>> Rosemary: HELLO THERE, I'M 
ROSEMARY BARTON HERE IN OTTAWA.
THANKS FOR JOINING US ONCE AGAIN
ON CBC TELEVISION, "CBC NEWS 
NETWORK", STREAMING WHEREVER YOU
MIGHT BE RIGHT AROUND THE WORLD.
PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU 
WILL DELIVER HIS DAILY ADDRESS 
THIS HOUR.
HE MIGHT DO IT A LITTLE LATER.
HE'LL BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 11:15
AND 11:30 EASTERN, AND THE 
REASON THE TIME MIGHT CHANGE IS 
BECAUSE HE DID EARLIER TODAY 
SPEAK VIRTUALLY ON A GLOBAL 
STAGE, TAKING PART IN AN ON-LINE
PLEDGING CONFERENCE TO TRY AND 
RAISE $11.6 BILLION FOR RESEARCH
INTO A CORONAVIRUS VACCINE AND 
OR TREATMENT.
WE ARE EXPECTING HIM TO EXPAND 
BEYOND CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO 
THAT.
IT WAS $850 MILLION THAT HE HAD 
PREVIOUSLY PLEDGED, BUT TALKED 
ABOUT AT THAT GLOBAL 
CONVERSATION THIS MORNING.
IT COMES AS FIVE PROVINCES TAKE 
SOME BIG STEPS TODAY TOWARDS 
REOPENING PARTS OF THEIR 
ECONOMY.
IT LOOKS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON 
WHERE YOU LIVE, OF COURSE.
QUEBEC, ONTARIO, MANITOBA, 
SASKATCHEWAN, ALBERTA, SOME OF 
THOSE PROVINCES MUCH MORE 
AMBITIOUS THAN OTHERS, SO WE'LL 
LOOK AT THE SPECIFICS OVER THE 
NEXT FEW HOURS TOO.
ALL OF THE PROVINCES TRYING TO 
GAUGE WHETHER EASING SOME 
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS CAN BE 
DONE WITHOUT CAUSING A SPIKE OR 
SURGE IN NEW INFECTIONS.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT 
WE ARE WAITING FOR, IF WE HAVE 
THAT SHOT.
RIDEAU COTTAGE, A VERY FAMILIAR 
SIGHT TO ALL OF US NOW.
THAT IS WHERE THE PRIME MINISTER
IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE MAYBE IN 
15 MINUTES, MAYBE 20 MINUTES.
I THINK HE THOUGHT THE GLOBAL 
CONFERENCE WOULD GO ON A LITTLE 
LONGER, SO HE LIKELY WILL BE 
HERE AROUND HIS SAME USUAL TIME.
WHILE WE WAIT, I'LL BRING IN 
VASSY KAPELOS, THE HOST OF 
"POWER & POLITICS" AND THE CBC'S
DAVID COCHRANE FROM OUR 
PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH.
I KNOW HE WILL WANT TO TALK 
ABOUT THE GLOBAL PLEDGE THIS 
MORNING AND IT'S IMPORTANT, 
CERTAINLY.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHAT
WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT 
CONFERENCE, AND THAT IS THE 
UNITED STATES.
BUT I THINK THERE WILL ALSO BE A
LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT PROVINCES
REOPENING BECAUSE THERE ARE 
DIFFERENT DEGREES OF THAT 
HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
TODAY, VASSY.
>> Vassy: YEAH, AND I THINK, 
ROSY, IT TIES INTO A CERTAIN 
DEGREE.
YOU'RE RIGHT, I'M SURE WE'LL 
HEAR MORE ABOUT THE MONEY THAT 
THE PRIME MINISTER REITERATED 
TODAY, THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS 
PUTTING TOWARDS MOSTLY THINGS 
LIKE VACCINE RESEARCH, AS YOU 
MENTIONED THAT MONEY HAD ALREADY
BEEN ANNOUNCED, BUT HE SORT OF 
MADE IT CLEAR OR MADE IT EVIDENT
AGAIN TODAY IN THAT CONVERSATION
WITH OTHER WORLD LEADERS.
I THINK WHERE THAT ALL TIES IN, 
THOUGH, TO WHERE MOST CANADIANS 
ARE FOCUSED AT THIS MOMENT IS 
WITH THE ECONOMY REOPENING, AND 
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE, 
THAT MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW, ALL WORLD LEADERS 
UNDERSCORED THE SAME POINT THAT 
WE HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER, 
WHICH IS THAT LIFE MAY NOT 
RETURN OR WILL NOT RETURN TO A 
FULL LEVEL OF NORMALCY WITHOUT A
VACCINE OR WITHOUT A SOLID SET 
OF TREATMENTS, SO ALL OF THE 
SORT OF GLOBAL MONEY AND 
INVESTMENT BEING POURED INTO 
RESEARCH IS UNPRECEDENTED, THE 
AMOUNT OF RESEARCH BEING POURED 
INTO THIS VACCINE RIGHT NOW 
GLOBALLY, BUT AT THE END OF THE 
DAY THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT
IT TURNS AROUND A VACCINE VERY 
QUICKLY OR ANY SOONER THAN 
EXPECTED, AND WE'RE THINKING 12 
TO 18 AMONGST BEST-CASE 
SCENARIO.
SO IN THE MEANTIME THERE IS THIS
PHASED APPROACH TO REOPENING 
ECONOMIES, AS I SAID, DEPENDING 
ON THE PROVINCE YOU LIVE IN, AND
THAT'S WHERE I'M REALLY KEEN TO 
HEAR SOME MORE FROM THE PRIME 
MINISTER ON ITS, AND I'LL TELL 
YOU WHY.
YESTERDAY OUR COLLEAGUES AT 
RADIO-CANADA ASKED QUITE A FEW 
QUESTIONS BOTH DIRECTED AT HIM 
AND ALSO AT FEDERAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH OFFICIALS LIKE 
DR. THERESA TAM ABOUT THE LEVEL 
OF TESTING THAT IS NECESSARY IN 
ORDER TO BE CONFIDENT THAT AN 
ECONOMY CAN REOPEN.
AND THAT IS, I FOUND I 
COULDN'T -- I COULD NOT HEAR A 
STRAIGHT ANSWER PRETTY MUCH 
ANYWHERE.
WE KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT 
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS WANT TO 
GO FROM 23,000 TESTS A DAY TO 
60,000 TESTS A DAY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT'S 
GOING TO TAKE OR WHAT THE 
HINDRANCE IS IN GETTING THERE.
IS IT JUST PROCESSING CAPACITY?
IS IT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF 
TESTS?
WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO GET AT THAT
POINT, AND WHAT IS THE LEVEL 
NECESSARY TO OPEN RESTAURANTS, 
TO OPEN -- AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT
AN EASY OR QUICK ANSWER.
BUT I DO THINK -- AT LEAST I'M 
HEARING FROM PARTICULARLY A 
NUMBER OF BUSINESSES, OR EVEN 
CONSUMERS WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT 
ENTERING THOSE BUSINESSES, ABOUT
WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW, WHAT 
KIND OF PPE IS THERE, HOW MANY 
TESTS NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER 
TO BE CONFIDENT THAT THESE ARE 
THE RIGHT STEPS, AND AGAIN, 
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE.
THERE'S NO EASY ANSWER TO THAT, 
BUT I AM INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM
BOTH THE PRIME MINISTER AND 
FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ABOUT THAT.
>> Rosemary: OKAY, AND TO THAT 
END, THERE ARE PLACES LIKE 
MANITOBA, FOR INSTANCE, MY HOME 
PROVINCE, THEY ARE GOING PRETTY 
AGGRESSIVELY TODAY TOWARDS 
REOPENING THINGS.
MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, SOME RETAIL 
BUSINESSES, PATIOS.
AT HALF CAPACITY.
SO THEY WILL LOOK DIFFERENT THAN
THEY DID BEFORE, BUT THEY ARE 
MOVING TOWARDS THAT.
THERE ARE OTHER PLACES, LIKE 
ONTARIO, HERE IN ONTARIO, YOU 
KNOW, THE GARDEN CENTRES OPEN 
TODAY, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE HAD TODAY 
OUR COLLEAGUE CHRIS CARTER NOTES
370 NEW CASES, 500 RECOVERIES.
SO MORE RECOVERIES THAN NEW 
CASES, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A 
POSITIVE SIGN.
DAVID, YOU AND I WERE JUST 
TALKING ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY'VE TRIED
TO REOPEN AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS 
WORK.
>> David: YEAH, AND IT'S 
INTERESTING, BECAUSE WE'RE 
STARTING TO SEE POLITICS COME 
BACK IN A BIG WAY OVER THE LAST 
WEEK OR SO.
EVERYONE SORT OF SET THE 
DIFFERENCES ASIDE, EXCEPT FOR A 
FEW SQUABBLES HERE IN OTTAWA, 
BUT NOW WE'RE STARTING TO SEE 
SOME FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL 
DISAGREEMENT ON THINGS.
THE PREMIER OF MANITOBA, BRIAN 
PALLISTER, CRITICIZING THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT AND THINGS LIKE THE 
STUDENT AID PACKAGES THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT HAS ROLLED OUT AS 
GIVING PEOPLE A DISINCENTIVE TO 
WORK, AND JUST BEFORE WE CAME ON
THE AIR WE SAW VERY SHARP 
CRITICISM OF THAT FROM 
CONSERVATIVE LEADER ANDREW 
SCHEER WHO SAID THAT THE 
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, THE TRUDEAU
GOVERNMENT, HAS PUT A 
TRANQUILLIZER INTO THE CANADIAN 
ECONOMY.
NOW COVID-19 MAY HAVE DONE THAT,
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD ARGUE, AND
THESE EMERGENCY AID PACKAGES 
WERE THERE TO PUT A FINANCIAL 
FLOOR UNDER PEOPLE.
BUT SCHEER IS NOW PUTTING AN 
AGGRESSIVE CRITICISM OF THESE 
AID PACKAGES ON THE TABLE FOR A 
DISCUSSION SAYING IT WILL IMPAIR
THE RECOVERY AND COULD HURT THE 
REOPENING EFFORTS BEING LED BY 
THE PROVINCES.
IT'S AN INTERESTING ARGUMENT TO 
MAKE BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY DAY 
ONE OF MUCH OF THE GRADUAL 
REOPENINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, 
AND, QUITE FRANKLY, WE HAVE 
ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW THIS IS 
GOING TO GO.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO 
LEAD THE RESURGENCE IN CASES.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO 
BE FINE AND LEAD TO AN EVEN 
BROADER REOPENING OF THE 
ECONOMY, AND THESE PROGRAMS HAVE
BEEN IN PLACE FOR LESS THAN TWO 
MONTHS RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S HARD 
TO DRAW VERY SIGNIFICANT 
LONG-TERM DEFINITIVE 
CONCLUSIONS.
WE DID HAVE A WEEK OR SO LAST 
WEEK OF A LOT OF PEOPLE RELYING 
ON ANECDOTAL DATA SAYING THAT A 
LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS WERE 
STOPPING PEOPLE FROM TAKING 
JOBS.
MOSTLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 
ECONOMIC LADDER, WHICH MAYBE 
SHOULD SPARK A LARGER 
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SALARIES 
WE'RE PAYING PEOPLE TO TAKE 
MINIMUM WAGE JOBS IN A TIME OF A
PANDEMIC RATHER THAN THE 
ECONOMIC DAMPENING EFFECT OF 
INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS DESIGNED
TO KEEP PEOPLE AT HOME AND STOP 
THE SPREAD.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO
EMBARK ON A LARGE-SCALE 
POLITICAL ARGUMENT ON THIS, 
CERTAINLY WITH THE CONSERVATIVES
AND SOME MORE 
CONSERVATIVE-LEANING PREMIERS 
COMING OUT AND ATTACKING THE AID
PACKAGES THAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS PUT OUT THERE TO 
HELP CANADIANS.
>> Rosemary: YEAH, I WOULD SAY 
AT THE VERY LEAST IT SEEMS 
PREMATURE TO HAVE THAT 
CONVERSATION WHEN WE DON'T KNOW 
HOW THE REOPENINGS ARE GOING TO 
GO.
WE DON'T KNOW IF PLACES WILL BE 
ABLE TO REOPEN.
WE DON'T KNOW, AS VASSY POINTED 
OUT, IF THERE'S ENOUGH PPE FOR 
PEOPLE WORKING IN THESE PLACES.
WE DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S GOING 
TO SHOW UP, BECAUSE ARE PEOPLE 
REALLY FEELING COMFORTABLE 
LEAVING THEIR HOMES RIGHT NOW?
>> David: YEAH, YOU SAW STORIES 
OUT OF GEORGIA WHERE THEY 
EXPECTED PEOPLE TO COME BACK AND
SOME PLACES GOT TWO CUSTOMERS ON
THE WEEKEND.
SO YOU CAN GET YOUR PPE, CAN YOU
GET YOUR EMPLOYEES, YOU CAN GET 
THE RIGHT TO OPEN UP.
IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYONE'S GOING 
TO SHOW UP AND BUY ANYTHING. 
>> Rosemary: AND I'M NOT SURE 
ALL THE 7 MILLION CANADIANS WHO 
ARE GETTING THE CERB WOULD AGREE
WITH THAT POLITICAL ARGUMENT AT 
THIS TIME.
ANYWAY, I'LL PUT YOU BOTH ON 
HOLD FOR ONE MOMENT, IF I CAN.
I WILL MAKE IMPORTANT OF AN AIR 
CANADA BIT OF NEWS THAT CAME OUT
JUST BEFORE WE WENT ON AIR, AS 
WELL AS HAVING SIGNIFICANT 
LOSSES IN THE FIRST QUARTER, THE
COMPANY, THOUGH, HAS MADE A MOVE
AS OF MAY 15 TO DO SOME PRETTY 
DRAMATIC CHANGES TO HOW FLIGHTS 
WILL START TO LOOK, AND I KNOW 
THAT'S SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO 
PEOPLE.
IT IS -- IT WILL NOW BE 
MANDATORY FOR PRE-FLIGHT 
TEMPERATURE CHECKS BEFORE YOU 
GET ON A PLANE.
THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE MORE 
PERSONAL SPACE IN THE ECONOMY 
SECTIONS.
YOU WON'T BE ALL STUCK IN THERE 
TOGETHER.
AND AS WELL AS THE REQUIREMENT 
OF THE MASK GETTING ON THE PLANE
THAT IS REQUIRED BY GOVERNMENTS,
ALL THE PEOPLE ON BOARD, ALL THE
CREW AS WELL WILL HAVE PPE, 
PROVIDED THEY CAN GET IT, OF 
COURSE.
ALL RIGHT, I WANTED TO TAKE A 
LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO TALK ABOUT
A STORY THAT REALLY TOUCHED ME A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND I HOPE 
YOU WILL ALL ENJOY TOO, TO SOME 
EXTENT.
A CANADIAN SOCCER STAR, SHE WAS 
FACING REALLY ONE OF THE MOST 
DIFFICULT TESTS OF HER LIFE.
FORMER NATIONAL TEAM GOALKEEPER 
CARINA LE BLANC, THEY WELCOMED A
NEW BABY INTO THEIR FAMILY, 
NAMED PARIS, HEALTHY, HAPPY, 
VERY CUTE.
BUT AFTER SHE CAME BACK FROM 
HOSPITAL, LEBLANC WAS FEELING 
SOME SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND ON 
EXAMINATION HER DOCTOR SAID IT 
MIGHT BE HEART FAILURE AND SHE 
NEEDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.
SHE WAS TOLD AS WELL WHEN SHE 
WAS AT THE HOSPITAL THAT SHE 
MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO 
COVID-19.
SO SHE WENT HOME, BUT SHE HAD TO
BE SEPARATED FROM HER BRAND NEW 
BABY AND HER HUSBAND FOR A 
PERIOD OF 14 DAYS.
>> HOME NOW, BUT 
SELF-QUARANTINED IN A ROOM WHERE
I'M SEPARATED FROM PARIS AND MY 
HUSBAND SO I CAN'T HOLD HER, 
TOUCH HER, PUT HER DOWN FOR BED 
AT NIGHT, WHICH IS REALLY 
DIFFICULT FOR A MOM WHO'S JUST 
GIVEN BIRTH AND ALL THE 
CONNECTIONS AND EMOTIONS THAT 
I'M HAVING.
>> Rosemary: AND KARINA LEBLANC 
JOINS ME NOW.
KARINA, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE
TIME TO TALK TO US.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
[INDISCERNIBLE] AND THAT MESSAGE
ALREADY MAKES ME EMOTIONAL.
YOU'RE STARTING TO GET TO ME 
WITH THIS.
>> Rosemary: WE'LL BOTH TRY AND 
GET THROUGH IT.
I SHOULD TELL PEOPLE IT WASN'T 
THAT VIDEO I FOUND UPLIFTING.
IT WAS THE NEXT VIDEO YOU POSTED
WHEN YOUR 14 DAYS WERE OVER AND 
YOU FINALLY GOT TO BE WITH YOUR 
DAUGHTER.
YOU WENT THROUGH SOMETHING THAT 
REALLY A LOT OF CANADIANS ARE 
GOING THROUGH WHEN THEY HAVE TO 
BE SEPARATED FROM THE PEOPLE 
THEY LOVE.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU?
>> YOU KNOW, BEING AN ATHLETE, 
YOU THINK YOU'RE MENTALLY 
STRONG, AND I TRY TO USE EVERY 
SINGLE MENTAL STRENGTH EXERCISE 
I'D EVER LEARNED AS AN ATHLETE 
PLAYING FOR CANADA, BUT IT'S NOT
REALLY PREPARED.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE 
HORMONES OF GIVING BIRTH, BUT 
YOU KNOW, THIS WASN'T A GAME.
THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH, AND SO 
THE FEARS OF, LIKE, OH, MY GOD, 
AM I -- BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I 
WASN'T THE HEALTHY ATHLETE.
I WAS AN AT-RISK YOUNG WOMAN, 
AND BECAUSE I HAD HEART FAILURE 
AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS.
SO IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS 
WHERE [INDISCERNIBLE] AND THEN 
JUST NOT BEING ABLE TO HOLD MY 
BABY GIRL, YOU KNOW, JUST 
WHISPER TO HER, TOUCH HER.
YOU KNOW, SO MANY TIMES I JUST 
WANTED TO GO IN THE ROOM AND 
JUST GRAB AND HOLD HER AND SAY 
MAMA LOVES YOU AND PUT HER DOWN,
BUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 
SELLISH.
ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS
I'VE BEEN THROUGH.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT TIME
WE GOT TO RCONNECT IS ONE OF 
THE MOST POWERFUL THINGS.
IT'S REAL.
WHEN [INDISCERNIBLE] DOCTOR 
[INDISCERNIBLE] TWO NIGHTS IN 
HOSPITAL, GOING THROUGH THE 
HEART FAILURE AND THE TOUGH ACT 
OF BREATHING AND THEN FINALLY 
GETTING OUT AND THINKING, OOH, I
GET TO HOLD MY DAUGHTER AND THEM
TELLING ME, NO, YOU'RE GOING TO 
HAVE TO BE AWAY FROM HER FOR TWO
WEEKS, IT WAS SO REAL.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE
YOU GO THROUGH THE POOR ME, BUT 
THEN YOU REALIZE QUICKLY SO MUCH
OF IT IS HOW YOU LOOK AT IT AND 
THE PERSPECTIVE OF IT.
I THINK THAT'S [INDISCERNIBLE] 
BEING AN ATHLETE IS THAT I 
NEEDED TO SEE THE LIGHT AT THE 
END OF THE TUNNEL, BUT TRUST ME,
IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD.
I CRIED MYSELF TO SLEEP MANY 
NIGHTS, BUT [INDISCERNIBLE] 
ABOUT 40 TIMES A DAY, AND AT OUR
PLACE HERE WE HAVE A LITTLE 
GLASS DOOR WHERE I COULD SEE 
HER, SO TO SEE HER THROUGH THE 
GLASS DOOR AND HEAR HER SQUEAK 
AND CRY AND JUST HOPE THAT SHE 
WOULD REMEMBER ME AFTER THE TWO 
WEEKS, WHICH SHE DID.
>> Rosemary: AND WE'RE PLAYING 
THAT VIDEO AS YOU'RE TALKING SO 
PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT REUNION, 
WHICH WAS SO INTENSE AND 
HEARTWARMING.
SO YOU WERE SELF-ISOLATING IN 
THE HOUSE.
YOU COULD HEAR HER CRYING AND 
MOVE AROUND.
YOU COULD HEAR YOUR HUSBAND.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH MORE 
DIFFICULT IT WAS BECAUSE YOU 
WERE THERE AND DESPERATE TO LOOK
AFTER HER.
>> YEAH, IT WAS -- IT'S ONE OF 
THOSE THINGS WHERE I DON'T KNOW 
WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER, TO
JUST BE AWAY OR -- I LOVED BEING
ABLE TO HEAR HER SOUNDS OR HEAR 
HER WAKING UP CRYING, AND IT WAS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE I FELT
CONNECTED, AND I THINK ONE OF 
THE BIGGEST THINGS BEING -- AND 
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING A 
NEW MOM I JUST ALWAYS WANTED TO 
BE CONNECTED TO HER.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE HER COME
UP TO THE DOOR AND I WOULD SEE 
HER AND, YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND 
WOULD TALK TO ME AND TALK 
THROUGH THE DOOR WHICH IS -- I 
MEAN, IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING, 
BUT YOU KNOW, JUST TO SEE HER 
FACIAL MOVEMENTS, AND THAT'S THE
GREAT THING WITH TECHNOLOGY 
TODAY, [INDISCERNIBLE] I THINK 
MY HUSBAND WAS LIKE -- HE DID 
SUCH A GREAT JOB.
[INDISCERNIBLE] FIRST COUPLE 
DAYS, BECAUSE HER GRANDPARENTS 
WERE SUPPOSED TO COME DOWN TOO 
FROM THE BAHAMAS, BUT THEY 
WEREN'T ABLE TO BECAUSE OF 
COVID, AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT
THEM IN DANGER.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE
JUST HEARING HER MADE ME FEEL 
CONNECTED TO HER AND IT WAS MORE
FOR ME PROBABLY THAN FOR HER, 
BUT ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IS 
WHEN WE WERE RECONNECTED AND AS 
YOU SAID, YOU SHOWED THE VIDEO.
I WANTED THAT TO BE, LIKE, A 
MOMENT OF PEOPLE SEEING, BECAUSE
SO MANY PEOPLE SUPPORTED ME 
THROUGH THIS JOURNEY, AND IT WAS
INCREDIBLE.
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WAS 
GOING TO REACT, CRY THE WHOLE 
TIME, BUT IT WAS ONE OF THOSE 
THINGS [INDISCERNIBLE] KIND OF 
SMIRKED, AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, 
SHE REMEMBERS ME, AND YEAH, IT 
WAS -- HONESTLY, I MEAN, I 
PLAYED IN MANY BIG GAMES FOR OUR
COUNTRY, AND IT WAS THE BIGGEST 
HONOUR TO PLAY FOR OUR COUNTRY, 
BUT THIS WAS, LIKE, MY GREATEST 
HONOUR, WAS JUST TO BE 
RECONNECTED WITH MY DAUGHTER AND
HUSBAND AND JUST GET TO HOLD HER
AND -- YEAH, I'M TRYING NOT TO 
GET EMOTIONAL.
>> Rosemary: NO, IT'S AN 
EMOTIONAL THING.
I GET IT.
HOW ARE YOU?
YOU DIDN'T END UP GETTING COVID,
EVEN THOUGH YOU HAD BEEN EXPOSED
TO IT.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HEART FAILURE
PART?
HOW ARE YOU DOING HEALTH-WISE?
>> WELL, THAT'S THE THING.
I STILL HAVE TO [INDISCERNIBLE] 
WANT IT TO BE, AND WHAT'S 
HAPPENED IS THAT MY BODY DIDN'T 
REALIZE I GAVE BIRTH, SO IT WAS 
STILL DOING DIFFERENT THINGS AS 
IF I WAS STILL PREGNANT, AND IT 
WASN'T CATCHING UP TO IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT MY 
BODY [INDISCERNIBLE] AND IT'S 
FOR WOMEN TO JUST KNOW YOUR BODY
AND TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS.
IT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I WENT
TO THE HOSPITAL OR CALLED A 
DOCTOR BECAUSE I WAS STILL 
SWOLLEN AND MOST WOMEN ARE 
SWOLLEN AFTER PREGNANCY BUT 
KNOWING MY BODY AFTER THE DAYS 
AS AN ATHLETE, I WAS LIKE THIS 
ISN'T RIGHT, SO I STILL HAVE TO 
KEEP MY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE 
DOWN.
THE MEDICATION I'M ON, IT'S NOT 
WHERE THEY WANT IT TO BE, WHICH 
IS HARD.
WHEN YOU HAVE HORMONES AS A 
PREGNANT WOMAN, YOU ARE QUITE 
EMOTIONAL.
BUT I JUST -- IT'S -- I JUST 
HOLD HER AND IT'S ONE OF THE 
BEST FEELINGS, AND THROUGH THIS 
WHOLE THING, WHICH I KNOW 
EVERYONE HAS THEIR STORY, I HOPE
THAT EVERYBODY HAS THEIR VERSION
OF PARIS TO SEE THAT LIGHT AT 
THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND KNOW 
IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY AND JUST 
HAVE SOMETHING THAT BRINGS THAT 
HAPPINESS TO THEM BECAUSE IT WAS
A TOUGH TWO WEEKS, OR 17 DAYS, 
INCLUDING THE DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL, BUT JUST AT THE END I 
HAD MY HAPPINESS, AND I HOPE 
THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COUNTRY CAN
FIND THAT MOMENT OR THAT REASON 
TO BE HAPPY, BECAUSE THIS IS A 
DIFFICULT TIME, BUT YOU KNOW, 
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, FIND YOUR 
PARIS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAKES 
IT -- THAT'S WHAT ALLOWS US TO 
GET THROUGH IT.
>> Rosemary: THANK YOU SO MUCH 
FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TALK TO 
ME.
THE PRIME MINISTER IS COMING 
OUT, SO WE'LL TURN TO THAT OTHER
TEAM CANADA APPROACH WE'RE 
TAKING.
ALL MY BEST TO YOUR HUSBAND AND 
TO PARIS AND GLAD YOU'RE DOING 
WELL.
>>> AND HERE IS THE PRIME 
MINISTER OF CANADA.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
NEED TO DEFEAT THIS VIRUS, NOT 
JUST WITHIN OUR BORDERS, BUT 
WHEREVER IT WILL BE FOUND.
THAT'S HOW WE'LL BEAT COVID-19 
FOR GOOD.
SO JUST LIKE WE'RE COORDINATING 
OUR EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 
WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH ALLIES 
AROUND THE GLOBE TOO.
EARLIER THIS MORNING I JOINED 
LEADERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AND
FROM CIVIL SOCIETY AND INDUSTRY 
TO WORK TOGETHER ON ACCELERATING
THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OF 
COVID-19 VACCINES, TREATMENTS 
AND TESTING.
WE ALL SHARE A COMMON GOAL 
ENDING THIS PANDEMIC, AND CANADA
IS STEPPING UP TO DO ITS PART.
CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION OF OVER 
$850 MILLION FOR THE GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 INCLUDES 
INVESTMENTS IN CANADIAN AND 
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH.
AT HOME, WE'RE PROVIDING FUNDING
FOR EVERYTHING FROM THE 
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN'S 
VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
ORGANIZATION FOR THEIR WORK ON A
VACCINE DEVELOPMENT TO 
VANCOUVER-BASED ABSELERA FOR 
TREATMENTS.
RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WE'RE 
MAKING SURE THAT CANADIANS CAN 
KEEP LEADING.
OUR $850 MILLION COMMITMENT ALSO
INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR VACCINE 
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE 
COALITION FOR EPIDEMIC 
PREPAREDNESS INNOVATIONS AND THE
W.H.O.'S SOLIDARITY TRIAL THAT 
HELPS HOSPITALS SHARE 
INFORMATION ON TREATMENTS.
THE MORE WE COOPERATE, THE MORE 
LIKELY THAT WE FIND A CURE AND 
FIND IT QUICKLY.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALL WANT
TO SEE.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS 
CRISIS, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON 
WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HERE.
WE'RE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THE
SAFETY OF ALL CANADIANS, SUPPORT
OUR FRONT-LINE WORKERS, AND 
PREPARE THE RECOVERY OF OUR 
ECONOMY.
BUT COVID-19 IS A GLOBAL 
CHALLENGE THAT REQUIRES A GLOBAL
SOLUTION, AND EVERYONE MUST DO 
THEIR PART.
CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE 
GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19, 
WHICH AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN $850 
MILLION, INCLUDES INVESTMENTS IN
RESEARCH CARRIED OUT IN BOTH 
CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD.
IT ALSO INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A VACCINE THROUGH THE 
COALITION FOR EPIDEMIC 
PREPAREDNESS INNOVATIONS AND THE
W.H.O.'S SOLIDARITY TRIAL.
BY WORKING ALL TOGETHER ON THESE
ISSUES, WE ARE MAXIMIZING OUR 
OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND A SOLUTION
MORE QUICKLY.
AND THAT'S WHAT ALL COUNTRIES 
AND ALL CITIZENS OF THE WORLD 
WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
[ End of Interpretation ].
COVID-19 IS AN UNPRECEDENTED 
CHALLENGE, BUT IT'S NOT THE 
FIRST TIME THAT CANADIANS HAVE 
BEEN CALLED TO DO THEIR PART.
OVER THE PAST GENERATIONS, 
CANADIANS HAVE TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN STEPPED UP IN DEFENCE OF 
OUR SHARED FUTURE.
THIS WEEK MARKS THE 75TH 
ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF
THE NETHERLANDS AND A VICTORY IN
EUROPE DAY.
FROM THE FALL OF 1944 TO THE 
SPRING OF '45, THOUSANDS OF 
CANADIANS PUSHED BACK THE 
OCCUPYING FORCES, ROAD BY ROAD, 
TOWN BY TOWN.
THEY FOUGHT, AND MANY DIED, TO 
DEFEND THE VALUES THAT WE HOLD 
DEAR: PEACE AND DEMOCRACY, THE 
RULE OF LAW, AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
AND TODAY, 75 YEARS LATER, WE 
REMEMBER THEIR COURAGE AND THEIR
SACRIFICE.
EARLIER THIS MORNING I SPOKE 
WITH MARK RIPTA, THE PRIME 
MINISTER OF THE NETHERLANDS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE CLOSE 
LASTING BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP THAT
EXIST BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE 
COLLABORATED TOGETHER IN YEARS 
PAST, STANDING FOR OUR VALUES, 
FIGHTING SIDE BY SIDE, AND HOW 
WE ARE DOING THAT AGAIN TODAY IN
THIS GLOBAL CRISIS, IN 
FRIENDSHIP AND IN SOLIDARITY.
SO TODAY I ASK ALL CANADIANS TO 
JOIN ME AND OUR FRIENDS AND 
ALLIES IN THE NETHERLANDS, AT 2 
P.M. EASTERN TIME, TO OBSERVE 
TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE IN HONOUR
OF OUR VETERANS.
AS WE PAUSE, LET'S REFLECT ON 
HOW EACH OF US CAN LIVE UP TO 
THEIR EXAMPLE.
MAYBE YOU'LL DO YOUR PART BY 
STAYING HOME TO PROTECT OUR 
HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
MAYBE YOU'LL BRING GROCERIES TO 
AN ELDERLY NEIGHBOUR OR MAKE A 
DONATION TO A FOOD BANK, OR 
SIMPLY MAKE THE EFFORT OF 
SENDING A POSTCARD TO A VETERAN 
TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE.
WITH YOUR ACTIONS, YOU'RE 
CONTRIBUTING TO YOUR COMMUNITY 
AND DEMONSTRATING THAT 
CANADIANS, TIME AND TIME AGAIN, 
WILL CONTINUE TO STEP UP.
I KNOW THE WEATHER'S GETTING 
NICER, BUT WE STILL NEED TO BE 
EXTREMELY CAREFUL, AND NOT JUST 
FOR OUR SENIORS, BUT FOR 
EVERYONE AROUND US.
SO DON'T GO OUT UNLESS YOU 
ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO, AND IF YOU 
DO, KEEP 2 METRES APART FROM 
EACH OTHER.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
THIS WEEK MARKS THE 75TH 
ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF
THE NETHERLANDS AND THE VICTORY 
IN EUROPE DAY.
FROM THE FALL OF 1944 TO THE 
SPRING OF 1945, THOUSANDS OF 
CANADIANS FOUGHT BACK THE 
OCCUPATION FORCES, ONE TOWN AT A
TIME.
THEY FOUGHT AND GAVE THEIR LIVES
TO DEFEND THE VALUES THAT WE 
HOLD DEAR, AND TODAY 75 YEARS 
LATER, WE REMEMBER THEIR COURAGE
AND THEIR SACRIFICE.
AT 2 P.M. EASTERN TIME, I AM 
ASKING ALL CANADIANS TO JOIN ME 
TO OBSERVE TWO MINUTES OF 
SILENCE IN HONOUR OF ALL OUR 
VETERANS.
DURING THOSE TWO MINUTES, LET US
ALL THINK OF HOW WE CAN FOLLOW 
THEIR EXAMPLE.
PERHAPS YOU'RE GOING TO DO YOUR 
SHARE BY STAYING HOME TO PROTECT
OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS, OR 
MAKING A DONATION TO A FOOD 
BANK, OR WRITING A POSTCARD TO A
VETERAN TO THANK THEM.
EACH OF US CAN HELP OUR 
COMMUNITY, BUT WHATEVER YOU 
DECIDE TO DO, DO CONTINUE TO 
STAY HOME AND KEEP A DISTANCE OF
2 METRES BETWEEN YOU AND OTHERS.
THANK YOU.
[ End of Interpretation ].
>> THANK YOU, PRIME MINISTER.
WE WILL NOW GO TO THE PHONE FOR 
QUESTIONS.
JUST A REMINDER, ONE QUESTION, 
ONE FOLLOW-UP.
OPERATOR?
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
FIRST QUESTION, BLOOMBERG, LINE 
OPEN.
>> Reporter: HELLO, PRIME 
MINISTER.
WE'VE HEARD FROM CANADIAN 
AIRLINES THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS 
STUDYING WHAT IS HAPPENING 
ELSEWHERE TO HELP THE SECTOR, 
BUT THEY ARE GETTING A LOT OF 
AID IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND THEY 
ARE DIRECT COMPETITORS OF THE 
CANADIAN INDUSTRY.
I'M WONDERING WHAT EXACTLY IS 
YOUR GOVERNMENT LOOKING AT TO 
HELP THE AIRLINE SECTOR BEYOND 
THE WAGE SUBSIDY, AND WHY IS IT 
TAKING SO LONG TO ROLL THIS OUT?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
HAVE IN CANADA A VERY STRONG 
AIRLINE SECTOR AND WE NEED TO 
CONTINUE TO HAVE A STRONG 
AIRLINE SECTOR ONCE THIS IS ALL 
DONE, SO OF COURSE WE'RE LOOKING
VERY CAREFULLY AT HOW TO SUPPORT
INDUSTRIES LIKE THAT, THAT ARE 
SO IMPORTANT TO CANADA AND TO 
CANADIANS.
BUT ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT 
WE WERE ABLE TO DO RIGHT OFF THE
BAT, WHICH HELPED MASSIVELY IN 
THE AIRLINE SECTOR AND 
ELSEWHERE, WAS MOVE FORWARD ON 
THE CERB AND THE WAGE SUBSIDY.
ENSURING THAT CANADIANS CAN 
CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR JOBS, 
EVEN AS THEY STAY HOME, THAT 
THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT LINK 
TO THEIR EMPLOYERS IS GOING TO 
ALLOW OUR ECONOMY TO COME BACK 
STRONGER AND THE DAMAGE DONE BY 
THIS COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO BE 
MINIMIZED.
WE WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT 
SECTORAL SUPPORTS IN THE FUTURE,
BUT FOR NOW, THE SUPPORT THAT 
WE'VE GIVEN TO WORKERS RIGHT 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS MAKING A 
VERY REAL DIFFERENCE.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
WE KNOW THAT WE HAD A VERY 
STRONG AIRLINE INDUSTRY BEFORE 
THE PANDEMIC, AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO HAVE ONE AFTERWARDS.
BUT DURING THIS PANDEMIC, IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT INDUSTRIES,
AND ESPECIALLY WORKERS, AND THAT
IS WHY WE INTRODUCED THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT AND 
THE WAGE SUBSIDY, TO ENSURE THAT
PEOPLE CAN STAY HOME, BUT AT THE
SAME TIME HAVE MONEY TO BUY 
GROCERIES OR PAY THEIR RENT.
AND ALSO TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THE
ECONOMY STARTS UP AGAIN THEY 
WILL STILL HAVE THEIR JOBS AND 
THEY WILL STILL HAVE A JOB 
ATTACHMENT.
SO WE WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY 
ABOUT THAT IN THE COMING DAYS, 
ABOUT HOW WE WILL SPECIFICALLY 
HELPING CERTAIN INDUSTRIES THAT 
HAVE BEEN VERY HARD HIT BY THIS 
PANDEMIC, SUCH AS THE AIRLINE 
INDUSTRY.
BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, THE WAGE
SUBSIDY AND THE CERB ARE DOING A
GREAT JOB HELPING CANADIANS 
RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
[ End of Interpretation ].
>> Reporter: I HAVE A VERY QUICK
QUESTION REGARDING THE BANK OF 
CANADA NOMINATION.
YOU'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO MORE 
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ACROSS 
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS.
WHY DID THEY NOMINATE ANOTHER 
ENGLISH-SPEAKING MAN TO THE ROLE
INSTEAD OF A FRANCOPHONE OR A 
WOMAN?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
WERE FORTUNATE IN THIS COUNTRY 
TO HAVE MANY EXTRAORDINARY 
PEOPLE QUALIFIED TO HEAD UP THE 
BANK OF CANADA, AND WE MADE THE 
DETERMINATION ON WHO WOULD BE 
THE BEST TO SEE US THROUGH THIS 
DIFFICULT TIME AND SEVEN YEARS 
INTO THE FUTURE AS WELL, AND I 
KNOW THAT TIFF MACKLEM WILL DO 
JUST THAT.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
WE HAD A CERTAIN PROCESS TO 
FOLLOW, AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF 
CANDIDATES WHO WERE INTERESTED 
IN THE POSITION, AND WE MADE THE
CHOICE OF THE BEST PERSON FOR 
THIS POSITION DURING THIS CRISIS
AND IN THE NEXT YEARS OF OUR 
ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
AND TIFF MA'AM  -- MACKLEM IS 
CERTAINLY THAT PERSON.
[ End of Interpretation ].
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION, LAURA OSMONDE, 
THE CANADIAN PRESS.
LINE OPEN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, PRIME
MINISTER.
I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE EU
PLEDGE CONFERENCE THIS MORNING.
THE MONEY PLEDGED BY CANADA IS 
SORT OVER MONEY THAT'S ALREADY 
BEEN ANNOUNCED.
THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES 
FOUNDATION ESTIMATE IT WILL TAKE
ABOUT $20 BILLION TO ROLL OUT A 
VACCINE WORLDWIDE.
WHY IS CANADA NOT PLEDGING MORE 
AND HAVE THEY BEEN ASKED TO 
PLEDGE MORE IN THE COMING DAYS 
AND WEEKS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THE 
PLEDGING CONFERENCE THIS MORNING
WAS A BEGINNING.
IT'S A RECOGNITION THAT MANY 
COUNTRIES ARE ALREADY STEPPING 
UP IN DEVELOPING RESEARCH AND 
SCIENCE TOWARDS A GLOBAL 
VACCINE.
CANADA HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT 
INVESTMENTS, AS YOU HIGHLIGHTED,
IN OUR SCIENTISTS AND 
RESEARCHERS WHO ARE WORLD CLASS 
AND WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING TO 
FINDING SOLUTIONS, NOT JUST FOR 
CANADIANS BUT FOR THE ENTIRE 
WORLD.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE 
WORLD COMES TOGETHER TO 
COLLABORATE, BECAUSE EVEN ONCE 
WE FIND A VACCINE, WHETHER IT'S 
IN CANADA OR ELSEWHERE AROUND 
THE WORLD, WE WILL SHARE THAT 
VACCINE IN ITS FORMULA.
BUT PRODUCTION OF THAT VACCINE 
WILL BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 
RIGHT AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL.
IT CANNOT JUST BE THE WEALTHIEST
COUNTRIES PRODUCING THAT VACCINE
FOR ITS CITIZENS, FOR THEIR 
CITIZENS.
WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE
SYSTEMS IN PLACE SO THAT THE 
BILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE 
WORLD WHO ARE VULNERABLE CAN GET
THESE VACCINES AS WELL.
THAT'S WHY THIS TAKES A GLOBAL 
EFFORT AND THAT'S WHY CANADA IS 
SO PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO 
CONTRIBUTE THROUGH WHAT WE'RE 
DOING HERE AT HOME AND 
INVESTMENTS OVERSEAS AS WELL.
AND THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME 
AS THE WORLD GRAPPLES WITH THIS 
PANDEMIC.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
WE KNOW THAT, YES, WE HAVE SOME 
OF THE BEST SCIENTISTS HERE IN 
CANADA WHO ARE CONDUCTING 
INCREDIBLE RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A
VACCINE, BUT THERE ARE ALSO 
GLOBAL EFFORTS THAT ARE 
REQUIRED, AND WE ARE IN THE 
PROCESS OF PROVIDING HISTORIC 
FUNDING FOR THIS RESEARCH HERE 
IN CANADA AND ALSO TO HELP IN 
THE GLOBAL FIGHT, BUT WE ALSO 
KNOW THAT IT WILL REQUIRE A 
GREAT DEAL OF COORDINATION AND 
COLLABORATION GLOBALLY, AND 
THAT'S WHY CANADA IS SO PROUD TO
TAKE PART TO THE LEVEL OF $850 
MILLION IN INVESTMENTS, NOT ONLY
FOR CANADA BUT GLOBALLY, TO SHOW
THAT WE ARE PART OF THIS GLOBAL 
APPROACH TO FINDING A SOLUTION, 
BECAUSE WE NEED THAT FOR 
EVERYONE.
[ End of Interpretation ].
>> FOLLOW-UP, LAURA?
>> Reporter: THANK YOU, AND ON 
THE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL BENEFIT,
WILL THE CURRENT BENEFIT 
PROGRAMS BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOUNT 
FOR THE SLOW AND GRADUAL RETURN 
OF PEOPLE TO WORK AND THE FACT 
THAT THEY MAY RETURN TO EARNING 
TOO MUCH INCOME TO QUALIFY FOR 
BENEFITS BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SORT 
OF GET BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE 
AND MAKE ENDS MEET AND PAY THE 
BILLS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
LAURA, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO 
FACING THAT CHALLENGE, OF HOW WE
START TO SCALE BACK THE BENEFITS
AND HELP PEOPLE GET BACK TO 
WORK.
WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
WE ARE VERY MUCH STILL TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING THE SUPPORT THEY NEED, 
EVEN AS THE ECONOMY IS STARTING 
TO GRADUALLY REOPEN.
OUR FOCUS IS ON KEEPING PEOPLE 
SAFE AND ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE
THE ABILITY TO STAY HOME AND PAY
FOR GROCERIES AND PAY THEIR 
RENTS AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
SO YES, OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF 
THOUGHT IS GOING INTO THE 
VARIOUS STEPS THAT ARE GOING TO 
BE NEEDED AS WE GET PEOPLE OUT 
OF THEIR HOMES AND BACK TO WORK,
BUT FOR NOW WE'RE STILL VERY 
MUCH FOCUSED ON HOW WE HELP 
PEOPLE THROUGH THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION.
OPERATOR?
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, PRIME
MINISTER, ALONG THE SAME LINES, 
THE WAGE SUBSIDY IS 
[INDISCERNIBLE] AND DO YOU 
INTEND TO EXTEND THAT PROGRAM?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WELL,
I BELIEVE THERE IS A GREAT DEAL 
OF REFLECTION THAT HAS TO GO ON 
WITH RESPECT TO THE NEXT STEPS.
WE KNOW THAT AT SOME POINT 
PEOPLE WILL BE RETURNING TO 
WORK, BUT IN WHAT INDUSTRY AND 
WHAT REGION AND HOW ARE WE GOING
TO MANAGE THAT TRANSITION 
BETWEEN THE SUPPORT WE'RE 
CURRENTLY PROVIDING PEOPLE AND 
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY GO BACK 
TO WORK.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO 
THINK DEEPLY ABOUT.
BUT FOR NOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON 
HELPING PEOPLE WHILE THE ECONOMY
IS CLOSED, AND THESE ISSUES 
REGARDING REOPENING AND A 
GRADUAL RETURN TO WORK WILL NEED
TO BE THE OBJECT OF MANY 
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROVINCES 
AND VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.
AND WITHIN GOVERNMENT.
>> FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: NOW IN AN INTERVIEW
YESTERDAY YOU SAID THAT IN 
HINDSIGHT MAYBE YOUR GOVERNMENT 
SHOULD HAVE DONE SOME THINGS 
DIFFERENTLY.
COULD YOU TELL US EXACTLY WHICH 
THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE 
DIFFERENTLY?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WELL,
CERTAINLY IN AN UNPRECEDENTED 
CRISIS SUCH AS THIS WE ARE DOING
THE BEST WE POSSIBLY COULD.
NOW ARE THERE THINGS WE COULD 
HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY?
CERTAINLY, AND I KNOW THAT AFTER
ALL OF THIS IS OVER THERE WILL 
BE PEOPLE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS
AND CHECKING THINGS AND LOOKING 
AT HOW WE CAN BE BETTER PREPARED
THE NEXT TIME, IF THERE IS A 
NEXT TIME.
BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, MY 
PRIORITY IS WHAT I NEED TO DO 
TODAY AND TOMORROW TO HELP 
CANADIANS, TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND
TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN GET 
THROUGH THIS PROPERLY.
I DON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME 
LOOKING IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR.
I'M LOOKING AT WHAT WE NEED TO 
DO NOW AND IN THE COMING WEEKS.
[ End of Interpretation ].
>> WE WILL TAKE ONE MORE 
QUESTION ON THE PHONE, PLEASE.
OPERATOR?
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
>> Operator: [ No Interpretation
].
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
MR. TRUDEAU.
I'D LIKE TO COME BACK TO YOUR 
ANNOUNCEMENT ON FRIDAY ABOUT 
FIREARMS.
NOW THERE WAS SOME VAGUENESS AS 
TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO PEOPLE 
WHO STILL OWNED ILLEGAL 
FIREARMS.
NOW WHAT IS YOUR PREFERENCE?
WHAT IS THE EXPLANATION YOU CAN 
GIVE IN TERMS OF ALLOWING THOSE 
FIREARMS TO REMAIN IN 
CIRCULATION, EVEN THOUGH THEY 
ARE PROHIBITED?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: NOW 
THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
NOW OUR ANNOUNCEMENT LAST WEEK 
WAS THAT WE WOULD PROHIBIT THE 
SALE AND USE AND TRANSFER OF 
ASSAULT-STYLE WEAPONS.
THAT IS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN 
TERMS OF MORE STRINGENT GUN 
CONTROL IN CANADA, AND WE'RE 
VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DO 
THAT.
WE PROMISED THAT DURING THE 
ELECTION, AND NOW WE'VE 
DELIVERED.
NOW IN TERMS OF THE NEXT STEPS, 
AS YOU SAY, WE HAVE TO FIGURE 
OUT EXACTLY HOW THIS SHOULD 
WORK, HOW THE BUYBACK PROGRAM 
SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED, WHAT 
SPECIFIC MEASURES SUCH AS 
GRANDFATHERING SHOULD WORK IF WE
DO THAT.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT FACTORS.
WE'LL BE TALKING TO THE 
DIFFERENT PARTIES, AND WE'LL 
ALSO BE LOOKING AT WHAT HAS 
PROVED TO BE EFFECTIVE AS A 
SYSTEM AND REASONABLE AND WHAT 
WILL PROTECT CITIZENS THAT -- SO
THIS WILL ALL BE PART OF 
DISCUSSIONS WE'LL HAVE IN 
PARLIAMENT AND WITH THE 
DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT ARE 
PRE-OCCUPIED BY THIS, AND WE 
WILL FIND THE RIGHT ANSWERS FOR 
CANADA.
>> Reporter: YES, BUT AM I TO 
UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE YOU TALKED 
ABOUT THE OPPOSITION PARTIES, AM
I UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU'RE NOT 
SURE THAT YOU WILL GET THE 
SUPPORT OF AT LEAST ONE PARTY IN
THE HOUSE ON THIS BUYBACK 
PROGRAM?
OR IS IT A QUESTION OF THERE 
BEING TOO MANY IN CIRCULATION 
AND THIS COSTING THE GOVERNMENT 
TOO MUCH?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WELL,
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF 
FACTORS THAT HAVE TO BE 
REVIEWED.
FOR ME IT'S NOT REALLY A 
QUESTION OF COST.
THE SAFETY OF CANADIANS IS MY 
ABSOLUTE PRIORITY, AND WE'LL DO 
WHATEVER IS NECESSARY.
NOW WE'RE IN A MINORITY 
PARLIAMENT, AND WE MUST WORK 
WITH THE OTHER PARTIES, AND I 
KNOW THAT THE BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS AND
THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAVE A 
PERSPECTIVE THAT IS VERY CLOSE 
TO OUR OWN WHEN IT COMES TO 
STRICTER GUN CONTROL.
AND I'M QUITE CONVINCED THAT 
WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER 
AND COLLABORATE TO FIND THE BEST
WAY FORWARD.
[ End of Interpretation ].
-- IMPORTANT LEGISLATION ON 
BANNING -- SORRY, WE BROUGHT 
FORWARD IMPORTANT MEASURES ON 
BANNING THE SALE, THE PURCHASE 
AND THE USE OF MILITARY-STYLE 
ASSAULT WEAPONS IN THIS COUNTRY.
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP 
TOWARDS MORE GUN CONTROL IN THIS
COUNTRY AND A VERY IMPORTANT 
ONE.
BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER STEPS 
TO TAKE, AND THERE ARE MANY 
OTHER -- MANY DETAILS TO BE 
WORKED OUT ON EXACTLY HOW THE 
BUYBACK PROGRAM WILL WORK, 
WHETHER AND WHAT SORT OF 
GRANDFATHERING THERE MIGHT BE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE
WORKING ON AS WE MOVE FORWARD 
TOWARDS LEGISLATION.
WE WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH OTHER 
PARTIES IN THE HOUSE, NOT JUST 
BECAUSE WE WANT TO ESTABLISH A 
STRONG CONSENSUS, BUT BECAUSE IN
A MINORITY PARLIAMENT IT IS 
NECESSARY TO GET THE SUPPORT OF 
OTHER PARTIES, AND I KNOW THAT 
BOTH THE BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS AND THE 
NDP ARE VERY STRONG ALIGNED WITH
US IN WANTING MORE AND BETTER 
GUN CONTROL, AND WE'RE GOING TO 
WORK TOGETHER, AND I'M SURE 
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET 
THE RIGHT BALANCE FOR CANADIANS 
TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE IN THEIR 
COMMUNITIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
MR. TRUDEAU.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
THE BUDGET IS NORMALLY TABLED IN
MARCH AND NOW IT'S MAY.
IS IT YOUR INTENTION TO 
INTRODUCE A BUDGET OR AN 
ECONOMIC STATEMENT BEFORE JUNE?
WHERE ARE YOU IN YOUR REFLECTION
ON THAT, AND IS IT ABSOLUTELY 
NECESSARY?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WELL,
AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE ARE 
INVESTING IN HELPING CANADIANS 
THROUGH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 
GOING OUT TO THEM BECAUSE OF 
THIS PANDEMIC.
AND AT EVERY BRIEFING AND EVERY 
TIME THE MINISTERS COME TOGETHER
IN THEIR NOON CONFERENCES WE 
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND 
WHAT WE'RE SEEING HAPPENING IN 
THE COMING WEEKS AND WHAT WE 
CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN 
AND TRANSPARENT AT EVERY STEP.
IN TERMS OF A BUDGET, NORMALLY 
THE BUDGET PRESENTS A PROJECTION
OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE
COMING YEAR AND THE ACTIONS WE 
INTEND TO TAKE AS A GOVERNMENT.
BUT NOW WE'RE IN A PERIOD OF 
TREMENDOUS UNCERTAINTY AS TO 
WHAT EXACTLY WILL HAPPEN NEXT 
WEEK OR THREE MONTHS FROM NOW.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY AND 
BE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, BOTH 
WITH THE MEASURES WE PRESENT AND
OUR PROJECTIONS FOR THE ECONOMY.
AND WE WILL FIND WAYS TO SHARE 
THAT INFORMATION.
BUT WE ARE NOT YET ABLE TO 
DETERMINE THE BEST WAY OF GOING 
FORWARD, WHETHER IT SHOULD BE AN
ECONOMIC STATEMENT OR A BUDGET, 
OR WHETHER THERE'S ANOTHER WAY 
TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION WITH 
CANADIANS AS TO WHAT WE'RE 
SEEING IN THE COMING MONTHS.
[ End of Interpretation ].
WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY 
TRANSPARENT WITH CANADIANS ABOUT
THE INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING IN 
THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, 
WHETHER IT'S THE BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS IN SUPPORT FOR CANADIAN 
FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY OR 
MEASURES THAT WE'RE MOVING 
FORWARD WITH TO SUPPORT SMALL 
BUSINESSES.
WE HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCING JUST 
ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DAY, ME HERE 
OR MINISTERS, WHAT WE ARE DOING 
AND SHARING IT WITH CANADIANS.
A BUDGET TYPICALLY IS AN 
EXPRESSION OF WHAT PEOPLE CAN 
EXPECT IN THE COMING YEAR, BOTH 
IN TERMS OF HOW THE ECONOMY'S 
GOING TO UNFOLD, WHAT SORT OF 
MEASURES ARE GOING TO BE BROUGHT
IN, AND IN NORMAL TIMES IT'S 
USUALLY PRETTY ACCURATE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A SITUATION 
WHERE THERE IS A TREMENDOUS 
DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHAT
THE ECONOMY COULD LOOK LIKE SIX 
MONTHS FROM NOW, WHAT THE 
ECONOMY COULD LOOK LIKE THREE 
MONTHS FROM NOW, WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN IN THE COMING WEEKS.
SO WHILE WE ARE CONTINUING TO BE
OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, THE 
REFLECTION ON AT WHAT POINT WE 
MIGHT BE ABLE TO PRESENT A 
BUDGET OR EVEN JUST AN ECONOMIC 
UPDATE IS ONGOING.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP 
EVERYONE APPRISED OF WHAT WE'RE 
DOING AND WHAT WE SEE COMING, 
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR 
WAYS TO SHARE WITH CANADIANS.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
>> Reporter: SO IN YOUR MIND, 
WE'RE STILL RESPONDING RATHER 
THAN ACTING.
SO DO YOU THINK IT'S COMPLETELY 
RULED OUT, THE PRESENTATION OF A
BUDGET BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: NO, 
IT'S NOT RULED OUT.
OF COURSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO 
GIVE CANADIANS CONFIDENCE THAT 
WE HAVE A PLAN TO RESPOND AND 
MEET THE CHALLENGE.
SO RIGHT FROM THE START WE HAVE 
BEEN REACTING, RESPONDING TO THE
SITUATION WE FIND OURSELVES IN, 
WHICH IS QUITE UNPRECEDENTED.
AND AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE 
LOOKING FORWARD TOWARDS THE 
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND HOW WE CAN
POSITION CANADA TO COME OUT OF 
THIS AS BEST POSSIBLE.
THE INVESTMENTS WE'VE MADE IN 
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND 
WORKERS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT 
PEOPLE KEEP THEIR JOB 
ATTACHMENT, EVEN IF THEY STAY 
HOME.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE NOT JUST
A RESPONSE, BUT THEY ARE A 
PREPARATION FOR A RECOVERY THAT 
COULD BE VERY POSITIVE FOR 
CANADIANS.
BUT THAT REFLECTION AND THAT 
WORK CONTINUES, AND WE WILL 
ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN 
GIVE CANADIANS CONFIDENCE AND 
SHARE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED.
[ End of Interpretation ].
>> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER, I 
JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THE 
QUESTION ABOUT POTENTIAL 
FINANCIAL AID FOR THE AIRLINE 
SECTOR.
AIR CANADA POSTED A FIRST 
QUARTER BILLION DOLLAR LOSS, OR 
IN EXCESS OF A BILLION DOLLARS.
I JUST WANT YOU TO CLARIFY YOUR 
ANSWER.
IT SEEMED LIKE BAILOUTS FOR 
AFFECTED INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE 
BEEN ESPECIALLY HARD HIT DURING 
THIS PANDEMIC, ARE THEY OFF THE 
TABLE?
IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OUTSIDE
OF THE PROGRAMS YOU'VE ALREADY 
ANNOUNCED?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
MOVED FORWARD VERY QUICKLY ON 
SUPPORTS FOR WORKERS THROUGH THE
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT AND THROUGH THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY, WHICH IS
BEING TAKEN UP BY COMPANIES 
LARGE AND SMALL ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, INCLUDING AIRLINES, WHO
SEE THIS AS A REAL WAY OF MAKING
SURE THAT WHEN LIFE STARTS TO 
RETURN TO NORMAL THEY ARE ABLE 
TO GET THEIR EMPLOYEES BACK TO 
WORK VERY QUICKLY.
THIS WAS THE EMERGENCY PRIORITY 
THAT WE HAD AS A GOVERNMENT, TO 
ENSURE THAT CANADIANS FROM COAST
TO COAST TO COAST WOULD BE OKAY 
TO BE ABLE TO STAY AT HOME, TO 
BE ABLE TO BUY THEIR GROCERIES 
AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND 
PAY THEIR RENTS AND DO THE 
THINGS THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO 
STAY SAFE.
BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT COMPANIES,
LARGE AND SMALL, IN VARIOUS 
SECTORS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, ARE
PARTICULARLY HARD HIT BY 
COVID-19.
I THINK OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.
I THINK OF THE TOURISM SECTOR.
I THINK OF THE ENERGY SECTOR.
AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT SECTORS 
THAT WILL REQUIRE MORE SUPPORT 
ON THAT.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT SECTORAL 
SUPPORTS.
WE WILL BE MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS 
ON THAT IN THE COMING DAYS, OR 
WEEK.
IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO GET 
RIGHT, BUT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT
MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT SOME OF 
OUR MOST IMPORTANT SECTORS FOR 
THE CANADIAN ECONOMY CONTINUE TO
STAY STRONG THROUGH THIS 
PANDEMIC, AND MOSTLY BEYOND IT.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE A GREAT 
DEAL OF CONCERN FROM EMPLOYEES 
AT THE CARGILL MEAT PROCESSING 
PLANT IN HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA 
THAT ARE GOING BACK TO WORK 
AFTER THE PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN 
BECAUSE OF THE DEATH AND 
MULTIPLE CASES THERE FOR 
COVID-19.
YOU SAID LAST WEEK THAT TOP 
PRIORITY IS ENSURING WORKER 
SAFETY.
THESE WORKERS DON'T FEEL SAFE.
WHAT MORE CAN THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT DO IN TERMS OF 
INSPECTING FOOD PROCESSING 
PLANTS TO ENSURE THE UTMOST 
SAFETY DURING THIS TIME?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
ARE WORKING WITH PROVINCES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE 
THAT THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR 
AGRICULTURE CONTINUES, AND THAT 
WORKER SAFETY IS UPHELD.
THAT IS A PROVINCIAL AREA OF 
RESPONSIBILITY, BUT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE TO PLAY AS
WELL, PARTICULARLY AROUND 
ENSURING THAT THERE ARE ADEQUATE
SAFEGUARDS AND PPES IN PLACE.
ONE WILL REMEMBER THAT THE CFIB,
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTORS ARE 
DESIGNED TO INSPECT THE FOOD FOR
SAFETY, ARE ENSURING THAT THE 
WAY MEAT IS HANDLED, THE WAY 
VEGETABLES ARE PROCESSED IS NOT 
PUTTING CANADIANS' SAFETY AT 
RISK.
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
PROTECTION OF THE WORKERS IN 
THAT PLACE IS NOT THE PRIMARY --
OR HASN'T BEEN THE PRIMARY 
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CFIB.
THAT IS MUCH MORE FOR PROVINCIAL
LABOUR CODES, BUT WE WILL, OF 
COURSE, BE THERE TO SUPPORT THE 
PROVINCES IN ITS WORK TO ENSURE 
BOTH THE CONTINUED FLOW OF 
SUPPLY CHAINS FOR OUR FOOD, BUT 
ALSO THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS 
WHO COULD BE VULNERABLE RIGHT 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
CANADA IS A COUNTRY THAT IS 
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SECURITY AND
SAFETY OF ITS CITIZENS.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS THE 
RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT 
ANY FOOD PREPARED FOR 
CONSUMPTION HERE IN CANADA IS 
SAFE AND HYGIENIC, AND THE WORK 
OF THE FEDERAL AGENCY IS 
CONNECTED TO THAT.
BUT IT IS NOT THE DIRECT 
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FEDERAL 
AGENCY TO LOOK AFTER THE SAFETY 
OF WORKERS.
THAT FALLS MORE WITHIN 
PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION, BUT OF 
COURSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
WILL BE THERE TO HELP AND 
SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE, AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE, IN ENSURING THE 
PROTECTION OF WORKERS IN OUR 
FOOD INDUSTRY.
WE WILL BE THERE TO WORK WITH 
THE PROVINCES, BOTH TO PROTECT 
OUR FOOD SUPPLY AND THE SAFETY 
OF ALL WORKERS.
[ End of Interpretation ].
>> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER, A 
QUESTION ABOUT THE POLICING THE 
PANDEMIC REPORT, WHICH SHOWS 5.8
MILLION IN FINES HAVE BEEN 
LEVIED AGAINST CANADIANS FOR 
COVID-19 ENFORCEMENT.
HOW DO YOU RECONCILE THE SUPPORT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS 
PROVIDING TO CANADIANS WITH THE 
FACT THAT OTHER LEVELS OF 
GOVERNMENT ARE HANDING OUT 
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF FINES.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 
THAT CANADIANS CONTINUE TO 
BEHAVE AS WE HAVE LARGELY IN 
SOCIAL DISTANCING, IN STAYING 
HOME, IN KEEPING OURSELVES, OUR 
LOVED ONES, OUR FAMILIES, OUR 
EXTENDED FAMILIES, OUR SENIORS, 
OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND OUR 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS SAFE FROM 
RAPID SPREAD OF COVID-19.
THE FEDERAL SUPPORTS THAT WE'VE 
GIVEN TO WORKERS, TO FAMILIES, 
TO STUDENTS, TO PEOPLE RIGHT 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN SO 
THAT PEOPLE CAN STAY HOME, SO 
THAT THEY CAN ENGAGE IN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, SO THEY DO PREVENT 
FURTHER SPREAD OF COVID-19, AND 
WE ARE SEEING OVER THE PAST 
WEEKS THE CURVE IS FLATTENING, 
AND WE ARE ON A POSITIVE 
TRAJECTORY.
WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS, 
HOWEVER, AND IT REQUIRES US TO 
CONTINUE TO REMAIN ATTENTIVE AND
VIGILANT IN FOLLOWING THE 
INSTRUCTIONS SET OUT BY OUR 
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS.
AND THAT'S WHY DIFFERENT 
JURISDICTIONS HAVE DIFFERENT, 
MORE SPECIFIC RULES SUITABLE FOR
THEIR OWN JURISDICTIONS, AND 
THAT IS ALSO WHY THEY HAVE TAKEN
IT UPON THEMSELVES AS A 
RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT 
THOSE RULES BE FOLLOWED FOR THE 
PROTECTION OF ALL CANADIANS.
>> Reporter: ON SENDING YOUR 
KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL, WHAT 
SPECIFIC PROTECTIONS WOULD YOU 
WANT TO SEE IN PLACE SO THAT 
KIDS AND TEACHERS ARE SAFE?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
THINK OBVIOUSLY THAT'S AN AREA 
OF PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION THAT 
I WON'T WEIGH IN AS PRIME 
MINISTER, BUT AS A PARENT, I CAN
CERTAINLY SAY THAT LOOKING AT 
WHAT SORT OF SOCIAL DISTANCING 
MEASURES WILL BE IN PLACE, WHAT 
ARE THE KIDS GOING TO DO AT 
RECESS, WHAT ARE THE KIDS GOING 
TO DO AT LUNCH, HOW MANY KIDS 
ARE GOING TO BE IN A CLASSROOM, 
HOW MY KIDS ARE GOING TO BE KEPT
SAFE ARE THINGS THAT ALL PARENTS
ARE THINKING ABOUT, AND ALL 
PARENTS WILL WANT TO SEE THAT 
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE PROVINCE,
THE TEACHERS ARE GRAPPLING WITH 
BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE 
NEXT STEPS, AND I KNOW THAT 
THERE ARE AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE
AT ALL THOSE DIFFERENT LEVELS 
WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, PRIME
MINISTER.
CBC NEWS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT COUNTRIES 
THAT AREN'T CONTRIBUTING TO THIS
GLOBAL PLEDGE BUT HAVE IN THE 
PAST AND HAVE THE MEANS TO DO SO
AGAIN?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
THINK THIS IS A MOMENT FOR 
PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AND 
RECOGNIZE THAT WE ALL HAVE WAYS 
OF CONTRIBUTING TO SOLVING THIS 
PROBLEM.
I THINK IF IT'S -- IT IS A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC, AND WHAT 
HAPPENS OUTSIDE OUR BORDERS, NO 
MATTER HOW WELL WE HANDLE WHAT'S
GOING ON INSIDE OUR BORDERS, 
WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON US 
DIRECTLY WITH POTENTIAL FURTHER 
SPREAD OF COVID-19, OR 
INDIRECTLY WITH DISRUPTED SUPPLY
CHAINS AND A WEAKENED GLOBAL 
ECONOMY UPON WHICH WE ALL 
DEFEND -- DEPEND.
I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT DOING
OUR PART.
CERTAINLY CANADA HAS A LONG AND 
STORIED TRADITION OF STEPPING UP
AS WE MARK THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY 
OF CANADIANS LIBERATING THE 
NETHERLANDS TOMORROW.
WE KNOW THAT CANADIANS HAVE 
ALWAYS STEPPED UP AND WILL 
CONTINUE TO STEP UP BECAUSE WE 
RECOGNIZE THAT OUR ROLE WITHIN 
THE WORLD DOES MATTER, AND I 
WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL COUNTRIES TO
SEE THAT THE ONLY WAY WE'RE 
GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS IS IF 
WE GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: ON ANOTHER MATTER, 
IN CANADA, WOMEN HAVE BEEN HIT 
HARDER THAN MEN BY COVID-19, AND
WHEN YOU LOOK AT MANY SECTORS 
THAT EMPLOYEE WOMEN, SUCH AS THE
SERVICE INDUSTRY, THEY ARE 
SUFFERING RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M WONDERING HOW CAN YOUR 
GOVERNMENT ENSURE WOMEN AREN'T 
SET BACK BY THIS VIRUS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
THINK A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE 
TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS 
IS A ECONOMIC CRISIS THAT HAS 
HIT OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND MOST
MARGINALIZED PEOPLES MOST, AND 
WOMEN HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HARD 
HIT IN THE SERVICE SECTOR, IN 
THE HOME CARE SECTOR, AS WELL AS
A NUMBER OF MARGINAL AND MORE 
CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES, WHETHER 
IT BE NEW CANADIANS OR WHETHER 
IT BE YOUNG PEOPLE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE, AND THAT'S
WHY AS A GOVERNMENT WE'VE MOVED 
FORWARD ON PROTECTING VULNERABLE
PEOPLE WITH THE CANADA EMERGENCY
RESPONSE BENEFIT, WITH EXTRA 
HELP FOR CHARITABLE 
ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS THAT 
ARE THERE TO WORK FOR EACH 
OTHER.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN 
A REAL PREOCCUPATION FOR THIS 
GOVERNMENT IS WHEN WE TELL 
PEOPLE TO STAY HOME, TO STAY 
SAFE, AND THEIR HOME ISN'T SAFE,
WHAT DO THEY DO?
THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
AT A TIME OF TREMENDOUS STRESS 
AND ANXIETY FOR ALL OF US IN 
SOCIETY THAT CAN EXACERBATE 
SITUATIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE DEEPLY 
PRE-OCCUPIED WITH AS A COUNTRY 
AND AS A GOVERNMENT.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE MADE 
INVESTMENTS IN SHELTERS AND IN 
NETWORKS TO SUPPORT WOMEN FACING
FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND 
WE WILL CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE 
THAT THIS PANDEMIC ISN'T HITTING
EVERYONE EQUALLY.
THAT THE MOST VULNERABLE, AS 
THEY SO OFTEN ARE, ARE MORE 
VULNERABLE, AND THAT'S WHY WE 
HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO 
SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO NEED OUR 
HELP, INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY 
WOMEN THROUGH THIS.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
WE RECOGNIZE THAT A PANDEMIC 
SUCH AS THIS OR A CRISIS DOES 
NOT AFFECT EVERYONE EQUALLY.
WOMEN ARE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE 
BECAUSE OF THEIR JOBS, AND OFTEN
THEY ARE THE FIRST JOBS TO 
DISAPPEAR IN THIS TYPE OF 
SITUATION.
AND THEY ARE ALSO FACING 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND WE KNOW 
THAT THERE'S A LOT OF TENSION 
AND STRESS IN HOUSEHOLDS BECAUSE
OF COVID-19.
AND WHAT DOES SOMEONE DO WHEN 
THE CHOICE IS STAYING HOME TO BE
SAFE OR NOT BECAUSE YOUR HOME IS
NOT SAFE.
THE REALITY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IS HITTING PEOPLE HARD THESE 
DAYS, AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE 
MAKING INVESTMENTS IN SHELTERS, 
IN NETWORKS THAT HELP WOMEN AND 
CHILDREN FLEEING VIOLENCE.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT 
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
THIS IS A CONCERN FOR US AND FOR
ALL CANADIANS, SO WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN 
TO HELP.
THANK YOU.
[ End of Interpretation ].
>> Rosemary: ALL RIGHT, THAT IS 
THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA 
GIVING US A DAILY UPDATE, HIS 
DAILY UPDATE ON WHAT THE 
GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO RESPOND 
TO THE PANDEMIC.
I'LL BRING BACK VASSY KAPELOS 
AND DAVID COCHRANE.
LOTS OF BITS AND PIECES THERE 
FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S 
ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT MUCH OF THE 
QUESTIONING FOCUSED ON THE 
REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY, THE 
STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN 
NEXT.
VASSY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU 
WANT TO GO WITH IT, BUT I'LL LET
YOU START.
>> Vassy: I'LL JUMP OFF WHERE WE
LEFT OFF PRIOR TO THE PRIME 
MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE, AND
THAT IS AROUND THE CALL FOR 
CERTAIN OPPOSITION LEADERS, 
ANDREW SCHEER AT THE FEDERAL 
LEVEL AND THEN PROVINCIAL 
POLITICIANS, SOME PREMIERS, WHO 
ARE VOICING CONCERNS OVER WHAT 
THEY SAY IS THE PROBABILITY OR 
THE POSSIBILITY, RATHER, THAT 
THE CERB AND VARIOUS OTHER 
FINANCIAL AID MEASURES PUT FORTH
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL 
IN FACT SORT OF TAKE AWAY THE 
INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO GO BACK 
TO WORK, AND I INTERVIEWED BRIAN
PALLISTER, THE PREMIER OF 
MANITOBA, LAST WEEK WHO SAID 
SPECIFICALLY HE'D HEARD THAT 
CONCERN FROM A NUMBER OF 
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AS HIS 
PROVINCE, ROSY, AS YOU POINTED 
OUT EARLIER, IS ONE OF THE FIRST
TO OPEN UP IN KIND OF A BIGGER 
WAY THAN MANY OTHER PROVINCES.
THE PHASES ARE BEGINNING NOW, 
AND LIKE YOU SAID, EVEN PATIOS 
AT HALF CAPACITY WILL BE OPEN 
EVENTUALLY, AND VARIOUS RETAIL 
LOCATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
HE HAD BEEN HEARING FROM THOSE 
BUSINESS OWNERS THAT THEY WERE 
CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO
REHIRE PEOPLE WHO WERE ALREADY 
BENEFITING FROM SOME KIND OF 
FINANCIAL AID FROM THE 
GOVERNMENT.
THAT QUESTION WAS PUT TO THE 
PRIME MINISTER, AND HE WAS 
PRETTY EXPLICIT IN SAYING, QUOTE
UNQUOTE, WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
SO THE IDEA OF WEANING DOWN 
THOSE PROGRAMS OR GETTING OFF 
THOSE PROGRAMS, HE SAYS, IS NOT 
SOMETHING AT THIS MOMENT THAT I 
GUESS HE IS IN THE MIDST OF 
FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO.
HE SAID ATTENTION WAS BEING PAID
TO UT AND THEY WERE TALKING 
ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S NOT TIME FOR 
THAT RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THERE'S SORT OF TWO 
THINGS TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS.
THE FIRST IS, YOU KNOW, I 
HAVEN'T -- I THINK IT WILL BE 
INTERESTING FOR PEOPLE TO PUT 
FORWARD SOME EVIDENCE THAT THAT 
IS THE CASE FIRST BEFORE WE CAN 
ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS
A PROBLEM.
I THINK IT'S TRUE THAT THERE ARE
CONCERNS FROM BUSINESSES ABOUT 
HOW THEY'RE GOING TO REOPEN.
THOSE CONCERNS INVOLVE RE-HIRING
PEOPLE.
THEY INVOLVE HAVING THE RIGHT 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, 
KNOWING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE
SOME SORT OF IMMUNITY.
THERE'S A WHOLE HOST OF CONCERNS
FOR BUSINESSES AND VERY VALID 
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THEY ARE 
SUPPOSED TO OPEN IN THE COMING 
WEEKS AND THE COMING MONTHS.
ON THE FLIP SIDE, THE PRIME 
MINISTER WAS THEN ASKED, YOU 
KNOW, IF NOW'S NOT THE TIME, ARE
YOU GOING TO EXTEND A LOT OF 
THESE PROGRAMS.
BECAUSE THE OTHER PART OF THIS 
IS SO MANY OF THE FINANCIAL AID 
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT 
FORTH, WAGES, THE SUBSIDY IS FOR
UP TO THREE MONTHS.
THE COMMERCIAL RENT PROGRAM, 
WHICH ISN'T EVEN IN EFFECT YET, 
ENDS ON JUNE 1.
IT'S FOR RENT ON APRIL, MAY AND 
JUNE.
AND THE CERB IS FOR FOUR MONTHS 
AS WELL.
SO WE'RE GETTING TO A POINT 
WHERE WE'RE IN THIS ODD SORT OF 
SPACE WHERE IT'S NOT THE WORST 
PART OF EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING'S
SHUT DOWN, BUT WE'RE ALSO NOT ON
THE OTHER END OF THINGS.
WE'RE SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE, 
AND THAT MIDDLE GROUND IS GOING 
TO LAST A WHILE, AND I THINK 
THAT THERE ARE VERY GENUINE 
QUESTIONS FOR THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT ABOUT WHAT THESE 
PROGRAMS LOOK LIKE GOING 
FORWARD.
DO THEY STAY THE SAME?
ARE THEY EXTENDED?
IS THERE SOME SORT OF WEANING 
OFF PROCESS OR A FETTERING DOWN 
OF IT?
THOSE QUESTIONS HAVE YET TO BE 
ANSWERED, AND I THINK THEY ARE 
GENUINE.
THEY SHOULD BE ASKED AT THIS 
POINT BECAUSE AS PROVINCES START
TO REOPEN, THESE PROBLEMS BECOME
LESS OF SORT OF A THOUGHT AND 
MORE OF A REALITY.
>> Rosemary: YEAH, THOSE ARE ALL
REALLY GOOD POINTS.
ALSO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, 
THOUGH, THAT EVERY PROVINCE IS 
AT A DIFFERENT SPACE COMPLETELY.
SO JUST SHUTTING DOWN THE CERB 
RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, WOULD HAVE 
AN IMPACT ON PLACES WHERE YOU 
WOULDN'T WANT IT TO.
SO IT'S A TOUGH ONE TO FIGURE 
OUT, FOR SURE.
DAVID, NOT SURE IF YOU WANT TO 
JUMP IN THERE TOO.
>> David: YEAH, TO BUILD ON WHAT
VASSY WAS TALKING ABOUT THERE IN
TERMS OF THE MIDDLE POINT WE ARE
WITH THESE SUPPORT PROGRAMS, AND
ANDREW SCHEER HAD AN INTERESTING
AND POSITIVE SUGGESTION EARLIER 
WHEN HE SAID YOU COULD MAKE 
CHANGES TO THINGS LIKE THE CERB 
TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAKE MORE 
THAN $1,000 A MONTH AND HAVE 
SOME GRADUAL REDUCTION IN THE 
BENEFIT, BUT STILL COME OUT 
AHEAD.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE 
PROBLEMS IS YOU CAN MAKE UP TO 
$1,000 AND QUALIFY FOR THESE AID
PACKAGES.
IF YOU MAKE $1,010, YOU LOSE THE
$1,000 AND THE CERB.
THAT BECOMES A DISINCENTIVE TO 
WORK OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT, AND 
THEN THE QUESTION IS HOW THAT 
INTERACTS WITH THE WAGE SUBSIDY 
PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN BE 
RE-HIRED AND HAVE THE WAGES 
SUBSIDIZED AND WHETHER THAT'S 
NOT MORE BENEFICIAL.
SO IT'S THE PUSH-PULL OF THESE 
PROGRAMS THAT NEEDS TO SORT OF 
BE RESOLVED AS VARIOUS 
INSTITUTIONS MOVE TOWARDS 
REOPENING IN VARIOUS PROVINCIAL 
JURISDICTIONS.
BUT THE PRIME MINISTER SAID HE 
WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT 
MOMENT WHEN YOU COULD START 
SCALING BACK.
I THINK WE ALL ARE LOOKING 
FORWARD TO THAT MOMENT.
>> SURE.
>> David: BUT DEFINITELY NOT 
THERE YET.
THERE ARE STILL LARGER THINGS 
THEY NEED TO RESOLVE.
THERE IS A LEGITIMATE QUESTION 
OF WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO EXPAND THE WAGE SUBSIDY, 
EXTEND IT OR EXTEND CERB BECAUSE
WHILE THINGS MIGHT GET BETTER, 
SAY, IN NEW BRUNSWICK, WHERE 
THERE ARE NO ACTIVE REPORTED 
CASES RIGHT NOW, QUEBEC STILL 
HAS A LONG WAY TO GO.
SO THINGS COULD VARY FROM 
JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
BUT ALSO, ROSY, HE SAID IN DAYS 
OR WEEKS WE WILL SEE SPECIFIC 
SECTORAL PACKAGES.
THIS IS SOMETHING PEOPLE HAVE 
BEEN WAITING ON FOR A WHILE.
THE AIRLINE SECTOR, TOURISM 
HOSPITALITY SECTOR.
THEY ARE WAITING TO GET A SENSE 
OF A FULL IMPACT OF THIS BEFORE 
THEY COME UP WITH SOMETHING AND 
THE FOCUS HAS BEEN TO GET THE 
WIDE-BASED PROGRAMS OUT FAST, TO
HELP AS MANY BUSINESSES, AS MANY
PEOPLE IN AS UNIVERSAL A WAY AS 
POSSIBLE, ALTHOUGH THAT HASN'T 
BEEN PERFECT, BEFORE THEY DO 
THESE SECTOR-SPECIFIC THINGS.
STILL WAITING ON THAT.
ALSO ONE OTHER POINT, VERY 
IMPORTANT QUESTION ABOUT THE 
CARGILL MEAT PLANT, WHAT'S 
HAPPENING THERE.
WE ARE SEEING REPORTS THAT 
COSTCO AND PLACES LIKE THAT ARE 
LIMITING HOW MUCH MEAT YOU CAN 
BUY BECAUSE OF INTERRUPTIONS IN 
PROCESSING CAPACITY AND WHAT 
THAT MAY DO TO THE DELIVERY OF 
FOOD TO RETAIL OUTLETS.
THE CARGILL PLANT IN ALBERTA 
ALMOST HAS AS MANY COVID CASES 
AT NOVA SCOTIA, AT A SINGLE 
PLACE.
THEY ARE BOTH SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 
900 AND A THOUSAND.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE TO 
WATCH GOING FORWARD IN TERMS OF 
HOW WE CAN ENSURE AS A COUNTRY 
THAT FOOD PROCESSORS AND FOOD 
SUPPLIERS ARE SAFE.
>> Rosemary: I WAS GOING TO SAY,
THE TWO BIGGEST OUTBREAKS IN THE
COUNTRY HAVE BEEN AT MEAT 
PROCESSING PLANTS IN ALBERTA.
AND ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS, OR 
I THINK THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO 
GRAPPLE WITH AS IT THINKS ABOUT 
THIS MIDDLE POINT, AS YOU SO 
RIGHTLY PUT IT, VASSY, IS HOW DO
YOU MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL 
SAFE ENOUGH TO RETURN TO WORK.
THAT IS THE PROBLEM AT THE 
CARGILL PLANT, IS THE UNION IS 
SAYING THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE 
ENOUGH TO SEND THEIR WORKERS 
BACK.
IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT WANTS 
TO COME OFF THE CERB AND GO BACK
TO WORK BUT DOESN'T FEEL WELL 
EQUIPPED, HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE 
THAT?
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
EVERYBODY FEELS SAFE AT WORK AND
THAT THEY HAVE THE FINANCIAL 
CAPACITY TO STAY HOME IF THEY 
NEED.
30 SECONDS, VASSY, SORRY.
>> Vassy: YEAH, AND THAT'S NOT 
AN EASY PROBLEM TO SOLVE.
AND ESPECIALLY ON WHETHER OR NOT
BUSINESSES FEEL EQUIPPED TO 
REOPEN AND PEOPLE FEEL 
PERSONALLY SAFE TO RE-ENTER 
THOSE BUSINESSES.
THERE IS A WHOLE OTHER 
CONVERSATION AND SET OF 
QUESTIONS FOR THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT ON PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND 
ACTUALLY QUESTIONS FOR THE 
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TOO 
BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST SHARED 
JURISDICTION AT THIS POINT.
BUT WE ARE HEARING FROM A NUMBER
OF, AGAIN, BUSINESS OWNERS WHO 
ARE UNSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE 
EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE 
TO REOPEN THEIR BUSINESS, AND SO
AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, MORE 
QUESTIONS FOR THE FEDS ON THAT.
>> Rosemary: OKAY, BOTH OF YOU, 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 
SPECIAL COVERAGE HERE TODAY.
APPRECIATE IT.
WE'LL TALK IN JUST A MOMENT.
BUT WE WILL LEAVE THINGS HERE 
NOW ON CBC TELEVISION.
IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WATCHING
THE FEDERAL BRIEFING WITH 
CABINET MINISTERS AND PUBLIC 
HEALTH OFFICIALS, YOU CAN CATCH 
THAT ON "CBC NEWS NETWORK" AND 
STREAMING WHEREVER YOU ARE ON 
CBC.CA.
I AM ROSEMARY BARTON HERE IN THE
NATION'S CAPITAL.
WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE 
TOMORROW.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
♪
♪
>> Rosemary: HELLO AGAIN.
I'M ROSEMARY BARTON HERE IN 
OTTAWA.
THANKS FOR JOINING US ON "CBC 
NEWS NETWORK", STREAMING RIGHT 
AROUND THE WORLD ON OUR CBC NEWS
APP AND CBC.CA.
THE PRIME MINISTER REITERATED A 
PLEDGE TODAY OF $850 MILLION TO 
ATTEMPT TO BOOST GLOBAL EFFORTS 
TOWARDS DEVELOPING A VACCINE OR 
TREATMENT FOR COVID-19.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU MADE THE PROMISE 
DURING AN INTERNATIONAL VIDEO 
CONFERENCE WITH OTHER WORLD 
LEADERS.
IT'S AIMED AT RAISING CLOSE TO 
$12 BILLION CANADIAN FOR 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
IN HIS DAILY ADDRESS TODAY, 
TRUDEAU SAYS THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING ALSO 
CLOSELY AT HOW IT CAN HELP THE 
EMBATTLED AIRLINE SECTOR.
THIS MORNING AIR CANADA REVEALED
LOSSES TOPPING $1 BILLION IN THE
LAST QUARTER.
THE CEO CALLS IT THE DARKEST 
PERIOD EVER IN THE HISTORY OF 
COMMERCIAL AVIATION.
THE BAILOUT THAT THEY ARE 
LOOKING FOR COMES SOMEWHERE IN 
THE ORDER OF $3 BILLION.
THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY SAYS 
THAT THEY WILL LOOK AT SECTORAL 
AID IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD,
WHETHER IT BE THE AIRLINE 
INDUSTRY OR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY.
ALL OF THIS COMING, THOUGH, ON A
DAY WHEN MANY PROVINCES ARE 
STARTING TO RELAX SOME OF THE 
RULES, DIFFERENT DEGREES OF 
RULES, OF COURSE, DEPENDING ON 
WHERE YOU ARE.
SOME PROVINCES TAKING A MUCH 
MORE AGGRESSIVE APPROACH THAN 
OTHERS.
WE WILL, OF COURSE, TAKE A LOOK 
AT THAT NATIONAL PICTURE ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY.
LET'S START WITH THE PROVINCE 
THAT IS DOING A WHOLE LOT ON 
THIS DAY, AND THAT IS MANITOBA.
CHRIS GRAVES IS PREPARING TO 
REOPEN HIS RESTAURANT IN 
WINNIPEG.
HE'S THE OWNER OF KING'S HEAD 
PUB, AND HE JOINS US LIVE NOW.
CHRIS, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HEY, ROSEMARY, HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
I THINK I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TO 
YOUR PUB.
I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE IN THE 
EXCHANGE DISTRICT THERE IN 
WINNIPEG.
THERE ARE SOME PARTICULAR RULES 
FOR HOW YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO 
THIS.
I KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE ANXIOUS TO
GET OUT AND SOCIALIZE A BIT.
HOW ARE YOU PREPARING?
>> Interview: WELL, YOU KNOW 
WHAT, WHEN THIS WAS ANNOUNCED 
BASICALLY FOR MANITOBA ON 
WEDNESDAY, WE HAD TO KIND OF 
QUICKLY PIVOT, AND FIRST OF ALL 
WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE
WERE GOING TO DO AND OPEN UP ON 
THE PATIO WAS GOING TO BE SAFE.
WE THANKFULLY HAVE ALREADY BEEN 
ABLE TO KEEP EMPLOYEES GOING AS 
WELL.
WE INITIATED A CURBSIDE PICK-UP 
AND DELIVERY GROCERY SERVICE, SO
WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP A LOT OF 
OUR STAFF GOING.
SO ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THERE
IS WE ALREADY HAVE BEEN ADHERING
TO SAFETY PROTOCOLS ANYWAY WITH,
YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE WE HAD 
SANITIZER IN-HOUSE, FACE MASKS 
AND GLOVES.
SO YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS ALL CAME 
DOWN, I MEAN, WE WERE A LITTLE 
BIT SURPRISED, I'LL BE HONEST 
WITH YOU.
WE DID NOT EXPECT TO BE PART OF 
PHASE ONE, BUT WE WERE ALSO VERY
CAUTIOUSLY EXCITED BECAUSE IT'S 
BEEN SIX WEEKS FOR US.
>> Rosemary: YEAH, IT'S LONG.
SO IS THE RESTAURANT ITSELF 
ALLOWED TO OPEN?
OR JUST THE PATIO?
HAVE YOU REDUCED SPACE?
GIVE ME A SENSE OF WHAT IT'S 
GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
>> Interview: YEAH, SO INSIDE 
DINING IS NOT PERMITTED AT THIS 
TIME.
WE'RE, YOU KNOW, EXPECTING THAT 
TO POSSIBLY BE A JUNE 1, IF THE 
PHASE ONE OF OPENING THE PATIO 
GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN.
WE'RE AT BASICALLY A 50% 
CAPACITY RIGHT NOW ON OUR PATIO.
DISTANCE HAS TO BE NO LESS THAN 
6 FEET APART FROM EACH OTHER, OR
HALF YOUR CAPACITY, WHICH IS 
BASICALLY WHERE WE ARE.
I MEAN, WE HAVE BEEN TAKING IT 
LIKE ONE OR TWO STEPS ABOVE.
I MEAN, WHAT CURRENT REGULATIONS
ARE, WE'RE TRYING TO GO ABOVE 
AND BEYOND THAT.
THERE IS A REGULATION THAT NO 
MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE AT A TABLE.
ESSENTIALLY THE MAX THAT WE'RE 
GOING TO HAVE IS NO MORE THAN, 
LIKE, FIVE OR SIX TO A TABLE AT 
ALL.
>> Rosemary: AND YOU SAID THAT 
YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS CURBSIDE 
PICK-UP.
SO YOU HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT, BUT 
WHAT ABOUT THE SERVERS, THE 
PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO GET CLOSE TO
PUT THE STUFF ON THE TABLE.
DO THEY HAVE MASKS, GLOVES?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THEM TO 
MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE?
>> Interview: SO THERE'S ANOTHER
BIT OF AN ISSUE, RIGHT?
I MEAN, A LOT OF THE REGULATIONS
THAT WERE PUT OUT WERE NOT SUPER
SPECIFIC ON WHAT HAD TO HAPPEN 
IN TERMS OF SERVICE TO A TABLE.
BUT WE'RE GOING, LIKE I SAID, 
ABOVE AND BEYOND.
SO OUR SERVERS ARE GOING TO BE 
WEARING FACE MASKS.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE WEARING 
GLOVES.
WE'RE ALSO DOING THINGS LIKE 
ONE-TIME USE CUPS.
SO DISPOSABLE CUPS, DISPOSABLE 
CUTLERY, DISPOSABLE CONDIMENTS, 
ONE-TIME USE ONLY.
TYPICALLY WE HAVE CONDIMENTS ON 
TABLES, AND AGAIN, SOMETHING 
ELSE, WE'RE EVEN TAKING THIS ONE
STEP FURTHER AND WE'RE DOING A 
CONTACTLESS MENU.
SO WHEN PEOPLE SIT DOWN, 
ACTUALLY AS PART OF THEIR PLACE 
SETTING, THEY HAVE A URL WHERE 
THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO TO LOOK AT 
OUR MENU SO THEY DON'T ACTUALLY 
HAVE TO PHYSICALLY TOUCH A MENU.
>> Rosemary: WELL, IT SOUNDS 
LIKE YOU'VE THOUGHT OF SOME GOOD
WAYS TO DEAL WITH THIS.
I WILL JUST END ON THIS BECAUSE 
THE OTHER BRIEFING IS ABOUT TO 
START.
YOU SAID YOU WERE SURPRISED.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS 
HAPPENING TOO QUICKLY?
OR DO YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE IT 
WORK?
WHAT'S YOUR ASSESSMENT?
>> Interview: WELL, I'M VERY 
CONFIDENT IN THE STAFF THAT WE 
HAVE AT THE KING'S HEAD, BUT WE 
WOULD NOT BE DOING THIS IF IT 
WASN'T FOR US BASICALLY 
DEFERRING TO THE HEALTH EXPERTS 
AND THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA, 
WHICH I WILL ABSOLUTELY SAY HAVE
DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.
WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH 
WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, AND YOU 
CAN TELL BY THE WAY THE CURVE 
HAS FLATTENED HERE.
>> Rosemary: CHRIS, GOOD OF YOU 
TO MAKE THE TIME.
I DO WISH I WAS ALLOWED TO GO ON
A PATIO, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET
HERE.
GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING.
I APPRECIATE IT.
THAT'S CHRIS GRAVES, THE OWNER 
OF KING'S HEAD PUB IN WINNIPEG.
LET'S TAKE YOU BACK TO OTTAWA.
THIS IS THE DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER CHRYSTIA FREELAND JUST 
BEGINNING WITH INTRODUCTIONS 
ABOUT HOW THIS WILL UNFOLD.
HERE WE GO.
LET'S LISTEN LIVE.
>> I WILL START WITH THE LATEST 
NUMBERS ON COVID-19 IN CANADA.
THERE ARE NOW 59,844 CONFIRMED 
CASES, INCLUDING 3,766 DEATHS.
TO DATE, LABS ACROSS CANADA HAVE
TESTED OVER 919,000 PEOPLE FOR 
COVID-19 WITH JUST OVER 6.5% OF 
THESE TESTING POSITIVE.
WE ARE AT THE START OF A NEW 
WEEK.
AS WE ALL INCH CLOSER TO SOCIAL 
AND ECONOMIC REOPENING, MOST OF 
US WILL BE FEELING THE FULL 
GAMUT OF EMOTIONS, FROM EXCITED 
ANTICIPATION TO NERVOUS 
APPREHENSION.
ALL OF THESE FEELINGS ARE 
WARRANTED, GIVEN THE 
UNCERTAINTIES THAT LAY AHEAD.
STILL, THERE ARE CONTINUED SIGNS
OUR EFFORTS HAVE SLOWED THE 
GROWTH OF COVID-19 OVERALL IN 
CANADA.
IN SOME PLACES THE EPIDEMIC HAS 
BEEN BROUGHT UNDER GOOD CONTROL 
AND THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR 
CAUTIOUS REOPENING.
OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTRY MAY 
NOT BE QUITE THERE YET BUT WILL 
FOLLOW, GUIDED BY THE CAREFUL 
ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 
AUTHORITIES.
DURING THESE MANY WEEKS, PUBLIC 
HEALTH TOOLS HAVE HELPED US TO 
TACKLE COVID-19 SPREAD, BUYING 
US TIME TO PROTECT AND BOLSTER 
OUR HEALTH CARE CAPACITY, RAMP 
UP RESEARCH AND INCREASE 
CAPACITY FOR TESTING AND 
TRACING.
GOING FORWARD, ADAPTING THESE 
TOOLS WILL BE A BIG PART OF 
MANAGING COVID-19 FOR THE MONTHS
AHEAD.
NO MATTER WHERE WE LIVE, LIVING 
WITH COVID-19 IS SOMETHING WE 
ALL NEED TO RECONCILE WITH.
THIS MEANS PHYSICAL DISTANCING, 
HAND HYGIENE AND COUGH ETIQUETTE
MUST CONTINUE EVERYWHERE.
AND ALTHOUGH WE'LL BE GETTING 
OUT OF OUR HOMES MORE AND MORE, 
IT WILL BE VITALLY IMPORTANT 
THAT AT THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF 
SYMPTOMS WE STAY HOME TO SAVE 
LIVES.
WORKING WHILE SICK CAN NO LONGER
BE A THING.
AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE WEEKS 
AHEAD, LET'S NOT FORGET WE ARE 
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND WE WILL
WORK OUR WAY THROUGH IT WITH 
GOOD SCIENCE, STRONG EVIDENCE, 
CAREFUL STEPS AND THE SHARED 
GOALS TO SUCCEED, DESPITE THE 
HARDSHIPS.
TOGETHER WE CAN DO HARD THINGS.
TODAY IS MAY THE 4TH, SO MAY THE
FORCE BE WITH US.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. TAM.
DR. NJOO, PLEASE.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
AS USUAL, I'LL START WITH THE 
LATEST NUMBERS ON COVID-19 IN 
CANADA.
THERE ARE NOW 59,844 CONFIRMED 
CASES, INCLUDING 3,766 DEATHS.
TO DATE, LABS ACROSS CANADA HAVE
TESTED OVER 919,000 PEOPLE FOR 
COVID-19 WITH OVER 6.5% OF THESE
TESTING POSITIVE.
WE'RE AT THE START OF A NEW 
WEEK, AND AS WE ALL INCH CLOSER 
TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC 
REOPENING, MOST OF US WILL BE 
FEELING THE FULL GAMUT OF 
EMOTIONS, FROM EXCITED 
ANTICIPATION TO NERVOUS 
APPREHENSION.
ALL OF THESE FEELINGS ARE 
WARRANTED, GIVEN THE 
UNCERTAINTIES THAT LIE AHEAD.
STILL, THERE ARE CONTINUED SIGNS
THAT OUR EFFORTS HAVE SLOWED THE
GROWTH OF COVID-19 OVERALL IN 
CANADA.
IN SOME PLACES, THE EPIDEMIC HAS
BEEN BROUGHT UNDER GOOD CONTROL 
AND THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR A 
CAUTIOUS REOPENING.
OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTRY MAY 
NOT BE QUITE THERE YET BUT WILL 
FOLLOW.
GUIDED BY CAREFUL ASSESSMENT OF 
PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
DURING THESE MANY WEEKS, PUBLIC 
HEALTH TOOLS HAVE HELPED US TO 
TACKLE COVID-19 SPREAD, BUYING 
US TIME TO PROTECT AND BOLSTER 
OUR HEALTH CARE CAPACITY, RAMP 
UP RESEARCH AND INCREASE 
CAPACITY FOR TESTING AND 
TRACING.
GOING FORWARD, ADAPTING THESE 
TOOLS WILL BE A BIG PART OF 
MANAGING COVID-19 FOR THE MONTHS
AHEAD.
NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE LIVING, 
LIVING WITH COVID-19 IS 
SOMETHING WE WILL ALL NEED TO 
RECONCILE.
THIS MEANS PHYSICAL DISTANCING, 
HAND HYGIENE AND COUGH ETIQUETTE
MUST CONTINUE EVERYWHERE.
AND ALTHOUGH WE WILL BE GETTING 
OUT OF OUR HOMES MORE AND MORE, 
IT WILL BE VITALLY IMPORTANT 
THAT AT THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF 
SYMPTOMS WE STAY HOME TO SAVE 
LIVES.
WORKING WHILE SICK CAN NO LONGER
BE A THING.
AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE WEEKS 
AHEAD, LET'S NOT FORGET WE ARE 
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND WE WILL
WORK OUR WAY THROUGH IT WITH 
GOOD SCIENCE, STRONG EVIDENCE, 
CAREFUL STEPS AND A SHARED GOAL 
TO EXCEED -- SUCCEED, RATHER, 
DESPITE THE HARDSHIPS.
TOGETHER WE CAN DO HARD THINGS.
MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH US.
MERCI.
>> THANK YOU, DR. NJOO.
WE WILL NOW GO TO JEAN YVES 
DUCLOS, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, CHRYSTIA, AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE FACING A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC THAT REQUIRES 
GLOBAL ACTION WHEN IT COMES TO 
ACTION AND HEALTH.
THAT'S WHY PRIME MINISTER 
TRUDEAU MADE AN IMPORTANT 
ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING SAYING
THAT CANADA WOULD CONTINUE TO 
PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE 
INTERNATIONALLY, DESPITE THE 
ISSUES THAT WE ARE FACING ON THE
NATIONAL FRONT.
THERE ARE SOME 800 MILLION 
DOLLARS FOR TESTING, TRACING AND
VACCINATION IN ORDER TO PREPARE 
FOR THE PRODUCTION AND 
DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS, 
TREATMENTS, VACCINES THAT WILL 
PROTECT US AND HELP CURE US FROM
COVID-19.
[ End of Interpretation ].
-- HEALTH CRISIS AT THE 
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, AND THAT'S 
WHY WE ALSO REACTED, AS YOU SAW 
THIS MORNING WITH THE PRIME 
MINISTER, NATIONALLY AND 
INTERNATIONALLY, AND WITH THE 
HEALTH CRISIS HAS ALSO COME AN 
ECONOMIC CRISIS, AND I WOULD 
LIKE BRIEFLY TO SUMMARIZE A FEW 
OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
STATISTICS THAT WE HAVE SEEN 
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.
FIRST, WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING 
WORKERS THROUGH THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT, A 
TOTAL OF 7.3 MILLION CANADIANS 
HAVE RECEIVED THE CERB FOR A 
TOTAL OF 10.6 MILLION 
APPLICATIONS.
SECOND, WHEN IT COMES TO 
PROVIDING HELP FOR WAGE 
SUBSIDIES, EMERGENCY WAGE 
SUBSIDIES, AS OF 3RD OF MAY, 
96,000 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN 
MADE ON THE PART OF BUSINESSES 
AND A TOTAL OF 1.7 MILLION 
WORKERS ARE BEING HELPED THROUGH
THE EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY.
AND FINALLY, TO HELP SUPPORT OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THIS VERY 
DIFFICULT TIME, THROUGH THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY BUSINESS 
ACCOUNT, 518,000 BUSINESSES HAVE
APPLIED AND HAVE RECEIVED A 
POSITIVE RESPONSE FOLLOWING 
THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR THE 
EMERGENCY BUSINESS ACCOUNT, 
HELPING THEM GO THROUGH THE 
CRISIS IN ORDER THAT WHEN THE 
CRISIS IS OVER WE CAN STILL RELY
ON THE GREAT LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP
AND ABILITY OF OUR SMALL 
BUSINESSES TO GROW AGAIN THE 
ECONOMY.
THANK YOU, CHRYSTIA.
>> ALL RIGHT.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
THANK YOU, JEAN-YVES.
WE ARE NOW READY TO TAKE YOUR 
QUESTIONS.
[ End of Interpretation ].
MINISTER HAJDU IS HERE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'LL START ON THE 
PHONE WITH THREE QUESTIONS 
BEFORE WE TURN TO THE ROOM.
ONE QUESTION, ONE FOLLOW-UP.
OPERATOR?
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE 
PRESS STAR 1 ON YOUR TELEPHONE 
KEY PAD.
WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM LAURA 
OSMONDE FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THE LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
MINISTERS.
FOR ANYONE WHO'S ABLE TO ANSWER,
THE CHINESE EMBASSY SAYS THE 
MILLION MASKS FROM CHINA THAT 
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY SAID 
COULDN'T BE DISTRIBUTED LAST 
WEEK WERE HELD UP BY A 
CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE AND IT'S 
BEEN RESOLVED.
ARE YOU ABLE TO ELABORATE AT ALL
ON WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT THE 
STATUS OF THOSE MASKS IS NOW?
>> HI, WE WILL HAVE TO GET 
DETAILS BACK TO YOU.
I'M SORRY WE DON'T HAVE THAT 
TECHNICAL INFORMATION RIGHT NOW.
>> LAURA, FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER FREELAND, I WAS 
WONDERING IF I COULD ASK YOU A 
FOR POLITICAL QUESTION.
I'M WONDERING TO WHAT EXTENT 
YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE 
RHETORIC COMING FROM YOUR POLICY
RIVALS, THE CONSERVATIVES, IN 
THEIR REFUSAL TO EXPRESS THEIR 
CONFIDENCE IN THE NATION'S TOP 
DOCTORS.
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME BE
CLEAR ABOUT ONE THING, WHICH IS 
THAT TO EVER IMPUGN THE LOYALTY 
TO CANADA OF A CANADIAN BASED ON
THEIR RACIAL OR ETHNIC 
BACKGROUND OR WHETHER THEY WERE 
BORN IN THIS COUNTRY OR 
IMMIGRATED HERE IS COMPLETELY 
UNACCEPTABLE.
A CANADIAN IS A CANADIAN IS A 
CANADIAN.
AND I AM SO CONFIDENT THAT THE 
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF 
CANADIANS UNDERSTAND AND BELIEVE
THAT.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH OFFICERS IN OTTAWA AND 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, I THINK 
CANADA HAS BEEN VERY WELL SERVED
BY THE DEDICATION AND THE 
EXPERTISE AND THE COLLABORATION 
OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND I THINK 
POLITICAL LEADERS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY HAVE BEEN REALLY UNIFORM
IN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH 
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS, 
REALLY WORKING HARD TO 
UNDERSTAND THEIR ADVICE AND TO 
LISTEN TO THEIR ADVICE, AND I 
THINK THAT HAS SERVED CANADA AND
CANADIANS VERY WELL.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER.
OPERATOR, NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM LYNNE 
ADIB, CANADIAN PRESS.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
MR. DUCLOS.
I'D LIKE TO GO BACK OVER THE 
NUMBERS YOU JUST SHARED WITH US.
THEY ARE VERY INTERESTING.
YOU TALKED ABOUT 7.3 MILLION 
CANADIANS OUT OF THE 10.6 
APPLICATIONS FOR THE CERB.
WERE THERE REJECTIONS?
YOU ALSO TALKED ABOUT 1.7 
MILLION WORKERS WHO RECEIVED THE
WAGE SUBSIDY.
ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO -- WELL, IN
FACT, WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS 
SEE WHETHER PEOPLE ARE BEING 
TRANSFERRED FROM ONE PROGRAM TO 
THE OTHER.
COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE SOME 
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THOSE 
NUMBERS?
>> GOING TO THE FIRST QUESTION 
WITH RESPECT TO THE EMERGENCY 
BENEFIT, 7.3 MILLION CANADIANS 
APPLIED, MADE ONE OR TWO 
APPLICATIONS, BECAUSE THE TOTAL 
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS IS 10.6.
AND THE APPLICATIONS THAT CAME 
IN WERE APPROVED, SO THE 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO 
NUMBERS IS THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE
RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE PAYMENT.
NOW AS OF APRIL 11, PEOPLE COULD
MAKE -- PUT IN A NEW APPLICATION
IN ADDITION TO THE ONE THAT THEY
HAD MADE INITIALLY.
WITH RESPECT TO THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY, YES, 96,000 COMPANIES 
APPLIED FOR SALARIES PAID 
BETWEEN MARCH 15 AND APRIL 11.
SO THAT COVERS 1.7 MILLION 
WORKERS.
SO 1.7 MILLION WORKERS WHO HAVE 
NO NEED TO APPLY FOR THE CERB.
>> FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. 
>> Reporter: SO THESE AREN'T 
PEOPLE WHO WERE TRANSFERRED ONE 
TO THE OTHER.
I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION, A MORE 
TECHNICAL ONE, WITH RESPECT TO 
THE STUDENT EMERGENCY BENEFIT.
NOW WE KNOW THAT SCHOOL 
CALENDARS ARE DIFFERENT IN 
QUEBEC.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 
FINISHING IN MAY, IT WILL BE THE
END OF MAY.
SO WILL CEGEP STUDENTS, FOR 
EXAMPLE, RECEIVE THE BENEFIT FOR
JUNE, JULY, AUGUST?
WHAT ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 
WHO ARE HEADING OFF TO 
UNIVERSITY?
WILL THEY BE ELIGIBLE FOR JULY 
AND AUGUST?
BECAUSE THEIR SCHOOL YEAR ENDS 
AT THE END OF JUNE?
>> WELL, TO CLARIFY, TO ADD SOME
CLARITY TO THE FIRST QUESTION 
THAT YOU PUT, IT ALL DEPENDS ON 
THE WORKERS' CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND ONE SITUATION DOESN'T APPLY 
TO ALL.
SO SOME MAY HAVE RECEIVED 
BENEFIT UNDER THE CERB, THEN 
REALIZED THAT THE COMPANY THEY 
ARE WORKING FOR WOULD BE PAYING 
OUT EMERGENCY WAGES, SO THEN 
THEY WOULD BE REIMBURSING OR 
ALREADY REIMBURSED THE AMOUNT 
THEY RECEIVED BECAUSE THEY ARE 
NOW RECEIVING THE WAGE SUBSIDY.
NOW WITH RESPECT TO THE BENEFIT 
FOR STUDENTS, WHAT'S IMPORTANT 
IS THE TIME WHEN THEY COMPLETE 
OR FINISH THEIR STUDIES AND WHEN
THEY WOULD HAVE NORMALLY STARTED
LOOKING FOR A JOB.
SO FOR CEGEP, FOR EXAMPLE, IN 
QUEBEC IT'S DIFFERENT IN QUEBEC 
BECAUSE OUTSIDE QUEBEC THERE ARE
NO CEGEPS, BUT ONCE THEY FINISH 
THEIR YEAR AND THEY WILL BE 
LOOKING FOR A JOB, THAT IS WHEN 
THEY WOULD BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR 
THE EMERGENCY BENEFIT FOR 
STUDENTS.
WITH RESPECT TO SECONDARY OR 
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE 
FINISHED THEIR YEAR AND PLAN TO 
GO ON TO POST-SECONDARY STUDIES,
NOW OUTSIDE OF QUEBEC IT'S 
NORMAL AT THE END OF JUNE THAT 
THEY WOULD BECOME ELIGIBLE, AND 
FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, IT IS 
THE START OF MAY.
>> THANK YOU, MINISTER.
WE'LL GO TO THE OPERATOR FOR THE
NEXT QUESTION.
[ End of Interpretation ].
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM ROLAND
GARDNER FROM POLITICO.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THE LINE IS NOW OPEN. 
>> Reporter: THANKS, THIS 
QUESTION IS FOR DR. TAM.
YOU'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE 
NEED FOR CANADA TO RAMP UP 
TESTING TO 60,000 A DAY, AND I'M
WONDERING WHEN YOU THINK THAT 
CANADA CAN GET TO THAT POINT AND
WHAT -- AND UNTIL THEN, WHAT 
NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET THERE.
>> SO YES.
SO I THINK THERE'S INCREASED 
TESTING, AS YOU'VE SEEN, DAY 
OVER DAY.
SO I THINK THE COMMON GOAL IS TO
INCREASE THAT.
60,000 IS JUST THE CAPACITY 
TARGET FOR THE PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES BASED ON THE 
EXISTING PUBLIC HEALTH 
LABORATORY CAPACITY, BUT WE ARE 
INVESTIGATING ANY OTHER AVENUE 
FOR INCREASING LAB TESTING, 
INCLUDING POINT OF CARE.
AND ALSO THE ROLE OF SEROLOGIC 
TESTING WHEN THEY DO COME ON 
BOARD.
I THINK IT'S NOT A MAGIC NUMBER.
THAT IS A CAPACITY NUMBER.
YOU DO HAVE TO TEST THE RIGHT 
PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE
RIGHT TIME ACCORDING TO THE 
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF THE PROVINCES.
SO THEY HAVE TO ADAPT THEIR 
TESTING STRATEGY BASED ON WHAT 
THEY ARE SEEING.
IT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM A 
JURISDICTION THAT HAVE NO CASES 
AND NO COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION, 
BUT THERE IS INCREASED TESTING, 
OF COURSE, BEING RAMPED UP, FOR 
EXAMPLE, IN QUEBEC, PARTICULARLY
IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE'S 
BEEN MORE REPORTING OF CASES.
SO I KNOW THAT CHIEF MEDICAL 
OFFICERS AND PROVINCIAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH AUTHORITIES, THEY ARE 
SEIZED WITH THE NEED TO USE 
TESTING TO INFORM THE NEXT 
STAGE.
SO I THINK WE WOULD EXPECT TO 
PROVIDE AS MUCH SUPPORT AS WE 
CAN FROM THE FEDERAL LEVELS TO 
ENABLE THAT TO HAPPEN.
BUT EVERY DAY, AS I THINK 
MS. HAJDU WILL ATTEST, WE ARE 
CONSTANTLY MONITORING EVERY BIT 
OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN, AND EVERY 
DAY THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THAT 
WE NEED TO TACKLE TOGETHER.
SO THAT'S JUST SORT OF A DAILY 
REALITY OF THE SUPPLY ISSUE.
BUT WE ARE ALSO TACKLING 
SUPPLIES FROM A DOMESTIC 
MANUFACTURING RAMP-UP AS WELL, 
SO I THINK A LOT OF THOSE ARE 
TRAJECTORIES MEANS THAT WE CAN 
ABSOLUTELY BE INCREASING TESTING
IN CANADA.
>> FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: YEAH, MY FOLLOW-UP 
IS FOR THE DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER.
I'M WONDERING KIND OF WHAT IS 
THE NEXT STAGE OF CANADA'S 
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE U.S. ON 
COVID-19 RESPONSE, JUST GIVEN 
LOOKING AT THE LARGE CASELOAD IN
THE U.S. AND THE DIFFERENCES 
BETWEEN THE STATES ON WHAT SOME 
ARE DOING IN TERMS OF PROMOTING 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING VERSUS 
MOVING TO REOPEN THEIR ECONOMIES
AND THE IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE 
ON CANADA AS WE MOVE FURTHER 
ALONG AND GET FURTHER AWAY FROM 
THE IMMEDIATE PUBLIC HEALTH 
RESPONSE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT 
WHAT MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE IN 
TERMS OF CANADA'S COLLABORATION 
OR INTERACTIONS WITH THE U.S. ON
COVID?
>> SO LET ME JUST START BY 
COMMENTING A LITTLE BIT ON THE 
PREMISE OF THE QUESTION, THE 
IDEA THAT THERE WOULD BE A NEXT 
STAGE.
THE REALITY IS THAT THE CANADIAN
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED 
STATES IS SO CLOSE AND THERE IS 
A CONNECTION AND AN 
INTERDEPENDENCE ON SO MANY 
LEVELS THAT THIS IS A 
RELATIONSHIP THAT WE ARE WORKING
ON LITERALLY EVERY DAY, EVEN 
EVERY HOUR, AND NOT ONLY AT THE 
FEDERAL LEVEL.
THE PREMIERS ARE VERY ENGAGED 
PARTICULARLY IN WORKING WITH THE
GOVERNORS OF THEIR BORDER 
STATES.
MAYORS ARE INVOLVED, 
BUSINESSPEOPLES ARE INVOLVED.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS 
HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY, 
EVERY SINGLE HOUR, AND THAT IS 
EXACTLY AS IT OUGHT TO BE.
AND IT'S A RELATIONSHIP WHEN IT 
COMES TO CORONAVIRUS THAT HAS A 
LOT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO IT.
THERE IS OBVIOUSLY THE BORDER 
RELATIONSHIP, AND I THINK THAT 
THAT IS WORKING OUT TODAY VERY 
WELL FOR BOTH COUNTRIES.
WE HAVE TOLD CANADIANS, WE HAD 
ASKED CANADIANS TO STAY AT HOME,
AND IT'S BEEN VERY NEIGHBOURLY 
TO OFFER THAT SAME APPROACH WHEN
IT COMES TO OUR AMERICAN 
NEIGHBOURS.
AT THE SAME TIME, ESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL IS STILL HAPPENING AND 
THAT IS HAPPENING REALLY 
EFFECTIVELY, AND THAT IS SO 
IMPORTANT FOR THINGS LIKE BEING 
SURE THAT WE HAVE GROCERIES IN 
OUR GROCERY STORES.
WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY
EFFECTIVELY WHEN IT COMES TO THE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CHAIN.
SO THIS IS AN ONGOING 
RELATIONSHIP.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A 
PRIORITY FOR ANY CANADIAN 
GOVERNMENT, VERY MUCH INCLUDING 
THIS ONE, AND IT'S GOING TO 
DEVELOP AS THE SITUATION WITH 
THE CORONAVIRUS AND ON MANY 
OTHER ISSUES DEVELOP.
>> WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE ROOM 
STARTING WITH JULIE VAN DUSEN 
FROM CBC. 
>> Reporter: I THINK IT'S FOR 
THERESA TAM OR FOR PATTY HAJDU.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE BELIEVES
THAT COVID-19 IS THE RESULT OF A
HORRIBLE MISTAKE IN CHINA THAT 
HE AND MIKE POMPEO HAVE EVIDENCE
THAT IT ORIGINATED IN WUHAN LAB.
WHAT'S THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW?
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
HOW DID IT START?
>> WELL, I'LL START AND I'LL 
TURN TO DR. TAM AS SHE'S BEEN 
ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN MONITORING 
THE ILLNESS SINCE IT FIRST MAEDZ
ITS APPEARANCE BACK IN DECEMBER.
THERE WILL BE TIME, OBVIOUSLY, 
AND A LOT OF OF INTEREST AND 
IMPORTANCE TO UNDERSTAND HOW 
THIS VIRUS BECAME PREVALENT IN 
THE HUMAN SPECIES, AND I THINK 
THOSE QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED,
RIGHTFULLY SO.
CERTAINLY THE RESEARCH AND 
SCIENTIST COMMUNITY IS ALL OVER 
IT AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND 
WHERE THE VIRUS ORIGINATED FROM 
AND HOW IT'S EVOLVED AND MUTATED
SINCE IT'S BEEN PRESENT IN 
HUMANS.
BUT FOR ME AS THE MINISTER OF 
HEALTH AND THE GOVERNMENT OF 
CANADA, ALTHOUGH THOSE QUESTIONS
ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY WILL 
HELP US PREVENT FUTURE OUTBREAKS
AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE CAN LEARN
FROM THIS PARTICULAR VIRUS, 
WHAT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT RIGHT
NOW IS TO STAY FOCUSED ON 
CANADIANS' HEALTH AND HELPING 
CANADIANS GET THROUGH THE 
OUTBREAK THAT WE'RE IN NOW, HOW 
WE FLATTEN THE CURVE TOGETHER 
AND HOW WE PROTECT AND 
STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL
FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND 
SO THAT'S THE WORK THAT I REMAIN
FOCUSED ON.
DR. TAM, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING 
FURTHER TO ADD ABOUT YOUR WORK?
>> I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN ANY 
SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO SAY THAT
THIS IS A LABORATORY ACCIDENTAL 
RELEASE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE DON'T 
KNOW THE EXACT ORIGINS OF THIS 
VIRUS.
OF COURSE THE HYPOTHESIS IS IT 
COMES FROM A RESERVOIR LIKE 
BATS.
IT'S VERY LIKELY TO HAVE 
INVOLVED ANOTHER ANIMAL 
SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN, THE ZOO 
NOTTIC OR ANIMAL-TO-HUMAN 
TRANSMISSION, SO THAT QUESTION 
HASN'T ACTUALLY BEEN ANSWERED 
FULLY AS YET, SO I THINK THERE'S
A LOT OF WORK, INCLUDING GENETIC
ANALYSIS AND MORE COLLECTION OF 
ANIMAL AND OTHER DATA.
THERE IS INTERNATIONAL 
CONSTRUCTS WITH W.H.O., OIE AND 
OTHERS JUST TO TRY AND GET TO 
THE BOTTOM OF THE SORT OF WHERE 
THAT ZOON OTTIC TRANSMISSION 
OCCURRED.
I THINK THE NATURAL HISTORY OF 
THE EVOLUTION OF THIS VIRUS 
WILL -- YOU KNOW, MAY BE FOUND 
IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
SOMETIMES YOU ACTUALLY MIGHT NOT
FIND THAT UNTIL MANY MONTHS 
LATER.
THE SARS VIRUS WAS THE SAME 
THING.
YOU HAD TO SORT OF TRACE BACK, 
DO A LOT OF ANALYSIS IN ORDER TO
COME UP WITH A HYPOTHESIS, SO 
I'M NOT SURE THAT THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE 
IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS, BUT WORK IS
CONTINUING ON THAT FRONT.
>> Reporter: OKAY, SO I DIDN'T 
HEAR THE WORDS "WET MARKET" SO 
IT SEEMS THAT IT'S NOT 100% 
CLEAR WHERE IT CAME FROM.
AND ON A SIMILAR KIND OF VEIN, 
IT WASN'T SO LONG AGO, AND I 
GUESS THE QUESTION IS FOR EITHER
THERESA TAM OR PATTY HAJDU, IT 
WASN'T SO LONG AGO THE 
GOVERNMENT SAID TEMPERATURE 
TAKING WAS NOT RELIABLE, THERE 
WAS NO REASON TO TAKE PEOPLE'S 
TEMPERATURES WHEN THEY CAME INTO
THE COUNTRY.
THAT WAS MAYBE A COUPLE OF 
MONTHS AGO.
NOW AIR CANADA -- YOU WON'T BE 
ABLE TO GET ON A PLANE UNLESS 
YOU HAVE YOUR TEMPERATURE TAKEN,
OUR WEARING A MASK.
I GUESS I'M WONDERING DO YOU 
REGRET BEING SO DEFINITIVE OR IS
IT JUST REALLY HARD TO GET YOUR 
FOOTING WHEN IT COMES TO THIS 
VIRUS?
>> WELL, AS A NOVEL VIRUS, IT 
UNDERGOES A LOT OF EVOLUTION IN 
TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT THE MORE
YOU ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND THIS 
VIRUS, THE MORE YOU BEGIN TO 
KNOW THAT TEMPERATURE TAKING IS 
NOT EFFECTIVE AT ALL.
YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF PEOPLE 
COMING ACROSS, EVEN IF YOU'RE 
INFECTED, WE KNOW THAT THE 
LIKELIHOOD OF PICKING UP SOMEONE
WHO'S SYMPTOMATIC IS SORT OF 
RELATIVELY INEFFICIENT, AND SO 
TEMPERATURE SCREENING ALONE IS 
NOT GONNA ADD TO THAT.
AND IF WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBER OF ASYMPTOMATIC OR 
PRE-SYMPTOMATIC PEOPLE THAT ALSO
EVEN REDUCES EVEN THE 
EFFECTIVENESS EVEN MORE.
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT 
ASPECTS FOR THE CURRENT RESPONSE
IS TO ENSURE THAT INCOMING 
TRAVELLERS UNDERGO THE MANDATORY
14-DAY QUARANTINE SO THAT WITHIN
THOSE 14 DAYS, IF YOU HAD A 
TEMPERATURE, IF YOU HAD ANY OF 
THE SYMPTOMS, YOU CAN BE SAFELY 
MANAGED AND YOU REDUCE SPREAD TO
THE REST OF THE POPULATION.
SO THAT IS REALLY THE 
FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT OF OUR BORDER
HEALTH RESPONSE RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
MR. CHASE?
>> Reporter: HI, STEVEN CHASE, 
"THE GLOBE AND MAIL".
MY QUESTION IS FOR THE DEPUTY 
PRIME MINISTER.
IN 2017 YOUR GOVERNMENT FAMOUSLY
SAID THAT YOU WOULD WELCOME 
PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD, 
REFUGEES, WHO WERE FLEEING 
PERSECUTION AND OTHER DANGERS.
AS WE REPORTED TODAY, 46 HONG 
KONG RESIDENTS, HONG KONG 
RESIDENTS WHO TOOK PART -- MANY 
OF WHOM TOOK PART IN THE MASSIVE
DEMONSTRATIONS THAT BEGAN THERE 
LAST YEAR, HAVE NOW SUBMITTED 
CLAIMS FOR ASYLUM IN CANADA.
THEY ARE CITING HARASSMENT BY 
POLICE AND POLICE BRUTALITY, AND
THEY ARE CITING FEARS OF UNJUST 
PROSECUTION.
CANADA HAS A LARGE AND LENGTHY 
HISTORY OF CANTONESE IMMIGRATION
TO CANADA, AND I WANTED TO ASK 
YOU: IS THERE A PLACE FOR THESE 
PROTESTERS IN CANADA?
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
QUESTION, STEVE.
AND ON SPECIFIC ASYLUM CLAIMS, 
THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE
ADJUDICATED VERY CAREFULLY AND 
VERY THOUGHTFULLY, CERTAINLY NOT
VIA PRESS CONFERENCE.
BUT LET ME SAY ABOUT THE HONG 
KONG-CANADIANS, THAT YOU'RE 
QUITE RIGHT, THAT CANADA HAS 
BENEFITED HUGELY FROM THE 
IMMIGRATION OF PEOPLE FROM HONG 
KONG TO CANADA.
THEY CONTRIBUTE TREMENDOUSLY TO 
OUR SOCIETY, AND I THINK ALL OF 
US ARE VERY, VERY GLAD THAT SO 
MANY PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG HAVE 
CHOSEN TO MAKE THEIR HOME AND 
THEIR LIVES HERE.
>> Reporter: JUST A FOLLOW-UP 
QUESTION.
I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT'S
GOING TO BE DEBATED MORE AND 
MORE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS 
AND YEARS, AND I DON'T THINK 
THESE 46 ARE CERTAINLY THE END 
OF THIS, IS DOES HONG KONG'S 
POLITICAL AND LEGAL SYSTEM GIVE 
RISE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF -- A 
SERIOUS POSSIBILITY OF 
PERSECUTION?
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
>> LOOK, WHEN IT COMES TO HONG 
KONG, CANADA'S POSITION IS CLEAR
AND VERY LONG-STANDING.
WE HAVE SUPPORTED CONSISTENTLY 
THE ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS 
POLICY.
I MADE A NUMBER OF STATEMENTS 
ABOUT THAT AS FOREIGN MINISTER, 
AND FRANÇOIS PHILIPPE CHAMPAGNE,
OUR FOREIGN MINISTER, HAS 
CONTINUED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT 
THAT.
AND BECAUSE THE LARGE NUMBER OF 
CANADIANS WHO LIVE IN HONG KONG,
CANADA DOES HAVE A PARTICULAR 
INTEREST IN THE SITUATION THERE.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER.
KEVIN?
>> Reporter: KEVIN GALLAGHER 
WITH CTV NEWS.
THIS IS DIRECTED AT THE DEPUTY 
PRIME MINISTER, BUT FEEL FREE TO
ANSWER BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE SOME
OTHER IMPLICATIONS FOR THE 
HEALTH MINISTER, PERHAPS 
DR. TAM.
THERE WAS TWO MORE CELLPHONE 
TOWERS IN QUEBEC THAT WERE BURNT
DOWN.
SO THERE'S ONE ON FRIDAY.
THERE'S CONCERN THAT IT LINKS 
BACK TO CONSPIRACY THEORY, THAT 
THE CORONAVIRUS IS SPREAD 
THROUGH 5G NETWORKS.
THE QUESTION, THOUGH, IS HOW HAS
MISINFORMATION THAT WE HAVE SEEN
THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC 
HINDERED OR PRESENTED A 
CHALLENGE TO GET OUT EFFECTIVE 
PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION TO 
PEOPLE ABOUT THIS OUTBREAK?
>> WELL, I'LL START AND THEN MY 
COLLEAGUES MAY WANT TO CHIP IN 
AS WELL.
THE INCIDENT TO WHICH YOU REFER 
IS, OF COURSE, REGRETTABLE.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR 
INCIDENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES 
TOO.
OF COURSE MISINFORMATION IS 
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT A TIME 
LIKE THIS WHEN ALL OF US ARE 
CONCERNED, QUITE RIGHTLY, AND 
WHEN ALL OF US ARE BEING ASKED 
TO RADICALLY CHANGE OUR 
BEHAVIOURS AND RADICALLY CHANGE 
THE WAY OUR DAILY LIVES OPERATE.
SO IT'S A TIME OF BOTH 
HEIGHTENED ANXIETY AND 
TREMENDOUS CHANGE, AND SO 
DISINFORMATION CAN HAVE A 
PARTICULARLY PERNICIOUS EFFECT.
WE, AS A GOVERNMENT, ARE WORKING
VERY HARD TO PUSH BACK AGAINST 
THAT DISINFORMATION.
I THINK THAT'S WHY ALL OF US ARE
HERE RIGHT NOW, AND I WOULD LIKE
TO REALLY ALSO RECOGNIZE THE 
VERY IMPORTANT ROLE THE 
PROVINCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS IN THE PROVINCES ARE 
PLAYING IN THAT EFFORT.
AND I DO ALSO WANT TO SAY I 
THINK CANADIANS HAVE BEEN GREAT.
CANADIANS ARE REALLY SMART.
CANADIANS ARE REALLY WELL 
INFORMED, AND WHILE INEVITABLY 
THERE ARE GOING TO BE INDIVIDUAL
MOMENTS WHERE PEOPLE FALL PREY 
TO DISINFORMATION, BY AND LARGE 
I THINK AS A COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE 
MAKING REALLY SMART DECISIONS, 
AND THOSE SMART AND 
WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS ARE 
SAVING LIVES.
DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> QUICKLY SAY THAT I THINK IT'S
QUITE NORMAL DURING A PERIOD OF 
SUCH UNCERTAINTY AND ANXIETY TO 
LOOK FOR ANSWERS.
I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW -- I
KEEP SAYING THIS.
THE QUESTION I HEAR IN MANY 
DIFFERENT GUISES IS WHEN WILL 
ALL THIS BE OVER?
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN AND WHEN 
WILL ALL THIS BE OVER?
AND I THINK THEY ARE QUESTIONS 
THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE TOP OF MIND 
FOR CANADIANS AS THEY ARE STUCK 
AT HOME, AS THEIR LIVELIHOODS 
HAVE CHANGED, AS THERE ARE SO 
MANY MOTHERS THAT I KNOW 
PARENTING AND TRYING TO WORK AT 
THE SAME TIME, FATHERS TOO.
YOU KNOW, THE SITUATION HAS 
CHANGED TREMENDOUSLY FOR PEOPLE,
AND THAT UNCERTAINTY DRIVES I 
THINK A QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE OR A
QUEST FOR UNDERSTANDING.
YOU KNOW, HOW DID WE GET HERE 
AND HOW DO WE GET OUT?
AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE TRIED SO 
DILIGENTLY, NOT JUST THROUGH 
PRESS CONFERENCES, BUT THINGS 
LIKE MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE 
CANADA COVID-19 APP THAT WE 
DISSEMINATE INFORMATION THROUGH 
THE WEBSITE, THAT WE PROVIDE 
TRANSPARENT INFORMATION, THAT 
WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WE SAY WE 
DON'T KNOW AND WHEN WE -- YOU 
KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE NEW 
INFORMATION, WE PRESENT IT 
QUICKLY TO THE PUBLIC.
THERE IS A WHOLE FIELD OF 
COMMUNICATIONS CALLED RISK 
COMMUNICATIONS, CERTAINLY 
EXPERTS KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY 
IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE 
AVAILABLE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT YOU
TELL THE TRUTH AND THAT WHEN YOU
DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER YOU SAY 
YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER.
AND SO WE CERTAINLY TRY TO 
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THOSE 
PRINCIPLES SO THAT CANADIANS CAN
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR 
GOVERNMENT, BUT ALSO HAVE 
CONFIDENCE IN WHAT WE KEEP 
SAYING, WHICH IS THAT WE WILL 
GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER AS A 
COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: JUST TO FOLLOW UP, 
AND WITH PROVINCES OPENING UP 
BUSINESSES OR LOOSENING 
RESTRICTIONS, THERE ARE CONCERNS
THAT AS PEOPLE START TO GET BACK
TO WHAT WOULD BE MORE OF A 
REGULAR ROUTINE, THAT SOME OF 
THE NEW HABITS THAT HAVE BEEN 
PICKED UP, PHYSICAL DISTANCING, 
FOR EXAMPLE, MAY BECOME ERODED 
AS TIME GOES ON.
SO WHAT ARE THE MAIN POINTS THAT
CANADIANS WHO ARE LIVING IN 
PROVINCES THAT ARE STARTING TO 
LOOSEN RESTRICTIONS NEED TO KEEP
IN MIND, TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE
AND TO ENSURE THE SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS IS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE?
>> WELL, I THINK THE FIRST THING
CANADIANS NEED TO REMEMBER IS 
IT'S NOT OVER.
IT IS A CAUTIOUS REOPENING IN 
CERTAIN PROVINCES IN CERTAIN 
SECTORS, BUT THAT THE NEW NORMAL
WILL HAVE TO INCLUDE NEW WAYS OF
LIVING, NEW WAYS OF WORKING THAT
WILL PROTECT US IN THIS UNIQUE 
AND DIFFICULT TIME.
IF WE -- AS WE KNOW, AS WE 
SUSPECT, I WOULD SAY, A LARGE 
PORTION OF CANADIANS HAVEN'T 
BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID-19, WHICH 
MEANS THAT WE DON'T HAVE 
WIDESPREAD IMMUNITY ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY AND WE'VE DONE A REALLY 
GOOD JOB AS CANADIANS HOLDING 
THE LINE, FLATTENING THE CURVE, 
REDUCING THAT TRANSMISSION RATE.
BUT THE CONTINUATION OF THAT 
DEPENDS ON US BEING EXTREMELY 
CAREFUL, AND WITH THESE NEW I 
GUESS PERMISSIONS FROM PUBLIC 
HEALTH THAT WE CAN PROCEED TO GO
BACK TO WORK IN CERTAIN 
SETTINGS, THAT WE CAN PROCEED TO
GO BACK TO SCHOOL IN CERTAIN 
SETTINGS, BUT THAT WE WILL HAVE 
TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE AND 
GUIDANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 
NONETHELESS.
AND I THINK FOR GOVERNMENTS WHAT
THAT MEANS IS WE'LL NEED TO 
REPEAT AND PROVIDE THAT 
INFORMATION IN A VARIETY OF 
DIFFERENT WAYS.
YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE A LOT MORE 
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND 
PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL 
ADVERTISING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
TO CONTINUE TO WASH YOUR HANDS 
AND TO STAY 2 METRES APART AND 
TO COVER YOUR COUGHS 
APPROPRIATELY AND COUGH INTO 
YOUR SLEEVE, AND TO MOST 
ESSENTIALLY NOT GO TO WORK OR GO
TO SCHOOL IF YOU'RE SICK.
AND I THINK THOSE MESSAGES YOU 
HEAR DR. TAM REPEAT EVERY DAY, 
THEY OFTEN ARE NOT I THINK WHAT 
PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR.
THEY WANT THE MAGIC SOLUTION, 
BUT THE MAGIC SOLUTION REALLY IS
ALL OF US CONTINUING THESE 
PRACTICES THAT WE'VE ADOPTED AND
BECOME SOMEWHAT USED TO OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
DR. TAM, DID YOU WANT TO ADD 
ANYTHING?
>> YEAH, IT IS GOING TO BE 
DIFFICULT, BUT I THINK KEEP ON 
SUSTAINING OUR MESSAGES ABOUT 
CONTINUING THE NEW THINGS THAT 
YOU'VE LEARNED I THINK IN THE 
LAST FEW MONTHS ABOUT PERSONAL 
HYGIENIC PRACTICES.
DEFINITELY STAYING HOME WHEN 
YOU'RE SICK AND THE PRACTISING 
OF PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
BUT I THINK THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE
TO BE SUPPORTED TO DO SO AS 
WELL.
SO FOR BUSINESSES, WE KNOW THAT 
WE'RE -- THAT PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES ARE ASKING FOR VERY 
SPECIFIC PLANS IN TERMS OF HOW 
DO YOU RE-START SAY 
NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES SAFELY 
SO THAT THE CUSTOMERS ARE ALSO 
NUDGED INTO DOING THE RIGHT 
THING.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU PACE THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR STORE 
OR HOW YOU SET THINGS UP SO THAT
PEOPLE REDUCE THE RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION, HAND HYGIENE 
STATIONS, YOU KNOW, IN DIFFERENT
PLACES, AS YOU'VE SEEN, I THINK 
WILL CONTINUE AND NEEDS TO 
CONTINUE.
BUT I THINK A LOT OF THE 
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION THAT 
HAS ACTUALLY OCCURRED IN THE 
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS I THINK 
REALLY NEEDS TO BE CAPITALIZED.
SOME OF THE TELEWORKING, 
TELEMEDICINE AND BEING ABLE TO 
ACCESS SERVICES IN DIFFERENT 
WAYS WILL I HOPE CONTINUE.
YOU NEED TO BUILD ON THE 
MOMENTUM OF THOSE INNOVATIONS IN
ORDER TO HELP PEOPLE ADJUST TO 
THIS LIVING WITH THE VIRUS.
SO WE WILL -- YOU'LL HEAR US IN 
A VERY BORING WAY REPEATING 
THOSE MESSAGES AGAIN AND AGAIN.
EMPLOYERS, OF COURSE, NEED TO BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT, AND 
GOVERNMENTS, IN HELPING PEOPLE 
TO STAY HOME WHEN THEY ARE SICK.
THAT IS NOT AN EASY THING TO DO.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST 
DIFFICULT HABIT TO SEVER, BUT 
PEOPLE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO IT 
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THEIR 
WORKPLACE OR THEIR SCHOOLS OR 
THEIR ENVIRONMENTS THAT THEY ARE
WORKING ON.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE KNOW 
ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT 
CHARACTERIZED THIS EPIDEMIC, 
WHICH CONSISTS OF SUPPORTING 
THOSE MOST VULNERABLE AND IN 
HIGH-RISK SETTINGS AND THOSE 
MUST ALSO CONTINUE AS WELL.
BUT I THINK CANADIANS HAVE SO 
FAR BEEN GREAT IN THAT WE -- YOU
KNOW, WITH MORE REINFORCEMENT, 
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE 
AND ADAPT.
I THINK IT'S ADJUSTING AND 
ADAPTING IN A SLOW AND CAUTIOUS 
WAY IS HOW PUBLIC HEALTH IS 
ENVISAGING THINGS.
THE OTHER THING IS THE BALANCE 
OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH 
AND ALL THE OTHER DIMENSIONS AS 
WELL.
THERE ARE SOME HABITS WE MAY 
HAVE HAD THAT ARE GOOD FOR US 
AND WE HAVE DIMINISHED THEM.
I KNOW I CERTAINLY HAVE 
EXERCISED LESS.
SORT OF REIGNITING SOME OF THOSE
PREVENTIVE MEASURES I THINK IS 
VERY IMPORTANT.
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>>  [ Voice of Interpreter ].
>> Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON.
WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTION 
OF A VACCINE, A COLLECTION 
INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED TODAY.
NOW THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF 
STEPS INVOLVED.
SOME WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT 
BEFORE OTHERS, EVEN THOUGH WE 
WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE ACCESS TO 
IT, THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A 
PRIORITY ORDER.
HOW WILL WE DETERMINE WHO HAS 
FIRST ACCESS TO THE VACCINE?
>> Dr. Howard Njoo: WELL, I 
THINK THAT BEFORE I ANSWER YOUR 
QUESTION ABOUT ACCESS, I THINK 
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSCORE THE
FACT THAT WITH GLOBAL 
COOPERATION, BECAUSE RESEARCH IS
BEING DONE EVERYWHERE AND HERE 
IN CANADA, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH
RESEARCH AND IN A SPIRIT OF 
SHARING DATA WITH THE VIEW TO 
DEVELOPING A VACCINE.
NOW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 
TECHNICAL ASPECTS.
PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT IT WILL 
TAKE BETWEEN 12 AND 18 MONTHS TO
DO SO.
FOR SCIENTISTS I THINK IT'S 
ALWAYS BASED ON THE CONCEPT THAT
THE VACCINE WILL BE AVAILABLE 
FOR EVERYONE WORLDWIDE.
WITH RESPECT TO DETAILS ON 
PRODUCTION AND HOW IT WILL BE 
DISTRIBUTED, ET CETERA, THOSE 
ARE ISSUES THAT I CAN'T ANSWER 
NOW PERSONALLY, BUT WITH GOOD 
COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION 
ACROSS THE WORLD WE WILL COME UP
WITH SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT 
EVERYONE WHO NEEDS A VACCINE, 
ONCE WE'VE DEVELOPED A VACCINE, 
WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT.
THANK YOU.
>> FOLLOW-UP QUESTION?
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>> Reporter: YES, I WILL GO IN 
ENGLISH BECAUSE MAYBE MINISTER 
HAJDU CAN ANSWER ABOUT THIS.
ONCE A VACCINE WILL BE FOUND BY 
A COUNTRY OR THE OTHER, OR 
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TOGETHER, 
THERE WILL BE COUNTRIES WHO WILL
HAVE MEANS TO PRODUCE A CERTAIN 
QUANTITY OF VACCINES FASTER THAN
OTHERS.
SO I KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT THERE 
YET, BUT HOW ARE YOU PLANNING 
THIS?
THERE WILL BE COUNTRIES THAT 
WILL HAVE ACCESS TO VACCINES 
BEFORE OTHERS.
HOW WILL THAT BE DETERMINED?
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
IN SOME WAYS WE ARE NOT THERE 
YET, BUT IN OTHER WAYS WE ARE 
PREPARING TO BE THERE FOR WHEN A
VACCINE IS CREATED, AND HOW WE 
DO THAT IS AS DR. NJOO POINTED 
OUT, WE WORK TOGETHER WITH 
COUNTRIES SO THAT THE RESEARCH 
IS POOLED AND THERE'S A 
COLLECTIVE I SUPPOSE OWNERSHIP, 
IF YOU WILL, OF THE FINDINGS OF 
THE RESEARCH AND THE DISCOVERY 
OF POTENTIAL VACCINE CANDIDATES.
ALSO WE'RE FINDING A NUMBER OF 
CANADIAN COMPANIES DOING 
RESEARCH ON A VACCINE, WHICH WAS
PART OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY, 
BUT LOOKING AT OTHERS AS WELL AS
CANDIDATES FOR PEOPLE THAT WILL 
NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO FIND THE 
VACCINE BUT THEN PRODUCE THE 
VACCINE WITH THEIR PARTNERS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND ALL OF THAT WORK IS VERY 
IMPORTANT.
IT IS ALMOST LIKE A RACE, BUT A 
RACE WHERE YOU WANT EVERYONE TO 
BE ABLE TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE
AT ONCE.
AND SO WE KNOW HERE IN CANADA 
THAT AS LONG AS COVID IS RAGING 
OUT OF CONTROL IN ANOTHER 
COUNTRY, CANADIANS WILL NOT BE 
SAFE, AND THAT'S WHY THE SPIRIT 
OF COLLABORATION THAT DR. NJOO 
SPOKE ABOUT IS SO IMPORTANT, 
BECAUSE, YES OF COURSE EVERY ONE
WANTS TO FIND A -- EVERY COUNTRY
WANTS TO FIND A VACCINE AND 
VACCINATE THEIR CITIZENS, BUT 
THERE BE ALWAYS BE RISK TO EVERY
POPULATION IF WE DON'T CONSIDER 
THE WORLD HEALTH AND THE GLOBAL 
HEALTH, AND THAT'S WHY I THINK 
IT'S SO EXCITING TO BE PART OF 
AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT AS WELL 
AS THE DOMESTIC SUPPORT FOR 
COMPANIES AND RESEARCHERS THAT 
ARE WORKING SO HARD HERE IN 
CANADA.
>> THANK YOU.
MINISTER.
OPERATOR, NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM 
JESSICA MURPHY FROM BBC.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: YES, HI.
THANK YOU.
I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT YOU CAN 
TELL ME ON A FEDERAL LEVEL, 
WHAT'S BEING DONE IN TERMS OF 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE ALREADY IN FLOOD
SEASON, AS WE SAW WITH FORT MAC,
BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING
UP ON WILDFIRE, HURRICANE 
SEASON.
SO WHAT'S BEING DONE AMID THIS 
PANDEMIC AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL 
FOR THAT PREPAREDNESS?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, 
JESSICA, AND IT IS SOMETHING WE 
ARE VERY, VERY FOCUSED ON.
EVERY SPRING THE MINISTER OF 
PLAIFLT AND EMERGENCIES PUTS 
TOGETHER A PLAN WORKING WITH THE
MINISTER OF DEFENDANT TO RESPOND
TO POTENTIAL FLOODS AND FOREST 
FIRES.
THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION, AND 
IN FACT THIS YEAR THOSE 
PREPARATIONS HAVE HAD THE ADDED 
ELEMENT OF A VERY DEEP 
APPRECIATION THAT CORONAVIRUS 
WOULD ADD A LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY 
TO THE RESPONSE, FOR EXAMPLE, 
WHEN IT COMES TO BEING REALLY 
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT PLACES WHERE 
PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED TO LEAVE A 
PLACE WHERE THERE IS FLOODING OR
A PLACE WHERE THERE IS A FOREST 
FIRE, HAVING PLACES WHERE THEY 
CAN GO, OBVIOUSLY THIS PERIOD OF
PHYSICAL DISTANCING MEANS THAT 
WE HAVE TO BE PARTICULARLY 
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT MAKING 
PROVISION FOR THOSE KINDS OF 
THINGS.
BUT WE ARE -- YOU KNOW, WE ARE 
VERY AWARE THAT FLOOD SEASON AND
THEN FOREST FIRE SEASON IS UPON 
US AND HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY 
HARD IN COLLABORATION WITH THE 
PROVINCES TO BE READY.
>> FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: YES, THANK YOU.
I DO HAVE A QUICK FOLLOW-UP.
I KNOW IN THE U.S., FOR EXAMPLE,
FEMA IS LOOKING AT THE 
COMPLEXITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, OF 
GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF HOSPITALS 
DURING THIS TIME AND GETTING 
PEOPLE OUT OF LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES AND THAT KIND OF 
THING.
I WONDER IF THERE'S ANYTHING 
SPECIFIC THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT 
IN CANADA IN A SIMILAR WAY, ANY 
OF THE CHALLENGES OR ANY THINGS 
BEING LOOKED AT AT THAT LEVEL.
>> SURE, OF COURSE.
I MEAN, THE ISSUE OF WHAT YOU DO
WITH HOUSING PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED
TO LEAVE AREAS OF FLOODING OR 
FOREST FIRES IS A REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT ONE.
AND SO OF COURSE IS THE ISSUE OF
TAKING CARE OF AND MOVING PEOPLE
WHO ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.
SO FOR SURE THAT'S PART OF THE 
PLANNING.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER.
OPERATOR, NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM MARIE 
BASTILLE, LE DEVOIR.
[ Voice of Interpreter ]
>> Reporter: MY QUESTION IS FOR 
MS. FREELAND.
I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE BAN 
ON ASSAULT WEAPONS THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY.
FOR MONTHS NOW THE GOVERNMENT 
HAS TALKED ABOUT THOSE WEAPONS 
NOT BEING USED FOR HUNTING.
SO WHY IS THERE AN EXEMPTION FOR
AN AMNESTY PERIOD FOR TWO YEARS 
FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OR 
PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNTING?
IF YOU COULD COMMENT ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I THINK THAT OUR ANNOUNCEMENT ON
FRIDAY WAS AN HISTORIC MOMENT.
WITH RESPECT TO THE EXEMPTION 
FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, IT 
IS AN ISSUE OF CONSTITUTIONAL 
RIGHTS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
I THINK THAT ALL CANADIANS 
UNDERSTAND THAT WE MUST PAY 
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THAT, 
INCLUDING THEIR RIGHT TO 
SUBSISTENCE HUNTING, AND THAT IS
THE REASON WHY THE EXCEPTION WAS
INCLUDED.
THANK YOU.
>> FOLLOW-UP QUESTION?
>> Reporter: ANOTHER QUESTION 
FOR YOU, MS. FREELAND.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW OR TO HAVE AN 
UPDATE ON THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH 
THE PROVINCES WHEN IT COMES TO 
BONUSES FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
FOR A MONTH NOW WE'VE BEEN 
DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH THE 
PROVINCES.
THERE WAS A CALL WITH THE 
PROVINCIAL LEADERS AT THE END OF
LAST WEEK.
DID YOU REACH AN AGREEMENT?
AND IF YES, CAN YOU TELL US WHEN
THE PAY BONUS WILL BE PAID BY 
OTTAWA TO THE PROVINCES FOR 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS?
>> ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION.
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT IN 
PRINCIPLE BETWEEN THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND THE PROVINCES.
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE 
UNDERSTAND THAT EACH PROVINCE 
HAS SPECIFIC MEASURES.
SOME PROVINCES HAVE ALREADY 
PROVIDED A BONUS TO ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK OUT THE
DETAILS, BUT THAT DOESN'T 
PREVENT THE PROVINCES FROM GOING
FORWARD, AND THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS HERE TO HELP THE 
PROVINCES.
WE FEEL THAT IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT FOR CANADIANS, FOR 
PEOPLE DOING SUCH IMPORTANT 
WORK.
MANY OF THE PEOPLE DOING THESE 
JOBS ARE NOT WELL PAID AND, 
THEREFORE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT 
TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL 
SUPPORT.
>> Reporter: SO THERE ISN'T AN 
AGREEMENT, THEN, IF I UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
-- [ End of Interpretation ].
>> Rosemary: OKAY, LET'S PULL 
AWAY FROM THE FEDERAL BRIEFING 
HERE WITH CABINET MINISTERS AND 
FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS 
GIVING US SOME MORE INFORMATION 
ABOUT HOW THEY ARE RESPONDING TO
THE PANDEMIC.
I WILL BRING IN MY COLLEAGUES 
VASSY KAPELOS AND DAVID COCHRANE
TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT 
WHAT WE HEARD.
BECAUSE YOU'VE TWEETED IT, VASE,
I'M GOING TO SWITCH THE NUMBERS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF NUMBERS THERE 
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
TREASURY BOARD TODAY.
>> Vassy: YEAH, JEAN-YVES DUCLOS
LAID OUT AS WE HAVE BEEN 
DISCUSSING THE NEED FOR THE 
FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES THAT HAVE
BEEN PUT FORWARD BY THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, AND WE SHOULD SAY 
ALSO AMENDED AS THE PROCESS WENT
ALONG BY OPPOSITION PARTIES, BUT
SO FAR LET'S START WITH THE 
CERB.
THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT YOU CAN 
GET $2,000 A MONTH FOR UP TO 
FOUR MONTHS, 7.3 MILLION 
CANADIANS HAVE SO FAR RECEIVED 
THAT.
THE WAGE SUBSIDY, AS OF MAY 3, 
MINISTER DUCLOS SAID 96,000 
APPLICATIONS MADE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HEARD 
THIS NUMBER, BUT HE CALCULATED 
1.7 MILLION WORKERS ARE BEING 
HELPED.
SO I IMAGINE THAT'S FOR THE 
APPLICATIONS THAT WOULD HAVE 
ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MONEY 
SHOULD START TO FLOW TO THOSE 
EMPLOYERS THIS WEEK.
THOSE APPLICATIONS OPENED UP 
EXACTLY A WEEK AGO TODAY.
AND THEN THE CANADIAN EMERGENCY 
BUSINESS ACCOUNT, WHICH IS THAT 
$40,000 INTEREST FREE LOAN, 
$10,000 OF IT IS FORGIVABLE IF 
YOU PAY IT BACK BY THE END OF 
NEXT YEAR.
518,000 BUSINESSES HAVE APPLIED 
AND BEEN APPROVED.
SO THOSE ARE HUGE NUMBERS THAT 
QUANTIFY FOR US, I THINK, WHAT 
ANECDOTALLY WE HAVE BEEN HEARING
NON-STOP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 
THIS OUTBREAK, ABOUT SIX OR 
SEVEN WEEKS AGO, AND THAT IS 
THAT THE NEED AMONG CANADIANS, 
BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES 
ALIKE, IS IMMENSE AND CONTINUES 
TO BE.
BUT BACK TO OUR QUESTION THAT WE
HAD BEEN DISCUSSING, OF COURSE, 
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR EITHER 
THE CONTINUATION OF THESE 
PROGRAMS OR THE AMENDMENT OF 
THEM, WILL THEY CHANGE TO BETTER
REFLECT THAT SOME PROVINCIAL 
ECONOMIES ARE REOPENING AND NEED
TO HIRE PEOPLE BACK?
OR WILL THEY BE EXTENDED TO ALSO
REFLECT THE FACT THAT SOME 
PROVINCES ARE NOT AT THAT STAGE 
RIGHT YET.
>> Rosemary: THAT'S RIGHT, AND 
THE WAGE SUBSIDY NUMBER, YOU'RE 
QUITE RIGHT, IT'S THE FIRST TIME
WE'VE REALLY SEEN A PICTURE OF 
UPTAKE IN THE NUMBER, AND THE 
GOVERNMENT WOULD HOPE THAT THAT 
NUMBER WOULD GO UP AND THAT 
THERE WOULD BE FEWER PEOPLE 
USING THE EMERGENCY BENEFIT.
AND DAVID, I THINK YOU MENTIONED
TO ME EARLIER THIS MORNING 
THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME LABOUR 
NUMBERS OUT AT THE END OF THIS 
WEEK TOO.
>> David: YEAH, LABOUR NUMBERS 
COMING OUT AT THE END OF THE 
WEEK AND CONSENSUS AMONG SOME 
ECONOMISTS, COULD SEE 4 MILLION 
JOB LOSSES RECORDED IN THOSE 
NUMBERS.
GO BACK TO THE MATH OF WHAT 
VASSY JUST WENT THROUGH TO 
PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE 
CONTEXT ON IT, 7.3 MILLION 
GETTING THE CERB AND A TOTAL OF 
9 MILLION PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW OF
ON THESE AID PROGRAMS.
THE CANADIAN WORKER FORCE IS 20 
MILLION PEOPLE.
THIS IS 45% OF THE CANADIAN 
WORKFORCE THAT IS NOW ON SOME 
SORT OF FEDERALLY CREATED AID 
PROGRAM THAT IS JUST WEEKS OLD.
SO YOU CAN STACK ON TOP OF THAT 
45% ALL THE PUBLIC SECTOR 
WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND A
GIGANTIC PERCENTAGE OF THE 
CANADIAN ECONOMY IS EITHER 
COMPLETELY OR LARGELY RELIANT ON
A FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL OR 
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR 
INCOME RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE 
EFFECTS THAT THIS PANDEMIC HAS 
HAD ON PRIVATE SECTOR ECONOMIC 
ACTIVITY.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST A -- THE WORLD
ECONOMY HAS GONE INTO 
POTENTIALLY A COMA.
SO 45% OF THE WORKFORCE, IT'S A 
STAGGERING NUMBER, IS NOW 
RECEIVING EITHER THE CERB OR THE
WAGE SUBSIDY AT THIS POINT IN 
TIME.
>> Rosemary: YEAH, IT'S 
ESSENTIALLY BEING KEPT ALIVE BY 
GOVERNMENT AID RATHER THAN 
PRIVATE SECTOR MONEY BECAUSE 
THERE ISN'T A VERY LARGE ONE.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR MUCH FOR YOUR
COVERAGE.
APPRECIATE IT.
YOU CAN CATCH VASSY TONIGHT ON 
HER PROGRAM AT 5 EASTERN "POWER 
& POLITICS".
THE OTHER THING THAT PUBLIC 
HEALTH OFFICIALS WERE TALKING A 
LITTLE BIT ABOUT TODAY WAS HOW 
WE MOVED FORWARD AS SOME OF THE 
ECONOMIES START TO REOPEN.
ONE OF THE KEY MESSAGES THEY 
HAVE THERE FROM THE HEALTH 
MINISTER AND DR. TAM WAS IT'S 
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP UP 
THE PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES THAT 
HAVE BEEN IN PLACE AND THAT IF 
YOU ARE SICK TO STAY HOME, THAT 
YOU SHOULDN'T GO BACK TO WORK IF
YOU'RE SICK.
THE NEW LINE, THE NEW WAY OF 
THINKING ABOUT THIS FROM 
DR. TAM, SEEMS TO BE THAT WE 
HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO LIVE WITH 
COVID-19 UNTIL THERE'S TREATMENT
OR A VACCINE.
I'M ROSEMARY BARTON.
OUR COVERAGE CONTINUES AFTER 
THIS SHORT BREAK WITH ANDREW
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