTION 
JUSTIN LANG, FREELANCE.
LINE OPEN.
>> Question: GOOD MORNING, PRIME
MINISTER.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT A REPORT
THAT CAME OUT YESTERDAY FROM THE
CORRECTIONAL INVESTIGATOR.
HE WROTE THAT PRISONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY FACING COVID-19 WERE 
PUTTING INMATES THAT TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 IN MEDICAL
ISOLATION, BUT IT IS BASICALLY 
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, AND IT IS 
NOT JUSTIFIABLE.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH INMATES
BEING PUT IN SOLITARY 
CONFINEMENT IN THE MIDST OF A 
PANDEMIC?
>> Answer: WE'VE TAKEN STEPS TO 
PROTECT INMATES AND STAFF 
MEMBERS FROM COVID-19.
I AM AWARE OF THE REPORT PUT OUT
YESTERDAY AND WE ARE FOLLOWING 
UP ON THE DETAILS.
>> FOLLOW UP, JUSTIN.
>> Question: PRIME MINISTER, 
IT'S BEEN FRUSTRATING ASKING YOU
ABOUT THIS.
YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER IS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRISONS, BUT
HE HASN'T BEEN SEEN MUCH OTHER 
THAN AT ONE PRESS CONFERENCE ON 
SOMETHING ELSE.
WHERE IS MINISTER BLAIR?
>> Answer: MINISTER BLAIR IS 
WORKING ON KEEPING CANADIANS 
SAFE, WHETHER DEALING WITH THE 
NOVA SCOTIA TRAGEDY OR WORKING 
WITH THE BORDER SERVICES AGENCY 
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BORDER 
MEASURES ARE STRONG IN PLACE.
HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH PROVINCES
IN PREPARATION FOR FLOODS AND 
FOREST FIRES THAT COME UP THIS 
SEASON.
HE'S ALSO CONTINUING TO WORK ON 
THE STRONG GUN CONTROL MEASURES 
THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO.
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE 
MINISTER BLAIR WORK ON THE 
CORRECTIONS FILE AS WELL AS ALL 
THE OTHER FILES THAT KEEP 
CANADIANS SAFE AND I'M VERY 
PROUD TO HAVE HIM BY MY SIDE.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION, OPERATOR.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION THERESA WRIGHT, 
"THE CANADIAN PRESS."
LINE OPEN.
>> Question: GOOD MORNING, PRIME
MINISTER.  THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED A 
STATEMENT SAYING THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE PEOPLE WHO RECOVERED 
FROM COVID-19 ARE PROTECTED FROM
A SECOND INFECTION, AND THAT WAS
IN RESPONSE TO COUNTRIES 
DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY OF 
ISSUING IMMUNITY PASSPORTS TO 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECOVERED.
HOW WISE IS IT TO LIFT 
RESTRICTIONS IF IT'S POSSIBLE 
PEOPLE CAN GET SICK MORE THAN 
ONCE FROM COVID-19?
>> Answer: IN THE APPROACH WE'RE
TAKING AROUND THE PROVINCES AND 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AROUND 
LOOKING AT REOPENING, I DON'T 
THINK THERE ARE ANY OF THE PLANS
THAT HINGE ON CERTAIN PEOPLE OR 
INDIVIDUALS BEING IMMUNE OR 
HAVING IMMUNITY TO COVID-19.
THE FOCUS WE HAVE IS ON 
CONTINUING TO PREVENT SPREAD 
THROUGH SOCIAL DISTANCING 
MEASURES, THROUGH P.P.E. IN 
WORKPLACES, THROUGH VARIOUS 
MEASURES OF PROTECTING CANADIANS
AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
THERE IS STILL AN AWFUL LOT OF 
SCIENCE BEING DONE ON THE IDEA 
OF IMMUNITY, OF PROTECTIONS, 
WHICH IS WHY WE'VE INVESTED A 
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY IN A
NEW CANADA IMMUNITY TASK FORCE 
THAT WILL BE EXAMINING THESE 
ISSUES.
BUT IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE 
SCIENCE IS NOT DECIDED ON 
WHETHER OR NOT HAVING HAD 
COVID-19 ONCE PREVENTS YOU FROM 
GETTING IT AGAIN.
IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO GET 
CLEARER ANSWERS TO.
UNTIL WE HAVE THOSE CLEARER 
ANSWERS, WE NEED TO ASSUME AND 
ERR ON THE SIDE OF MORE CAUTION.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] THERE IS NO 
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AT THIS TIME
THAT IF YOU HAVE CAUGHT COVID-19
ONCE YOU ARE PROTECTED FROM 
CATCHING IT AGAIN.
SO ALL THE PLANS BEING 
ESTABLISHED BY THE PROVINCES ARE
BASED ON PROTECTING CANADIANS 
AND PREVENTING FURTHER SPREAD OF
COVID-19 AND NOT AS IMMUNITY AS 
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED
IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THERE'S STILL A GREAT DEAL OF 
WORK TO BE DONE ON THAT, AND 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE INVESTING IN A 
TASK FORCE, AN IMMUNITY TASK 
FORCE IN CANADA WITH 
EXTRAORDINARY EXPERTS AND 
SCIENTISTS TO EXPAND OUR 
KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DISEASE.
[end of translation]. 
>> FOLLOW UP, THERESA.
>> Question: WHAT LESSONS DO YOU
TAKE FOR CANADA FROM THE 
DISUNITY THAT WE'RE SEEING IN 
THE COVID-19 RESPONSE IN THE 
UNITED STATES AND WHAT WORRIES 
DO YOU HAVE ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT 
ULTIMATELY BE AFFECTED?
>> Answer: I THINK, FIRST OF 
ALL, CANADIANS CAN TAKE GREAT 
COMFORT IN THE FACT THAT ALL OF 
OUR ORDERS OF GOVERNMENT HAVE 
BEEN WORKING TOGETHER IN A VERY 
STRONG AND ALIGNED WAY.
THAT WE HAVE AS A COUNTRY 
FOCUSED ON LISTENING TO EXPERTS 
AND SCIENTISTS AS WE MOVE 
FORWARD AND MAKE DECISIONS ON 
HOW TO KEEP CANADIANS SAFE.
WE HAVE SEEN EXTRAORDINARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY SHARING WITH 
CITIZENS IN THEIR PROVINCES HOW 
THEY CAN KEEP SAFE.
WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AT THE 
NATIONAL LEVEL THAT IS HELPING 
COORDINATE AND INFORM THE 
DECISIONS TAKEN ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A 
FRAMEWORK AND GUIDELINES THAT 
WILL IMPACT ON THE DIRECT 
DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE 
PROVINCES, THAT THE PROVINCES 
THEMSELVES ARE WORKING WITH US 
TO GENERATE, WE'VE SEEN THAT 
THIS UNITY THAT CANADA HAS, 
DESPITE TREMENDOUS VARIANCE IN 
IMPACT OF THE VIRUS, IN NATURE 
OF THE ECONOMIES, KIND V AND THE
KIND OF SITUATIONS PEOPLE LIVE 
IN HAS BEEN REASSURING TO 
CANADIANS AND WE WILL BE 
FOCUSING ON THAT.
AS A WAY FORWARD, WE WILL MAKE 
SURE THAT CANADA AND CANADIANS 
ARE PROTECTED FROM EXTERNAL 
SOURCES OF THE VIRUS.
WHETHER THAT'S KEEPING UP 
INTERNATIONAL BORDER MEASURES OR
MOVING FORWARD ON QUARANTINE 
MEASURES FOR ANYONE WHO ARRIVES 
IN THIS COUNTRY, THOSE ARE THE 
THINGS WE ARE GOING TO DO.
>> Question: [Speaking French] 
[Voice of Interpreter] THERE ARE
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS 
COMMUNITY WHO ARE CONCERNED THAT
THERE ISN'T ENOUGH INDIVIDUAL 
P.P.E.
BECAUSE THE PROVINCES ARE 
STARTING TO REOPEN, THE 
BUSINESSES WILL DO SO WELL.
ARE YOU NOT CONCERNED THERE WILL
BE ENOUGH EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE?
DO YOU THINK OUR DOMESTIC 
PRODUCTION AND WHAT'S COMING IN 
ARE ENOUGH?
>> Answer: WELL, ONE OF THE 
CRITERIA ABOUT REOPENING THE 
ECONOMY AND BUSINESSES WILL BE 
THE AVAILABLE OF INDIVIDUAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SO THAT 
PEOPLE CAN WORK SAFELY.
WE KNOW THAT THE DEMAND WILL 
CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD 
GRADUALLY BECAUSE OF COURSE WE 
MUST HAVE ENOUGH EQUIPMENT FOR 
THE PROVINCES TO PROTECT 
WORKERS, NOT JUST HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS.
THAT'S WHY, BOTH IN TERMS OF OUR
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND OUR 
IMPORTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, WE
ARE INCREASING OUR CAPACITY 
SIGNIFICANTLY.
OF COURSE, AS LONG AS WE DON'T 
HAVE ENOUGH P.P.E. WE WILL NOT 
BE REOPENING CERTAIN INDUSTRIES.
>> Question: DO YOU THINK THAT 
THE CURRENT SUPPLIES ARE ENOUGH 
NOW THAT THE PROVINCES HAVE 
TALKED ABOUT THEIR PLANS?
WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WORKING IN 
SALONS, WILL THEY HAVE TO WEAR 
MASKS?
>> Answer: WELL, I DON'T THINK 
WE SHOULD BE REOPENING ANY 
SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY UNTIL WE 
HAVE ENOUGH MATERIAL TO PROTECT 
CANADIANS AND ENSURE WE ARE 
STOPPING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
[end of translation] I DON'T 
THINK WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT
REOPENING ANY PARTS OF THE 
ECONOMY IF WE DON'T HAVE A 
STRONG PLAN TO PROTECT PEOPLE 
WORKING THERE AND TO PREVENT THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19.
>> Question: RACHAEL HAINES FROM
CTV NATIONAL NEWS.
YESTERDAY DOUG FORD APPEALED TO 
YOU DIRECTLY IN HIS PRESS 
CONFERENCE AND SAID, IF YOU'RE 
LISTENING, WE NEED HELP.
IN YOUR CALL LAST NIGHT, WHAT 
OFFERS DID YOU GIVE THEM IN 
TERMS OF THE LONG-TERM CARE 
HOMES CRISIS THEY'RE FACING 
RIGHT NOW?
>> Answer: WE'VE PUT FORWARD 
MEASURES THAT HAVE ALLOCATED 
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO GO TO THE
PROVINCES TO SUPPORT TOP-UPS FOR
ESSENTIAL WORKERS, PARTICULARLY 
IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
WE LOOK TO HAVE MORE 
ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THAT SOON.
WE'VE ALSO RESPONDED TO VERY 
DIRECT REQUESTS BY THE PROVINCES
TO SEND IN MILITARY SUPPORT.
OBVIOUSLY THAT CAN'T BE MORE 
THAN A SHORT-TERM ANSWER, BUT WE
WILL BE THERE TO HELP CANADIANS 
WHO ARE GOING THROUGH 
EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT TIMES.
THE SITUATION IN OUR LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES IN DIFFERENT 
PARTS OF THIS COUNTRY IS 
ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.
AND ALL OF US AS CANADIANS NEED 
TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO SUPPORT
OUR ELDERS.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] THE SITUATION IN 
SENIORS' HOMES AND LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES IS UNACCEPTABLE.
AS CANADIANS WE MUST BE THERE 
FOR EACH OTHER AND WE HAVE 
OFFERED MONEY TO THE PROVINCES 
TO PROVIDE WAGE TOP-UPS TO 
WORKERS IN THAT SECTOR.
WE HAVE GIVEN POSITIVE RESPONSES
TO REQUESTS FOR THE MILITARY TO 
GO IN TO HELP CONTROL THE 
SITUATION.
SO WE WILL BE THERE TO HELP AS 
MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THAT IS
WHAT CANADIANS EXPECT.
[end of translation]. 
>> Question: IN YOUR ANSWER YOU 
SAID CANADA WON'T REOPEN IF WE 
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH P.P.E. AND 
MASKS.
WE KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
WE JUST HAD TO RETURN SOME MASKS
THAT CAME FROM CHINA BECAUSE 
THEY'RE NOT UP TO STANDARDS.
WE ALSO KNOW THERE IS THIS 
CRISIS GOING ON IN LONG-TERM 
CARE HOMES.
IS IT TOO EARLY TO EVEN HAVE 
THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT 
REOPENING THE ECONOMY WHEN THERE
ARE STILL SO MANY ISSUES WE ARE 
DEALING WITH NOW?
>> Answer: I THINK THEY ARE 
IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE 
IN ADVANCE OF OPENING UP OUR 
ECONOMIES.
AS WE SAY, WE HAVE TO BE VERY, 
VERY CAREFUL AND VERY GRADUAL 
ABOUT IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE 
HAVE THE MEASURES IN PLACE TO 
CONTROL AND PREVENT ANY FURTHER 
SPREAD OF COVID-19.
INADEQUATE P.P.E. SUPPLIES WILL 
BE A PART OF THAT, BUT I CAN 
ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE VERY MUCH
ON THAT.
WHETHER IT'S THE PLANELOADS OF 
P.P.E. SUPPLIES THAT WILL BE 
COMING IN ALMOST EVERY SINGLE 
DAY NEXT WEEK OR THE DOMESTIC 
PRODUCTION CAPACITY WHICH IS 
RAMPING UP RAPIDLY AND WE'LL BE 
READY TO SUPPORT CANADIANS AS 
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON STEPS 
TOWARDS REOPENING, THESE ARE THE
THINGS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 
WE'RE GETTING RIGHT SO AS TO 
ENSURE ALL THE SACRIFICES WE'VE 
MADE OVER THE PAST WEEKS WON'T 
BE FOR NOTHING.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] WE KNOW THAT WE 
HAVE TO TAKE A GRADUAL AND 
PROGRESSIVE APPROACH AND BE VERY
CAREFUL ABOUT REOPENING THE 
ECONOMY IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMY 
AS A WHOLE OR CERTAIN ECONOMIC 
SECTORS.
THEREFORE, WE NEED TO HAVE 
MEASURES IN PLACE TO PROTECT 
WORKERS AND PREVENT THE SPREAD 
OF COVID-19.
THAT'S PRECISELY WHY WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE MORE AND 
MORE P.P.E.
WE WILL BE RECEIVING PLANELOADS 
FULL OF EQUIPMENT IN THE COMING 
DAYS AND WEEKS.
WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING FORWARD 
TO DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF THOSE 
GOODS THAT WILL BE ONLINE VERY 
SOON.
ALL OF THAT WILL BE IMPORTANT AS
PART OF OUR PLAN TO REOPEN THE 
ECONOMY GRADUALLY.
[end of translation]. 
>> Question: ASHLEY BURKE, CBC 
NEWS.
YOU SAID THE SCIENCE HASN'T 
DECIDED WHETHER SOMEONE CAN BE 
IMMUNE TO COVID-19 IF THEY'VE 
ALREADY CAUGHT IT.
YOU SAID CANADA IS STUDYING 
THIS.
WHAT OTHER CONCERNS DO YOU HAVE 
ABOUT IMMUNITY, PASSPORTS OR 
CERTIFICATES TO PROVE THAT YOU 
ARE IMMUNE TO COVID-19 AT MASS 
GATHERINGS OR EVEN TO ATTEND 
WORK WHEN THE ECONOMY EVENTUALLY
DOES REOPEN?
>> Answer: I THINK ANY SUCH 
DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS NEED TO
BE BASED ON VERY STRONG AND VERY
CLEAR SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
THAT'S WHY OUR SCIENTISTS ARE 
LOOKING VERY, VERY CAREFULLY, AS
ARE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AT 
WHAT KIND OF IMMUNITY THE 
PRESENCE OF ANTIBODIES COULD 
DELIVER TO CANADIANS AND PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN INFECTED 
AND WHAT IMPACTS THAT HAS.
WE'RE NOT THERE YET IN TERMS OF 
MAKING A PRONOUNCEMENT ON THAT.
ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTS ARE NOT 
DISCUSSIONS TO BE HAD RIGHT NOW.
>> Question: THE EUROPEAN UNION 
IS PLANNING A MAJOR FUNDING 
EVENT FOR THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION AT THE BEGINNING OF
MAY.
WILL CANADA BE PART OF THAT 
EVENT AND WOULD YOU CONSIDER 
ATTACHING CONDITIONS TO THE 
W.H.O. FUNDING IN RELATION TO 
THEIR HANDLING OF THIS PANDEMIC?
>> Answer: CANADA WILL BE THERE 
TO SUPPORT THE WORK DONE 
INTERNATIONALLY ON KEEPING OUR 
PLANET AND OUR CITIZENS SAFE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING
TO PARTICIPATE IN.
I THINK LIKE MANY COUNTRIES, 
THERE ARE QUESTIONS AROUND HOW 
DO WE LEARN FROM THIS SITUATION 
AND GET BETTER AT DEALING WITH 
THESE THINGS WITH A LEVEL OF 
TRANSPARENCY AND VIGOR THAT 
CANADIANS EXPECT.
>> Question: CAN YOU SPEAK MORE 
WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S 
RESPONSIBILITY ON RULE-MAKING 
FALLS WHEN IT COMES TO REOPENING
THE ECONOMY AND WHAT WILL BE UP 
TO THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS ON
THE RULE-MAKING AND ON THE RULES
ON THE ECONOMY.
>> Answer: OUR FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT LAYS OUT FEDERAL AND 
PROVINCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE PROVINCES WILL HAVE A LEAD 
ROLE IN DETERMINING HOW THEIR 
ECONOMIES WILL REOPEN, BUT 
THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN WORKING 
WITH THE PROVINCES, WHO ARE VERY
VARIED IN THEIR REALITIES IN 
WHAT THEY ARE BEING CHALLENGED 
WITH, TO ESTABLISH A BASE LEVEL 
OF CRITERIA, A CHECKLIST, A SET 
OF GUIDELINES THAT WILL ENSURE 
THAT RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
THE DECISIONS BEING MADE BY EACH
PROVINCE WILL BE BASED AROUND A 
SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF THE 
SCIENCE AND THE STEPS NECESSARY 
TOWARDS REOPENING.
OF COURSE EVERY PROVINCE HAS ITS
RESPONSIBILITY AND ITS DECISIONS
TO MAKE ON HOW IT REOPENS. 
>> Question: AND I UNDERSTAND 
THAT SOME PREMIERS LAST NIGHT 
INDICATED THAT A RENEWED 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM WOULD BE 
VITAL TO RESTARTING THE ECONOMY.
WITH CONSTRUCTION SEASON UPON US
CAN YOU TELL ABOUT THE FEDERAL 
PLANS IN THIS REGARD AND WHETHER
OR NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
WILL ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES TO 
CONTRIBUTE TO COSTS IN 
MUNICIPALITY PROJECTS?
>> Answer: WE UNDERSTAND THE 
IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THE 
ECONOMY GOING AS QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE, BUT AS QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE DEPENDS ON ENSURING WE 
ARE ARRESTING THE SPREAD OF 
COVID-19 AND IN AN ABILITY TO 
PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD.
THAT IS WHY, YES, WE ARE IN 
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROVINCES 
AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
BENEFITS TO BENEFIT FROM THIS 
CONSTRUCTION SEASON, BUT WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THAT 
SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY AND THAT 
IS ALSO PART OF THE 
CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING WITH 
THE PROVINCES.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] WE RECOGNIZE THAT 
THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY CAN 
INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION SEASON,
BUT WE MUST ENSURE THAT WE DO 
THINGS IN SUCH A WAY AS NOT TO 
MAKE WORKERS VULNERABLE OR END 
UP FURTHER SPREADING THIS VIRUS.
SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN 
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROVINCES 
ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURES 
THAT COULD HELP.
BUT THE CONCERN OF EVERY 
PROVINCE IS PRIMARILY THE 
PROTECTION OF THE AS I SAID OF 
THEIR PROVINCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.
[end of translation]
>> Rosemary: THAT IS THE PRIME 
MINISTER OF CANADA WRAPPING UP 
HIS DAILY BRIEFING JUST OUTSIDE 
HIS HOME OF RIDEAU COTTAGE.
HIS MAIN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE 
FISHING INDUSTRY.
LET ME BRING IN CATHARINE CULLEN
TO TALK ABOUT THE OTHER PIECES.
A LOT OF IT WAS FOCUSED ON HOW 
TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY AND WHEN 
TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY.
AN INTERESTING PORTION THAT I'M 
NOT SURE I HAD BEEN THINKING 
ABOUT IS HOW MUCH PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DO YOU NEED
FOR COMPANIES IN ORDER TO BE 
ABLE TO DO THAT.
THAT OBVIOUSLY IS AN ONGOING 
CONCERN TOO.
>> Catherine: YEAH.
I MEAN, THERE WAS SO MUCH THERE 
TO TALK ABOUT, ROSEMARY.
THE PRIME MINISTER DID SAY AT 
ONE POINT IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
FOR SOME INDUSTRIES, THEY JUST 
SHOULDN'T REOPEN, WHICH OF 
COURSE RAISES THE QUESTION WHICH
INDUSTRIES WOULD THIS COME DOWN 
AND HOW WOULD THE DISTRIBUTION 
HAPPEN.
GETTING ENOUGH PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR 
FRONTLINE WORKERS AND MEDICAL 
SUPPLIES.
DAVID COCHRANE HAS REPORTED ON 
THE SUPPLY CHAIN THAT'S BEING 
BUILT, AN AIR BRIDGE OF SUPPLIES
IN CHINA, TRYING TO GET THAT 
EQUIPMENT TO CANADA.
WE KNOW ABOUT DOMESTIC EFFORTS 
TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION IN THIS 
COUNTRY, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE 
DEMAND WOULD INCREASE GREATLY AS
WE WOULD HOPE TO SEE MORE AND 
MORE BUSINESSES START TO REOPEN 
AND COME BACK ONLINE AS 
PROVINCES CONTINUE WITH THEIR 
REOPENING.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE A 
SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF 
DISCUSSION.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS 
THAT THE PRIME MINISTER TOUCHED 
ON THAT I THOUGHT WERE 
INTERESTING WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT
THE CONTEXT AROUND.
I WAS INTERESTED WHEN HE WAS 
ASKED ABOUT THIS QUESTION OF 
COMMUNITY PASSPORTS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CHILE IN 
PARTICULAR IS EXPLORING.
THIS IDEA IF YOU'VE HAD THE 
VIRUS, IF YOU'VE RECOVERED FROM 
COVID-19, THAT YOU WOULD GET 
SORT OF A CARD THAT WOULD ALLOW 
YOU TO GO BACK TO WORK AND 
PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY LET'S SAY
AS NORMAL, BUT I THINK WE ALL 
UNDERSTAND THAT NORMAL HAS 
CHANGED GREATLY.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
CAME OUT YESTERDAY SAYING THEY 
DON'T SUPPORT THAT AND THE 
SCIENCE IS NOT THERE.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAID HE 
DOESN'T THINK THERE ARE ANY 
PLANS IN CANADA FOR THAT.
THE PREMIER OF QUÉBEC HAS RAISED
QUITE A LOT OF INTEREST AND IN 
SOME CASES CONCERN WHEN HE 
TALKED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF 
HERD IMMUNITY AND THAT BEING 
PART OF THE PLAN IN GRADUALLY 
BRINGING SCHOOL CHILDREN BACK IN
THAT PROVINCE, BECAUSE THEY SEEM
TO BE AT LOWER RISK OF FALLING 
SERIOUSLY ILL FROM EXPOSURE TO 
THIS VIRUS, THAT OVER TIME 
GRADUALLY BY BRINGING CHILDREN 
BACK YOU WOULD BUILD A HERD 
IMMUNITY IN SOCIETY.
THAT HAS PROVOKED A LOT OF 
DISCUSSION, BUT IT'S INTERESTING
TO SEE THE INTERPLAY OF THAT 
IDEA WITH WHAT THE W.H.O. IS 
SAYING AND THE PRIME MINISTER IS
SAYING THAT THE SCIENCE IS 
SIMPLY NOT THERE.
WE DO NOT KNOW THAT JUST BECAUSE
YOU HAVE THE ANTIBODIES THAT SAY
YOU HAVE THE DISEASE THAT YOU 
ARE, IN FACT, IMMUNE IF YOU 
ENCOUNTER THE DISEASE AGAIN.
YOU COULD BE REINFECTED. 
>> Rosemary: THAT WAS 
INTERESTING BECAUSE I THINK HE'S
RIGHT, THE SCIENCE ISN'T THERE.
TO PREDICATE A POLICY DECISION 
ON SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T 
SUPPORT IT WOULD BE STRANGE.
I WANT YOU TO WEIGH-IN ON THE 
LONG-TERM CARE QUESTION BECAUSE 
THERE WAS SOMETHING BRISTLING IN
QUÉBEC WHEN IT WAS SUGGESTED 
THIS NEEDS TO COME UNDER THE 
CANADA HEALTH ACT.
I'M NOT SURE HE SAID HE WAS 
PUSHING THAT IDEA AWAY ENTIRELY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS STILL A 
CONVERSATION HE WANTS TO HAVE.
>> Catherine: IT CERTAINLY 
SOUNDED LIKE HE WAS TRYING TO 
DIMINISH SOME OF THE BRISTLING I
GUESS WE COULD SAY.
YESTERDAY WHEN FRANÇOIS LEGAULT,
THE PREMIER OF QUÉBEC, WAS ASKED
ABOUT GREATER FEDERAL 
INTERVENTION WHEN IT COMES TO 
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, HE 
BASICALLY SAID, BACK OFF.
WE CAN MANAGE OUR OWN HEALTHCARE
NETWORK.
WHAT WE NEED FROM THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS MORE MONEY.
WE HEARD FRANKLY AN OLD 
CONVERSATION ABOUT HEALTHCARE 
TRANSFERS WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT 
THESE DAYS 23% OF QUÉBEC'S 
HEALTHCARE SPENDING IS PAID FOR 
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
BACK IN THE OLD DAYS IT USED TO 
BE A 50/50 SPLIT.
IT WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR THE 
PRIME MINISTER SAYING THEY WANT 
TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, BUT 
THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE FOR LATER.
WHAT ABOUT A SECOND OR THIRD 
WAVE, DO YOU NOT NEED TO GET THE
FUNDING OUT THE DOOR TO HELP 
WITH THOSE.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAYING WE 
NEED TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
THEY WILL HAPPEN LATER.
I WANT TO MENTION QUICKLY, 
ROSIE, HE TALKED ABOUT BILLIONS 
OF DOLLARS BEING ALLOCATED FOR 
TOP-UPS FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
WE HEARD THIS DISCUSSION.
THE MONEY IS ALLOCATED, BUT NOT 
OUT THE DOOR.
THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 
PROVINCES CONTINUE.
THAT IS A PARTICULAR ISSUE 
TRYING TO GET MONEY TO LONG-TERM
CARE HOMES AND THEIR WORKERS.
>> Rosemary: I'LL COME BACK TO 
YOU.
NOW LET'S GET MORE REACTION TO 
THE PRIME MINISTER'S 
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR $62.5 MILLION 
TO SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY.
WE ARE JOINED BY KEITH BAR IN 
BABLES.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, KEITH.
MAYBE IT'S GOOD TO SEE KEITH.
OKAY.
HE CAN'T HEAR ME, SO WE'LL TRY 
AND GET THAT SORTED.
IT WAS $62.5 MILLION THE PRIME 
MINISTER ANNOUNCED, BUT IT WAS 
FOR THE PROCESSING PART OF THE 
INDUSTRY.
HE DID SAY VERY CLEARLY IN HIS 
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE UNDERSTAND 
YOU HAVE MORE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO GET HELP AND 
WE WILL DISCUSS THAT MOVING 
FORWARD.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT PERTAINS TO
THE ACTUAL BOATS THAT THE 
FISHERMEN AND WOMEN WOULD GO ON 
TO GO OUT TO DO THEIR WORK, 
BECAUSE OF COURSE THOSE ARE VERY
RESTRICTED IN TERMS OF SPACE 
WHETHER THEY'RE BIG OR LARGE, 
BUT IT SEEMS THE PROCESSING 
PLANT THERE LOOKING TO GIVE THEM
MONEY, FOR INSTANCE, TO FREEZE 
GOODS IN CASE THE SUPPLY CHAIN 
ISN'T THERE.
WE KNOW THAT ALMOST EVERY 
FISHING SEASON HAS BEEN DELAYED 
BY TWO WEEKS OR MORE IN MANY 
PLACES IN THE ATLANTIC 
PROVINCES.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY PUTTING A 
SEVERE STRAIN ON THE ECONOMY OUT
THERE.
WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE FEDERAL 
BRIEFING WITH FEDERAL CABINET 
MINISTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS, IT STARTS AT NOON 
EASTERN.
I'LL GO BACK TO THE CBC'S 
CATHARINE CULLEN, BECAUSE THAT'S
WHERE I GO WHEN MY GUESTS CAN'T 
HEAR ME ON SKYPE.
>> Catherine: LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE PRIME MINISTER DID SAY 
SEAFOOD PROCESSORS AND HE TALKED
ABOUT THE SEAFOOD HARVESTING 
INDUSTRY AND HE SAID HE HOPES 
THIS MONEY, THE $62.5 MILLION, 
WILL HELP THE HARVESTER, BUT HE 
ALSO SAID THERE NEEDS TO BE 
CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOW TO HELP
THEM.
I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING 
THAT HE MENTIONED THIS MONEY 
GOING TO THE CANADIAN SUPPLY.
WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF SEAFOOD IS
EXPORTED AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS
WE ARE HEARING FROM THE INDUSTRY
IS ABOUT THE COLLAPSE OF THE 
MARKETS.
IT'S PART OF THE REASON WE'VE 
SEEN THEM ASK FOR THE SEASON TO 
BE PUSHED BACK IS A HOPE THAT 
SOME OF THAT MARKET RETURNS.
YES, THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT 
ACTUALLY PROCESSING THE FOOD AND
ACTUALLY GOING OUT AND GETTING 
THE FISH.
IT'S BEEN SAID MANY TIMES, BUT 
IT IS SELF-EVIDENT TO US EVEN IF
WE'RE NOT INVOLVED IN FISH 
HARVESTING, THAT THERE ISN'T A 
LOT OF SPACE ON THOSE BOATS FOR 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
ONE QUOTE SAYING THEY SLEEP SO 
CLOSE TO EACH OTHER ON THESE 
BOATS THAT THEY SHARE THE SAME 
DREAMS.
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW CHALLENGING 
THAT IS.
THE PRIME MINISTER MENTIONED THE
CHALLENGES FOR THOSE GOING OUT 
ON THE BOATS.
>> Rosemary: WE DO EXPECT THE 
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE TO BE AT 
THIS BRIEFING.
SHE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT 
WHERE ELSE THE SUPPORT MIGHT BE 
NEEDED, AS YOU POINTED OUT.
I'LL END ON THIS POINT, FIRST OF
ALL, THE NEWS THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER IS NOT GOING TO HOLD A 
BRIEFING TOMORROW.
ONE OF HIS DAYS OFF.
HE HASN'T HAD VERY MANY.
AND DOCTORS WON'T EITHER.
AS HE WENT THROUGH THE LIST OF 
THINGS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS 
DONE IN A WEEK, IT IS A 
STAGGERING NUMBER OF POLICY 
MEASURES AND AN AMOUNT OF MONEY.
AT A TIME WHEN YOU KEEP 
THINKING, WELL, WE MUST HAVE 
DONE ALL THE THINGS POSSIBLE AND
KNOW THERE ARE STILL GAPS TO 
FILL, BUT I'LL END WITH WHAT HIS
MESSAGE WAS TOO.
THAT WAS FOR PARTICULARLY 
STUDENTS WHO DID GET A 
SUBSTANTIVE AMOUNT OF AID THIS 
WEEK, $1,250 PER MONTH, IT WAS 
TO THINK ABOUT OTHER WAYS TO 
HELP CANADIANS AND GET CREDIT 
AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT IS A GOOD PLACE TO 
END BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THEY
SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT.
I'VE ONLY GOT 30 SECONDS.
>> Catherine: I'LL NOTE QUICKLY 
THAT IT'S A POINT OF FRICTION IN
QUÉBEC IN PARTICULARLY WHERE 
SOME OF THE AGRICULTURAL FOLKS 
THERE ARE WONDERING IF THIS WILL
DRAW STUDENTS AWAY FROM THEIR 
SECTOR.
THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE 
STUDENTS OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND 
PICKING UP THESE JOBS.
>> Rosemary: CATHARINE CULLEN, 
THANK YOU.
YOU JUST HEARD THE PRIME 
MINISTER SAY THERE WILL BE NO 
BRIEFING TOMORROW.
I'M SURE HE WILL BE BACK ON 
MONDAY.
TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT FOCUSED ON 
THE FISH AND SEAFOOD PROCESSING 
PLANTS AND THAT PART OF THE 
INDUSTRY.
MORE POTENTIAL HELP TO COME FOR 
OTHER PARTS OF THAT INDUSTRY.
WE KNOW THAT THE PRIME MINISTER 
AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS 
CONTINUING TO SAY THINGS ARE 
GOING WELL, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP 
UP THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING 
IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
WE'LL SAY GOODBYE TO CBC 
TELEVISION.
YOU CAN CONTINUE WATCHING ON CBC
NEWS NETWORK.
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THE FOCUS TODAY IS COMBATING THE
VIRUS IN WHAT HAS BECOME THE 
EPICENTRE IN CANADA'S LONG-TERM 
CARE HOMES.
ONTARIO, NOW THE SECOND PROVINCE
TO RECEIVE MILITARY SUPPORT 
AFTER QUÉBEC.
QUÉBEC IS STILL WAITING FOR MORE
MILITARY SUPPORT AS WELL AS FOR 
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
BUT TODAY THE FOCUS OF THE PRIME
MINISTER'S BRIEFING, AND AGAIN 
WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT IT AT 
NOON, WAS ANNOUNCEMENT OF $62.5 
MILLION TO SUPPORT FISH AND 
SEAFOOD PROCESSORS.
KEITH SULLIVAN IS THE PRESIDENT 
OF THE FISH FOOD AND ALLIED 
WORKERS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANKS FOR MAKING THE TIME.
>> YES.
GOOD DAY.
>> Rosemary: TELL ME WHAT YOU 
MAKE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT, $62.5 
MILLION, BUT IT'S SPECIFICALLY 
FOR THE PROCESSING PLANTS.
>> FIRST OF ALL, HARVESTERS FROM
ALL ATLANTIC CANADA ACROSS TO 
BRITISH COLUMBIA HAVE BEEN 
LOOKING FOR RELIEF SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN.
SO TODAY OBVIOUSLY, AS PART OF 
THAT, IT'S ENCOURAGING.
FIRST THING -- WE KNOW THAT 
THOSE IN THE PROCESSING SECTOR 
AND IN PLANTS HAVE SOME SERIOUS 
CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND 
SAFETY, SO IT WILL BE IMPORTANT 
THAT THIS MONEY IS ACTUALLY 
SPENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 
PROPER P.P.E. IS THERE AND THAT 
WORKERS ARE PROTECTED, BECAUSE 
THERE IS SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT 
BEING ABLE TO DISTANCE IN THESE 
FACILITIES.
>> Rosemary: FOR SURE.
WE'VE SEEN OUTBREAKS IN BEEF 
PROCESSING PLANTS, CHICKEN 
PROCESSING PLANTS, SO THIS IS AN
ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTED 
WORKING CONDITIONS.
HOWEVER, THERE ISN'T SEEM TO BE 
ANYTHING HERE FOR THE PEOPLE 
GOING OUT ON THE BOATS 
THEMSELVES.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAID WE KNOW 
YOU HAVE MORE CONCERNS, WE'RE 
WILLING TO DO MORE.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAKE THAT 
WORK?
IF YOU'RE ON A SMALL BOAT OR BIG
BOAT, THESE ARE TIGHT QUARTERS.
IT SEEMS CHALLENGING TO MAKE 
SURE PEOPLE HAVE SPACE.
>> YES.
THE SAFETY DOES REMAIN THE 
NUMBER ONE CONCERN FOR EVERYONE 
IN THE INDUSTRY.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, HARVESTERS 
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR HAD 
DELAYED MAJOR SEASONS.
WE FISH SNOW CRAB, LOBSTER, 
SHRIMP, MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF 
THESE SHELLFISH.
AS A RESULT OF THE DELAYS AND OF
THE MARKET PROBLEMS RELATED TO 
COVID-19, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 
SEVERE DIFFICULTIES.
THERE IS GOING TO BE INSTANCES 
WHERE PEOPLE JUST CAN'T MAKE 
ENDS MEET.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE ASKED FOR 
SPECIFIC THINGS JUST FOR 
HARVESTERS AND THAT WAS WHAT THE
PRIME MINISTER'S ANNOUNCEMENT 
MISSED TODAY.
AND WE HOPE THERE IS MORE TO 
COME.
>> Rosemary: IT SOUNDS LIKE 
THERE IS.
WHAT MORE WOULD YOU NEED FOR THE
HARVESTERS?
>> SPECIFICALLY, YOU CAN'T 
HARVEST WHEN YOU WANT.
THERE IS A SEASON.
WE'VE ASKED TO EXTEND EMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR 
HARVESTERS BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT 
BE ABLE TO HARVEST THIS YEAR AND
IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN PICK 
UP LATER IN THE YEAR.
FISH HARVESTERS HAVE FELL 
THROUGH THE CRACKS OF THE OTHER 
PROGRAMMES.
FOR EXAMPLE, INDIVIDUAL 
HARVESTERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR 
THE WAGE SUBSIDY OR LOANS AS 
OTHER BUSINESSES ARE, SO THAT'S 
AN IMPORTANT THING TO ADDRESS 
FOR HARVESTERS AND A MORE 
OBVIOUS ONE WOULD BE JUST 
WAIVING FEES THAT INDIVIDUAL 
HARVESTERS PAID TO FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, WHICH CAN BE 
SIGNIFICANT.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
AND IN SOME CASES, TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
>> Rosemary: JUST TO GO BACK TO 
THE ISSUE OF PERSONAL SAFETY, 
PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY FOR 
HARVESTERS, IS THERE AN ATTEMPT 
TO TRY AND GET PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT MIGHT 
MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR SOME PEOPLE
TO GO OUT, MAYBE IN A LIMITED 
CAPACITY?
>> THIS WORK HAS BEEN CONSTANT 
LOOKING AT THE PROPER PROCEDURES
AND BEST PRACTISES TO OPERATE IN
A COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT, LOOKING 
AT WHAT P.P.E. IS REASONABLE.
BUT WE KNOW, IT IS DIFFICULT AND
IN A LOT OF CASES IMPOSSIBLE TO 
SEPARATE.
SO ENSURING THAT YOU PREVENT 
COVID FROM GETTING ON THE VESSEL
IS IMPORTANT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN 
THIS PART OF CANADA, WE'VE BEEN 
FORTUNATE TO SEE NO NEW CASES.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN SEVEN DAYS.
SO I THINK IT REALLY DEPENDS ON 
WHAT THE GREATER POPULATION IS 
DOING AS WELL.
BUT HARVESTERS, WE'RE CERTAINLY 
HAPPY THAT THOSE IN THE FISHING 
INDUSTRY WERE CAUTIOUS AND 
WANTED TO WAIT AND MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY WERE SAFE BEFORE THEY 
START A BIG INDUSTRY LIKE THE 
FISHERY.
>> Rosemary: GOOD TO GET THAT 
PERSPECTIVE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
APPRECIATE IT.
SO THAT IS SOME REACTION 
IMMEDIATELY TO THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT'S DECISION OR 
ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ABOUT THE 
FISH AND SEAFOOD PROCESSING.
AS YOU HEARD, THOUGH, LOTS MORE 
HOPED FOR BY HARVESTERS 
THEMSELVES IN THE ATLANTIC 
PROVINCES PRIMARILY, BUT 
WHEREVER THEY MAY BE.
WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE THE 
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR 
FISHERIES AND OCEANS THERE, 
BERNADETTE JORDAN, AS WELL AS 
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS.
LET ME BRING BACK CATHERINE 
CULLEN NOW WHO IS HELPING OUR 
COVERAGE HERE TODAY.
I THINK WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HEAR
FROM MARC MILLER TODAY, HE DOES 
SORT OF A WEEKLY BRIEFING ON THE
SITUATION FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
IN THIS COUNTRY.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN A REAL PUSH 
AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY 
HAVE ENOUGH P.P.E. IN THOSE 
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ALREADY, OF
COURSE, YOU KNOW REALLY 
CHALLENGED BY PERHAPS THE 
REMOTENESS OF THE COMMUNITY, 
THE -- YEAH, ALL THOSE THINGS OR
EVEN LACK OF SOME BASIC HEALTH 
CARE AS WELL.
SO THERE HAS BEEN A PUSH TO DO 
THAT.
FORTUNATELY, THE NUMBER OF CASES
HAS NOT BEEN A HUGE NUMBER, 
ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SEEN A NUMBER
OF DEATHS.
>> Catherine: AND SO, AGAIN, 
WE'LL EXPECT TO HEAR THE UPDATE 
FROM HIM TODAY GIVING US A BIT 
OF A BETTER PICTURE WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITIES.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S ONE OF THE 
INSTANCES WHEN WE LOOK AT 
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE 
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 
THAT PROVINCES, THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPALITIES NEED 
TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO IN 
TERMS OF THE OUTBREAK.
ANOTHER THING THAT I DID WANT TO
SEIZE ON FROM WHAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER SAID, WE HAVEN'T 
DISCUSSED IT YET, BUT IF IT IS 
NOT OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE, WE 
SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THIS 
ISSUE.
OUR COLLEAGUE ASHLEY BURKE ASKED
ABOUT THE FUNDRAISING DRIVE BY 
THE EUROPEAN UNION TO RAISE 
MONEY FOR THE W.H.O., THE PRIME 
MINISTER DID SAY IT'S SOMETHING 
CANADA IS LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE
IN.
I THINK THIS IS SIGNIFICANT, 
IT'S GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT IF 
INDEED CANADA DOES PUT FORWARD 
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE 
W.H.O.
WE KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A REAL 
POINT OF CONTENTION AND CONCERN.
I BELIEVE WE CAN SEE MINISTER 
MILLER THERE, SO MAYBE WE SHOULD
TALK AFTER THE BRIEFING.
>> Rosemary: GOOD POINT.
HERE'S THE MINISTER OF 
INDIGENOUS SERVICES, MARC 
MILLER.
WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU LIVE.
>> THE MINISTER OF NOVA SCOTIA 
HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT AND 
INDEED ALL OF CANADA, BUT I WANT
TO THANK HER FOR BEING HERE, 
BECAUSE IN PARTICULAR, SHE IS 
GRIEVING, BUT WE ARE ALL 
GRIEVING AND HERE WITH YOU, 
BERNADETTE, SO I DO WANT TO 
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, BUT 
AGAIN, OUR HEARTS ARE HEAVY 
GIVEN WHAT HAS GONE ON IN NOVA 
SCOTIA OVER THE PAST WEEK, SO 
THANK YOU.
I THINK WE'LL GET RIGHT TO IT.
DR. TAM WILL SPEAK FOLLOWED BY 
DR. NJOO, FOLLOWED BY MYSELF AND
DR. WONG AND THEN MINISTER 
JORDAN.
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: HELLO, 
EVERYONE.
BONJOUR.
I'LL JUST START WITH THE USUAL 
UPDATE ON THE NUMBERS OF 
COVID-19 IN CANADA.
THERE ARE NOW 44,364 CONFIRMED 
CASES INCLUDING 2350 DEATHS.
TO DATE, LABS ACROSS CANADA HAVE
TESTED ALMOST 670,000 PEOPLE 
WITH ABOUT 7% OF THESE TESTING 
POSITIVE.
TODAY MARKS THE START OF 
NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS 
WEEK.
AS WE'RE NOW IN THE MIDST OF A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC, I CANNOT 
IMAGINE A MORE POIGNANT TIME TO 
TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF 
IMMUNIZATION.
AS WE REFLECT ON THE IMPORTANCE 
OF VACCINATION THIS WEEK, I'D 
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT UNSUNG HERO OF
VACCINES, DR. HILLMAN, WHOSE 
CAREER IS AN INSPIRING OUTLINE 
OF THE ERA.
HE WAS A VIROLOGIST, WHO HELPED 
TO DEVELOP 9 OF THE 14 VACCINES 
FOR CHILDREN TODAY.
MUMPS, RUBELLA, CHICKENPOX AND 
OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
HIS FOCUS ON SAFETY AND REDUCING
VACCINE, DR. HILLMAN WAS THE 
ORIGINAL VACCINE FAST TRACKER.
IT WAS THIS UNIQUE ABILITY THAT 
ENABLED HIM TO DEVELOP AND 
FAST-TRACK IN 1957 PANDEMIC 
INFLUENZA VACCINE, PREVENTING 
ILLNESS AND DEATH IN THE WINTER.
THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR THIS
ACCELERATED PROCESS.
AND THE WORLD IS RESPONDING IN 
EQUAL FORCE WITH 20 INSTITUTIONS
AND COMPANIES WORKING ON 
EXPEDITED VACCINE DEVELOPMENT, 
WHILE OVER 70 COUNTRIES ARE 
WORKING COLLECTIVELY TO 
ACCELERATE RESEARCH ON 
TREATMENTS.
THERE IS ONE MORE LESSON FROM 
DR. HILLMAN WE MUST HEED TODAY.
THOUGH A HERO WHO SAVED HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES WITH 
VACCINES, HE NEVER LOST SIGHT OF
THE MILLIONS OF LIVES THAT COULD
BE SAVED WITH ROUTINE 
VACCINATION PROGRAMMES FOR 
EXISTING INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
FOR THAT, HE IS CREDITED WITH 
SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES, MORE 
THAN ANY OTHER SCIENTIST IN THE 
20TH CENTURY.
THIS BRINGS ME TO MY KEY 
MESSAGE.
WE ARE IN A PANDEMIC.
TO STICK TO ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES
ONLY.
SO MY MESSAGE IS THAT 
VACCINATION IS AN ESSENTIAL 
ACTIVITY.
IT IS NORMAL TO FEEL CONCERNED 
ABOUT VISITING A DOCTORS' OFFICE
OR CLINIC, BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT 
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HAVE 
PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE TO PREVENT 
THE SPREAD OF INFECTION, LIKE 
SCREENING PATIENTS BEFORE 
APPOINTMENTS AND STAGGERING 
PATIENT TIMES TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
CONTACT YOUR HEALTH CARE 
PROVIDER TO FIND OUT WAYS TO 
SAFELY MAKE SURE YOUR FAMILY'S 
VACCINATIONS ARE KEPT UP TO 
DATE.
THIS IS A LIFE-SAVING ESSENTIAL 
MUST-DO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. TAM.
DR. NJOO?
>> BONJOUR.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'LL START WITH THE LATEST 
NUMBERS ON COVID-19 IN CANADA.
THERE ARE NOW 44,364 CONFIRMED 
CASES, INCLUDING 2350 DEATHS.
TO DATE, LABS ACROSS CANADA HAVE
TESTED ALMOST 670,000 PEOPLE 
WITH ABOUT 7% OF THESE TESTING 
POSITIVE.
TODAY MARKS THE START OF THE 
NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS 
WEEK.
AND WE'RE NOW IN THE MIDST OF A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC, I CANNOT 
IMAGINE A MORE POIGNANT TIME TO 
TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF 
IMMUNIZATION.
AS WE REFLECT ON THE IMPORTANCE 
OF VACCINATION THIS WEEK, I'D 
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AN UNSUNG HERO
OF VACCINES, DR. MAURICE 
HILLMAN, WHOSE CAREER IS AN 
INSPIRING OUTLINE OF OUR MODERN 
VACCINE ERA.
DR. HILLMAN WAS A VIROLOGIST AND
VACCINATION SCIENTIST WHO HELPED
TO DEVELOP 9 OF THE 14 VACCINES 
THAT ARE ROUTINELY RECOMMENDED 
FOR CHILDREN TODAY.
VACCINES THAT PREVENT MEASLES, 
MUMPS, RUBELLA, INFLUENZA, AND 
OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
KNOWN FOR HIS FOCUS ON SAFETY 
AND REDUCING VACCINE-ADVERSE 
EVENTS, DR. HILLMAN WAS ALSO THE
ORIGINAL FAST-TRACKER.
THIS OWING TO HIS MASTERY OF THE
SCIENCE OF VACCINES AND THE 
MYRIAD OF PROCESSES FROM 
RESEARCH THROUGH FEDERAL 
REGULATION AND DELIVERY.
IT WAS THIS UNIQUE ABILITY THAT 
ENABLED HIM TO DEVELOP AND 
FAST-TRACK A 1957 PANDEMIC 
INFLUENZA VACCINE PREVENTING 
UNTOLD ILLNESS AS WELL AS DEATHS
THAT WINTER.
WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STILL
IN HIGH FORCE, THERE IS AN 
URGENT NEED FOR THIS ACCELERATED
PROCESS FOCUSED ON DELIVERING A 
SAFE, EFFECTIVE VACCINE AND THE 
WORLD IS RESPONDING IN EQUAL 
FORCE WITH 20 INSTITUTIONS AND 
COMPANIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY 
WORKING ON EXPEDITED VACCINE 
DEVELOPMENT WHILE OVER 70 
COUNTRIES ARE WORKING 
COLLECTIVELY TO ACCELERATE 
RESEARCH ON TREATMENTS.
HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE MORE 
LESSON FROM DR. HILLMAN WE MUST 
HEED TODAY.
THOUGH A HERO WHO SAVED HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES WITH A 
PANDEMIC VACCINE, DR. HILLMAN 
NEVER LOST SIGHT OF THE MILLIONS
OF LIVES THAT COULD BE SAVED 
WITH ROUTINE VACCINE PROGRAMMES 
FOR EXISTING INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES.
FOR THAT, HE IS CREDITED WITH 
SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES, MORE 
THAN ANY OTHER SCIENTIST IN THE 
20TH CENTURY.
THIS BRINGS ME TO OUR KEY 
MESSAGE TODAY.
WE ARE IN A MIDST A PANDEMIC AND
WE HAVE ALL COMMITTED TO PROTECT
OURSELVES AND OUR FAMILIES 
THROUGH PHYSICAL DISTANCING TO 
STICK ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES ONLY.
SO, MY MESSAGE AND OUR MESSAGE 
TODAY IS THAT VACCINATION IS AN 
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY.
IT IS NORMAL TO FEEL CONCERNED 
ABOUT VISITING A DOCTOR'S OFFICE
OR CLINIC AT THIS TIME, BUT 
PLEASE KNOW THAT HEALTH CARE 
PROVIDERS HAVE PRECAUTIONS IN 
PLACE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE 
SPREAD OF INFECTION, SUCH AS 
SCREENING PATIENTS BEFORE 
APPOINTMENTS, AND STAGGERING 
PATIENTS' TIMES TO MAINTAIN 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR HEALTH CARE 
PROVIDER TO FIND OUT WAYS TO 
SAFELY MAKE SURE THAT YOUR 
FAMILY'S VACCINATIONS ARE KEPT 
UP TO DATE.
THIS IS A LIFE-SAVING ESSENTIAL,
A MUST-DO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. NJOO.
[End of Translation] GOOD 
AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE 
CASE COUNTS IN FIRST NATIONS 
COMMUNITIES.
AS OF APRIL 24, THERE HAVE BEEN 
95 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 
IN FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES ON 
RESERVE.
AND 14 CONFIRMED CASES IN 
NUNAVIK INUVIK COMMUNITIES.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] THE NUMBER OF CASES
ARE LOW IN INDIGENOUS 
COMMUNITIES, BUT WE'RE FOLLOWING
THIS WHOLE PANDEMIC CLOSELY.
WE'RE WORKING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH
AUTHORITIES AND LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO
MAKE SURE THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE
ALL THEY NEED.
WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH 
COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTRY TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE 
ALWAYS READY TO FACE AN INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF CASES.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF IMMEDIATE 
ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO 
SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
ONES MANY OF US HAVE BECOME 
FAMILIAR WITH, BUT ARE WORTH 
REPEATING.
NAMELY HAND-WASHING, PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING, NO LARGER OR EVEN 
SMALL GATHERINGS, 
SELF-ISOLATION, AND ACTIVE 
IDENTIFICATION OF SYMPTOMS.
WE COUNT ON INDIGENOUS 
LEADERSHIP TO PERSIST IN THEIR 
EFFORTS TO SHARE THIS MESSAGE 
WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES.
TO DATE WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED IN 
ADDITION TO SUPPLIES PROVIDED BY
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES, 
GOWNS, HALF A MILLION GLOVES AND
CLOSE TO 200,000 SURGICAL MASKS 
IN COMMUNITIES.
WE ALSO SAW POSITIVE PROGRESS 
TODAY IN TERMS OF OUR SUPPORT 
FOR URBAN INDIGENOUS 
POPULATIONS.
THIS WEEK, 94 PROGRAMMES WERE 
SUPPORTED THROUGH THE INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND.
AND THESE PROGRAMMES SUPPORT A 
VARIETY OF INDIGENOUS MEASURES 
THAT HELP YOUTH, HOMELESS 
INDIVIDUALS AND ELDERS BY 
PROVIDING FOOD BASKETS, CHILD 
CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS IN 
URBAN SETTINGS PRINCIPALLY.
WE'RE PROUD TO BE SUPPORTING THE
FRIENDSHIP CENTRES AS THEY 
CONTINUE THEIR IMPORTANT WORK 
FOR VULNERABLE INDIGENOUS 
COMMUNITIES IN THE FACE OF THIS 
PANDEMIC.
WE ARE ALSO WORKING QUICKLY TO 
GET THE FUNDS OUT OF THE DOOR 
FOR THE 94 ACCEPTED SUBMISSIONS 
AND WE HAVE STREAMLINED THE 
PROCESS SO THE FUNDS CAN FLOW 
DIRECTLY TO INDIGENOUS 
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
IN SHORT ORDER.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT MORE SUPPORT 
IS NEEDED.
AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS SHOULD 
ONLY BE VIEWED AS A START OF OUR
SUPPORT FOR URBAN INDIGENOUS 
POPULATIONS IN PARTICULAR.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] THIS WEEK THE PRIME
MINISTER ANNOUNCED $9 BILLION 
FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS AS 
WELL AS INCREASE OF $75.2 
MILLION TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN A
POST-SECONDARY SETTING.
TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS STUDENTS 
AS WELL.
[End of Translation] YOU MAY BE 
WORRIED ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.
WHETHER IT'S YOUR FINANCIAL 
SITUATION, EMPLOYABILITY OR THE 
CONTINUITY OF YOUR STUDIES.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE WILL MAKE 
SURE YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE YOU NEED WHEN YOU 
NEED IT.
THIS NEW FUNDING IS OVER AND 
ABOVE THE BASE FUNDING EACH 
INDIGENOUS BASED PROGRAMME 
RECEIVES AND WILL COVER COSTS 
SUCH AS SPORT FOR LIVING, 
TRAVEL, COUNSELLING AND OTHER 
SUPPORT EXPENSES TO ENSURE THE 
SUCCESS OF INDIGENOUS STUDENTS.
THIS FUNDING IS ALSO OVER AND 
ABOVE THE MEASURES ANNOUNCED 
ABOUT BY -- BY THE PRIME 
MINISTER THIS WEEK.
THEY CAN ACCESS SUPPORTS THAT 
FALL WITHIN THE LARGER RESPONSE 
PLAN, INCLUDING THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY STUDENT BENEFIT, THE 
NEW STUDENT GRANT AND THE LOANS 
PROGRAMME.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] I WOULD ALSO LIKE 
TO COMMEND THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES RANGERS IN NUNAVIK, IN 
THE LOWER NORTH SHORE AND OTHER 
REGIONS THAT SUPPORT THE LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES BY DISTRIBUTING 
FOOD, BY HELPING WITH MEDICAL 
EQUIPMENT AND BY RAISING 
AWARENESS TO HELP COMMUNITIES TO
FIGHT AGAINST THE COVID-19.
[End of Translation] BETWEEN THE
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES, WE'RE
ALL FOCUSED ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH
RESPONSE THAT WILL SAVE LIVES.
MIIGWECH.
MERCY  THANK YOU.
DR. WONG?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE 
WE'RE ON THE TRADITIONAL 
TERRITORIES OF THE ALGONQUIN 
PEOPLE.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] THERE ARE MANY WAYS
TO STAY HEALTHY.
FOR EXAMPLE, NOT TRAVELLING -- 
[End of Translation] -- IS THE 
BEST WAY TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD 
OF COVID-19, BY KEEPING AT LEAST
TWO ARM'S LENGTH AWAY FROM OTHER
PEOPLE.
AS WELL, NO GATHERINGS OR GROUP 
OUTINGS AND LIMITING CONTACT 
WITH PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK, SUCH 
AS ELDERS AND THOSE IN POOR 
HEALTH.
HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE 
IMMUNIZATION, PHYSICAL EXERCISE,
AND GETTING ONTO THE LAND.
INDIVIDUAL HARVESTING AND 
FISHING ARE EXCELLENT WAYS TO 
CONNECT WITH CULTURE AND SUPPORT
YOUR MENTAL HEALTH WHILE 
RESPECTING PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WONG.
MINISTER JORDAN?
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
BONJOUR.
BEFORE I BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO 
TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK CANADIANS
FROM COAST TO COAST TO COAST WHO
HAVE BEEN SO WONDERFULLY 
SUPPORTING OF NOVA SCOTIA.
THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN VERY 
DIFFICULT FOR US, BUT YOUR LOVE,
SUPPORT AND CONDOLENCES HAVE 
MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ALL OF US,
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THE WOMEN AND MEN WHO WORK IN 
CANADA'S FISH AND SEAFOOD SECTOR
ARE THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS FOR 
MANY OF OUR COASTAL AND RURAL 
COMMUNITIES.
THEY'VE BEEN FEEDING CANADIANS 
FOR GENERATIONS AND WE NEED THEM
TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
WHEN THE INDUSTRY IS STRONG, 
EVERYONE DOES WELL.
BUT WHEN IT HURTS, WE ALL HURT.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] WHEN THE INDUSTRY 
IS STRONG, EVERYONE DOES WELL.
AND WHEN IT HURTS, WE ALL HURT.
[End of Translation] WE'VE BEEN 
IN CONTACT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT 
THEY NEED FOR A SAFE, STRONG 
SEASON.
ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS TO MOVE 
PRODUCT FROM STORAGE CAPACITY 
AND A MARKET PERSPECTIVE.
WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO MOVE 
GOODS EFFICIENTLY, PROCESSORS 
CAN'T BUY MORE FROM HARVESTERS 
AND IN TURN THEY CAN'T SUPPLY 
CANADIANS WITH SEAFOOD.
BOLSTERING OUR SEAFOOD SECTOR 
WILL BE VITAL IN FEEDING 
CANADIANS THIS SEASON.
SO TODAY WE'RE ANNOUNCING $62.5 
MILLION FOR THE NEW CANADIAN 
SEAFOOD STABILIZATION FUND THAT 
WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE FISH AND
SEAFOOD PROCESSING SECTOR.
THIS WILL INCREASE INVENTORY 
CAPACITY, ALLOWING THEM TO 
PROCESS MORE AND FIELD MORE 
PEOPLE.
RETOOLING TO MEET THE SHIFT IN 
DEMANDS AND PUT IN PLACE 
ENHANCED HEALTH AND SAFETY 
MEASURES TO MINIMIZE THE RISK TO
WORKERS AMONG OTHER THINGS.
WE'VE ALWAYS SAID WE WOULD ADAPT
OUR MEASURES AS THIS SITUATION 
PROGRESSES TO TACKLE NEW 
CHALLENGES AND THAT HASN'T 
CHANGED.
WE KNOW THIS IS A DIFFICULT 
TIME, BUT OUR GOVERNMENT WILL BE
HERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AS WE
WEATHER THIS STORM TOGETHER.
WE'RE ACTIVELY EXPLORING OTHER 
WAYS TO SUPPORT HARVESTERS IN 
THE INDUSTRY, BUT TODAY'S 
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL PROVIDE 
IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO THE 
INDUSTRY, HELP ENSURE ACCESS TO 
THIS IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCE AND 
POSITION THE SECTOR TO RETURN TO
FULL STRENGTH ONCE THE PANDEMIC 
IS OVER.
INDUSTRY HAS FACED TOUGH TIMES 
BEFORE, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK 
IN OUR FISH AND SEAFOOD SECTOR 
ARE DETERMINED AND RESILIENT.
I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE WE WILL 
GET THROUGH THESE HARD TIMES, 
TOO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO QUESTIONS 
AND ANSWERS.
>> START WITH THREE QUESTIONS ON
THE PHONE.
ONE QUESTION, ONE FOLLOW-UP.
OPERATOR?
>> THANK YOU.
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PRESS STAR 1 
AT THIS TIME THIS ASK A 
QUESTION.
OUR FIRST QUESTION LA PRESSE.
GO AHEAD, YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: [Speaking 
French][Voice of Interpreter] 
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS FOR DR. 
NJOO.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOUR 
POSITION IS WITH REGARDS TO 
PASSPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN TALKED 
ABOUT IN RECENT DAYS, THE W.H.O.
HAS SAID THAT THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THAT THOSE WHO HAVE HAD
COVID-19 ARE IMMUNE TO IT.
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THAT 
MATTER?
>> WE HAVE TO STUDY THIS IDEA OF
CREATING IMMUNITY PASSPORTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THE COVID-19 VIRUS IS A NEW ONE 
AND SO WE'RE STILL LEARNING.
THERE IS A VERY STEEP LEARNING 
CURVE THROUGH SCIENCE THAT 
CONSTANTLY PROGRESSES.
UP TO KNOW WITH WHAT WE'VE SEEN 
ABROAD AND WITH DATA WE'VE 
ANALYZED, WE HAVE NOTED THAT 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN 
INFECTED WITH COVID-19 THAT HAVE
CREATED ANTIBODIES, BUT IS WHAT 
IS NOT CLEAR IS IF THEY MEAN 
IMMUNITY AND FOR HOW LONG.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE UP TO NOW 
THAT HAVING BEEN INFECTED LEADS 
TO LONG-TERM IMMUNITY, SO WE'RE 
NOT READY TO SAY IF ANYONE HAS 
ALREADY CONTRACTED COVID-19 
EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY FINE, NO
MORE MALARKY, JUST IMMUNITY FOR 
LIFE.
THIS IS SOMETHING TO FOLLOW UP 
ON AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXAMINE
WHAT SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE SHOWS 
US WITH REGARDS TO THIS.
>> Reporter: THANK YOU, DR. 
NJOO.
MY NEXT QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW 
IF YOU HAVE AN ANSWER.
YESTERDAY I ASKED A QUESTION TO 
MS. FREELAND, WHERE ARE WE WITH 
ONTARIO AND QUÉBEC'S REQUEST TO 
HAVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN 
LONG-TERM AND SENIOR CARE HOMES?
DO YOU HAVE ANY NEWS ON THAT 
FRONT?
>> YOU PERHAPS HEARD THE PRIME 
MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE.
CURRENTLY WE ARE -- WE HAVE SENT
IN ARMY MEDICS IN RECONNAISSANCE
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS REQUIRED 
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WE'LL STUDY THE MATTER CLOSELY 
AND POTENTIALLY REEVALUATE 
CURRENT DEMANDS.
SUCH A PROCESS IS ALREADY UNDER 
WAY.
ARMED FORCE PERSONNEL AND MEDICS
WILL BE DEPLOYED IN QUÉBEC'S -- 
IN QUÉBEC FOR THIS INITIAL 
RECONNAISSANCE.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT QUESTION 
IS FROM TERESA WRIGHT WITH THE 
CANADIAN PRESS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
I'D LIKE TO ASK MINISTER JORDAN 
ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY.
IT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON 
FISH PROCESSORS, BUT FISH 
HARVESTERS, INCLUDING LOBSTER 
FISHERS IN THE MARITIMES ARE 
GRAPPLING WITH THE DECISION 
ABOUT WHETHER TO SET THEIR TRAPS
AN INCUR THE CONSIDERABLE COSTS 
WHEN IT COMES TO THAT WITH NO 
FINANCIAL PACKAGE SPECIFICALLY 
AIMED AT THEM.
IS THERE HELP COMING FOR FISH 
HARVESTERS AND WILL THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY BE EXPENDED TO LOBSTER 
FISHERS FOR THEIR SPRING SEASON?
>> THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
ABSOLUTELY THE MESSAGE TODAY IS 
FOR THE PROCESSORS.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS TO ADDRESS 
CONCERNS FROM THE PROCESS 
SECTOR, BUT WE RECOGNIZE FOR THE
HARVESTERS TO CONTINUE TO FISH, 
THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SELL 
THEIR PRODUCT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT 
THE PROCESSORS ARE THE FIRST OUT
THE DOOR.
WE'RE ACTIVE EXPLORED OTHER 
MEASURES THAT WILL IMPACT OTHER 
SECTORS, OTHER AREAS OF THE 
SECTOR.
WE KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO LISTEN
TO HARVESTERS.
WE KNOW THERE HAS BEEN 
CHALLENGES WITH THEM ACTUALLY 
ACCESSING THE FUNDS THAT HAVE 
ALREADY BEEN ANNOUNCED.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT ALL 
OF THESE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE 
DONE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
UP WITH NEW MEASURES AS WE GO 
FORWARD.
>> FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: YES.
THANK YOU.
MINISTER MILLER, SEVERAL FIRST 
NATIONS IN CANADA WERE DEALING 
WITH SUICIDE CRISES BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC STARTED AND WE KNOW 
THAT COVID-19 IS ONLY GOING TO 
HAVE A COMPOUND MENTAL HEALTH 
IMPACT ON MANY OF FIRST NATIONS,
INUIT AND METIS PERSONS WHO ARE 
SUFFERING FROM INTERGENERATIONAL
TRAUMA CAUSED BY COLONIALISM.
WHY ARE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES 
NOT A BIGGER PART OF THE 
PANDEMIC RESPONSE, ESPECIALLY 
FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY?
>> TERESA, AS WE FOLLOW THE 
EVOLUTION AND THE IMPACT OF THE 
EPIDEMIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE 
PORTFOLIOS THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE
FOR, WE KNOW THAT THE IMPACT ON 
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IS HIGH 
ON MANY FRONTS, INCLUDING THE 
IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH, A 
COMPONENT OF WHICH IS SUICIDE.
OUR TEAMS ARE WORKING ACTIVELY 
WITH COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE THE
CAPACITY IN SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE 
THAT ARE SUFFERING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL 
EVOLVE OVER TIME AS COMMUNITIES 
IMPLEMENT THE HEALTH DIRECTIVES,
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING 
IN ON EACH OTHER AND WE'RE 
SUPPORTING THEM IN A 
COMPREHENSIVE WAY THAT WE NEED 
TO DO.
AS YOU MENTIONED, COVID-19 HAS A
COMPOUNDING EFFECT ON ALL THE 
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS THAT 
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ARE 
SUBJECT TO.
THAT IS A WIDE GENERALIZATION, 
BECAUSE THESE PRECONDITIONS VARY
FROM COMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY, BUT
ON THE WHOLE, THE SOCIAL 
DETERMINE ANTS OF HEALTH CREATE 
CONDITIONS WHERE COVID HAS THE 
POTENTIAL TO RUN RAMPANT.
THE ANXIETY IS REAL AND THAT HAS
IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH.
AS PART OF INDIGENOUS SERVICES 
CANADA, A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE 
SUPPORT WE PROVIDE TURNS IN AND 
AROUND SUPPORTS AROUND MENTAL 
HEALTH.
THOSE CONTINUE.
BUT AS THIS EPIDEMIC AND ALL THE
IMPACT THAT IT CAN HAVE, 
PARTICULARLY ON THE WELL-BEING 
OF PEOPLES, IS CONTINUALLY 
ASSESSED.
>> YOU KNOW, WE WORK WITH 
INDIGENOUS PARTNERS TO RAMP UP 
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRST 
NATIONS' MENTAL WELLNESS AND THE
INUIT STRATEGIES.
WE ARE FULLY BEHIND SUPPORTING 
THE EFFORTS IN THESE VERY TRYING
TIMES.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
OPERATOR, NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM -- 
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: [Speaking 
French][Voice of Interpreter] 
THANK YOU.
[End of Translation] MY QUESTION
IS FOR DR. TAM.
HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT AN 
ANTI-VAX MOVEMENT IN CANADA WHEN
IT COMES TO THE EVENTUAL 
COVID-19 VACCINE?
IS YOUR DEPARTMENT TRACKING 
GROUPS, WATCHING SOCIAL MEDIA TO
PREPARE TO SUCH POSSIBILITY?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: SO AS I 
SAID, THERE IS A GLOBAL EFFORT 
IN THE DISCOVERY AND THE 
RESEARCH ON LOOKING AT SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE VACCINES FOR COVID-19.
SO THAT IS NOT A REALITY AS YET 
AND WE THINK IT WOULD TAKE SOME 
TIME.
BUT AS A WHOLE, WHAT WE WANT TO 
DO IS TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE 
INFORMATION OUT TO PARENTS AND 
TO CANADIANS ABOUT THE SAFETY 
AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 
VACCINATION AS A KEY COMPONENT 
OF KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY IN 
CANADA.
AND WE ARE NOT IMMUNE TO THE 
INCURSIONS OF VERY CONTAGIOUS 
PATHOGENS LIKE MEASLES FOR 
INSTANCE.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT 
GLOBALLY WE ARE QUITE CONCERNED 
ABOUT AFTER PEOPLE ARE COMING 
OUT OF THE HOMES -- PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING POTENTIALLY MEANS 
THERE COULD BE OUTBREAKS, SO 
THIS IS WHY WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE 
TO SET UP APPOINTMENTS, FIND OUT
HOW TO GET VACCINATED, EVEN 
DURING THIS TIME, BECAUSE IT'S 
AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE.
I THINK IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT 
VACCINATIONS, WE'LL HAVE ANSWERS
TO THE QUESTIONS BASED ON 
SCIENTIFIC FACTS.
PRIOR TO THIS PANDEMIC, I'VE 
BEEN WORKING HARD WITH NOT JUST 
THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY OR 
PAEDIATRICIAN, BUT ALSO WITH 
PARENTS AND PARENTS INFLUENCES 
AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA 
PLATFORMS TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN 
ADDRESS THE DISINFORMATION AND 
MISINFORMATION ABOUT 
VACCINATIONS.
SO THAT WILL CONTINUE.
>> FOLLOW-UP I.
>> Reporter: JUST TO MAKE SURE, 
ARE THERE ANY INDICATIONS THAT 
SUCH COMBAT WELL BE NECESSARY TO
FIGHT AGAINST MISINFORMATION?
AND ALSO, MR. TRUDEAU ADDRESSED 
THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL PLAN 
TODAY ABOUT REOPENING THE 
ECONOMY.
DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD -- SINCE 
YOU KNOW THE SITUATION IS 
DIFFERENT FROM ONE PROVINCE TO 
ANOTHER, WOULD YOU RECOMMEND 
THAT WE CLOSE OR WE SHUT DOWN 
INTERPROVINCIAL TRAVEL?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: SO JUST TO 
FINISH OFF THE FIRST QUESTION I 
THINK IS THAT WE WON'T REALLY 
KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE VACCINES 
UNTIL THEY'VE BEEN FURTHER 
DEVELOPED.
WE DO NEED TO ENSURE SAFETY AND 
EFFECTIVENESS.
SO I THINK THE KEY IS TO 
COMMUNICATE THOSE FACTS.
I CAN'T PREDICT WHAT IS GOING TO
HAPPEN IN TERMS OF THE UPTAKE 
FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT WE WILL 
DEFINITELY LIKE ALL IMMUNIZATION
PROGRAMMES, TAKE PUBLIC 
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INTO 
ACCOUNT.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY ACTUALLY 
BECAUSE IN OUR EXPERIENCE, YOU 
KNOW, EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC, LIKE THE PANDEMIC OF 
INFLUENZA, YOU CAN'T REALLY 
TELL.
SOMETIMES IT'S QUITE AN 
EMOTIONAL REACTION.
I RECALL IN THE LAST PANDEMIC 
WHEN YOU GET AN INCREASE IN 
DEATH, FOR EXAMPLE, PEOPLE WILL 
SUDDENLY WANT TO TAKE UP THE 
VACCINE VERY, VERY FAST.
WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO GO
AROUND AS THE VACCINATION 
PROGRAMMES ROLL OUT.
THOSE DYNAMICS WE CAN'T ACTUALLY
COMMENT ON AT THE MOMENT, BUT 
IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE AWARE OF.
>> I JUST WOULD ADD AS A 
SOCIETY, WE HAVE FACED A NUMBER 
OF CHALLENGES OF THE YEARS WITH 
RESPECT TO COMPLACENCY AND HOW 
VACCINES ARE REGARDED.
THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO 
COMBAT THAT DISINFORMATION WITH 
AWARENESS AS TO WHAT THE 
IMPORTANCE OF VACCINES ARE.
AS WE SEE -- AS WE SEE OUR 
ELDERS AND PEOPLE IN LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES EXCEEDINGLY 
VULNERABLE AND DYING IN 
INDIGNADOSITY, THIS IS ALSO AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO REINFORCE THE 
POINT OF VACCINES.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT INDIGENOUS 
COMMUNITIES, THERE IS -- THERE 
IS SOMETIMES A LEGITIMATE 
SKEPTICISM WITH THE WAY THE 
MEDICAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN 
PROVIDED IN THE PAST AND VARIOUS
ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES, BUT 
ALSO THE WAY IT IS REGARDED.
SO THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL HURDLE.
WE'RE ALWAYS FIGHTING THIS 
INFORMATION, BUT THIS IS AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS 
AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF 
VACCINES.
>> THANK YOU, MINISTER.
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: IN TERMS OF 
THE SECOND QUESTION, I THINK WE 
ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH 
ALL CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS TO 
LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS UPON 
WHICH SOME EASING OF THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN.
SO THAT, I THINK, FORMS THE 
FOUNDATION OF SOME OF THE 
DECISION-MAKING ON WHAT NEEDS TO
BE DONE.
I THINK EACH COMMUNITY HAS VERY 
DIFFERENT NEEDS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HEARD ABOUT SOME
CASES IN NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN 
AND THAT MEANS PROTECTING THOSE 
COMMUNITIES ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
AND SO EVEN WITHIN A PROVINCE, 
SO THOSE DECISIONS ARE TAKEN AS 
A VERY SORT OF LOCAL AND 
PROVINCIAL LEVEL AS WELL TO 
PROTECT THOSE COMMUNITIES.
AND SO WE NEED THE FOUNDATIONAL 
PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH, AND THEN
THAT NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBILITY IN 
TERMS OF PROTECTING COMMUNITIES 
ON THE GROUND.
>> GOOD MORNING, DR. TAM, ASHLEY
BURKE CBC NEWS.
IMMUNITY PASSPORTS AND 
CERTIFICATES, COULD IT BE 
EFFECTIVE?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: I THINK THE 
ANSWER IS WE DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW
YET.
SO I THINK JUST THIS LAST FEW 
DAYS WE TALKED ABOUT THE TASK 
FORCE AND SOME OF THE OBJECTIVES
OF THAT TASK FORCE IS TO CONDUCT
THE NECESSARY RESEARCH IN ORDER 
TO HELP US INTERPRET WHAT 
SEROLOGICAL TESTING RESULTS 
MEAN.
SO IT IS A VERY NOVEL VIRUS.
WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE 
IMMUNOLOGY OF THIS VIRUS VERY 
MUCH.
WE HAVE IDEA OF THE ANTIBODY 
RESPONSE AND SOME OF THESE 
RESPONSES ARE QUITE DELAYED.
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PEAK OF 
THE ANTIBODY RESPONSE MIGHT BE 
REACHED.
WE DEFINITELY DON'T KNOW HOW 
ABOUT THE ANTIBODY RESPONSE 
MIGHT LAST FOR AND WHAT IT MEANS
IF SOMEONE IS REINFECTED.
ALL THOSE ARE UNKNOWN.
THE OTHER UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW IS 
ALSO THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME OF 
THE TESTS.
THAT'S PARTLY RELATED TO THE 
UNDERSTANDING OF IMMUNOLOGY, BUT
EACH TEST PERFORMS DIFFERENTLY, 
SO OUR NATIONAL BIOLOGY LAB, 
HAVING EVALUATED A RANGE OF 
TESTS, SHOWS THAT A LOT OF THEM 
ARE NOT SENSITIVE OR SPECIFIC 
ENOUGH.
WHICH MEANS YOU COULD, IN FACT, 
GET FALSE-POSITIVES WHERE 
SOMEONE THINKS THEY MAY HAVE 
ANTIBODIES AND THEY DON'T, OR 
THE LACK OF FALSE-NEGATIVES AS 
WELL AND SPECIFICITY.
THOSE ARE SORT OF EVOLVING 
KNOWLEDGE.
SO I THINK FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE 
IF YOU HAVE A TEST, WHAT WE NEED
TO DO IS DO THESE STUDIES SO YOU
KNOW HOW TO INTERPRET THOSE 
TESTS.
IT'S PREMATURE TO THINK ABOUT 
THE CONCEPT OF A PASSPORT.
>> Reporter: I'M HOPING YOU CAN 
TALK ABOUT HERD IMMUNITY.
QUÉBEC'S PREMIER SAID ALLOWING A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO GET THE 
VIRUS NATURALLY IN QUÉBEC WOULD 
BE THE BEST DEVELOP AGAINST A 
SECOND WAVE.
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS APPROACH 
TO PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES?
COULD IT BE THE NEW NORMAL?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: I THINK PART
OF THE IMMUNITY TASK FORCE IS 
ALSO TO HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT THE 
LEVEL OF IMMUNITY IS IN OUR 
POPULATION.
WE ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW THAT.
THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES IS 
UNDERESTIMATES OF THE PEOPLE 
WITH THE INFECTION.
I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST STEP.
GIVEN THE INCREDIBLE PUBLIC 
HEALTH RESPONSE AND THE RESPONSE
OF CANADIANS TO DO THE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT 
THE LEVEL OF IMMUNITY IS QUITE 
LOW.
WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT WHILE THE
PARTICULAR -- THIS PARTICULAR 
VIRUS CAN HAVE A VERY 
DEVASTATING IMPACT ON SENIORS, 
OUR ELDERS AND THOSE WITH 
UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS, 
IT CAN RESULT IN SEVERE OUTCOMES
EVEN FOR THE YOUNG AND THE REST 
OF THE POPULATION.
SO YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF SORT OF
GENERATING NATIONAL IMMUNITY IS 
ACTUALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT 
WE -- IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I 
THINK SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN.
I PERSONALLY THINK THAT, YOU 
KNOW, AS THE CHIEF MEDICAL 
OFFICERS, WE WOULD BE REALLY 
CAUTIOUS ABOUT THAT KIND OF 
APPROACH.
YOU NEVER KNOW EVEN AS A YOUNG 
PERSON IF YOU MIGHT GET SEVERELY
SICK AND INTO THE I.C.U.
SO IT'S NOT THE CONCEPT THAT 
SHOULD BE SUPPORTED.
>> RACHEL HAYNES FROM CTV.
MY QUESTION IS FOR DR. TAM.
WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT THE 
SCIENCE BEHIND ANTIBODIES, BUT 
WE ALSO KNOW THAT A VACCINE IS 
WHAT WILL HELP US RETURN TO THE 
NEW NORMAL AS THE PRIME MINISTER
SAID.
HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT A 
VACCINE WILL ACTUALLY BE 
EFFECTIVE IN COMBATING THE 
SPREAD OF THIS DISEASE?
>> I THINK THE HONEST ANSWER IS 
WE ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW AT THE 
MOMENT AT ALL.
I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME 
PROMISING CANDIDATES IN VERY 
EARLY DEVELOPMENT.
AND BECAUSE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND 
THE IMMUNOLOGY OF THE VIRUS 
ENOUGH, IT IS A VERY PREMATURE, 
YOU KNOW, THING TO EVEN TRY TO 
COME AT.
ONE, WHETHER WE ACTUALLY GET A 
VACCINE.
AND IF WE DO GET ONE, HOW 
EFFECTIVE IT IS.
THE OTHER THING WE DON'T KNOW IS
THE EVOLUTION OF THE VIRUS.
WHAT WILL THE VIRUS BE LIKE IN 
ANOTHER YEAR?
AND HOW WILL THAT AFFECT THE 
EFFECT OF THE VACCINES OR 
UNKNOWNS?
WHAT I AM HEARTENED ABOUT IS THE
AMOUNT OF RESEARCH THAT IS GOING
INTO THIS AT THE MOMENT.
>> Reporter: AND GIVEN THAT IT'S
TOO PREMATURE TO EVEN BE TALKING
ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IT, 
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SAID 
MULTITIMES OVER THE FAST FEW 
WEEKS, WE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL.
TODAY WE'RE TALKING REOPENING 
THE ECONOMY.
IS IT TOO SOON FOR THAT STEP?
>> WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS 
TO ABSOLUTELY FOCUS ON 
ELIMINATING THIS FIRST WAVE.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY CRITICAL.
AND BE VERY, VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT
IT.
ALL OF THESE OUTBREAKS IN THESE 
HIGH-RISK SETTINGS MUST BE 
ADDRESSED.
THERE MUST BE PLANS TO PREVENT 
FURTHER INFECTIONS IN LONG-TERM 
CARE HOMES, IN ACUTE CARE 
SETTINGS, IN THE CROWDED LIVING 
CONDITIONS.
THAT ACTUALLY HAS TO BE IN PLACE
AS WELL AS THE TESTING 
STRATEGIES, INCREASING THE 
TESTS.
SO THERE IS A NUMBER OF 
CONDITIONS UPON WHICH I THINK WE
CAN CAUTIOUSLY MOVE TO WHAT I 
WOULD CALL A NEW NORMAL.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE VERY 
CAREFULLY THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
MEASURES AGAINST DISEASE 
ACTIVITY.
THE MOMENT WE'RE GOING TO SEE 
UPTICK IN DISEASE ACTIVITY, 
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABLE 
TO REACT TO THAT AND RAPIDLY 
CONTAIN ANY OF THESE OUTBREAKS.
SO I THINK AS WE OBSERVE, THE 
EPIDEMIOLOGY IS QUITE DIFFERENT 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SO THERE WILL BE DIFFERENCES IN 
THE TIMING, BUT TREAD, REALLY, 
REALLY CAUTIOUSLY, BECAUSE I 
THINK THAT THE CHAINS OF 
TRANSMISSION WILL BE REIGNITED 
VERY RAPIDLY SHOULD WE DON'T 
TAKE ABSOLUTELY GREAT CARE AS WE
COME DOWN THAT SLOPE ON THE 
OTHER SIDE OF THE EPIDEMIC 
CURVE.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT QUESTION.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HI THERE.
MY QUESTION IS FOR MINISTER 
JORDAN.
WE'RE HEARING CONCERNS HERE IN 
NEW BRUNSWICK ABOUT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT BRINGING IN 150 
TEMPORARY WORKERS.
ARE YOU FACING PUSHBACK IN 
TRYING TO BRING THESE WORKERS 
IN?
>> WE'VE HEARD FROM THE SECTOR 
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THE 
TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE HEARING 
IS TO HAVE A SECURE LABOUR 
FORCE.
THAT'S WHY WE MADE TEMPORARY 
FOREIGN WORKER ABLE TO COME INTO
CANADA WE KNOW IT'S EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT WE HAVE THE LABOUR 
SOURCE TO KEEP THE FOOD SUPPLY 
CHAIN OPEN.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE'VE 
ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN.
IT'S IMPORTANT IN AGRICULTURE 
AND THE FISH AND SEAFOOD SECTOR.
>> Reporter: OKAY.
THANK YOU.
I'M WONDERING ON THE AID 
ANNOUNCED TODAY, WHEN DO SEAFOOD
PROCESSORS EXPECT TO RECEIVE THE
FUNDING, I GUESS, IN THEIR 
ACCOUNTS TO GET STARTED ON 
INTRODUCING THESE MEASURES?
AND WHAT CRITERIA WILL THEY HAVE
TO MEET IN ORDER TO QUALIFY?
>> SO THE FUNDING IS ACTUALLY 
GOING TO FLOW THROUGH THE 
REGIONAL AGENCY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT NOW THE WAYS 
THAT IT'S ABLE TO GET IT OUT THE
DOOR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE 
BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT 
THIS IS FOR PROCESSORS TO HAVE 
THE FUNDS.
TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT WILL 
PROVIDE STABILIZATION FOR THEM 
SO THEY KNOW IT'S THERE, THEY 
KNOW THEY CAN ACCESS IT.
MANY OF THEM HAVE ONGOING 
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE REGIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, SO WE FELT 
THIS WAS THE QUICKEST AND 
EASIEST WAY TO ACCESS THE FUNDS.
>> THANK YOU.
OPERATOR, NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT QUESTION.
>> Reporter: [Speaking 
French][Voice of Interpreter] 
GOOD AFTERNOON.
DR. NJOO, WHEN WE START TO 
REOPEN THE ECONOMY, WHAT WILL 
THIS LOOK LIKE IN BUSINESSES AND
HAIR SALONS FOR EXAMPLE WITH 
REGARDS TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT.
WILL EVERYONE HAVE TO WEAR 
GLOVES, FACE MASKS?
WHAT WILL P.P.E. LOOK LIKE 
DURING THIS REOPENING OF THE 
ECONOMY?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
DR. TAM AND I ARE HAVING 
FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR 
PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL 
COUNTERPARTS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GUIDELINES 
AND CRITERIA THAT WOULD ALLOW US
TO LOOSEN PUBLIC HEALTH 
MEASURES.
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE SUCH PRINCIPLE 
COULD BE IN ONE REGION, IN ONE 
COMMUNITY, HAS COMMUNITY 
TRANSMISSION BEEN STEMMED?
WE NEED THE CAPACITY TO SCREEN 
OUR POPULATION.
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM MUST ALSO
BE HEALTHY.
AND WELL EQUIPPED TO FOLLOW UP 
CONTACT AND TO MANAGE PEOPLE IN 
HOSPITALS.
THERE IS A WHOLE RANGE OF 
CRITERIA.
SHOW US THAT CASES HAVE BEEN 
WELL CONTROLLED.
WE HAVE A LOT OF AWARENESS.
WE MAY BE ABLE TO LOOSEN CERTAIN
PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR 
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR EXAMPLE, 
GRADUALLY, BASED ON WHERE EACH 
PROVINCE WITH REGARD TO THE 
EPIDEMIC CURVE, THESE PROVINCES 
COULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO, FOR 
EXAMPLE, GO OUTSIDE, TO GO FOR A
NICE WALK IN THE PARK FOR 
EXAMPLE WHILE SOCIAL DISTANCING 
OF COURSE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY DISCUSSING THE 
MATTER.
WE CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY DETAILS AS
OF YET AS THIS IS AN ONGOING 
DISCUSSION WE'RE HAVING.
THIS IS AN EVIDENCE AND 
DATA-BASED APPROACH AND SO WE 
MAY HAVE INFORMATION FOR YOU 
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS OR WEEKS.
THIS IS A CONTINUOUS 
CONVERSATION FOR TODAY AND 
TOMORROW.
>> Reporter: MINISTER MILLER?
>> IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO 
TALK ABOUT REOPENING THE 
ECONOMY.
THE FIRST WAVE, THERE MEANS 
THERE COULD BE A SECOND ONE.
SOME COUNTRIES HAVE SUCCEEDED 
WELL WITH REGARD TO THE FIRST 
WAVE.
THEY REOPENED SLIGHTLY TOO 
QUICKLY.
THAT'S THE RISK.
WE'LL HAVE TO EXAMINE DATA AND 
EVIDENCE.
WE'LL HAVE TO BASE OURSELVES 
DILIGENTLY ON SCIENCE.
WE'LL HAVE TO STUDY THE 
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CURVES IN 
VARIOUS PROVINCES, VARIOUS 
TERRITORIES AND INDIGENOUS 
COMMUNITIES.
DIFFERENT STRATEGIES COULD BE 
DONE ON A TAILORED APPROACH.
SPECULATING ON DECONFINING OUR 
COUNTRY WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE 
BECAUSE THIS HAS TO BE A 
CONSTANT EVALUATION.
IT MUST BE BASED ON MASS 
SCREENING, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN 
DONE AT THE MOMENT.
BLOOD TESTS ALSO HAVE TO BE DONE
IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
ALL THIS INFORMATION WILL THEN 
FEED INTO OUR DIALOGUE ON 
DECONFINING THE COUNTRY.
AND THIS SO LONG AS WE HAVEN'T 
DEPLOYED A VACCINE.
>> Reporter: SECOND QUESTION.
I'LL TRY TO ASK A MORE SIMPLE 
QUESTION.
MY QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH 
P.P.E. AND YOU SAID NOTHING ON 
THE MATTER.
IS THERE ENOUGH STOCK TO PROTECT
EVERYONE OR WILL THERE BE WHEN 
WE START TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY?
YOU KEEP SAYING WE'RE NOT READY,
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH, BUT 
PROVINCES ARE READY TO REOPEN.
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH STOCK TO 
PROTECT PEOPLE?
COULD YOU TALK TO US ABOUT IT IN
FRENCH.
IS IT ABSTRACT?
WE DON'T HAVE DATA ON IT YET.
>> ANSWER.
DR. NJOO.
WHEN IT COMES TO P.P.E. WE'VE 
ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED THE FACT 
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 
MEDICAL GRADE MASKS AND OTHERS.
N95s ARE ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS AND ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS ON TRAINS FOR EXAMPLE.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE GENERAL 
POPULATION, PERHAPS IT COULD BE 
A GOOD IDEA FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE 
SLIGHTLY SYMPTOMATIC IF THEY ARE
UNABLE TO KEEP A TWO-METRE 
SOCIAL DISTANCE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN PUBLIC TRANSIT 
OR THE GROCERY STORE.
PERHAPS THEY COULD WEAR A 
NONMEDICAL GRADE MASK, SO I 
BELIEVE AND I'VE SEEN IT MYSELF 
ONLINE, THERE IS A WHOLE RANGE 
OF NONMEDICAL MASKS TO BUY WITH 
INSTRUCTIONS AND EVEN ON OUR OWN
WEBSITE, WE HAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO
BUILD YOUR OWN HOMEMADE MASKS.
MADE OUT OF VARIOUS MATERIALS.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WATER
DROPLETS CANNOT GO THROUGH THESE
MASKS.
WE MUST ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT 
THAT IF WE HAVE A NONMEDICAL 
GRADE MASK, IT'S NOT TO PROTECT 
OURSELVES FROM OTHERS, IT'S 
ANOTHER WAY FOR US TO PROTECT 
OTHERS FROM OURSELVES.
IF, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE SLIGHTLY
SYMPTOMATIC, IF YOU'RE COUGHING 
FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S TO PROTECT 
OTHERS FROM YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE
FOR TODAY.
>> Rosemary: THAT IS THE FEDERAL
BRIEFING FROM BOTH CABINET 
MINISTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS TODAY.
THE FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON THE 
ANNOUNCE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER
MADE EARLIER ABOUT SUPPORT FOR 
FISH AND SEAFOOD PROCESSING.
ALSO QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER 
MORE WOULD BE FORTH COMING FOR 
FISH HARVESTERS.
AND THE ANSWER WAS BASICALLY, 
YES, INDEED, THAT IS THE CASE.
BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 
QUESTIONS REALLY ABOUT HOW WE 
MOVE FORWARD AND THAT IS REALLY 
WHERE THE FOCUS OF MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY IS RIGHT NOW, ALTHOUGH 
ON VERY DIFFERENT TIMETABLE.
I'LL BRING IN CATHERINE CULLEN.
SHE'S BEEN HELPING US WITH 
COVERAGE.
LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND I'LL LET 
YOU TALK ABOUT IT, AROUND HERD 
COMMUNITY.
I THOUGHT DR. TAM WAS PRETTY 
DEFINITIVE IN HER ASSESSMENT OF 
THAT.
>> Catherine: WE HAVE SEEN A FEW
POINTS OF -- I'LL CALL THEM 
CONTENTION BETWEEN THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN QUÉBEC.
THIS IN TERMS OF THE ADVICE FROM
MEDICAL EXPERTS IS CERTAINLY 
GOING TO BE ONE OF THEM.
WE HEARD FRANCOIS LEGAULT AND 
THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER 
THIS IN THAT PROVINCE TALKING 
ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF HERD 
IMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO YOUNG 
CHILDREN.
THAT AS QUÉBEC LOOKS AT 
GRADUALLY BRINGING CHILDREN BACK
TO SCHOOL -- THE IDEA IS NOT TO 
DO IT ALL AT ONCE -- THEY WOULD 
HOPE OFFICIALS HAVE SAID TO 
BUILD UP HERD IMMUNITY SO THE 
POPULATION COULD EVENTUALLY BE 
BROADLY IMMUNE TO COVID-19.
WE HEARD THERESA TAM SAYING 
THERE, THEY DON'T SUPPORT THAT 
IDEA.
THE SCIENCE IS NOT THERE YET.
THIS FEEDS INTO THE QUESTION 
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, THE 
ISSUE OF IMMUNITY PASSPORTS.
SOMETHING THAT CHILE IS LOOKING 
AT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT THINK, IF 
YOU'VE HAD COVID-19 YOU'RE 
IMMUNE.
WE'RE HEARING FROM THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND DR. TAM 
TODAY, THE SCIENCE IS NOT THERE 
YET.
THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN
TERMS OF A NUMBER OF ISSUES.
YES, YOU DEVELOP ANTIBODIES WHEN
YOU HAVE COVID-19, BUT WHEN DO 
THEY PEAK?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET THE 
DISEASE AGAIN?
WE HEARD DR. TAM TALKING ABOUT A
HOST OF ISSUES HAVING TO DO WITH
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE VIRUS 
MUTATES.
BUT SHE SAID QUICKLY WHEN IT 
COMES TO THE CONCEPT OF HERD 
IMMUNITY, IT'S NOT SOMETHING 
THAT SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN.
THAT IS GOING TO PROVOKE 
INTERESTING QUESTIONS.
WE'LL BE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW 
OFFICIALS IN THAT PROVINCE 
RESPOND.
I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO 
MENTION ONE OF THE THINGS THAT 
OFFICIALS MENTIONED UP TOP, THE 
QUESTION OF VACCINATION BROADLY.
THERE IS INTERESTING THINGS TO 
REFLECT ON IN TERMS OF THE 
VACCINE FOR COVID-19.
AND THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS 
AROUND WHEN WILL ONE BE 
DEVELOPED, THE CHALLENGES WITH 
THE DISEASE.
SHE WAS BLUNT WITH THE FACT IT'S
NOT SOMETHING THEY UNDERSTAND 
WELL.
THESE ARE THE EARLY STAGES.
SHE SEES SIGNS OF HOPE WHEN IT 
COMES TO THE NUMBER -- 
ESSENTIALLY THE SIZE OF THE 
EFFORT HERE, THE NUMBER OF 
STUDIES UNDERTAKEN, THE AMOUNT 
OF RESEARCH DONE IN ORDER TO 
FIND A VACCINE, BUT OFFICIALS 
MAKING THE POINT TODAY THERE 
ARE, OF COURSE, OTHER DISEASES 
OUT THERE.
AND BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STAYING 
HOME, THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO 
STOP GETTING THEIR CHILDREN 
IMMUNIZED.
IT'S A MUST-DO.
YOU MUST CONTINUE TO VACCINATE 
YOUR CHILDREN.
>> Rosemary: IN THE UNITED 
STATES THEY WARNED AGAINST THE 
DOUBLE HIT OF A SECOND WAVE OF 
THE COVID-19 AND THE REGULAR 
FLU, SO THE IDEA THAT YOU NEED 
TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST THE 
SEASONAL FLU AS WELL.
CATHERINE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH 
FOR THE GREAT COVERAGE TODAY.
CATHERINE CULLEN.
WE WILL LEAVE IT HERE ON CBC 
NEWS NETWORK.
JUST A REMINDER THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER AND OFFICIALS ARE GOING
TO TAKE A BREAK FROM DAILY 
BRIEFINGS TOMORROW.
I HAPPEN TO HAVE IT ON FAIRLY 
GOOD AUTHORITY THEY'LL BE BACK 
ON MONDAY AND SO WILL I.
OUR COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH 
MICHAEL SERAPIO.
>> Michael: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
LET'S SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO 
GET BACK TO THE COVID-19 
COVERAGE A LITTLE LATER IN THE 
PROGRAMME, BUT RIGHT NOW LET'S 
TURN OUR ATTENTIONS TO NOVA 
SCOTIA BECAUSE POLICE IN THE 
PROVINCE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE
RIGHT NOW LAST WEEKEND'S DEADLY 
MASS SHOOTING.
WE CERTAINLY HAVE LEARNED A LOT 
SINCE THEN ABOUT THE 
