DIED FROM COVID-19 IN CANADA. 
>> PLUS, WE'RE ALSO FOLLOWING 
EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY FROM THE 
YOUNGER BROTHER OF GEORGE FLOYD 
IN WASHINGTON. 
HE SPOKE BEFORE U.S. LAWMAKERS 
ON CAPITOL HILL DEMANDING AN END
TO POLICE BRUTALITY. 
>> AND AS ALWAYS, WE ARE HERE 
WITH YOUR COVID-19 UPDATES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR NATION'S 
CAPITOL. 
WE'RE STANDING BY FOR THE DAILY 
PANDEMIC BRIEFING. 
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE 
FEDERAL MINISTERS AND TERESA TAM
WILL BE THERE, THE DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER WILL BE THERE. 
WE'RE WATCHING THAT AND WE'LL 
KEEP YOU COVERED. 
>>> LET'S BEGIN NOW WITH THE 
CONTROVERSIAL DRAFT LEGISLATION 
THE LIBERALS ARE HOPING TO 
DEBATE AND PASS TODAY. 
CBC'S JANYCE McGREGOR IS 
TRACKING THE STORY LIVE FROM OUR
NATION'S CAPITOL. 
HOW IS THE AFTERNOON LOOKING 
THERE WITH THE DEBATE AND THE 
CONTROVERSIAL NATURE OF IT 
JANICE?
>> Reporter: WELL, SUHANA THE 
LIBERAL GOVERNMENT HAS CALLED 
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BACK. 
THEY WILL MEET IN A PROPER HOUSE
OF COMMONS SETTING AS OF 2:30 
THIS AFTERNOON. 
WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A 
PIECE OF LEGISLATION N -- 
INTRODUCED, BUT AFTER THAT, THAT
MAY BE IT. 
IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH OTHER 
BITS OF COVID-19 LEGISLATION, 
THEY HAVE REQUIRED UNANIMOUS 
CONSENT FROM ALL OF THE 
OPPOSITION PARTIES IN ORDER TO 
DEBATE IT AND PASS IT IN ONE 
SHOT. 
WE SEEN THE LIBERALS EMERGE FROM
DAYS OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE 
OPPOSITION PARTIES AND PULLED 
THAT OFF SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE 
COURSE OF THIS SPRING. 
TODAY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S 
GOING TO WORK AND IN FACT I'M 
TOLD BY PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS 
PARTIES THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO 
BE DUG IN AND RESIGNED TO THIS 
FACT. 
WE'RE NOT REALLY ANTICIPATING 
LAST MINUTE GAMES BUT YOU CAN 
NEVER SAY NEVER. 
HERE'S PABLO RODRIGUEZ PUTTING 
THE BEST POSSIBLE SPIN ON IT 
THIS MORNING. 
>> I'M A BIT DISAPPOINTED. 
I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE HEADED 
TO A UNANIMOUS CONSENT BUT MAYBE
THINGS CAN CHANGE. 
I'M AN OPTIMISTIC. 
I REMEMBER ONE NIGHT WE GOT A 
DEAL AT 3:00 A.M. AND WE DEBATED
UNTIL 6:00 A.M. 
I MEAN WE'RE HERE CANADIANS AND 
NOT FOR US. 
WE HOPE THAT THE OTHER PARTIES 
JOIN IN AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
>> Reporter: SO BEING 
PHILOSOPHICAL SAYING YOU DON'T 
ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT BUT 
THIS IS ALL PART OF THE GAME. 
THE -- THIS ISN'T A GAME, AND 
SPEAKING OF GETTING WHAT YOU 
WANT, THE LIBERALS ARE SAYING 
LOOK, THIS LEGISLATION IS MAKING
CHANGES THAT PEOPLE TOLD US WERE
NECESSARY, THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO
SEE HAPPEN. 
SO LET'S REMIND PEOPLE WHAT'S IN
IT. 
THEY ARE MAKING CHANGES TO THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY BILL, EXTENDING IT 
FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, 
CHANGING SOME OF THE ELIGIBILITY
RULES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING.
WE KNOW THE UP TAKE FOR THAT 
PROGRAM HASN'T BEEN WHAT THE 
GOVERNMENT HOPED SO FAR. 
IT IS MAKING CHANGES TO 
DEADLINES THAT ARE REQUIRED IN 
CIVIL COURT PROCEEDINGS, FOR 
EXAMPLE. 
IF YOU NEED TO MAKE AN APPEAL IN
A DIVORCE COURT MATTER, OR IF 
YOU ARE A BUSINESS THAT IS 
RESTRUCTURING TO AVOID 
BANKRUPTCY, IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO
THAT WHEN CIVIL COURTS HAVEN'T 
BEEN AVAILABLE DURING THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
THIS BILL EXTENDS SOME DEADLINES
TO GIVE YOU BREATHING ROOM TO DO
THAT AT A LATER DATE. 
THIS WILL ENABLE THE PAYING OUT 
OF THE SPECIAL ONE TIME 
DISABILITY PAYMENT, WHICH PEOPLE
SAY IT DOESN'T COVER ENOUGH 
PEOPLE. 
THERE HAVE BEEN CRITIQUES OF 
THAT, BUT THEY CAN'T PROCEED AT 
ALL UNLESS THEY MAKE THE CHANGE 
THAT'S IN THIS BILL. 
FINALLY AND MOST 
CONTROVERSIALLY, AND THIS IS THE
THING THAT THE N.D.P. IN 
PARTICULAR DON'T LIKE, THEY ARE 
MAKING SOME CHANGES TO HOW TO 
SERVE THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT, MAKING IT MORE CLEAR IF
YOU HAVE WORK AVAILABLE TO YOU, 
YOU DO NOT TAKE THIS BENEFIT. 
MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO DRIVE THAT 
POINT HOME, THEY'RE GOING TO 
PUNISH PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING 
FRAUDULENT CLAIMS AND 
INAPPROPRIATELY TRYING TO GET 
THEIR HANDS ON THIS MONEY. 
HOW OFTEN DOES THIS HAPPEN?
I'LL POINT YOU TO A STORY FROM 
KATHLEEN HARRIS ONLINE. 
SHE FOUND THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS
TELLING US THEY HAD 600 TIPS OF 
POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT 
BEHAVIOUR, THINGS THAT NEEDED 
INVESTIGATING, PEOPLE CLAIMING 
COVID-19 BENEFITS WHEN THEY 
SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT. 
IT'S INTERESTING IN THE LIGHT OF
THE FACT THAT WE KNOW THAT 
8.4 MILLION CANADIANS ARE 
RECEIVING THIS BENEFIT. 
IT'S A FAIRLY SMALL INCIDENT 
PERHAPS. 
THIS NEXT NUMBER, IT'S BEEN 
POSSIBLE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF 
WEEKS TO PAY BACK TO THE 
GOVERNMENT IF YOU HAD RECEIVED 
THIS MONEY IN ERROR OR YOU 
THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T HAVE WORK AND
THEN YOU DISCOVERED YOU DID. 
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE RECEIVED IT. 
190,000 CANADIANS HAVE MADE A 
VOLUNTARY REPAYMENT OF MONEY 
THEY REALIZED THEY DIDN'T NEED 
OR SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN BASED 
ON THE REQUIREMENTS. 
SO INTERESTING TO SEE NOW THAT 
THE GOVERNMENT, EVEN IN LIGHT OF
THAT MOVING FORWARD, TRYING TO 
BRING IN SOME PENALIES TO CRACK
DOWN ON PEOPLE. 
THE N.D.P. IS SAYING THAT'S NOT 
FAIR, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE 
GOVERNMENT WAS ENCOURAGING 
EVERYBODY TO APPLY IN GOOD 
FAITH. 
THEY SAID WE'LL SORT IT OUT 
LATER, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, 
WANTING TO GET DESPERATE PEOPLE 
THEIR MONEY FAST. 
THIS IS CHANGING THE RULES 
MIDSTREAM, PUTTING IN FINES AND 
THE POTENTIAL JAIL SENTENCE FOR 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE CLAIMED THIS 
MONEY IF THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE. 
SO THE SIDES ARE FAR APART IN 
HOW THEY SEE THIS. 
>> Suhana: THANKS FOR THAT 
JANICE. 
SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO KEEP 
WATCH TAKING PLACE IN OUR 
NATION'S CAPITOL RIGHT NOW. 
WE'RE GIVING VIEWERS A LOOK AT 
CHRYSTIA FREELAND GIVING US AN 
UPDATE ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE TREASURY
BOARD PRESIDENT IS ALSO IN THE 
ROOM. 
I BELIEVE MINISTER OF SMALL 
BUSINESS IS JOINING ON SCREEN 
AND WE'LL OF COURSE HAVE TERESA 
TAM, COMMENTS FROM HER AS WELL. 
WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN IN LIVE 
HERE ON CBC NEWS NETWORK. 
>> [Voice of Translator] THESE 
NUMBERS ARE UPDATED QUICKLY ON 
CANADA.CA/CORONAVIRUS. 
>> SINCE DR. TAM CAN'T BE WITH 
US THIS AFTERNOON, I'LL START BY
READING OUT THE LATEST NUMBERS 
ON COVID-19 IN CANADA. 
AS OF THE END OF THE DAY ON 
TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, THERE WERE 
96,653 CONFIRMED CASES, 
INCLUDING 7,894 DEATHS, AND 
55,572 OR 58% OF PEOPLE NOW 
RECOVERED. 
LABS ACROSS CANADA HAVE TESTED 
1,955,719 PEOPLE FOR COVID-19 TO
DATE. 
OVER THE PAST WEEK, CANADA HAS 
BEEN TESTING AN AVERAGE OF 
33,000 PEOPLE DAILY WITH 2% OF 
THESE PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE. 
THESE NUMBERS DO CHANGE QUICKLY 
AND ARE UPDATED REGULARLY ON OUR
WEBSITE CANADA.CA/CORONAVIRUS. 
SO TODAY WE WILL HEAR FROM THE 
MINISTER OF SMALL BUSINESS, 
EXPORT PROMOTION AND 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE. 
>> [Voice of Translator] AND 
ALSO JEAN LUC. 
>> AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 
COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OUR 
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR
WORKERS AND SMALL BUSINESS 
OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Translator] IN THE 
COMING WEEKS, SMALL BUSINESSES 
WILL BE IMPORTANT AND THE 
RELAUNCH ACTIVITIES AND WILL BE 
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY WILL 
ALLOW MILLIONS OF CANADIANS TO 
GO BACK TO WORK AS WE TAKE 
TARGETED MEASURES IN ORDER TO 
RESTART OUR ECONOMY. 
>> WE'RE SEEING RESTRICTIONS 
STARTING TO BE LIFTED, 
BUSINESSES AND SHOPS OPENING 
BACK UP AND MANY ARE GOING BACK 
TO WORK BUT THE THREAT OF 
COVID-19 IS STILL VERY REAL. 
WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE 
PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE OVER THE 
PAST WEEK. 
AS WE BEGIN TO RESTART OUR 
ECONOMY, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT 
BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE THE TOOLS 
THEY NEED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY 
OF THEIR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS
AND IN THEIR STORES, SHOPS, AND 
OFFICES. 
I'M GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THE POST 
PROMISE PROGRAM, A PRIVATE 
SECTOR INITIATIVE LED BY VARIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE 
BUSINESS COUNCIL OF CANADA. 
IT CALLS ON BUSINESSES THAT 
COMMIT TO FOLLOW FIVE PUBLIC 
HEALTH ACTIONS TO HELP PREVENT 
THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. 
MAINTAINING PHYSICAL DISTANCE, 
WASHING HANDS, CLEANING 
REGULARLY, STAYING HOME IF 
UNWELL, AND PRACTISING 
RESPIRATORY ETIQUETTE INCLUDING 
WEARING A MASK WHEN PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING IS DIFFICULT. 
WHETHER YOU'RE A RESTAURANT, 
TECH START UP OR STORE MAIN 
STREET, BY DISPLAYING THIS POST 
PROMISE MOBILE, HERE IT IS. 
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REASSURE 
CUSTOMERS THAT YOU'RE DOING YOUR
PART TO HELP PROTECT CANADIAN 
HEALTH AND SAFETY. 
YOU CAN VISIT 
www.postpromise.com FOR MORE 
DETAILS. 
YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE WHERE 
YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO FIND 
PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA 
GUIDELINES, AS WELL AS SECTOR 
SPECIFIC HEALTH AND SAFETY 
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 
CANADIAN CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY. 
THE POST PROMISE CAMPAIGN IS A 
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF BUSINESS 
LEADERS STEPPING UP, AS WELL AS 
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTORS 
COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE 
PEOPLE ARE SAFE AS WE RESTART 
AND REBUILD. 
AS BUSINESSES BEGIN TO OPEN 
THEIR DOORS, WE KNOW THAT THINGS
ARE NOT BACK TO NORMAL. 
THINGS ARE STILL TOUGH. 
THAT IS WHERE OUR SUPPORT COMES 
IN. 
WE ENCOURAGE YOU AS BUSINESS 
OWNERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 
HELP THAT IS THERE FOR YOU AND 
YOUR EMPLOYEES. 
OUR CANADA AGENCY WAS EXTENDED 
UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST SO WE 
CAN HELP YOU BEGIN TO REOPEN 
YOUR DOORS. 
PLEASE USE IT TO RETAIN AND 
REHIRE WORKERS IF YOU HAVEN'T 
DONE SO ALREADY. 
WE STEPPED UP TO PARTNER WITH 
THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES, 
LESSEN FINANCIAL PRESSURES ON 
BUSINESSES WITH COMMERCIAL RENT 
ASSISTANCE, AND WE'RE URGING 
LANDLORDS TO CONTINUE APPLYING 
BECAUSE IT MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE
AND WILL HELP RESTART OUR 
ECONOMY. 
AS A BUSINESS OWNER AND 
ENTREPRENEUR, YOU CAN ALSO GET 
ACCESS TO THE INTEREST-FREE, 
$40,000 LOAN FROM EITHER A BANK 
OR CREDIT UNION, WHICH WILL HELP
OVER 660,000 BUSINESSES SO FAR 
AND MORE EVERYDAY. 
FINALLY I WOULD REMIND SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNERS OF THE HOTLINE 
WE REACHED RECENTLY SO YOU CAN 
SPEAK TO A FINANCIAL ADVISOR FOR
GUIDANCE. 
YOU CAN CALL THE BUSINESS 
RESILIENCE SERVICE SEVEN DAYS A 
WEEK AT 1-866-989-1080. 
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Translator] WE KNOW
THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS WILL
BE DIFFICULT FOR MANY. 
>> AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS 
ALL TOGETHER. 
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MARY. 
>> [Voice of Translator] AND NOW
I WILL GIVE THE PHONE TO JEAN. 
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Translator] I LIKE 
TO START WITH SOME INFORMATION. 
THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION IN THE 
MEDIA RECENTLY REGARDING THE 
RULE OF THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES IN LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES IN QUEBEC. 
WE NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR. 
WE HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED 
ABANDONING SENIORS IN QUEBEC. 
THE ARMED FORCES WILL STAY IN 
QUEBEC AS LONG AS THEY ARE 
NEEDED. 
>> MINISTERS SAID THIS MORNING 
WE ARE AN IMPORTANT 
CONVERSATIONS WITH OPPOSITION 
LEADERS AROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF
DELIVERING THE IMPORTANT SUPPORT
THAT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK FOR
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND 
ALSO MAKING SURE OUR WAGE 
SUBSIDIES ARE DELIVERED IN A 
SUFFICIENT AND INCLUSIVE MANNER,
AND THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL POLICY 
IN CANADA. 
WE KNOW THAT IT IS AN EVOLVING 
BENEFIT, WHOSE PARAMETERS WILL 
BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO ACCOMPANY
INCOME AND JOB SUPPORT AND IN 
THAT CONTEXT, THE INCREASED 
FLEXIBILITY THAT WE ARE 
SUGGESTING, THE 2 TO 4 WEEK 
BENEFIT PERIOD AND THE 
REQUIREMENT TO SEEK WORK AND TO 
HAVE WORK IF REASONABLE 
CONDITIONS OF WORKING CONDITIONS
ARE BEING MET. 
THOSE CONDITIONS ARE IMPORTANT 
TO THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL POLICY. 
THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE IS 
THAT WE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO 
HELP CANADIANS. 
WE ARE MINDFUL OF THE SEVERE 
DIFFICULTIES THAT MANY CANADIANS
ARE GOING THROUGH. 
WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THEIR BACKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Translator] WE'RE 
NOW READY TO ANSWER YOUR 
QUESTIONS. 
>> THREE QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE 
BEFORE WE TURN TO THE ROOM. 
OPERATOR, ALL YOURS. 
>> THANK YOU. 
PLEASE PRESS STAR 1 ON YOUR 
TELEPHONE KEY PAD IF YOU HAVE A 
QUESTION. 
OUR FIRST QUESTION IS -- 
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Translator] 
PROVIDING WHAT YOU SAID ON THE 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, YOU SAID 
THEY WILL REMAIN THERE AS LONG 
AS THEY ARE NEEDED. 
DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY WILL 
STAY IN PLACE PAST FRIDAY?
>> [Voice of Translator] THE 
ANSWER IS CLEAR, THE CANADIAN 
ARMED FORCES WILL BE PRESENT AS 
LONG AS THEIR PRESENCE IS 
NECESSARY AND NEEDED IN QUEBEC. 
THINGS HAVE IMPROVED 
CONSIDERABLY OVER THE LAST FEW 
WEEKS, PARTIALLY THANKS TO THE 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES PRESENCE 
OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. 
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WERE 
CALLED TO HELP BEYOND THE FIRST 
25 LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN 
QUEBEC. 
THEY SHOWED AGILITY, 
FLEXIBILITY, AND THE CAPACITY TO
COLLABORATE WITH THE GOVERNMENT 
OF QUEBEC. 
THIS WORK WILL CONTINUE AS LONG 
THEY ARE NEEDED. 
>> [Voice of Translator] FOLLOW 
UP QUESTION, PERHAPS SOME OF MY 
COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE QUESTIONS 
ON THIS. 
MADAM FREELAND, REGARDING THOSE 
SEEKING ASYLUM, WE HEARD THAT 
YOU MIGHT GIVE THESE PEOPLE 
PERMANENT RESIDENCY. 
CAN YOU GIVE US MORE DETAILS ON 
THIS PLEASE?
>> [Voice of Translator] ANSWER 
BY CHRYSTIA FREELAND. 
OBVIOUSLY I CANNOT DISCUSS 
CONFIDENCE -- CONFIDENTIAL 
MATTERS. 
CONFIDENTIALITY OF THESE MATTERS
IS IMPORTANT TO OUR GOVERNMENT. 
MY COLLEAGUES AND I NEED TO BE 
ABLE TO DISCUSS THESE IMPORTANT 
ISSUES PRIVATELY REGARDING 
ASYLUM SEEKERS. 
I WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT AND 
HIGHLIGHT OUR GOVERNMENT'S 
POSITION. 
CANADA IS A COUNTRY THAT 
WELCOMES IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES 
AND ASYLUM SEEKERS. 
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE 
EXTRAORDINARY WORK THAT ASYLUM 
SEEKERS ARE DOING IN LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES. 
IT IS COMPLETELY TRUE TO SAY 
THAT THERE ARE ASYLUM SEEKERS 
TODAY WHO ARE SAVING THE LIVES 
OF CANADIANS AND QUEBECERS. 
I THINK THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE 
RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF 
WHAT THEY DO. 
THE MINISTER IS CURRENTLY 
WORKING ON THIS FILE. 
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
NEXT QUESTION FROM THE OPERATOR 
PLEASE. 
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Translator] I HAVE 
A QUESTION FOR DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER. 
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THE 
CANADIAN AMERICAN BORDER WILL 
REMAIN CLOSED TO NON-ESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL BEYOND JUNE 21ST?
>> [Voice of Translator] ANSWER 
BY CHRYSTIA FREELAND. 
I CAN CONFIRM THAT AS ALWAYS WE 
HAVE -- WE ARE CLOSELY 
COOPERATING WITH OUR AMERICAN 
NEIGHBOURS REGARDING THE BORDER.
WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS EVERYDAY ON 
THE BORDER. 
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT 
OUR COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WORKS
VERY WELL FOR CANADIANS AND 
AMERICANS. 
ANOTHER THING THAT IS IMPORTANT 
TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT ESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL IS ONGOING. 
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 
REGARDING THE FUTURE OF OUR 
BORDER MEASURES, I CAN ONLY SAY 
THAT WE OF COURSE ARE HAVING 
FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR 
NEIGHBOURS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF 
OUR BORDER AND AT THE END OF THE
DAY ALL DECISIONS ON THE BORDER 
WILL BE TAKEN BY CANADIANS AND 
WILL RESPECT NATION INTERESTS. 
>> [Voice of Translator] A 
FOLLOW UP QUESTION. 
EXCUSE ME, THE GENERAL HAS ASKED
ME TO REPEAT MY ANSWER IN 
ENGLISH. 
>> OKAY, SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE
CANADA-U.S. BORDER, I THINK IT'S
WORTH STARTING BY UNDERLING 
THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS WE 
CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE ARE 
WORKING REALLY WELL. 
ON ONE HAND, NON-ESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL IS RESTRICTED AND THAT IS
KEEPING CANADIANS SAFE AND IT IS
ALSO KEEPING OUR AMERICAN 
NEIGHBOURS SAFE. 
AT THE SAME TIME, AND THIS IS 
EQUALLY IMPORTANT, ESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL HAS CONTINUED AND 
CONTINUES. 
AS WE ARE REOPENING OUR ECONOMY 
CAREFULLY AND CAUTIOUSLY, WE ARE
SEEING THAT ESSENTIAL BUSINESS 
TRAVEL IS HAPPENING BACK AND 
FORTH ACROSS THE CANADA-U.S. 
BORDER. 
SO THE ARRANGEMENT WE HAVE TODAY
IS WORKING AND IT IS WORKING 
VERY WELL. 
IN TERMS OF THE FUTURE OF THAT 
ARRANGEMENT, WE HAVE REGULAR 
DAILY CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR 
AMERICAN NEIGHBOURS ABOUT THE 
BORDER. 
I THINK THEY WOULD AGREE WITH US
THAT THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS 
ARE WORKING REALLY WELL, 
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO 
ESSENTIAL TRAVEL CONTINUING. 
AS FOR THE FUTURE, DECISIONS 
ABOUT OUR BORDER WILL ALWAYS BE 
TAKEN BY CANADIANS IN THE 
CANADIAN NATIONAL INTEREST. 
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Translator] A 
FOLLOW UP ON WHAT MY COLLEAGUE 
SAID, WHEN YOU SAID THE CANADIAN
ARMED FORCES WILL STAY AT THE 
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AS 
LONG AS NEEDED, DOES THAT MEAN 
YOU WILL ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE 
IN THE CARE CENTRES UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER?
>> [Voice of Translator] ANSWER,
THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS OVER THE 
PAST FEW DAYS AND THIS HAS 
CAUSED CONFUSION. 
WE NEVER INTEND TO ABANDON 
SENIORS, BUT MINISTER HAS SAID, 
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WERE 
GOING TO INTERVENE FOR THE 
SHORT-TERM. 
WE DEPLOYED MEDICAL STAFF AND 
THE GOAL WAS TO RESPOND QUICKLY 
IN QUEBEC WITH 12 HOUR DAYS 
SCHEDULED 7 DAYS A WEEK, MANY 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES MEMBERS 
WERE IMPACTED BY COVID-19 AND SO
IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO 
KEEP PROTECTING THEIR OWN HEALTH
AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF 
THOSE THEY WERE HELPING. 
THAT'S WHAT THE MINISTER SAID 
RECENTLY AND WHAT WAS ALSO SAID 
AND MERITS REPETITION IS THAT 
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WILL 
STAY FOR AS LONG AS THEY ARE 
NEEDED. 
THE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THE 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WILL 
CHANGE AS THE CONDITIONS CHANGE 
IN THESE LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES. 
THINGS HAVE GOTTEN BETTER OVER 
THE LAST FEW WEEKS THANKS TO THE
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES PRESENCE 
AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
THERE FOR AS LONG AS THEY ARE 
NEEDED. 
THANK YOU. 
NEXT QUESTION PLEASE. 
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT 
QUESTION -- 
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Translator] 
QUESTION, JUST A FOLLOW UP ON 
THE SAME ISSUE. 
FOR THE ARMED FORCES, ABOUT 900 
ARMED FORCES MEMBERS ARE IN A 
DIFFERENT LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITY. 
EARLIER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT 25
FACILITIES. 
THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES HAS 
DECREASED. 
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE 
FUTURE?
DOES IT MEAN THAT EVEN MORE WILL
BE REMOVED FROM THESE 
FACILITIES?
>> [Voice of Translator] ANSWER,
THE NUMBER HAS DECREASED FOR TWO
GOOD REASONS. 
FIRST OFF, IN A LOT OF THESE 
FACILITIES WE WENT FROM RED OR 
ORANGE INDICATORS TOO A GREEN 
INDICATOR, MEANING THE SITUATION
IS UNDER CONTROL IN THOSE 
FACILITIES SO THE CANADIAN ARMED
FORCES DON'T NEED TO BE THERE 
ANYMORE. 
ALSO, PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THESE 
FACILITIES BEFORE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO OTHER FACILITIES WITH 
THE COLLABORATION OF THE QUEBEC 
GOVERNMENT AND THAT'S GREAT NEWS
BECAUSE WHEN CONDITIONS IMPROVE 
IN THESE FACILITIES, IT CLEARS 
UP CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND 
RESOURCES THAT CAN BE USED 
ELSEWHERE IN OTHER FACILITIES 
AND CAN BRING SITUATIONS FROM 
RED OR ORANGE TO GREEN. 
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
SENIORS HAVE THE HELP THEY NEED,
THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED. 
WE WERE IN AN EMERGENCY 
SITUATION WITH 25 FACILITIES 
THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AND 
THERE WAS VERY LITTLE WIGGLE 
ROOM TO HELP OTHER FACILITIES. 
>> [Voice of Translator] A 
FOLLOW UP QUESTION, YES, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND. 
YOU'RE NOT TELLING US FOR HOW 
MANY WEEKS THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES WILL STILL BE IN PLACE. 
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY. 
I KNOW THE DISCUSSIONS ARE STILL
ONGOING, BUT ARE WE TALKING 
ABOUT TWO OR THREE ADDITIONAL 
WEEKS?
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
>> [Voice of Translator] ANSWER:
I HAVE TWO THINGS I CAN SAY. 
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WILL 
BE THERE TO HELP THESE LONG-TERM
CARE FACILITIES AND SENIORS IN 
THESE FACILITIES FOR AS LONG AS 
THEY ARE NEEDED. 
SECONDLY, THINGS ARE EVOLVING 
QUICKLY. 
CONDITIONS IN THESE FACILITIES 
HAVE IMPROVED IN THE PAST FEW 
WEEKS SO WE WILL SEE HOW THINGS 
WILL EVOLVE IN THE NEXT FEW 
WEEKS AND WE WILL MAINTAIN THIS 
EXTRAORDINARY PARTNERSHIP 
BETWEEN THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES AND THE MEMBERS ON SITE 
AND THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. 
WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THIS 
SITUATION WILL EVOLVE, BUT AS 
LONG AS THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES WILL BE NEEDED, THEY WILL
BE THERE TO ASSIST. 
>> THANK YOU MR. MINISTER. 
THE QUESTION IN THE ROOM?
>> HI MINISTER. 
CTV NATIONAL NEWS. 
I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE C.R.A. 
SAYS 190,000 CANADIANS HAVE 
GIVEN BACK, REPAID THAT PAYMENT 
AND NOW THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT 
600 ALLEGED ABUSES BUT THEY NEED
LEGISLATION TO LOOK INTO THAT. 
I'M WONDERING WHY THAT'S THE 
CASE. 
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 
THE NUMBER THAT YOU QUOTE ARE 
NUMBERS OF TWO TYPES. 
THE FIRST TYPE IS MOSTLY 
CANADIANS THAT APPLIED QUICKLY 
INITIALLY BECAUSE THEY WERE 
AFRAID THEY WOULD NOT HAVE THE 
ABILITY TO MAKE ENDS MEET. 
AT THAT TIME THERE WAS 
UNDERSTANDABLE CONFUSION ON THE 
ROLE BETWEEN E.I. AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND THE 
NEW SERVE. 
THEY HAD QUESTIONS ON HOW AND 
WHEN IT WOULD BE DELIVERED. 
MANY PEOPLE RECEIVED A DOUBLE 
PAYMENT AND THEY REIMBURSED IN 
MANY CASES HALF OF THOSE DOUBLE 
PAYMENTS. 
NOW THE OTHER NUMBER THAT YOU 
QUOTE IS AN APPROXIMATE NUMBER 
OF POTENTIAL FRAUD. 
POTENTIAL FRAUD IS A KEYWORD. 
>> Suhana: WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE 
THIS FOR A MOMENT AND TAKE YOU 
LIVE TO WHAT IS UNFOLDING IN THE
HOUSE. 
ON YOUR SCREEN IS OPPOSITION 
LEADER ANDREW SCHEER AND WE'RE 
GOING TO LISTEN IN LIVE ON THIS 
HOUSE OF COMMONS SITTING HERE ON
CBC NEWS NETWORK. 
>> SO, THE GOVERNMENT 
EXPENDITURES CAN BE REVIEWED 
MORE CLOSELY. 
>> [Voice of Translator] THE 
PRIME MINISTER: NOT ONLY ARE WE 
HELPING CANADIANS WITH THE 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT, BUT 
WE ARE ASKING OPPOSITION PARTIES
TO VOTE ON THIS MEASURE AND I 
HOPE OPPOSITION PARTIES WILL 
ALLOW A VOTE TO HAPPEN AND 
DEBATE TO HAPPEN ON THIS BILL 
TODAY, THANK YOU. 
>> MR. SPEAKER, THE PRIME 
MINISTER WANTS PARLIAMENTARIANS 
TO VOTE ON THE ASPECTS OF THE 
SPENDING BUT WE WANT THE AUDITOR
GENERAL TO EXAMINE THAT 
GOVERNMENT SPENDING. 
THE AUDITOR GENERAL HAD TO DO 
MORE WITH LESS AND HER ABILITY 
TO CONDUCT AUDITS IS BEING 
EFFECTED. 
THE AUDITOR GENERAL HAS 
INDICATED THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE
TO DO HALF AS MANY AUDITS 
DESPITE AN ALMOST DOUBLING IN 
THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
SIMPLE QUESTION, YES OR NO. 
WILL THE PRIME MINISTER GIVE THE
AUDITOR GENERAL THE MONEY SHE 
NEEDS TO DO HER JOB?
>> THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME 
MINISTER. 
>> MR. SPEAKER, WE WORK WITH THE
AUDITOR GENERAL TO INCREASE THE 
FUNDING OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S
OFFICE IN 2018-2019. 
THE EQUIVALENT OF 38 FULL TIMEE 
THAT IF THE CERB RUNS OUT, WHICH
IS PLANNED TO RUN OUT AT THE END
OF THIS MONTH, THEN HE WILL HAVE
NO WAY TO AFFORD TO MAKE ENDS 
MEET. 
WILL THE PRIME MINISTER EXTEND 
THE CERB SO DON DOES NOT HAVE TO
LIVE IN FEAR?
>> THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME 
MINISTER. 
>> AS I SAID FROM THE BEGINNING,
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THERE FOR
THE CANADIANS THAT NEED IT. 
THE MEMBER OPPOSITE IS NOT 
LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT WE ARE 
PROPOING THREE SIGNIFICANT 
HELPS FOR CANADIANS THIS 
AFTERNOON, EXPANDING THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY FOR BUSINESSES, CREATING
FLEXIBILITY FOR THE CERB AND HE 
DOESN'T WANT TO DEBATE THOSE 
THINGS. 
HE DOESN'T WANT TO VOTE ON THEM.
MR. SPEAKER, WILL THE N.D.P. 
ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD ON 
THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR 
CANADIANS?
>> MR. SINGH. 
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE ASKED 
THE GOVERNMENT TO DO FIVE WEEKS 
AGO IS TO BRING IN HELP FOR 
CANADIANS LIVING WITH 
DISABILITIES. 
THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN IS ONLY 
GOING TO HELP 40% OF CANADIANS 
LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. 
WILL THE GOVERNMENT COMMIT TO 
HELPING ALL CANADIANS LIVING 
WITH DISABILITIES AND PROPOSE A 
PLAN THAT WILL DO SO?
>> THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME 
MINISTER. 
>> MR. SPEAKER, THE N.D.P. SEEMS
TO HAVE DECIDED THAT RATHER THAN
HELP 40% OR A SIGNIFICANT 
PROPORTION OF PEOPLE WITH 
DISABILITIES, HE WANTS TO HELP 
NONE OF THEM BECAUSE HE WON'T 
ALLOW THIS DEBATE TO MOVE 
FORWARD ON THIS BILL. 
THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. 
WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO LOOK AT 
HOW WE CAN DO MORE. 
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH 
THE N.D.P. AND HOPING THEY 
CHANGE THEIR MIND AND ALLOW 
US -- 
>> NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO
MR. SINGH. 
>> I APPRECIATE THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER ACCEPTS THAT HIS PLAN 
ONLY HELPS 40% OF CANADIANS WITH
DISABILITY. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 60% THAT IT
DOESN'T HELP. 
THOSE THAT RECEIVE C.C.P., THOSE
WHO RECEIVE DISABILITY PAYMENTS,
OFTEN IT'S THE POOREST OF 
CANADIANS LIVING WITH 
DISABILITIES THAT WON'T BE HELP 
WITH THE PLAN THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING. 
WILL THE GOVERNMENT HELP ALL 
CANADIANS LIVING WITH 
DISABILITIES?
>> THE HONOURABLE PRIME 
MINISTER. 
>> MR. SPEAKER, OUR PROPOSAL 
WILL HELP 100% OF CANADIANS THAT
RECEIVE THE DISABILITY TAX 
CREDIT, INCLUDING MANY VETERANS.
THE FACT IS THAT WE ARE THERE TO
SUPPORT THE DISABILITY 
COMMUNITY. 
WE ARE THERE TO SUPPORT 
CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES. 
WHY IS THE N.D.P. NOT ALLOWING 
US TO MOVE FORWARD ON DEBATING 
AND VOTING ON THIS IMPORTANT 
LEGISLATION?
>> MR. SINGH, WE HAVE 43 SECONDS
FOR A QUESTION AND ANSWER. 
>> THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE 
PROPOSAL. 
IT'S A TAX CREDIT APPROACH THAT 
EXCLUDES THE VAST MAJORITY OF 
CANADIANS LIVING WITH 
DISABILITIES. 
THAT'S THE WRONG APPROACH. 
WE MADE IT CLEAR. 
IF THIS GOVERNMENT EXTENDS CERB,
IF THEY ENSURE THERE ARE NO 
PENALIES FOR THOSE WHO ARE 
DESPERATE AND NEED HELP, AND IF 
THEY CAN HELP ALL CANADIANS 
LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, WE CAN
MOVE FORWARD. 
WILL THE PRIME MINISTER DO THAT.
>> AS I SAID FROM THE BEGINNING,
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH 
THE MEMBER OPPOSITE TO IMPROVE 
HELP TO CANADIANS, TO KEEP 
MOVING FORWARD TO HELP THE 
CANADIANS. 
WE NEED THE OPPOSITION PARTY TO 
CHOOSE TO HELP CANADIANS AND NOT
TO PLAY POLITICAL GAMES AND I 
HOPE WE WILL HAVE A DEBATE AND 
VOTE ON THIS IMPORTANT 
LEGISLATION THIS AFTERNOON. 
>> HERE, HERE. 
>> WE'RE NOW GOING TO TAKE A 
SHORT PAUSE TO ALLOW STAFF TO 
CHANGE -- 
>> Suhana: OKAY, WE'RE LISTENING
TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE 
COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE HYBRID 
COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE. 
YOU HEARD THE PRIME MINISTER WAS
IN THERE TAKING QUESTIONS FROM 
OPPOSITION LEADERS. 
THE LIBERALS ARE TRYING TO PUSH 
FOR A DEBATE AND VOTE ON THEIR 
BILL TO TIGHTEN THE RULES AROUND
ITS KEY COVID-19 BENEFIT 
PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE CERB. 
AS YOU HEARD CONTROVERSIAL 
ELEMENTS TO THAT BILL AND 
OPPOSITION FROM THE OPPOSITION 
PARTIES, OF COURSE. 
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>> Suhana: IN WASHINGTON, THE 
DEMOCRATIC LED HOUSE JEW DISH 
RARE COMMITTEE IS HOLDING A 
HEARING ON POLICE BRUTALITY. 
GEORGE FLOYD'S BROTHER AND OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS ARE THERE AND 
PHILONISE FLOYD TESTIFY EARLIER 
TODAY. 
HERE HE IS SPEAKING EARLIER 
TODAY. 
>> I CAN'T TELL YOU THE KIND OF 
PAIN YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WATCH 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
WHEN YOU WATCH YOUR BIG BROTHER,
WHO YOU LOOKED UP TO YOUR WHOLE 
ENTIRE LIFE DIE, DIE BEGGING FOR
HIS MOM. 
I'M TIRED. 
I'M TIRED OF PAIN, PAIN YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU WATCH SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT. 
WHEN YOU WATCH YOUR BIG BROTHER,
WHO YOU LOOKED UP TO FOR YOUR 
WHOLE LIFE DIE, DIE BEGGING FOR 
HIS MOM. 
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO MAKE IT 
STOP. 
STOP THE PAIN. 
STOP US FROM BEING TIRED. 
GEORGE CALLED FOR HELP AND HE 
WAS IGNORED. 
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE CALL I'M 
MAKING TO YOU NOW, TO THE CALLS 
OF OUR FAMILY AND THE CALLS 
RINGING ON THE STREETS ACROSS 
THE WORLD. 
PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, 
GENDER AND RACES HAVE COME 
TOGETHER TO ASK FOR CHANGE. 
HONOUR GEORGE AND MAKE THE 
NECESSARY CHANGES THAT MAKE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT THE SOLUTION AND NOT
THE PROBLEM. 
HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY 
DO SOMETHING WRONG. 
TEACH THEM WHAT IT MEANS TO 
TREAT PEOPLE WITH EMPATHY AND 
RESPECT. 
TEACH THEM WHAT NECESSARY FORCE 
IS. 
TEACH THEM THAT DEADLY FORCE 
SHOULD ONLY BE USED RARELY AND 
WHEN LIFE IS AT RISK. 
GEORGE WAS NOT HURTING ANYONE 
THAT DAY. 
HE DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE OVER 
$20. 
I'M ASKING YOU IF THAT IS WHAT A
BLACK MAN'S WORTH, $20?
THIS IS 2020. 
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. 
THE PEOPLE MARCHING IN THE 
STREETS ARE TELLING YOU ENOUGH 
IS ENOUGH. 
BY THE LEADERS OF OUR COUNTRY, 
THE PEOPLE ELECTED YOU TO SPEAK 
FOR THEM, TO MAKE POSITIVE 
CHANGE, GEORGE'S NAME MEANS 
SOMETHING. 
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE 
TODAY TO MAKE YOUR NAMES MEAN 
SOMETHING TOO. 
IF HIS DEATH ENDS UP CHANGING 
THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER, AND I 
THINK IT WILL, THEN HE DIED AS 
HE LIVED. 
IT IS ON YOU TO MAKE SURE HIS 
DEATH IS NOT IN VAIN. 
>> Suhana: THAT'S PHILONISE 
FLOYD, THE YOUNGER BROTHER OF 
GEORGE FLOYD ADDRESSING THE U.S.
HOUSE COMMITTEE IN WASHINGTON. 
LYNDSAY DUNCOMBE IS TRACKING 
THIS STORY. 
THIS HEARING, THERE IS A LOT OF 
EMOTION IN IT. 
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IT 
LINDSAY?
>> Reporter: WELL, IT IS TO 
DEBATE A WIDE RANGING PACKAGE OF
POLICE REFORM THAT THE DEMOCRATS
BROUGHT FORWARD IN THIS PROPOSED
LEGISLATION EARLIER IN THE WEEK.
THIS WOULD SEE MANY FEDERAL 
LEVEL CHANGES, INCLUDING A BAN 
ON THE USE OF CHOKE HOLDS. 
IT WOULD MAKE A NATIONAL 
DATABASE WITH THE NAMES OF 
OFFICERS ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT. 
THERE WOULD BE GREATER 
ACCOUNTABILITY, AS WELL AS A 
NUMBER OF OTHER MEASURES THAT 
WOULD INCLUDE TRAINING. 
SO THAT POLICE OFFICERS WOULD 
HAVE ANTIBIAS TRAINING WHEN THEY
GO TO THESE SCENES. 
THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED 
FOR, FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THIS 
IS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A WASHINGTON POST POLL SAID 
YESTERDAY THAT TWO-THIRDS OF 
AMERICANS SEE GEORGE FLOYD'S 
DEATH KILLED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS 
POLICE, WHILE IN CUSTODY IS 
SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF A 
LARGER PROBLEM WITH LAW 
ENFORCEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY. 
SO, WE HAVE THE PACKAGE FROM THE
DEMOCRATS AND WE ARE EXPECTING 
LATER THIS WEEK OTHER 
SUGGESTIONS FROM REPUBLICANS. 
THAT LEGISLATIVE EFFORT IS BEING
LED BY THE ONLY BLACK REPUBLICAN
SENATOR AND IT'S UNCLEAR AT THIS
STAGE WHAT CROSSOVER THERE WILL 
BE IN THIS PARTISAN ENVIRONMENT,
BUT CLEARLY THIS IS AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LEGISLATORS 
ON THIS COMMITTEE TO LISTEN TO 
PEOPLE LIKE GEORGE FLOYD'S 
BROTHER AND THE ACTIVISTS AND 
THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO 
TESTIFIED TODAY AS THEY TRY TO 
FIGURE OUT WHAT LEGISLATIVE 
CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE. 
>> Suhana: THERE'S BEEN 
DISCUSSION ABOUT DEFUNDING 
POLICE FORCES ACROSS THE UNITED 
STATES. 
I'M HEARING CANADA AS WELL. 
WHAT HAS THE COMMITTEE HEARD 
TODAY IN WASHINGTON ABOUT THAT 
IDEA?
>> Reporter: NOTABLY THEY DO NOT
AS DEFUNDING POLICE, ALTHOUGH 
THERE HAS BEEN MUNICIPALITIES, 
CITIES INCLUDING LOS ANGELES AND
NEW YORK WHO SAID THEY WANT TO 
ALLOCATE RESOURCES DIFFERENTLY 
AWAY FROM POLICE AND TOWARDS 
MORE COMMUNITY SERVICES. 
ONE OF THE POLICE CHIEFS WHO 
SPOKE TODAY WARNED AGAINST THAT 
BECAUSE HE SAID IT COULD BE 
DETRIMENTAL TO THE KINDS OF 
CHANGE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. 
HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. 
>> HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT 
UNDERFUNDING THE POLICE CAN HAVE
DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES AND HURT
THOSE MOST IN NEED OF OUR 
SERVICES. 
APPROPRIATE POLICE FUNDING IS 
CRITICAL TO ENSURE AGENCIES HAVE
RESOURCES TO INVEST IN 
TECHNOLOGY LIKE BODY WORN 
CAMERAS, RECRUIT QUALIFIED 
POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE SERVICE 
MINDED AND TRAIN AND IN CULTURAL
COMPETENCY AND DEESCALATION AND 
OTHER CRITICAL TRAINING. 
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF 
COPS ARE GOOD PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: OF COURSE THE OTHER
THING WE'RE WATCHING FOR IS WHAT
WILL THE WHITE HOUSE DO?
WILL THERE BE ACTION BY 
EXECUTIVE ORDER OR SUPPORT OF 
THOSE BILLS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> Suhana: I KNOW YOU'RE 
WATCHING, THANK YOU. 
LYNDSAY DUNCOMBE IN WASHINGTON. 
>>> A FACIAL RECOGNITION 
TECHNOLOGY FIRM IS ALLOWING 
CANADIANS TO CHECK IF THEIR FACE
APPEARS ON THE COMPANY'S VAST 
IMAGE DATABASE. 
HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT
CANADIAN CAN ASK THE COMPANY, 
CLEAR VIEW A.I. TO DELETE THOSE 
IMAGES. 
THOMAS DAIGLE ASKED CLEAR VIEW 
WHAT IMAGES THEY MAY HAVE OF 
HIM. 
>> Reporter: HERE'S WHAT THEY 
SENT BACK, SEVERAL HEAD SHOTS 
AND DUPLICATES AND LINK TO WHERE
THEY GOT THE IMAGES IN THE FIRST
PLACE. 
THESE ARE IMAGES PLACED ONLINE 
PREVIOUSLY, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE 
AND THAT GOES TO THE HEART OF 
CLEAR VIEW'S BUSINESS MODEL. 
THEY ONLY STORE IMAGES ALREADY 
FOUND ONLINE. 
JUST BECAUSE YOU POSTED A 
PICTURE ON SOCIAL M
