 
TO COVID-19, SET TO START AS 
USUAL AT 11:15 EASTERN, ABOUT 
15 MINUTES' TIME.
WE ARE EXPECTING THE PRIME 
MINISTER TODAY TO GIVE US MORE 
DETAILS ABOUT THE EXTENSION OF 
OTTAWA'S EMERGENCY WAGE 
SUBSIDY, THAT IS THE PROGRAMME  
WHERE THE GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO 
HELP WITH THE PAYROLL TO REHIRE 
WORKERS THEY MAY HAVE LAID OFF 
BECAUSE OF THE COVID SHUTDOWNS.
IT'S A $73 BILLION PROGRAMME.
IT PAYS $847 PER WEEK PER 
EMPLOYEE AND I WAS SCHMOESED TO 
RUN UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF JUNE.
BUT THERE HAD BEEN AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT IT WILL BE 
EXTENDED AND WE'RE GOING TO 
HEAR MORE ABOUT THE DETAILS OF 
THAT COMING UP.
I'LL BRING IN MY COLLEAGUES, 
THE HOST OF "POWER & POLITICS", 
VASSY KAPELOS AND THE CBC'S 
CATHERINE CULLEN FROM OUR 
PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU.
SO, MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS 
EXTENSION, WHICH HAS HAD SOME 
UPTAKE, BUT NOT A HUGE AMOUNT 
GIVEN IT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR 
THREE WEEKS, VASSY.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
>> Vassy: YEAH.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE 
PROGRAMME WILL BE EXTENDED 
UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST AND 
MIGHT BE MODIFICATIONS AS WELL 
TO SOME OF THE CRITERIA FOR 
QUALIFYING.
RIGHT NOW, IN ESSENCE, THERE IS 
SOME SORT OF NUANCES TO IT.
BUT BASICALLY YOU HAVE TO SHOW 
THAT YOUR REVENUES HAVE DROPPED 
30% COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME 
LAST YEAR OR AT LEAST THE FIRST 
TWO MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
AND AS BUSINESSES RE-OPEN IN 
THIS COUNTRY -- WE'RE SEEING IT 
IN VARIOUS PROVINCES AT VARIOUS 
SPEEDS -- OF COURSE THAT 
REVENUE CALCULATION MAY DIFFER.
YOU MIGHT HAVE NOT LOST 30%, 
BUT 27%.
AND DOES THAT MEAN AT 25 FACT 
THAT YOU SHOULDN'T QUALIFY TO 
HELP YOU AS YOU MAKE IT THROUGH 
THIS DIFFICULT TIME ON TO THE 
OTHER SIDE MAYBE, OR AT LEAST 
SOME PART OF THE OTHER SIDE OF 
THE PANDEMIC.
SO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT 
THERE WILL BE SOME 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THAT.
AND THAT THE SUBSIDY ITSELF 
WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL THE END 
OF AUGUST.
AND YOUR POINT ON THE UPTAKE, 
OR THE TAKE UP OF IT, OF THE 
PROGRAMME SO FAR, I THINK IT IS 
A REALLY SIGNIFICANT ONE.
AND OBVIOUSLY HAS INFORMED THE 
GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO EXTEND 
THE PROGRAMME.
INITIALLY, THE THOUGHT WAS THAT 
THIS PROGRAMME WOULD BE A WHOLE 
LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE 
CERB, RIGHT?
THAT IS THE PROGRAMME THAT YOU 
GET $2,000 A MONTH UP TO FOUR 
MONTHS IF YOU HAVE TO STAY HOME 
OR CAN'T WORK OR YOU'VE BEEN 
LAID OFF BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
THIS WAS DESIGNED TO GET PEOPLE 
OFF THAT PROGRAMME AND MOVE 
THEM OVER TO THE CEWS OR WAGE 
SUBSIDY PROGRAMME.
I HAVE INTERESTING NUMBERS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE COST OF 
PROGRAMME WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 
ABOUT $70 BILLION, SOMEWHERE IN 
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THAT.
ONLY ABOUT $3.4 BILLION HAS 
BEEN DOLED OUT SO FAR.
THEY WERE ALSO EXPECTING ABOUT 
ONE MILLION APPLICANTS.
THEY HAD ABOUT .10 OF THAT, 
ABOUT 130,000.
MOST APPLICATIONS, SHY OF 
9,000, HAVE NOT YET BEEN 
APPROVED AND MONEY DOLED OUT.
BUT THAT IS A VERY SMALL NUMBER 
COMPARED TO THE CERB, FOR 
EXAMPLE, WHERE THERE WERE 
EXPECTED TO BE FOUR MILLION 
RECIPIENTS AND NEARLY DOUBLE 
THAT.
I THINK IT TELLS ALWAYS STORY 
ABOUT THE SPEED AT WHICH THE 
ECONOMY IS RE-OPENING.
THE ANTICIPATION PROBABLY A FEW 
MONTHS AGO WAS THAT WE MIGHT BE 
FURTHER AHEAD THAN WE ARE NOW.
THERE MIGHT BE MORE PEOPLE AT 
WORK AND NOT STAYING HOME 
BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT JUST 
ISN'T THE CASE AT THIS POINT.
PROVINCES JUST STARTED OPENING 
UP THIS WEEK AND SO MANY OF 
THEM ARE NOT  VENG AT THAT 
POINT.
ONTARIO, FOR EXAMPLE, DOESN'T 
EVEN OPEN RETAIL STORES UNTIL 
NEXT TUESDAY AND THERE IS THAT 
CONSTANT FEAR, OF COURSE, THAT 
IF THINGS RE-OPEN TOO QUICKLY, 
THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A SETBACK 
AND THINGS MIGHT HAVE TO CLOSE 
AGAIN.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE TREPIDATIOUS 
ABOUT GOING BACK TO WORK IN 
GENERAL AND ABOUT RE-OPENING 
THEIR BUSINESSES AND WE SEE 
THAT REFLECTED IN THE DATA FOR 
THESE TWO PROGRAMMES AND IT 
SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT WOULD THEN HAVE TO 
EXTEND THIS PROGRAMME AS THE 
ECONOMIC RE OPENING TAKES 
LONGER THAN ANTICIPATE AED.
>> Rosemary: AND THE CERB 
PROGRAMME IS $30 BILLION SO 
YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT TO HIGHLIGHT 
THAT IT IS PROBABLY MORE THAN 
THEY ANTICIPATED AND THEY ARE 
ACTIVELY -- IT IS THE 
GOVERNMENT'S HOPE FOR PEOPLE TO 
MOVE FROM THE CERB, AS YOU SAY, 
TO THE WAGE SUBSIDY, IF YOU CAN.
A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I HOPE 
THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE 
ASKED ABOUT.
I WONDER TOO,, THOUGH, IF IT 
DOESN'T SPEAK TO -- OR MAYBE IF 
WE'VE BEEN OVERLY OPTIMISTIC IN 
THINKING HOW MANY BUSINESSES 
WILL BE ABLE TO COME BACK AFTER 
WHAT THE GOVERNOR OF THE BANK 
OF CANADA SAID YESTERDAY, THAT 
THERE WERE DEFAULTS AND THEY 
WERE GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND MAYBE THAT WAGE SUBSIDY 
PROGRAMME WILL NOT BE AS BIG 
BECAUSE THERE WILL BE MORE 
BANKRUPTCIES THAN ANTICIPATED.
AND I ALSO WONDER IF THE CERB 
HAS, YOU KNOW -- WELL, I'M GET 
CATHERINE TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN 
A MOMENT, BUT THIS IS WHAT THE 
CONSERVATIVES ARE TALKING 
ABOUT, TOO, RIGHT?
THAT THE CERB IS THERE AND AT 
THIS POINT IT COULD BE GETTING 
IN THE WAY OF THE WAGE SUBSIDY.
I DON'T MEAN IT TO SOUND LIKE 
-- I DON'T FEEL PEOPLE SHOULD 
GET THE BENEFIT.
BUT THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO 
SHIFT FROM ONE TO THE OTHER.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE 
DIFFICULT SPACE THAT WE'RE IN 
RIGHT NOW.
OK, CATHERINE, I'LL GET YOU TO 
PICK UP ON THAT POINT AND GO 
BACK TO VASSY, TOO.
>> Reporter: WE DID JUST HEAR 
FROM ANDREW SCHEER EARLIER THIS 
MORNING AND HE HAS A LAUNDRY 
LIST OF CONCERNS ABOUT VARIOUS 
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES.
YOU'RE RIGHT TO NOTE THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY.
HE FINDS IT COMPLETELY 
OUTRAGEOUS THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER DOESN'T THINK THAT 
SENDING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS EACH MONTH TO  
FRAUDSTERS A PROBLEM.
THAT IS PROBABLY NOT HOW JUSTIN 
TRUDEAU WOULD CHARACTERIZE HIS 
STANCE ON THIS.
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SAID -- 
AND HE GOT QUITE FIERY ABOUT IT 
YESTERDAY -- THAT WHEN IT COMES 
TO THIS PROGRAMME, THE 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMME, 
THE PRIORITY HAS BEEN TO GET 
MONEY INTO THE HANDS OF 
CANADIANS SO THEY CAN PAY THEIR 
BILLS.
THE PRIME MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGED 
THERE IS GOING TO BE FRAUD, 
PERHAPS 1%, 2% OF THE PROGRAMME.
THAT, HE SAYS, IS GOING TO BE 
DEALT WITH LATER AND WE HAVE 
FROM REPORTING OF OUR 
COLLEAGUES AT THE NATIONAL 
POST, THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN 
CONFIRMED BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS 
THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF LIST 
OF PROBLEMATIC FILES THAT IS 
EMERGING IN ALL OF THIS.
KARLA QUALTROUGH, THE MINISTER 
OF EMPLOYMENT, ONE OF PEOPLE IN 
CHARGE OF THIS FILE TOLD VASSY 
THE OTHER DAY THAT IT IS NOT 
THE 200,000 NUMBER THAT WAS PUT 
OUT THERE.
BUT I KNOW FROM MY OWN 
CONVERSATIONS WITH C.R.A. 
OFFICIALS THERE IS A LIST OF 
PROBLEMATIC FILES BUT THEY'RE 
PUTTING THE EMPHASIS ON GETTING 
MONEY OUT TO CANADIANS.
ANDREW SCHEER, IN FACT,  
ACCUSED THE PRIME MINISTER OF 
USING THIS HEALTH CRISIS TO 
REMAIN UNACCOUNTABLE.
HE IS ONCE AGAIN CALLING FOR A 
PARLIAMENT.
HE SAYS AS CANADA RE-OPENS, THE 
HOUSE OF COMMONS SHOULD BE 
BACK, THEY SHOULD BE HAVING 
MORE IN-PERSON MEETINGS, NO NOT 
WITH THE ENTIRE 338M.P.s, BUT 
STILL WITH A FULLER COMPLEMENT 
IN ORDER TO HOLD THE GOVERNMENT 
TO ACCOUNT.
ONE MORE INTERESTING NOTE, 
SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN ASKING THE 
GOVERNMENT ABOUT, WHICH IS HOW 
ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR ALL OF 
THIS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS SAID, 
LISTEN, WE'RE TRYING TO FEEL 
OUT THE SIZE OF THIS EMERGENCY.
WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH I.
THE QUESTIONS OF HOW WE'LL DEAL 
WITH IT WILL COME LATER.
THAT IS SORT OF WHAT ANDREW 
SCHEER HAD TO SAY LATER WHEN HE 
ASKED WOULD YOU TAX, WOULD YOU 
CUT?
HE SAID THAT IS A QUESTION FOR 
THE NEXT LEADER BECAUSE HE IS 
OUTGOING AND HE WILL BE 
REPLACED IN AUGUST.
>> Rosemary: PROBABLY NOT A 
GOOD IDEA TO BOX THE NEW LEADER 
INTO A COMMITMENT ON THAT FRONT.
[LAUGHTER]
IT'S INTERESTING, THOUGH, 
VASSY, JUST AROUND THE CERB.
IF THE GOVERNMENT HAD PUT THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY IN PLACE BEFORE 
THE CERB, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT 
WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE, GIVEN 
IT IS A MUCH BIGGER PROGRAMME.
BUT I WONDER IF THAT WOULDN'T 
HAVE -- I DON'T KNOW -- MAYBE 
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE 
EFFECTIVE.
OF COURSE, HINDSIGHT IS 2020.
THESE ARE HUGE PROGRAMMES 
THEY'RE COMING UP WITH.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY HAD TO GET 
SOME CASH OUT THE DOOR QUICKLY 
AND I GUESS THE WAGE SUBSIDY 
PROGRAMME IS FAR MORE COMPLEX.
>> Vassy: YEAH FROM.
A FEW DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
FIRST OF ALL F YOU LOST YOUR 
JOB OR IMMEDIATELY, YOU KNOW, 
THAT WEEK OF MARCH 13 AFTER 
THAT FRIDAY WHEN ALL OF A 
SUDDEN TRAVEL WAS SHUT DOWN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ENDED UP LOSING 
THEIR JOB AT THAT POINT OR 
BEING LAID OFF.
SO T NEED WAS ACUTE AT THAT 
POINT TO PAY YOUR RENT TWO 
WEEKS IN THERE.
I UNDERSTAND WHY THE CERB 
PROGRAMME WAS ROLLED OUT WHEN 
IT WAS.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE ISSUE IF 
YOU TALK TO BUSINESS OWNERS, 
FOR EXAMPLE, IS PROBABLISTOMY 
WHAT GOVERNMENT IS GRAPPLING 
WITH IN THAT TIMELINES ARE VERY 
UNCLEAR.
IF I OWN A STORE AND I, YOU 
KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'M 
GOING TO OPEN.
IF IT IS GOING TO BE TWO MONTHS 
OR FOUR MONTHS OR SIX MONTHS OR 
A HAIR SALON.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO ASSESS 
WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD BE 
PAYING WAGES, WILL I BE 
RE-OPENED IN THREE MONTHS?
EVERY BUSINESS OWNER I HEAR 
FROM IS CLOUDED, IS COVERED IN 
A MYRIAD OF QUESTIONS ABOUT 
THEIR OWN BUSINESS'S FUTURE.
SO, IT IS NOT EASY TO BE ABLE 
TO FIGURE OUT, OK, I'M GOING TO 
NEED THE WAGE SUBSIDY AT THIS 
POINT AND, OF COURSE, IT ENDS.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO END AT THE END 
OF JUNE AND WE'RE ALREADY A 
MONTH AND A HALF -- A MONTH AND 
A HALF, YEAH -- I LOST COMPLETE 
TRACK OF TIME NOW.
[LAUGHTER]
AWAY FROM THAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE 
PERFECT MIX IS.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT BUSINESS 
OWNERS ARE CERTAINLY -- AND I'M 
SPEAKING MORE OF THE SMALL AND 
MEDIUM-SIZED ONES.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN UPTICK 
WITH BIGGER COMPANIES AS WELL.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE 
ACCESSING LESS THAN $100,000 IN 
THESE WAGE SUBSIDIES.
I THINK THE DIFFICULTY IS IN 
PLANNING AND FIGURING OUT THE 
REST OF YOUR BUSINESS ALONGSIDE 
HOW MANY EMPLOYEES YOU KEEP ON 
AND FOR HOW LONG AND THAT'S WHY 
I THINK TO A CERTAIN EXTENT THE 
UPTICK IS WHERE IT IS.
>> Rosemary: AND THAT IS THE 
CASE THE PRIME MINISTER WILL 
PROBABLY MAKE AROUND THE 
EXTENSION FOR ALL OF THOSE 
REASONS.
THAT IS WHY THE EXTENSION NEEDS 
TO GO UNTIL AUGUST.
OK.
I'M GOING TO JUST LEAVE YOU TWO 
FOR A MOMENTS AS WE WAIT FOR 
THE PRIME MINISTER AND TALK 
ABOUT IF YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING 
A CALENDAR LIKE VASSY AND 
MYSELF AND SURELY CATHERINE AS 
WELL, I'LL REMIND YOU THAT THIS 
WEEKEND IS THE VICTORIA DAY 
WEEKEND AND NORMALLY, UNDER 
NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WE'RE ALL 
PLANNING ALL SORTS OF 
INTERESTING THINGS TO DO 
OUTSIDE, INCLUDING GOING TO 
COTTAGES AND RECREATIONAL 
PROPERTIES, OUT OF TOWN AND 
TRYING TO GET THEM READY FOR 
THE SUMMER.
BUT THRONGS OF SEASONAL 
RESIDENTS ROLLING INTO SMALL 
COTTAGE COMMUNITIES HAVE 
TRIGGERED REAL CONCERNS, 
OBVIOUSLY, ABOUT THE PANDEMIC 
AND AREAS THAT PROBABLY DON'T 
HAVE THE FACILITIES TO HANDLE 
THAT.
SO I'M JOINED NOW BY PHIL 
HARDING T MAYOR OF MUSKOKA 
LAKES, A VERY POPULAR COTTAGE 
AREA NORTH OF TORONTO.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU.
AND GOOD MORNING.
>> Rosemary: HOW ARE YOU 
FEELING ABOUT THE WEEKEND AHEAD?
OBVIOUSLY IT IS GOING TO BE 
VERY UNUSUAL.
WHAT ARE YOU ANTICIPATING?
>> I'M ANTICIPATING THAT A 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL BE COMING 
UP.
WE KNOW THAT THE CHIEF MEDICAL 
OFFICER OF HEALTH HAS SUGGESTED 
THAT WE DON'T TRAVEL.
BUT MANY PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN AT 
THEIR SEASONAL PROPERTIES FOR 
SIX MONTHS AND FEEL THE NEED TO 
CHECK ON THEM.
SO, THEY WILL BE MAKING THEIR 
WAY NORTHBOUND.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT GENERALLY 
SPEAKING THEY WILL BE ISOLATING 
AT THEIR PROPERTIES.
>> Rosemary: WHAT ABOUT THE 
REST OF IT?
EVEN IF THEY COME UP AND CHECK 
ON THEIR COTTAGES AND STAY FOR 
THE WEEKEND.
WHAT ABOUT THE INFLUX OF PEOPLE 
IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY SPREAD?
THOSE PEOPLE MAY NEED TO GET 
GROCERIES OR PICK UP THINGS AND 
MAY NEED TO GO -- MAY WANT TO 
GO AND GET AN ICE CREAM IF YOUR 
ICE CREAM PLACES ARE OPEN.
WHAT ABOUT THAT PART OF IT?
>> SO FOR THE MOST PART, OUR 
RETAIL IS STILL NOT OPEN.
IT'S NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN UNTIL 
AFTER THE WEEKEND.
WE DO HAVE OUR GROCERY STORES 
OPEN.
BUT THEY'RE FOLLOWING A NUMBER 
OF PROTOCOLS AND COVID-19 
PROTOCOLS, SAME WITH OUR 
HARDWARE STORES.
WE'RE ENCOURAGING THOSE PEOPLE 
COMING NORTH TO MAKE SURE YOU 
BRING SUPPLIES.
REALLY FOR THIS WEEKEND OR NEXT 
WEEKEND IF YOU COME UP BECAUSE 
OF THE TIME DELAY TO MANAGE 
PEOPLE UNDER COVID PROTOCOLS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEND YOUR 
WEEKEND STANDING IN LINE TO BUY 
A LOAF OF BREAD.
IF YOU CAN BRING IT, PLEASE 
BRING IT.
>> Rosemary: WHAT ARE YOUR 
CONCERNS FOR THE SUMMER?
I KNOW WE WERE TALKING THERE 
ABOUT HOW UNKNOWN EVERYTHING IS.
I WOULD IMAGINE MUCH OF THE 
REVENUE FOR YOUR TOWN IS FROM 
PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT THERE, 
SEASONAL DWELLERS, IF YOU WILL.
ARE YOU ANTICIPATING TAKING A 
FINANCIAL HIT BECAUSE THINGS 
JUST MIGHT BE MORE COMPLICATED 
THIS SUMMER?
>> THE TOURISM SECTOR TO 
MUSKOKA, IN PARTICULAR, IS 
MASSIVE.
AND ALL OF OUR HOTELS RIGHT NOW 
ARE CLOSED.
I DO BELIEVE THAT IF THEY ARE 
ABLE TO OPEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE 
OF WEEKS, THAT WE WILL BE UNDER 
A REDUCED CAPACITY SO THERE IS 
NO QUESTION THAT SUMMER 2020 IS 
GOING TO BE VASTLY DIFFERENT.
REVENUES FROM A TOURISM SECTOR, 
FROM AN ATTRACTION PERSPECTIVE 
WILL BE DOWN.
PERSPECTIVE WILL BE DOWN.
CONCERT VENUES WILL NOT BE 
HAPPENING NECESSARILY BECAUSE 
WE STILL WON'T BE ALLOWING 
LARGE SOCIAL GATHERINGS.
SO, IT IS GOING TO BE VERY 
DIFFERENT.
BUT I DO HOPE THAT IT BECOMES 
MORE COMMUNITY-MINDED WHERE 
PEOPLE CAN SPEND TIME AT THEIR 
OWN PROPERTY.
>> Marcy: WHAT ARE YOU TELLING 
PEOPLE, THEN, ABOUT COMING UP?
I KNOW A LOT OF PROVINCES ARE 
SAYING, ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND IN 
YOUR BACKYARD.
IF YOU DON'T NEED TO GO 
SOMEWHERE, DON'T GO SOMEWHERE.
WHAT IS YOUR BEST ADVICE FOR 
PEOPLE THAT ARE -- THAT WANT TO 
COME UP THERE AND SEE THEIR 
BEAUTIFUL HOMES IN A BEAUTIFUL 
REGION?
>> CERTAINLY.
SO PEOPLE HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT 
INVESTMENTS IN THEIR PROPERTIES 
AND SUMMER COTTAGES.
MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UP HERE 
ISOLATING FOR THE LAST SIX, 
EIGHT WEEKS SINCE MARCH BREAK, 
FOR THAT MATTER.
SO, WE RESPECT THAT.
THE ONE MESSAGE I REALLY WANT 
TO DELIVER TO PEOPLE IS THAT WE 
ARE ONE COMMUNITY.
THE BHAOEM ARE HERE YEAR ROUND, 
THE SEASONAL PEOPLE NEED THE 
PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE YEAR ROUND.
EVERYONE IS AFRAID OF THIS 
VIRUS.
WHEN YOU ARE OUT IN PUBLIC, 
EVERYONE -- LOCAL OR SEASONAL 
-- PLEASE WEAR A MASK.
PROTECT YOURSELF.
PROTECT EVERYONE AROUND YOU SO 
AS NOT TO SPREAD THIS VIRUS.
THAT IS NUMBER ONE.
>> Rosemary: ARE YOU CONCERNED 
ABOUT THE GOING BACK AND FORTH?
IT'S WHEN THEY START TO OPEN 
THEIR COTTAGES BUT MOVE BACK 
AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CITY AND 
YOUR REGION AND I WONDER IF 
THAT'S A BIG CONCERN, GIVEN 
THAT WE KNOW THE SITUATION IS 
OBVIOUSLY WORSE IN THE G.T.A.
>> CERTAINLY IT'S A PROBLEM.
AGAIN, OUR CHIEF MEDICAL 
OFFICER OF HEALTH HAS SAID 
PLEASE, UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS 
NOT ENCOURAGED AT THIS TIME.
SO I'M SAYING THE SAME THING.
A LOT OF CLOSE FRIENDS WHO WILL 
NOT E HERE, ENJOYING COTTAGE 
COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND, TO HELP 
STOP THE SPREAD.
BUT AS THE ECONOMY RE-OPENS, 
AND AS THE GOVERNMENT TRIES TO 
GET THINGS BACK, PEOPLE ARE 
GOING TO HAVE TO TRAVEL.
WE KNOW THAT.
BUT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE 
SANITIZE THE GAS PUMPS.
LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE USE, 
AGAIN, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
WHEN WE DO HAVE TO GO IN 
STORES, WHEN WE WALK BY SOMEONE 
ON THE STREET.
TAKE A STEP BACK.
TAKE A STEP ASIDE SO AS NOT TO 
INTERFERE WITH ANYONE.
AND THAT'S THE NEW SOCIALLY 
ACCEPTABLE THING TO DO, TO STEP 
AWAY FROM SOMEONE.
>> Rosemary: YEAH.
IT'S WEIRD, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S WHAT YOU EXPECT NOW FROM 
PEOPLE.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TIME 
FOR US TODAY.
HOPE THE WEEKEND GOES OK.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND BE SAFE.
>> Rosemary: THANK YOU.
YOU AS WELL.
THAT IS PHIL HARDING T MAYOR OF 
MUSKOKA LAKES, ONTARIO.
AS WE WAIT FOR THE PRIME 
MINISTER TO EMERGE FROM HIS 
HOME THERE AND TALK TO US TODAY 
ABOUT THE EXTENDED WAGE 
SUBSIDY, I'LL REMIND YOU THAT 
TODAY IS THE OPENING DAY FOR 
STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED 
BY THE PANDEMIC TO FILE FOR THE 
STUDENT BENEFIT WHICH HAS ALSO 
BEEN ANNOUNCED BY THE 
GOVERNMENT.
THAT WAS A $9 BILLION PACKAGE.
AND I'LL BRING IN MY COLLEAGUES 
VASSY KAPELOS AND CATHERINE 
CULLEN TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
THIS OPENS UP TODAY AND SHOULD 
HELP STUDENTS IN SOME WAY FOR 
THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS OR SO, 
VASSY.
>> Vassy: YEAH.
THE IDEA IS THAT IF YOU'RE A 
STUDENT AND YOU APPLY FOR THIS 
EMERGENCY BENEFIT, WHICH WORKS, 
I SHOULD SAY, FROM A TECHNICAL 
POINT OF VIEW, EXACTLY LIKE THE 
C.R.B. 
SO YOU SHOULD HAVE IT IN YOUR 
ACCOUNT SOME TIME NEXT WEEK.
YOU'LL GET $1250 FOR MAY, JUNE, 
JULY AND AUGUST, PROVIDED THAT 
YOU QUALIFY, PROVIDED THAT YOU 
CAN'T FIND A JOB, THAT YOU'RE 
LOOK FOR WORK AND YOU DO HAVE 
TO ATTEST TO THAT.
AND SO THAT APPLICATION OPENS 
TODAY.
THERE WERE, AS PART OF THAT $9 
BILLION PACKAGE -- AND PLEASE 
CUT ME OFF IF THE PRIME 
MINISTER COMES ON, MY SCREEN IS 
A BIT DELAYED -- THERE WAS A 
HOST OF OTHERS, LIKE IF YOU 
VOLUNTEER YOU CAN ACCESS A 
GRANT.
THE INFORMATION I'VE BEEN 
TRYING TO GET MY HANDS ON 
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AND WHEN 
THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR 
THAT OPENS BECAUSE I'VE HAD A 
NUMBER OF STUDENTS REACH OUT 
WHO DO WANT TO VOLUNTEER AND 
GET SOME CREDITS FOR I.
BUT THEY'RE UNABLE TO FIND ANY 
INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A RESPONSE 
YET FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
SO WE WILL PUT THAT OUT AS SOON 
AS WE GET IT.
>> Rosemary: ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
AND HERE'S THE PRIME MINISTER 
OF CANADA.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THE 
LAST FEW MONTHS WILL HAVE 
CHANGED YOUR DAILY ROUTINE IN 
WAYS BIG AND SMALL.
CANADIANS IN EVERY SECTOR HAVE 
FACED CHALLENGES AND TOUGH 
CHOICES AT WORK AND THAT 
INCLUDES PEOPLE AT RESEARCH 
INSTITUTES WHO ARE MAKING THE 
DISCOVERIS THAT KEEP US SAFE 
AND HEALTHY.
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH IS OUR 
DOOR TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE AND 
THAT HAS NEVER BEEN CLEARER.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, 
MANY LABS HAVE CLOSED OR ARE AT 
RISK OF IMMINENTLY CLOSING.
SO, UNDERSTANDABLY, PEOPLE ARE 
WORRIED ABOUT THEIR JOBS AND 
THEIR FUTURE.
SO, TODAY, WE ARE ANNOUNCING 
$450 MILLION TO HELP 
RESEARCHERS AND RESEARCH 
INSTITUTIONS BRIDGE TO BETTER 
TIMES.
FOR UNIVERSITIES AND AFFILIATED 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES THAT HAVE 
BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS PANDEMIC, 
WE WILL PROVIDE TEMPORARY 
SUPPORT ON WAGES, BY DELIVERING 
THIS MONEY THROUGH FEDERAL 
GRANTING AGENCIES, WE WILL GET 
HELP OUT AS QUICKLY AS FOBL THE 
PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: TODAY, I AM 
ANNOUNCING THAT WE WILL BE 
INVESTING $450 MILLION TO HELP 
RESEARCHERS AND RESEARCH 
INSTITUTIONS GET THROUGH THE 
CRISIS.
THESE FUNDS WILL HELP TO 
MAINTAIN THE WAGES OF PEOPLE IN 
CONDUCTING RESEARCH SO THAT 
THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR 
ESSENTIAL WORK.
WE'RE LUCKY BECAUSE CANADIAN 
RESEARCHERS ARE AMONG THE BEST 
IN THE WORLD.
EVERY DAY, THEY MAKE 
DISCOVERIES THAT HELP US TO 
STAY HEALTHY AND SAFELE AND WE 
HAVE TO SUPPORT THEM.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: FOR 
TOO MANY CANADIANS HAVE LOST 
THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
AS OUR ECONOMY GRADUALLY 
RE-OPENS, WHATEVER -- WHEREVER 
WE CAN DO SO SAFELY, WE NEED 
YOU BACK.
WE NEED YOU IN YOUR JOB.
ON YOUR TEAM.
BRINGING LIFE INTO OUR 
COMMUNITIES AND OUR ECONOMY.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE BROUGHT 
IN THE CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE 
SUBSIDY BACK IN MARCH.
BECAUSE, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, WE 
WANTED TO KEEP YOU CONNECTED TO 
THE JOB YOU LOVE AND TO THE 
WORKPLACE WHERE YOU CONTRIBUTE 
EVERY DAY.
WHEN WE LAUNCHED THIS 
PROGRAMME, I TALKED ABOUT THE 
NEIGHBOURHOOD SPOTS IT WOULD 
SUPPORT.
THE LOCAL RESTAURANT, THE 
SALON, THE GYM THAT HAD BEEN 
FORCED TO CLOSE OR SEEN 
BUSINESS DRY UP.
TODAY A LOT OF THOSE PLACES ARE 
LOOKING TOWARD RE-OPENING AND 
THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO BRING 
BACK WORKERS AND HIRE MORE AS 
THIS HAPPENS.
SO THIS MORNING, I CAN CONFIRM 
THAT WE WILL EXTEND THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY WAGE  SUBSIDY BY 
ANOTHER THREE MONTHS, TO THE 
END OF AUGUST.
BUSINESS OWNERS, PLEASE TAKE 
CONFIDENCE FROM THIS 
ANNOUNCEMENT.
YOU NOW HAVE SOME RUNWAY TO 
CATCH YOUR BREATH AS YOU GET 
RESTARTED.
SO, PLEASE, BRING BACK YOUR 
EMPLOYEES.
GOING FORWARD, WE NEED TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THIS PROGRAMME KEEPS 
WORKING FOR PEOPLE.
THAT IT KEEPS ENCOURAGING 
EMPLOYERS TO REHIRE STAFF AND 
EVEN EXPAND, WHERE POSSIBLE.
OVER THE NEXT MONTH, WE'LL WORK 
WITH BUSINESS AND LABOUR 
STAKEHOLDERS ON ANY ADJUSTMENTS 
THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED.
ONE OF THINGS WE'LL BE LOOKING 
AT IS THE 30% REVENUE DECLINE 
THRESHOLD FOR ELIGIBILITY.
AS BUSINESSES START UP, MEETING 
A DECLINE SHOULDN'T BE A 
BARRIER TO GROWTH.
I KNOW WE'LL FIGURE OUT 
SOLUTIONS WHERE NEEDED WHILE 
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT EMPLOYERS 
AND EMPLOYEES.
BECAUSE THAT IS WHO THIS IS ALL 
ABOUT.
IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS OWNER AND 
IF YOU'RE A WORKER, WE'RE HERE 
FOR YOU.
NOW AND THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO 
BROADENED ELGABILITY FOR THIS 
BENEFIT.
MINISTER MORNEAU WILL HAVE MORE 
DETAILS SHORTLY.
BUT THESE CHANGES WILL GET EVEN 
MORE PEOPLE BACK ON THE JOB.
SO TO BUSINESS OWNERS WHO 
HAVEN'T APPLY -- HAVEN'T 
APPLIED YET, GO ONLINE AND DO 
SO.
THE HELP IS THERE FOR YOU.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: TODAY, I CAN 
CONFIRM THAT WE WILL BE 
EXTENDING THE WAGE SUBSIDY BY 
THREE MONTHS UNTIL THE END OF 
AUGUST.
IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS OWNER AND 
YOU ARE PREPARING TO RE-OPEN 
YOUR BUSINESS, THIS SUBSIDY 
WILL BE THERE FOR YOU AND FOR 
YOUR EMPLOYEES.
WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE 
PROGRAMME CONTINUES TO HELP 
PEOPLE, THAT IT ENCOURAGES 
EMPLOYERS TO REHIRE THEIR 
WORKERS AND EVEN EXTEND THEIR 
ACTIVITIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SO, OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 
MONTH, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH 
BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS AND 
WORKERS TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY 
ADJUSTMENTS.
AND WE WILL BE LOOKING, IN 
PARTICULAR, AT THE ELGABILITY 
THRESHOLD, WHICH IS A DECLINE 
IN REVENUE OF 30%.
WHEN BUSINESSS ARE RED DOI TO 
START UP AGAIN AND EXPAND, THAT 
THRESHOLD SHOULD NOT BE A 
BARRIER TO GROWTH.
WE WILL ALSO BE EXTENDING THE 
SCOPE OF THE WAGE SUBSIDY TO 
ENCOURAGE EVEN MORE PEOPLE TO 
GO BACK TO WORK.
MINISTER MORNEAU WILL HAVE 
ADDITIONAL DETAILS A ABOUT THIS 
LATER TODAY.
SINCE THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE 
HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO PROVIDE 
MORE SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND 
WORKERS, STUDENTS AND SENIORS 
AND FOR THE INDUSTRY'S HARDEST 
HIT AS WELL AS SMALL BUSINESSES.
WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE WHO NEED 
THAT HELP.
AND TODAY, WE ARE HONOURING 
THOSE COMMITMENTS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
TODAY KICKS OFF THIS YEAR'S 
HIRING PERIOD FOR CANADA'S 
SUMMER JOBS.
THE FIRST SET OF JOB POSTINGS 
ARE UP ON THE JOB BANK WEBSITE 
AND THOUSANDS MORE WILL BE 
POSTED OVER THE COMING WEEKS.
IF YOU ARE A STUDENT OR RECENT 
GRAD, GO TO JOBBANK.GC.CA OR 
DOWNLOAD THE JOB BANK APP TO 
CHECK IT OUT.
AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT, 
TOO.
IF THEY DON'T ALREADY KNOW.
THERE ARE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES 
AVAILABLE.
THESE PLACEMENTS MEAN A 
PAYCHEQUE AND VALUABLE 
EXPERIENCE AND JOBS THAT ARE 
KEY TO OUR FIGHT AGAINST 
COVID-19.
NO ONE PROGRAMME CAN SINGLE 
HANDEDLY SOLVE THE FACT THAT 
THERE ARE FEWER JOBS OUT THERE 
BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC.
SO, FOR STUDENTS AND RECENT 
GRADS WHO STILL NEED HELP, YOU 
CAN APPLY FOR THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY STUDENT BENEFIT GO. 
TO CANADA.CA TO SIGN UP.
FOR PARENTS WHO RECEIVED THE 
CANADA CHILD BENEFIT AND BHAOEM 
GET THE G.S.T.-H.S.T. CREDIT, 
WE ALSO HAVE MORE NEWS TO SHARE 
TODAY.
ALTHOUGH EVERYONE SHOULD DO 
THEIR BEST TO FILE THEIR TAXES 
IN TIME FOR THE NEW JUNE 1 
DEADLINE.
YOUR BENEFITS WON'T 
AUTOMATICALLY BE CUT OFF IF, 
FOR SOME REASON, YOU MISSED 
THAT DATE.
YOUR C.C.B. AND G.S.T. AND 
H.S.T. BENEFITS WILL CONTINUE 
UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
BUT BE SURE, IN ORDER TO KEEP 
GETTING THEM, YOU NEED TO FILE 
YOUR TAXES AS SOON AS YOU CAN 
SO THERE IS ENOUGH TIME FOR THE 
PAPERWORK TO BE PROCESSED AND 
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE 
RECEIVING THOSE BENEFITS BEYOND 
SEPTEMBER.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: IF YOU'RE A 
STUDENT, DO CONSULT THE JOB 
BANK WEBSITE WHERE WE WILL BE 
PUTTING A FIRST SET OF POSTINGS 
UP TODAY.
IF YOU CANNOT FIND A SUMMER 
JOB, THE EMERGENCY STUDENT 
RESPONSE BENEFIT WILL BE THERE 
FOR YOU.
YOU ARE ABLE TO APPLY STARTING 
TODAY.
EVERYONE SHOULD TRY AS MUCH AS 
POSSIBLE TO FILE A TAX RETURN 
BY JUNE 1.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO DO 
THAT IN TIME, YOUR BENEFITS 
SUCH AS THE CANADA CHILD 
BENEFIT OR THE G.S.T. CREDIT 
WILL NOT STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN.
YOU WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE 
THEM UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
BUT WE ARE STILL ASKING YOU TO 
FILE YOUR INCOME TAX RETURN AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE 
HAVE THE TIME TO PROCESS YOUR 
FILE AND SO THAT YOU CAN 
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THOSE 
BENEFITS AFTER SEPTEMBER.
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH TOUGH 
TIMES RIGHT NOW.
BUT BY WORKING TOGETHER, AND BY 
BEING THERE FOR EACH OTHER, WE 
WILL COME OUT OF THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> [SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH] 
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH]
FRENCH
[NO TRANSLATION]
[NO TRANSLATION]
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: CAN THEY EXPECT 
YOU TO EXTEND THE CERB OR NOT?
THE BEST THING IS THAT PEOPLE 
REMAIN CONNECTED TO THEIR JOB, 
SO THEY CAN GO BACK TO WORK AS 
SOON AS THE ECONOMY STARTS TO 
RE-OPEN AND THAT RETAINS THAT 
ATTACHMENT BETWEEN EMPLOYERS 
AND THEIR WORKERS.
NOW THE WAGE SUBSIDY ALSO WILL 
GIVE MORE MONEY, IN MANY CASES, 
TO PEOPLE THAN THE CERB.
THAT IS ASSISTANTS WE'RE 
PROVIDING TO ALLOW FOR AN 
ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
AND, OF COURSE, THAT WILL BE AN 
INTEGRAL PART OF THE RECOVERY.
NOW WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE 
MILLIONS OF CANADIANS HAVE LOST 
THEIR JOBS AND NOT RECEIVING 
PAYCHEQUES AND THERE IS NO 
POSSIBILITY OF THEIR BENEFITING 
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AN 
EMPLOYER.
AND THEY ARE BENEFITING FROM 
THE CERB.
THE FACT IS THAT PEOPLE WOULD 
BE ABLE TO USE THE WAGE SUBSIDY 
MORE IF EMPLOYERS REHIRE THEM 
AND THEY'LL EVEN BE ABLE TO 
HIRE NEW WORKERS AS A RESULT OF 
THAT WAGE SUBSIDY.
AND THAT MEANS ENSURING A QUICK 
RECOVERY AND AN EVERY ONE.
FOLLOW-UP?
YES, SO AM I TO UNDERSTAND, YOU 
SEEM TO BE SAYING THAT THE CERB 
WILL NOT REALLY BE EXTENDED.
IS THAT TRUE?
WELL, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE 
FACT THAT MILLIONS OF CANADIANS 
STILL NEED THE CERB.
BUT, OF COURSE, WITH THE 
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND WITH 
FEWER AND FEWER PEOPLE, HAVING 
LOST THEIR JOBS AS THEY BECOME 
REHIRED, I THINK WE WILL BE 
ABLE TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE 
BENEFITING FROM THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY THAN THE CERB.
BUT, AGAIN, WE WILL BE LOOKING 
AT THE SITUATION VERY CAREFULLY 
AND WE WILL BE THERE FOR PEOPLE 
WHO NEED HELP.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
[SPEAKING FRENCH] 
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH] 
>> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, 
MR. TRUDEAU.
WITH RESPECT TO THE PROBLEMS 
RELATED TO THE CERB AND THE 
DIRECTIVE TO IGNORE THEM, WHAT 
DO YOU INTEND TO DO ABOUT THOSE 
PROBLEMS?
WELL, I THINK WE HAD A VERY 
CLEAR CHOICE MAKE AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THIS PANDEMIC.
EITHER WE WOULD TRY TO GOAT 
MONEY INTO THE HANDS OF PEOPLE 
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND 
INTRODUCE MEASURES TO DETECT 
FRAUD AND GET THE MONEY BACK 
AFTER THE FACT OR INTRODUCE A 
SYSTEM THAT WOULD HAVE CALLED 
FOR VERY CLOSE VERIFICATION 
KHEX ON EVERY FILE BEFORE 
SENDING OUT ANY MONEY.
BUT WE'RE IN A SITUATION NOW 
WHERE PEOPLE NEEDED THE MONEY 
IMMEDIATELY.
SO THE CHOICE WE MADE, AND THE 
ONLY CHOICE THAT COULD HAVE 
BEEN MADE WAS TO QUICKLY GET 
MONEY INTO THE HANDS OF ALL 
THOSE PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR 
THE CERB AND SIGN THE 
ATTESTATION AND THEN 
AFTERWARDS, AND THAT IS WHAT 
WE'RE PREPARING FOR NOW, 
INTRODUCING MEASURES TO 
RECOLLECT THAT MONEY FROM 
FRAUDSTERS AND, OF COURSE, THAT 
I WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: A 
STRAIGHT FORWARD CHOICE THAT WE 
HAD TO MAKE FROM THE VERY 
BEGINNING.
DO WE GET THE MONEY OUT AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO EVERYONE 
WHO NEEDED IT AND THEN BRING IN 
MAESHS THAT GO BACK AND CREATE 
CONSEQUENCES AND GET THE MONEY 
BACK FROM PEOPLE WHO TOOK IT 
WITHOUT NEEDING IT, OR DO  WE 
PUT IN PLACE A PROCESS THAT 
VERIFIES CAREFULLY EVERY 
APPLICATION SO THAT ONLY THOSE 
WHO NEEDED IT GET IT AND NOBODY 
HAD TO -- AND FRAUDSTERS 
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IT.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND 
APPROACH WOULD HAVE BEEN IT 
WOULD HAVE BEEN MONTHS BEFORE 
DELIVERING TO THE WELL OVER 
SEVEN MILLION CANADIANS WHO 
NEEDED IT, THE CANADA EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT.
IN THIS SITUATION, IN THIS 
CRISIS, WE MADE THE DELIBERATE 
CHOICE TO GET THE MONEY OUT THE 
DOOR TO MILLIONS OF CANADIANS 
WHO NEEDED IT AND BRING IN 
MEASURES TO GO BACK, GO AFTER 
RETROACTIVELY PEOPLE WHO MIGHT 
HAVE TRIED TO DEFRAUD THE 
SYSTEM.
THE RESPONSE IN ORDER TO KEEP 
CANADIANS SAFE AND HEALTHY 
NEEDED TO BE TO GET THEM THE 
MONEY QUICKLY AND THAT IS 
EXACTLY WHAT WE DID.
BUT WE WILL ENSURE THAT 
FRAUDSTERS OR PEOPLE WHO GOT 
THE BENEFITS UNFAIRLY OR 
INAPPROPRIATELY, WILL HAVE TO 
PAY THEM BACK.
>> Interpreter: FOLLOW-UP?
I GUESS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS 
THAT THINGS WILL NOT CHANGE.
BUT MY FOLLOW-UP QUESTION HAS 
TO DO WLT RETURN OF PARLIAMENT.
MR. SCHEER, AGAIN, IS DEMANDING 
A RETURN OF PAR WLAMENT A 
LIMITED NUMBER OF M.P.s.
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT THAT 
TO HAPPEN.
HAS YOUR POSITION CHANGED?
WE NOW HAVE A PARLIAMENT THAT 
MEETS IN PERSON TWICE A WEEK 
WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF M.P.s 
WHO ONLY COME FROM A LIMITED 
NUMBER OF PLACES AROUND THE 
COUNTRY AND TWO DAYS A WEEK WE 
HAVE VIRTUAL SESSIONS WHERE 
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM ALL 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAN SPEAK, 
CAN REPRESENT THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SO I THINK THIS IS A BALANCE 
THAT IS YIELDING VERY GOOD 
RESULTS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ALL 
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO 
EXPRESS THE CONCERNS OF THEIR 
REGIONS AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS, 
NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO HAPPEN TO 
BE CLOSE TO OTTAWA.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE 
HOLDING IN-PERSON SESSIONS IN A 
SAFE MANNER TO ENSURE THAT THE 
HOUSE OF COMMONS CONTINUES TO 
OPERATE.
WE PROPOSED THAT THAT CONTINUE 
IN THAT WAY, BUT OF COURSE WE 
WILL BE WORKING WITH ALL THE 
OPPOSITION PARTIES TO ENSURE 
THAT DURING THIS CRISIS OR IN 
SPITE OF THIS CRISIS OR MAYBE 
BECAUSE OF THIS CRISIS, WE 
CONTINUE TO DEFEND OUR 
DEMOCRACY AND OUR DEMOCRATIC 
INSTITUTIONS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s WE 
HAVE A SYSTEM RIGHT NOW WHERE 
PARLIAMENT SITS ONCE A WEEK, IN 
PERSON, WITH A LIMITED NUMBER 
OF M.P.s WHO ARE HIGHLY 
CONCENTRATED AROUND THE -- 
WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE FROM 
OTTAWA WHO GET TO ACTUALLY BE 
THERE IN PERSON.
BUT TWO MORE VIRTUAL SESSIONS 
EVERY WEEK WHERE M.P.s FROM 
EVERY CORNER OF THE COUNTRY GET 
TO REPRESENT THE CONCERNS OF 
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN 
EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE IN MAKING 
SURE THAT WE ARE HEARING FROM 
THE BREADTH AND SCOPE OF 
CONCERNS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY 
AND NOT JUST THOSE FOLKS WHO 
ARE WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE OF 
OTTAWA.
WE PROPOSED TO CONTINUE THAT 
AND I KNOW THERE WILL BE 
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OTHER 
PARTIES ON THE BEST WAY TO MOVE 
FORWARD.
BUT WE ALL AGREE WE NEED TO 
CONTINUE WITH A STRONG 
DEMOCRACY AND A FUNCTIONING 
PARLIAMENT IN A WAY THAT 
ENSURES THAT CONCERNS OF 
CANADIANS FROM EVERY PART OF 
THIS COUNTRY GET HEARD.
>> THANK YOU, OPERATOR.
NEXT QUESTION.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
NEXT QUESTION, MIKE 
BLANCHEFIELD, THE CANADIAN 
PRESS.
LINE OPEN.
>> Reporter: HELLO, PRIME 
MINISTER.
NO CONTACT TRACING IS GOING TO 
BE KEY WHEN IT COMES TO 
RE-OPENING THE ECONOMY.
BUT RIGHT NOW THE PROVINCES AND 
EVEN SOME MUNICIPALITIS ARE ALL 
DOING THIS DIFFERENTLY.
WHEN WILL WE SEE A NATIONAL 
PLAN FOR CONTACT TRACING AND 
WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s I 
WAS VERY PLEASED TO HAVE A 
GREAT CONVERSATION WITH THE 
PREMIERS LAST NIGHT.
IT WAS OUR NINTH VIRTUAL FIRST 
MINISTERS MEETING SINCE THE 
BEGINNING OF THE COVID-19 
CRISIS.
AS ALWAYS, WE'RE WORKING 
EXTRAORDINARILY WELL.
WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MOVING 
FORWARD WITH A MASSIVE SCALUP 
OF CAPACITY TESTING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY AND CONTACT TRACING 
THAT GOES BEYOND OUR OWN 
REGIONS AND JURISDICTIONS GOING 
TO BE IMPORTANT, PARTICULARLY 
AS THE ECONOMY STARTS TO 
RE-OPEN AND CANADIANS START TO 
CAREFULLY TRAVEL ACROSS 
PROVINCIAL BORDERS AND FROM ONE 
JURISDICTION TO THE OTHER.
IT IS STILL IMPORTANT THAT 
PEOPLE STAY HOME AS MUCH AS 
POSSIBLE, EVEN THROUGH THE 
RE-OPENING.
BUT THERE WILL BE MORE TRAVEL 
BECAUSE OF A RE-OPENED ECONOMY 
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT 
WE DO HAVE COHERENCE IN OUR 
APPROACH, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 
ON BOTH TESTING AND CONTACT 
TRACING.
WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE 
TALKED ABOUT A LOT LAST NIGHT 
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK 
TOGETHER ON TO MAKE SURE THAT 
CANADIANS ARE COVERED FROM 
COAST TO COAST TO COAST AS WE 
CONTROL THIS PANDEMIC.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: LAST NIGHT, WE 
HAD OUR NINTH VIRTUAL MEETING 
WITH THE PREMIERS SINCE THE 
ONSET OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK 
AND WE ARE LOOKING AT AN 
IMPORTANT INCREASE IN THE 
TESTING CAPABILITY AND THE 
CONTACT TESTING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO 
PREVENT A FUTURE OUTBREAK OF 
COVID-19.
SO, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK 
TOGETHER SO THAT, AS THE 
ECONOMY STARTS TO RE-OPEN, 
CANADIANS WILL BE TRAVELING A 
LITTLE MORE.
NOT TOO MUCH, BUT A LITTLE BIT 
MORE.
AT THAT POINT, WE REALLY MUST 
BE ABLE TO PROPERLY MANAGE 
COVID-19 IN A NEW SITUATION.
AND WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT.
>> Reporter: WHAT IS THE 
TIMELINE FOR THAT PLAN WITH THE 
PREMIERS, PRIME MINISTER?
AND WHEN DO YOU THINK 
PARLIAMENT SHOULD BE EXPANDING 
BEYOND ONE EMERGENCY SITTING A 
WEEK SO IT CAN DEAL WITH 
LEGISLATION OTHER THAN COVID-19?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
FIRST OF ALL, WE KNOW THAT 
MASSIVE TESTING AND EFFECTIVE 
CONTACT TRACING ARE GOING TO BE 
ESSENTIAL TO GO ALONG WITH 
RE-OPENING OF THE ECONOMY.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES 
THAT ARE STARTING TO LOOK AT 
RE-OPENING IN DIFFERENT PLACES 
AND THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT WE 
NEED TO STEP UP ON OUR TESTING, 
ON OUR CONTACT TRACING.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS 
OFFERING TO WORK VERY CLOSELY 
WITH THE PROVINCES ON EXPANDING 
MASSIVELY BOTH OUR TESTING AND 
CONTACT TRACING AND WE 
CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THE 
PROVINCES WILL WORK WITH US ON 
THAT BECAUSE EVERYWHERE ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, AS WE RE-OPEN, WE 
NEED TO BE HYPERVIGILANT TO 
POSSIBLE RESURGENCES OF 
COVID-19.
ON PARLIAMENT, I LOOK FORWARD 
TO BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH A 
BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECTS WHEN 
THE TIME COMES.
RIGHT NOW, OUR FOCUS IS RIGHTLY 
ALMOST ENTIRELY ON COVID-19 AND 
GETTING CANADIANS THE SUPPORT 
NECESSARY TO GET THROUGH THIS 
FIRST PHASE OF THE CRISIS.
BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT 
CANADIANS ARE PROPERLY 
SUPPORTED THROUGH WHAT WILL BE 
A DIFFICULT AND CONVOLUTED 
PROCESS OF RESTARTING AN 
ECONOMY WHILE STAYING SAFE FROM 
THE FURTHER SPREAD OF COVID-19.
>> THANK YOU.
OPERATOR, LAST QUESTION ON THE 
PHONE.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
NEXT QUESTION, RADIO-CANADA.
LINE OPEN.
>> Reporter: YES.
HELLO, PRIME MINISTER.
ON MAY 13, AMNESTY 
INTERNATIONAL SENT YOU AN OPEN 
LETTER URGING YOU TO REVIEW 
YOUR CURRENT POLICY AND 
PRACTICE WONDERING IF CANADA 
COULD COMPLY WITS INTERNATIONAL 
OBLIGATIONS AND GUIDANCE FROM 
THE UNHCR TO THE TREATMENT OF 
REFUGEES.
WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS 
OPEN LETTER WHICH WAS SIGNED BY 
PEOPLE LIKE [INAUDIBLE].
JAETSZ  >> Prime Minister 
Trudeau: CANADA HAS A STRONG 
TRADITION OF PROTECTING THE 
MOST VULNERABLE AROUND THE 
WORLD, OF WELCOMING PEOPLE 
FLEEING PERSECUTION.
THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED 
SIGNIFICANTLY TO CANADA'S 
BETTERMENT AND GROWTH OVER THE 
YEARS.
WE HAVE STRONG VALUES OF 
PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE 
AND BEING A WELCOMING COUNTRY, 
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, 
ENSURING THE STRENGHT AND THE 
RIGOR OF OUR IMMIGRATION 
SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND OUR 
VALUES.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAY TRUE 
TO THE WAY CANADIANS ARE OPEN 
AND WELCOMING WHILE EXPECTING 
THE RULES TO BE FOLLOWED.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE 
WILL ALWAYS DO.
>> AS A FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: YES.
WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE 
BETWEEN PROTECTING THE HEALTH 
OF CANADIANS AND FEELING YOUR 
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE REFUGEE 
CONVENTION AND ALLOWING 
REFUGEES TO CLAIM ASYLUM IN 
CANADA?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: MY 
RESPONSIBILITY, FIRST AND 
FOREMOST, AS PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA, IS TO LOOK OUT FOR 
WELL-BEING, THE SAFETY, 
SECURITY OF CANADIANS AND THAT 
WILL ALWAYS BE MY TOP PRIORITY.
HOWEVER, IN A SITUATION OF A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC RIGHT NOW, WE 
KNOW THAT WHAT WE DO IN CANADA 
IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO 
KEEP US SAFE GOING FORWARD 
UNLESS WE'RE ALSO PART OF THE 
GLOBAL SOLUTION, UNLESS WE ARE 
HELPING OUT COUNTRIES AND 
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IN 
DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING 
THAT BALANCE RIGHT.
BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY JOB 
IS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE 
WELL-BEING OF CANADIANS.
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: RADIO-CANADA.
IT HAS BEEN CONCERNED THAT SOME 
MEMBERS OF THE C.A.F. HAVE 
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS BY SERVING.
DOES THAT CHANGE THE ROLE OF 
THE ARMY IN THESE HOMES AND 
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THEIR 
COLLEAGUES?
THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES HAVE 
ALWAYS BEEN READY TO TAKE RISKS 
IN ORDER TO PROTECT CANADIANS.
THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO 
SERVE IN DIFFICULT TIMES AND IN 
TERRIBLE SITUATIONS.
AND THEY ARE AGAIN DOING THAT 
IN OUR LONG-TERM FACILITIES.
WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN 
TO MINIMIZE THE RISKS THAT 
MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY FACE IN 
THEIR JOBS, WHETHER IT IS 
OVERSEAS OR HERE AT HOME.
AND, UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE ALL 
KNOW, THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE 
THERE ARE RIFNGS SO WE WILL BE 
ENSURING AND REINFORCING ANY 
MEASURES SO THAT OUR MILITARY 
MEMBERS STAY SAFE AS MUCH AS 
POSSIBLE AND A, OF COURSE, WE 
WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT 
COVID-19 DOES NOT SPREAD WITHIN 
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.
SO, WE WILL BE TAKING ANY 
NECESSARY ACTION TO DO THAT.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THE 
WOMEN AND MEN OF THE CANADIAN 
ARMED FORCES HAVE ALWAYS 
STEPPED UP TO DO DIFFICULT AND 
DANGEROUS THINGS, WHEN CALLED 
UPON.
THEIR SERVICE TO CANADA, 
WHETHER BIT OVERSEAS OR HERE AT 
HOME, HAS ALWAYS BEEN 
EXEMPLARLY AND OUR 
RESPONSIBILITY AS CANADIANS, AS 
A GOVERNMENT, IS TO ENSURE THEM 
WE GIVE THEM THE PROPER SUPPORT 
TO MINIMIZE THE RISKS THAT THEY 
UNDERTAKE TO SERVE CANADA.
THEY GO INTO THAT KNOWINGLY 
WILLINGLY AND THAT IS WHY WE 
OFFER THEM OUR DEEPEST 
GRATITUDE EVERY DAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT 
THEM.
SO WE'LL LOOK AT THE PROTOCOLS 
IN PLACE AND SEE IF AND HOW 
THEY CAN BE STRENGTHENED AS 
WELL AS ENSURING THAT CASES OF 
COVID-19 DON'T SPREAD 
THROUGHOUT THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES AND OTHERS WHO ARE 
SERVING THEIR COUNTRY.
>> Interpreter: NOW 
RADIO-CANADA TALKED ABOUT A 
WOMAN WHO WAS PREGNANT AND 
WANTED TO BRING HER HUSBAND 
OVER THE BORDER WHO WAS 
AMERICAN.
NOW APPARENTLY HER HUSBAND WAS 
TURNED BACK AT THE BORDER.
HOW DO YOU REACT TO THE FACT 
THAT THE CBSA IS APPLYING MORE 
RESTRICTIVE MEASURES THAN WHAT 
ARE PROVIDED FOR?
WELL, WE KNOW IT'S VERY 
DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW FOR 
FAMILIES THAT ARE SEPARATED AND 
WHERE PEOPLE ARE MOURNING IN 
NOVA SCOTIA AND ELSEWHERE FOR 
LOVED ONES OR MEMBERS OF THEIR 
FAMILY WHO HAVE DIED IN 
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES WITHOUT 
BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM OR SAY 
GOOD-BYE TO THEM.
THIS REQUIRES A LOT OF 
SACRIFICES AND PUTS PEOPLE IN 
VERY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND 
THE BORDER AGENTS, LIKE 
EVERYONE ELSE , ARE TRYING TO 
APPLY THE RULES CONSISTENTLY.
BUT THERE ARE SITUATIONS THAT 
ARISE WHERE, UNFORTUNATELY, 
THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THAT 
PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE AND WE 
ARE TRYING TO ADJUST AS BEST 
POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: ON THE C.
A.F. MEMBERS CONTRACTING 
COVID-19, THERE IS A VETERANS 
SAYING THAT FORCES MEMBERS 
SHOULD BE, GIVEN THE DANGER OF 
ITS DEEMPLOYMENT, SHOULD BE 
GIVEN THE SAME KIND OF BENEFITS 
THAT WOULD RECEIVE OVERSEAS, 
DANGER PAY.
THING LIKE THAT.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOUR 
GOVERNMENT IS OPEN TO?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT 
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IS 
CERTAINLY LOOKING AT.
>> Reporter: OK.
CAN I ASK YOU THEN ABOUT THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY YOU ARE TALK ABOUT 
TODAY?
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN BUSINESSES 
REHIRING PEOPLE AT A LEVEL THAT 
YOU WANTED.
DOES THAT SAY TO YOU THAT THERE 
IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PROGRAMME 
OR BUSINESSS ARE WORSE OFF THAN 
YOU THOUGHT?
>> I THINK THERE IS A 
REFLECTION THAT THIS IS AN 
UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION AND 
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY 
ABOUT WHAT THE COMING MONTHS 
MIGHT BRING.
AS BUSINESSS ARE TRYING TO 
FIGURE OUT WHEN THEY MIGHT BE 
ABLE TO RE-OPEN OR LOOKING AT 
NUMBERS OF CASES AND TRYING TO 
IMAGINE WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN 
FOR THEIR BUSINESS IN THE 
COMING WEEKS AND THE COMING 
MONTHS.
THEY ARE BUSY TRYING TO JUGGLE 
A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT 
FACTORS THAT THEY HAVE VERY 
LITTLE WINDOW INTO.
THAT IS WHY IT WAS SO IMPORTANT 
FOR US TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL 
BE CONTINUING WITH THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY OVER THE NEXT THREE 
MONTHS UNTIL THE END OF THE 
SUMMER TO GIVE BUSINESSES THE 
CERTAINLY TO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE 
THERE FOR THEM.
AS THE ECONOMY RE-OPENS, THERE 
IS A DANGER OF UNINTENDED 
CONSEQUENCES.
I MENTIONED THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, 
IF PART OF THE ELIGIBILITY 
CRITERIA FOR GETTING THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY IS DECREASE OF 30% OF 
YOUR BUSINESS, WE WOULDN'T WANT 
PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING BACK 
THEIR BUSINESS GOING TO FEEL 
LIKE THEY HAVE TO HOLD BACK ON 
THEIR GROWTH, ON THEIR 
EXPANSION, ON THEIR REHIRING IN 
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE 
BENEFITING FROM THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH 
INDUSTRY, WORK WITH LABOUR, 
WORK WITH STAKEHOLDER GROUPS TO 
MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING IT 
RIGHT.
BUT THAT WAGE SUBSIDY IS GOING 
TO BE A REALLY IMPORTANT PART 
OF THE COMING MONTHS OF 
RECOVERY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THERE 
FOR BUSINESSES, TO GIVE THEM 
THE CERTAINTY, TO KNOW THAT 
THEY CAN REHIRE THEIR WORKERS 
AND GET BACK TO WORK IN A VERY 
CAREFUL WAY AS THE ECONOMY 
RE-OPENS.
>> Reporter: HI, PRIME MINISTER.
CANADIANS WITH UNDERLYING 
HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE CONCERNED 
THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO GO BACK 
TO WORK EARLY AND PUTTING THEIR 
HEALTH AT RISK IF THE CERB 
ISN'T EXTENDED.
WILL THERE BE ANY MEASURES PUT 
IN PLACE IF THE MOST VULNERABLE 
ARE PUT AT ?RIFK >> Prime 
Minister Trudeau: OUR FOCUS 
THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC HAS 
BEEN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF 
CANADIANS.
WE KNOW THAT SOME CANADIANS ARE 
MORE VULNERABLE BECAUSE OF AGE, 
BECAUSE OF UNDERLYING HEALTH 
FACTORS AND A EVERY STEP OF THE 
WAY, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON GIVING 
THEM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED AND 
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
>> Reporter: WHAT ARE THE 
SPECIFIC MEASURES ON THE TABLE 
FOR THOSE WORKERS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE 
SITUATIONS, AS THEY COME UP AND 
AS WE SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO NEED 
IT DURING THIS COVID-19 CRISIS.
WE'VE DELIVERED THE CERB TO 
OVER SEVEN MILLION CANADIANS.
WE'VE SEEN MILLIONS OF WORKERS 
GET ON THE WAGE SUBSIDY.
THERE ARE MEASURES IN PLACE FOR 
SO MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS 
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT BEING 
THERE FOR EACH OTHER IS PART OF 
WHO CANADIANS ARE AND ALSO HOW 
WE'RE GOING GET THROUGH THIS.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE'LL STAY 
FOCUSED ON.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: WE KNOW THAT WE 
HAVE TO BE THERE FOR EACH 
OTHER, PARTICULARLY THE MOST 
VULNERABLE OF OUR SOCIETY.
AND THAT IS WHY WE INTRODUCED 
MEASURES TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND 
SUPPORT FOR MILLIONS OF 
CANADIANS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HELP 
THEM DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
OUR TOP PRIORITY WILL BE THE 
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CANADIANS 
BECAUSE WITHOUT HEALTHY 
CANADIANS, THERE CAN BE NO 
ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
>> Reporter: FOR CANADIANS WHO 
HAVE LOVED ONES IN THE STATES, 
IS FAMILY REUNIFICATION 
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL?
ARE THEY ESSENTIAL ENOUGH TO 
CROSS THAT BORDER AT THIS POINT?
I KNOW THAT SOME CBSA OFFICERS 
ARE SAYING NO TO THEM AND NOT 
LETTING THEM ACROSS.
AND COULD THIS BE NEGOTIATED AS 
PART OF ONGOING BORDER TALKS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
KNOW THAT CANADIANS ARE FACING 
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS 
BECAUSE OF COVID-19 K. WHETHER 
IT BE FAMILIES WHO CAN'T GRIEVE 
THE LOSS OF A PARENT OR A LOVED 
ONE, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GATHER 
AND CANNOT HOLD FUNERALS 
BECAUSE OF COVID-19, THESE ARE 
THINGS THAT ARE EXTRAORDINARILY 
DIFFICULT.
FAMILIES ARE STRETCHED ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY AND UNABLE TO SEE 
EACH OTHER.
PEOPLE ARE STUCK OVERASSESS AND 
DESPITE THE HUNDREDS OF RE-- 
THE REPATRIATION FLIGHTS WE'VE 
BROUGHT, THERE ARE OTHERS WHO 
SIMPLY CAN'T COME HOME.
THIS IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION.
BUT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, WE 
NEED TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY 
RIGHT NOW TO KEEP CANADIANS 
SAFE.
THAT IS OUR PRIORITY, TO 
CONTROL THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT 
UNDER CONTROL IN CANADA AND 
PREVENT THE IMPORTATION FROM 
OTHER COUNTRIES.
THAT CONTINUES TO BE THE 
PRIORITY THAT CANADA HAS AND I 
KNOW IT IS DIFFICULT ON 
CANADIANS, BUT WE NEED TO 
CONTINUE TO BE VERY, VERY 
CAREFUL.
IF WE MAKE A WRONG STEP IN THE 
COMING WEEKS, EVERYTHING WE 
SACRIFICED OVER THE PAST TWO 
MONTHS COULD BE FOR NOTHING IF 
WE SEE ANOTHER MASSIVE SURGE OF 
COVID-19.
SO, WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE 
EXTREMELY INDIVIDUAL LENDS AND 
EXTREMELY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE 
MOVE FORWARD.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> Interpreter: WE KNOW THAT 
THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT 
SITUATIONS FOR MANY, MANY 
FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THAT ARE SEPARATED FROM THEIR 
LOVED ONE AND HAPPEN TO BE AT 
THE OTHER END OF THE COUNTRY OR 
IN ANOTHER COUNTRY.
THEY CANNOT MOURN THEIR PARENTS 
OR GRANDPARENTS WHO ARE IN 
TROUBLE IN OUR LONG-TERM CARE 
CENTRES BECAUSE WE HAVE TO STEM 
THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
AND THAT SIMPLY HAS TO CONTINUE 
TO BE OUR PRIORITY.
TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO 
CONTROL COVID IN CANADA AND 
PREVENT OTHER CASES ARISING 
WHEN WE ALL ARE SUCCESSFUL.
BUT WE MUST HAVE, AS OUR TOP 
PRIORITY, THE PROTECTION OF ALL 
CANADIANS.
>> Reporter: IMMEDIATE FAMILY 
MEMBERS IN THE U.S. SHOULD NOT 
GO TO THE BORDER?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
HAVE ESTABLISHED RULES AROUND 
TRAVELING ACROSS BORDERS AND 
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.
THEY NEED TO BE RESPECTED 
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO KEEP 
CANADIANS SAFE.
WE HAVE TO CONTROL THE SPREAD 
AND WE WILL BE DOING THAT.
>> Reporter: AND MY SECOND 
QUESTION IS TALKS ARE BEGINNING 
BETWEEN THE YAO *UFPS AND THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT 
GETTING BACK TO WORK.
EXAMPLE, SERVICE CANADA, FOR 
EXAMPLE, TO DO THAT SAFELY.
DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT IS GOING 
TO HAPPEN AND I KNOW MANY 
CANADIANS ARE STRUGGLING TO 
FIND SUPPORT ONLINE.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT DID NOT SHUT DOWN.
SERVICE CANADA OFFERINGS ARE 
MADE ONLINE OR VIA TELEPHONE, 
EVEN THOUGH WE CLOSED THE 
PHYSICAL CENTRES.
THE SERVICES THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO OFFER 
TO CANADIANS CONTINUE.
WE'VE SEEN THAT IN EXCEPTIONAL 
MEASURES LIKE THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT OR 
THE WAGE SUBSIDY OR THE 
STUDENTS BENEFIT OR THE SENIORS 
BENEFIT OR THE FISHERS BENEFIT.
YOU KNOW, THE LIST OF THINGS 
THAT PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THIS 
COUNTRY HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK 
ON AND DELIVERED FOR CANADIANS 
DURING THIS CRISIS IS 
EXTRAORDINARY AND WE NEED TO, 
AGAIN AND AGAIN, RECOGNIZE AND 
THANK THE INCREDIBLE PUBLIC 
SERVANTS WHO DELIVER THESE 
MEASURES WHILE FACING THE SAME 
KIND OF FEARS AND CHALLENGES, 
WHETHER IT IS CONCERNS ABOUT 
COVID-19 OR DEALING WITH 
WORKING AT HOME WITH A YOUNG 
FAMILY AROUND.
OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS HAVE BEEN 
EXEMPLARY THROUGH THIS AND 
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH 
THEM AND WITH THEIR UNIONS TO 
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE KEPT SAFE 
AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> [SPEAKING FRENCH] >> Prime 
Minister Trudeau: MERCI.
>> Rosemary: OK.
THAT IS THE PRESIDENT OF CANADA 
ON THIS FRIDAY BEFORE A LONG 
WEEKEND, HOWEVER YOU PLAN TO 
ENJOY IT IN THESE STRANGE TIMES.
BIG NEWS FROM THE PRIME 
MINISTER TODAY THAT THE WAGE 
SIX DID PROGRAMME IS GOING TO 
BE EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF 
AUGUST AND I'LL BRING IN MY 
COLLEAGUES, VASSY KAPELOS AND 
CATHERINE CULLEN ABOUT THAT.
THIS HAS BEEN WELCOMED BY LOTS 
OF PEOPLE, I HAVE TO SAY.
AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, AND 
AS THE PRIME MINISTER SUGGESTED 
THERE, THERE IS ADDITIONAL 
RUNWAY FOR BUSINESSES.
BUT THERE WERE OTHER DETAILS AS 
WELL.
>> Vassy: YEAH.
AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING EVEN 
MORE DETAILS AROUND NINE 
MINUTES FROM NOW FROM THE 
FINANCE MINISTER ABOUT 
EXPANDING ELGABILITY.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE BIG NEWS IS THAT IT'S 
EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF 
AUGUST.
I THINK FROM A POLITICAL 
PERSPECTIVE OR POLICY 
PERSPECTIVE, IT ALSO GIVES US A 
REAL INDICATION FROM THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THIS IS 
WHERE THEY SEE FINANCIAL AID 
GOING.
THIS IS WHERE THEY SEE THE 
CENTRE OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY 
BEING VERSUSS THE CERB.
BECAUSE YOU HEARD A NUMBER OF 
QUESTIONS DIRECTED AT THE PRIME 
MINISTER, PRETTY BLUNTLY.
DOES THIS MEAN THE CERB IS OVER?
WILL THE CERB BE EXTENDED?
AND THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC 
ANSWER GIVEN THERE.
I SORT OF INTERPRETED IT AS 
THIS IS THE WAGE PACKAGE AND 
SUBSIDY THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON.
THE IDEA IS TO GET MORE PEOPLE 
BACK ON THE PAYROLL AS 
BUSINESSES START TO RE-OPEN.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT 
QUESTION GOING FORWARD, THOUGH, 
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, BASED 
ON THOSE -- THE UPTAKE NUMBERS 
THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING PRIOR 
TO HIS SPEECH OR TO HIS REMARKS 
TODAY AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE 
UPTAKE FOR THE WAGE PROGRAMME 
AT THIS POINT IS NOT VERY HIGH 
VERSUS THE CERB PROGRAMME THAT 
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE 
ACCESSING.
ALSO, JUST WHILE WE WERE ON 
AIR, WE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT 
BUSINESSES REACH OUT TO ME ON 
TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM SAYING 
THAT THEY ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY 
HIRING PEOPLE BACK, EM ON A 
PART-TIME BASIS BECAUSE THEY'RE 
ACCESSING THE CERB AND THEY'RE 
NOT SAYING THAT THEY'D RATHER 
HAVE THE CERB, BUT THERE ARE 
WORRY FROM THEIR EMPLOYEES 
ABOUT THE SAFETY OF RETURNING 
TO WORK OR THE FACT THAT THE 
BUSINESSES WHO ARE HIRING 
PART-TIME WORKERS BACK MAY NOT 
BE ABLE TO PAY THOSE EMPLOYEES 
OR ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY THOSE 
EMPLOYEES AS MUCH AS THEY MIGHT 
BE MAKING ON THE CERB.
THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT 
CALCULATIONS FOR BUSINESSES AS 
WELL AS EMPLOYEES THAT MIGHT 
GIVE US AN INDICATION AS TO WHY 
THE UPTAKE IS WHAT IT IS FOR 
NOW AND WHAT WILL BE 
INTERESTING TO SEE IS WHAT 
CHANGES OVER THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS, ESPECIALLY AS 
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IS WIDENED.
IF THAT 30% REVENUE DROP 
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE MET TO 
QUALIFY.
DOES THAT INCREASE UPTAKE AS 
WELL?
THAT IS WHERE THE GOVERNMENT'S 
EYES WILL BE AND JUST A FINAL 
NOTE.
THE EMPLOYMENT MINISTER HAD 
SAID LAST WEEK TO ME THAT THEY 
WILL BASE THAT DECISION ON 
WHETHER TO EXTEND CERB ON THE 
UPTAKE FOR THE WAGE PROGRAMME 
AS WELL.
THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT THOSE 
NUMBERS AND THEY'LL HAVE TO 
MAKE A DECISION PRETTY SOON.
IF YOU THINK IN A MONTH THAT 
PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO APPLY FOR 
THEIR LAST $2,000.
THE RUBBER WILL HIT THE ROAD 
FOR THEM AND THEY HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT DOES IT GET PHASE 
OUT OR CUT OFF COMPLETELY AND A 
LOT OF THOSE DECISIONS WILL BE 
BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS 
WAGE SUBSIDY.
>> Rosemary: AND SOME OF THE 
DETAILS HAVE BEEN PUT OUT IN A 
RELEASE.
BUT IT HAS BROADENED THIS 
PROGRAMME IN A BIG WAY.
TO INCLUDE, FOR INSTANCE, 
PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE UP TO 50% 
OWN BY NONELIGIBLE MEMBERS.
IT ALSO WILL NOW APPLY TO 
PUBLIC COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS, 
INCLUDING PLACES THAT DO ARTS 
AND LANGUAGES BECAUSE THAT WAS 
A PROBLEM FOR -- I DON'T KNOW 
IF IT WOULD INCLUDE BALLET 
SCHOOLS THAT HAD BEEN A PROBLEM 
FOR THEM.
SO, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY SEEING 
PROBLEMS, ADDRESSING THEM AND 
BROADENING IT OUT AS THEY GO 
AND WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT 
FROM THE FINANCE MINISTER IN A 
MOMENT.
I'LL BRING IN CATHERINE, TOO.
AS WE WERE ON AIR, THERE WAS 
NEWS ABOUT CANADIAN FORCES 
MEMBERS DOING WORK IN LONG 
TEMPLE CARE CENTRES IN QUEBEC, 
CATHERINE.
>> Reporter: YES.
THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE FALLEN 
ILL WITH COVID-19.
ALTHOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE WE 
HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER.
I WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THE 
PRIME MINISTER TALKING ABOUT 
THAT SAYING THAT IT IS WORK 
THAT INVOLVES RISK.
THAT THEY TRY TO MINIMIZE THOSE 
RISKS.
INTERESTING TO SEE A KURT 
ANSWER FROM HIM WHEN HE WAS 
ASKED ABOUT OFFERING DANGER PAY 
FOR WORK DOMESTICALLY IN CANADA 
IN THOSE LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES, SAYING THAT THE 
CANADIAN FORCES WOULD BE 
LOOKING AT IT.
ANOTHER THING THAT WAS QUITE 
INTERESTING IN TERMS OF A 
CHANGE OF TOWN, I WAS STRUCK 
TODAY AROUND THAT ISSUE OF THE 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT 
ABOUT HOW THE PRIME MINISTER'S 
LANGUAGE HAS CHANGED.
HIM AND HIS OFFICIALS OVER THE 
COURSE OF PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
INITIALLY WHEN WE STARTED 
ASKING THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT 
PEOPLE ACCESSING THE EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT WHO DO NOT 
QUALIFY.
THE RESPONSE WE GOT AGAIN AND 
AGAIN FROM THE PRIME MINISTER 
AND MINISTER KARLA QUALTROUGH, 
IS CANADIANS ARE HONEST.
WE BELIEVE IN THE HONESTY OF 
CANADIANS.
WHEN I FIRST ASKED KARLA 
QUALTROUGH ABOUT REPORTS THAT 
SOME PEOPLE WERE ACCESSING THE 
PROGRAMME WHO DON'T AND WHETHER 
SHE'D HEARD THAT, SHE SAID I 
HEARD IT ANECDOTELY, BUT 
HONESTLY I KIND OF REJECT THAT.
I BELIEVE THAT MOST CANADIANS 
ARE HONEST.
TODAY YOU HEARD HIM USING THE 
TERM "FRAUDSTERS," DEFENDING 
THE APPROACH THAT HIS 
GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN ON THIS 
BUT THEY ARE EMPHASIZING THAT 
THEY'RE PLANNING TO CRACK DOWN 
MORE LATER.
>> Rosemary: YEAH, OK.
OH, THERE IS $450 MILLION FOR 
RESEARCHERS IN HOSPITALS 
BECAUSE IT CAME OUT OF SOME 
REPORTING THAT OUR COLLEAGUE 
DID AT THE "TORONTO STAR" WHERE 
SHE HIGHLIGHTED A GROUP OF 
PEOPLE, MEDICAL RESEARCHERS WHO 
ARE NOT PAID FROM THE PUBLIC 
SECTOR BUT FALL AURNL WEIRD 
CATEGORY.
SO, THE GOVERNMENT HAD MOVED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO 
CAN'T QUALIFY FOR THE WAGE SIX  
-- SUBSIDY WILL GET SUPPORT.
$450 MILLION FOR THEM.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU BOTH IN 
JUST A MOMENT AS WE WAIT FOR 
THAT PRESS CONFERENCE TO START 
AT THE TOP OF THE CLOCK.
ONE OF POINTS THAT VASSY HIGH 
LIGHTED ABOUT BUSINESS OWNERS 
STRUGGLING TO GET THEIR 
EMPLOYEES TO COME BACK IS 
DEMONSTRATED IN OUR NEXT GUEST 
AND THAT IS LAURA McNUTT.
SHE OWNS A SMALL BUSINESS AND 
SHE JOINS US NOW FROM HALIFAX.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, LAURA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Rosemary: YOU HAVE A VINTAGE 
CLOTHING STORE.
IT LOOKS COOL BEHIND YOU THERE.
TELL ME HOW YOU ARE -- HOW YOU 
ARE DOING AND WHAT KIND OF 
SUPPORT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO 
ACCESS FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
>> WELL, WE'RE A VERY TINY 
BUSINESS.
AND A LOT OF THE LOAN 
PROGRAMMES HAVE NOT APPLIED.
AND FOR THE MOST PART, I HAVE 
BEEN -- I'VE HAD TO LAY OFF MY 
STAFF MY SOLE STAFF AND I WAS 
VERY INTERESTED IN THE PRIME 
MINISTER'S DELIVERY THIS 
AFTERNOON WITH RESPECT TO THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY AND POTENTIAL 
EXTENSION AND THAT LOOKS LIKE 
IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT I 
COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
AS YOU SAID, THE CERB WHICH 
SERVED TO COMPENSATE AND 
EFFECTIVELY REWARD US FOR 
STAYING HOME, TO MY GAIT 
TRANSMISSION, MY STAFF 
[INAUDIBLE] IN TAKING THAT CERB.
SO IT CERTAINLY HAS BEEN 
CHALLENGING.
>> Rosemary: SO, DO YOU -- DO 
YOU -- I MEAN, THE CERB HAS NOT 
BEEN EXTENDED IS MAYBE WHAT 
PEOPLE ARE THINKING HERE.
DO YOU THINK THAT THAT WILL BE 
ENOUGH TO GET THEM TO COME BACK 
OR WILL THEY DELAY COMING BACK 
BECAUSE, AS YOU POINT OUT, THEY 
ARE MAKING MORE ON THE CERB?
>> WELL, I WAS REALLY HOPING 
THAT THERE WAS A FACILITY THAT 
WOULD ALLOW US RETAIL AND OTHER 
BUSINESSES WHO NEED TO PROVIDE 
SOME KIND OF -- WE HAVE TO 
INSTALL ELEMENTS AND STRATEGIES 
TO HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
AND STAFF WOULD BE REALLY 
HELPFUL.
IF WE COULD SOME KIND OF 
COMPENSATION FOR THAT WHILE 
THEY'RE STILL HAVING THE CERB 
BENEFIT, OR AT LEAST A PORTION 
OF THE CERB BENEFIT.
SO, THAT FLEXIBILITY WOULD BE 
REALLY, I THINK, WELCOMED BY A 
LOT OF BUSINESSES.
YOU KNOW?
SORRY.
>> Rosemary: THAT'S OK.
IT'S MY FAULT.
I HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ON 
TWITTER ALSO SAY FOR SMALLER 
BUSINESSES LIKE YOUR OWN, THIS 
IS GREAT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE 
THE 25% TO PAY MY EMPLOYEE.
WOULD THAT BE THE CASE FOR YOU?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YOU KNOW, IT REALLY -- WE'RE 
ALL HAMSTRUNG AND WE ARE VERY 
CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPETITE 
FOR REVENUE EVEN IN TERMS OF 
RETAIL ARE PEOPLE GOING TO COME 
AND SHOP.
THERE'S SO MANY QUESTIONS AND 
SUCH A DYNAMIC SITUATION.
[PLEASE STAND BY]
I REALLY APPLAUD THE ATTEMPTS TO
SUPPORT ALL OF OUR VARIED 
BUSINESSES.
I MEAN, IT'S A MONUMENTAL TASK.
SO I AM, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL, 
SINCERELY, FOR WHAT APPEARS TO 
BE AVAILABLE.
I MEAN, IT'S CAUSING A LOT OF 
EXTRA EFFORT ON OUR PART AS 
BUSINESS OWNERS, BUT WE CAN'T 
BLAME.
THIS IS OUT OF OUR HANDS.
AND WHATEVER ASSISTANCE WE CAN 
GET IS WONDERFUL.
>> Rosemary: OKAY.
LAURA McNUTT, NICE TO MEET YOU.
I HOPE IT ALL WORKS OUT.
SHE OWNS A COOL VINTAGE CLOTHING
STORE IN HALIFAX.
WE ALSO FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE
RESEARCH -- SORRY THE STUDENT 
BENEFIT OPENS UP TODAY AS WELL 
FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND STARTED 
APPLYING FOR THAT EMERGENCY AID 
BENEFIT.
WE'VE REACHED ONE STUDENT NOW.
BRANDON IS IN AURELIA, ONTARIO.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, BRANDON.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Rosemary: HAVE YOU APPLIED, I
GUESS, FOR THE BENEFIT?
WHERE ARE YOU AT?
>> 6:00 A.M. THIS MORNING, I WAS
UP TO APPLY WHEN THE PORTAL 
OPENED.
>> Rosemary: ANY PROBLEMS?
>> NO, IT'S PRETTY SMOOTH 
SAILING.
IN MY CASE, I DON'T HAVE A 
C.R.A. ACCOUNT.
I CALLED THE C.R.A.
I HAD TO CONTACT MY BANK, MY 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO SET UP 
DIRECT DEPOSIT TO MAKE IT 
EASIER.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, I WAS IN 
AND OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY ON THE 
PORTAL THIS MORNING.
>> Rosemary: GOOD TO KNOW.
THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 
SOMETHING ON THE PORTAL THAT 
WOULD DIRECT YOU TO A JOB BANK 
OR AT LEAST SAY THAT YOU -- THAT
THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY YOU 
WOULD BE LOOKING FOR A JOB.
DID YOU SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> IN THE ATTESTATION IT DID 
MENTION A PIECE OF LOOKING FOR 
WORK, HOWEVER, I WAS SURPRISED 
THAT I WASN'T DIRECTED TO A JOB 
PORTAL.
THAT SAID, I DID GO AND REGISTER
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA'S 
JOB BANK.
>> Rosemary: OKAY.
>> JUST IN CASE THAT WOULD BE A 
REQUIREMENT.
AND I ENCOURAGE OTHER STUDENTS 
TO LOOK ON THERE, TOO.
THAT SAID, AND I'M SURE WE'LL 
TOUCH ON THIS, THERE ARE SOME 
CONCERNS AROUND THE FOLLOW-UP ON
THAT ATTESTATION AND WHAT THAT 
WILL LOOK LIKE.
>> Rosemary: THE PRIME MINISTER 
MENTIONED THERE ARE SUMMER JOBS.
THE SUMMER JOB BANK IS NOW OPEN.
SO YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE ARE 
POSSIBILITIES THERE FOR STUDENTS
LOOKING FOR WORK.
I IMAGINE YOU CALL FIND FOR THE 
1250 BENEFIT.
HOW DOES THAT FACTOR INTO 
KEEPING YOU GOING?
YOU KNOW, PAYING FOR THINGS?
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN SAVE MONEY
ON 1250, BUT GIVE ME A SENSE HOW
THAT HELPS YOU?
>> FOR MYSELF, I BARELY MADE MAY
RENT.
THIS WILL HELP A LOT IN THE 
MONTHS COMING FORWARD, AND, OF 
COURSE, FOR FOOD.
I KNOW FOR STUDENTS IT WILL VARY
IF THE STUDENTS LIVE IN THE 
NORTH, OR VANCOUVER, MONTREAL, 
BUT FOR MYSELF, IT WILL 
DEFINITELY -- IT WILL HELP COVER
THE BASICS.
AND HOPEFULLY, ALLEVIATE SOME OF
THE ANXIETY AND STRESS I'VE HAD 
TO DEAL WITH NOT HAVING THE 
EMPLOYMENT I USUALLY HAVE DURING
THE SUMMER.
>> Rosemary: AND WILL YOU 
THEN -- I GUESS YOU CAN MAKE UP 
TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND YOU 
CAN DO VOLUNTEER WORK AND GET 
SOME MONEY THAT WAY, WILL YOU 
PURSUE EITHER OF THOSE THINGS, 
OR ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO LOOK 
FOR A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME JOB
TO GET OFF THE BENEFITS?
>> I'M DEFINITELY KEEPING MY 
OPTIONS OPEN.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES FOR MYSELF
BEING IN COTTAGE COUNTRY IS THAT
A LOT OF THE INDUSTRY I WORK IN 
IS CONTRACT WORK IN THE CULTURE 
AND TOURISM INDUSTRY.
SO WE'VE LOST A LOT OF THAT IN 
MY AREA.
SO I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BE 
LOOKING MORE TOWARD 
VOLUNTEERING.
IT WILL REALLY JUST DEPEND ON 
WHAT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND, FOR 
ME, IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT 
MY HEALTH IS NOT COMPRISED IN 
THE WORK THAT I'M DOING, 
WHATEVER IT ENDS UP BEING.
>> Rosemary: THAT'S A GOOD THING
TO THINK ABOUT.
YOU SAID YOU WERE STRESSED OUT.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THINGS
NOW?
WE'RE ALL SORT OF FEELING THE 
SAME WAY, BUT HOW ARE YOU 
FEELING AFTER TODAY?
>> I'M FEELING A LITTLE BETTER.
I THINK -- YOU KNOW, I STILL 
HAVE CONCERNS.
A LOT OF MY FRIENDS STILL DON'T 
QUALIFY BECAUSE THEY'RE 
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OR RECENT
GRADUATES WHO GRADUATED BETWEEN 
SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER 2019, SO 
YOU KNOW STUDENTS WHO ARE 
ORGANISING AROUND THIS ISSUE ARE
STILL PUSHING TO TRY TO INCLUDE 
THEM IN SOME WAY, WHETHER IT'S 
THROUGH THE CESB OR ELSEWHERE.
I KNOW THERE ARE CONCERNS FOR 
STUDENTS AROUND WHETHER THAT 
$1250 IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH FORT
MONTH, DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY 
LIVE OR THEIR COSTS.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT IS KIND
OF NERVE-RACKING FOR MYSELF AND 
OTHERS IS WHAT IS THE REPORTING 
GOING TO BE LIKE ON THE OTHER 
END OF THIS PROGRAMME.
>> Rosemary: OKAY.
BRANDON, GOOD OF YOU TO MAKE THE
TIME FOR US TODAY.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE FEELING 5% LESS 
STRESSED OUT, THAT'S GOOD 
[LAUGHTER].
>> THANK YOU.
>> Rosemary: AS ALWAYS, WE'RE 
HERE WITH ALL OF THE COVID-19 
UPDATES FROM HEALTH OFFICIALS 
AND CABINET MINISTERS.
TODAY, WE'RE EXPECTING THE 
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER.
AS THE PRIME MINISTER 
REFERENCED, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR 
MORE FROM THE FINANCE MINISTER 
ABOUT THE BROADENING OF THE WAGE
SUBSIDY TO APPLY TO MANY MORE 
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES AS 
THE GOVERNMENT STARTS TO WRAP 
ITS HEAD AROUND, YOU KNOW, THE 
FACT THIS IS TAKING LONGER 
PROBABLY THAN ANY OF US 
ANTICIPATED.
AND SO THE PROGRAMME NOW 
EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF 
AUGUST.
AND TRYING TO CATCH UP MORE 
PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT GOING TO 
HAVE ACCESS TO IT, WE'LL BRING 
THAT TO YOU IN A FEW MOMENTS.
UNTIL I SEE -- THERE ARE TWO 
MINISTERS THERE WAITING REMOTELY
FOR THE COLLEAGUES TO ENTER THE 
ROOM, UNTIL THEY DO, I'LL BRING 
BACK VASSY KAPELOS AND CATHERINE
CULLEN TO TALK MORE.
I THOUGHT THE BUSINESS OWNER, 
LAURA, THAT WAS INTERESTING 
BECAUSE IT'S AN EXACT EXAMPLE I 
THINK OF SOME OF THE CONCERNS 
THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE BEEN 
RAISING WHEN YOU HAVE AN 
EMPLOYEE WHO MADE LESS THAN THE 
CERB NOW ON THE CERB AND SHE 
WANTS TO -- LAURA WANTS HER TO 
COME BACK, SHE WANTS THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY.
ANYWAY, IT'S VERY COMPLICATED 
AND DOES SHOW THAT IT MAY BE 
DIFFICULT TO TRANSITION PEOPLE 
FROM THAT EMERGENCY BENEFIT ONTO
A WAGE SUBSIDY, PARTICULARLY IF 
YOU'RE NOT PAID AS MUCH IN YOUR 
ACTUAL JOB.
>> Vassy: YEAH.
I THINK IT WAS COMPLETELY 
EMBLEMATIC OF ALL OF THE ISSUES 
THAT BUSINESS OWNERS FACE IN 
MAKING THE DECISION WHAT KIND OF
FINANCIAL AID THEY'RE ABLE TO 
ACCESS.
AND A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS JUMPED
IN MY HEAD LISTENING TO THE 
INTERVIEW.
THE FIRST, IF THE GOVERNMENT 
SIGNALLED THE CERB WAS GOING TO 
END, WOULD THAT MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE IN THE DECISION THAT 
EMPLOYEES MAKE?
AT THE SAME TIME, CAN THEY 
SIGNAL THAT AT A TIME WHEN NOT 
EVERY EMPLOYEE IS ABLE TO BE ARE
EHIRED?
AND THEY MAY BE NEEDING TO 
ACCESS THAT BEYOND THE NEXT TWO 
MONTHS.
IF THEY SIGNAL THAT THE 
PROGRAMME IS GOING TO END, YOU 
WON'T LOSE ALL MONEY, ALL AID 
FROM THE GOVERNMENT BUT YOU CAN 
BALANCE THAT OUT WITH WAGES FROM
YOUR EMPLOYER, WILL THAT MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE?
I THINK THOSE KINDS OF DECISIONS
CAN'T BE MADE TOO LONG FROM NOW 
ONLY BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE YOUR 
GUEST THERE, RIGHT.
THOSE ARE DECISIONS SHE HAS TO 
MAKE RIGHT NOW.
AND IT WILL FACTOR INTO WHETHER 
OR NOT THAT BUSINESS CAN 
SURVIVE.
SO THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO 
HAVE TO SIGNAL PRETTY SOON WHAT 
THEY PLAN TO DO WITH THE CERB, 
EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE BEEN SAYING 
WE'RE STILL IN THIS ACUTE PHASE 
WHERE THEY CAN'T.
I'LL BE LOOKING FOR THOSE.
>> Rosemary: I'M GOING TO TAKE 
YOU BACK IT THE PRESS 
CONFERENCE.
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER IS 
GIVING US INTRODUCTIONS.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister):... AND OF 
COURSE, MINISTER OF HEALTH, 
PATTY HAJDU IS HERE TO ANSWER 
QUESTIONS.
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: GOOD 
AFTERNOON.
I WILL START WITH THE LATEST 
NUMBERS ON COVID-19 IN CANADA.
THERE ARE 73,829 CONFIRMED 
CASES, INCLUDING 5,499 DEATHS.
AND 36,528 CASES, OR 49%, HAVE 
NOW RECOVERED.
LABS ACROSS CANADA HAVE TESTED 
OVER 1,232,000 PEOPLE FOR 
COVID-19 WITH 6% OF THESE 
TESTING POSITIVE OVERALL.
WE'RE NOW TESTING AN AVERAGE OF 
26-28,000 PEOPLE DAILY.
THESE NUMBERS CHANGE QUICKLY.
AND ARE UPDATED REGULARLY ON OUR
WEBSITE.
WITH MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY 
CONTINUING TO SHOW DECREASED 
COVID-19 ACTIVITY, AND THE 
VICTORIA DAY LONG WEEKEND AHEAD 
OF US, GETTING OUTSIDE IS TOP OF
MIND.
BY THE SAME TOKEN, THERE ARE 
MANY CANADIANS CONCERNED ABOUT 
HOW TO GO ABOUT THE NEXT WEEKS 
AND MONTHS SAFELY.
THIS IS A REASONABLE CONCERN.
THE REALITY IS THAT COVID-19 IS 
STILL OUT THERE AND WILL BE WITH
US FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
SO AS LOCAL AUTHORITIES CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY REOPEN RECREATIONAL, 
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPACES, THE 
RIGHT AND SAFEST WAY TO GO OUT 
IS TO GO OUT SMART.
THIS MEANS NOT DROPPING THE 
VITAL LAYERS OF PROTECTION AND 
ARE INGRAINED AS OUR HYGIENE 
HABITS.
IT MEANS KEEPING 2 METRES OF 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING FROM OTHERS.
AVOIDING TOUCHING COMMON 
SURFACES AND CLEANING OUR HANDS 
WELL AND FREQUENTLY.
AND DEPENDING ON THE COVID 
ACTIVITY IN YOUR AREA, LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES MAY RECOMMEND THE 
USE OF NONMEDICAL MASKS OR 
FACIAL COVERINGS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN USING PUBLIC 
TRANSIT.
HOWEVER, IN SOME INSTANCES, 
GOING OUT IS NOT OKAY.
WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO 
DO THINGS TO KEEP OTHERS SAFE.
AND TO NOT RISK A SETBACK ON THE
PROGRESS WE'VE MADE.
THAT MEANS COVERING EVERY COUGH 
AND SNEEZE.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING 
MILD SYMPTOMS CONSISTENT WITH 
COVID-19, IT MEANS STAYING HOME 
AND APART FROM OTHERS.
SO NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE THIS 
LONG WEEKEND, GOING OUT SHOULD 
ONLY BE AN OPTION IF WE CAN GO 
OUT SMART.
LIVING WITH COVID-19 MEANS WE'VE
GOT TO MAINTAIN OUR HABITS OF 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING, FREQUENT 
HAND-WASHING, AND STAYING HOME 
IF SICK.
THANK YOU.
>> 
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.
DR. TAM.
DR. NJOO.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] GOOD AFTERNOON.
AS USUAL I'LL START WITH THE 
LATEST NUMBERS ON COVID-19 IN 
CANADA.
THERE ARE NOW 73,829 CONFIRMED 
CASES, INCLUDING 5,499 DEATHS.
AND 36,528 RECOVERED.
TO DATE, LABS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HAVE TESTED 1,232,000 PEOPLE FOR
COVID-19 WITH ABOUT 6% OF THOSE 
TESTING POSITIVE OVERALL.
WE'RE NOW TESTING AN AVERAGE OF 
26-28,000 PEOPLE DAILY.
THESE NUMBERS DO CHANGE QUICKLY.
AND ARE UPDATED REGULARLY ON 
CANADA.CA/CORONAVIRUS.
WITH MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY 
CONTINUING TO SHOW DECREASED 
COVID-19 ACTIVITY AND THE 
VICTORIA DAY LONG WEEKEND AHEAD 
OF US, GETTING OUTSIDE IS TOP OF
MIND.
BY THE SAME TOKEN, THERE ARE 
MANY CANADIANS WHO ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT HOW THEY CAN GO ABOUT 
THESE NEXT WEEKS AND MONTHS 
SAFELY.
THIS IS A REASONABLE CONCERN.
THE REALITY IS THAT COVID-19 IS 
STILL OUT THERE AND WILL BE WITH
US FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
SO AS LOCAL AUTHORITIES CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY REOPEN RECREATIONAL, 
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPACES, THE 
RIGHT AND SAFEST WAY TO GO OUT 
IS TO GO OUT SMART.
THAT MEANS NOT DROPPING THE 
LAYERS OF PROTECTION WE'VE USED 
TO PLANK THE CURVE AND HAVE WELL
INGRAINED AS OUR HYGIENE HABITS.
GOING OUT SMART MEANS KEEPING 
TWO METRES OF PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING FROM OTHERS WHEREVER 
AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
AVOIDING TOUCHING COMMON 
SURFACES AND CLEANING OUR HANDS 
WELL AND FREQUENTLY.
AND DEPENDING ON COVID ACTIVITY 
IN YOUR AREA, LOCAL AUTHORITIES 
MAY RECOMMEND THE USE OF A 
NONMEDICAL MASK AS AN ADDED 
LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR WHEN 
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN A 
2-METRE DISTANCE FROM OTHERS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN USING PUBLIC 
TRANSIT.
HOWEVER, IN SOME INSTANCES, 
GOING OUT IS NOT OKAY.
WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO 
DO THINGS TO KEEP OTHERS SAFE.
AND TO NOT RISK A SETBACK ON THE
PROGRESS WE'VE MADE.
THAT MEANS COVERING EVERY COUGH 
AND SNEEZE.
BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE 
EXPERIENCING EVEN MILD SYMPTOMS 
CONSISTENT WITH COVID-19, IT 
ALSO MEANS STAYING HOME AND 
STAYING APART FROM OTHERS.
SO, NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE THIS
LONG WEEKEND, GOING OUT SHOULD 
ONLY BE AN OPTION IF WE CAN GO 
OUT SMART.
LIVING WITH COVID-19 MEANS WE'VE
GOT TO MAINTAIN OUR HABITS OF 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING, FREQUENT 
HAND-WASHING AND STAYING HOME IF
SICK.
THANK YOU.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): NOW WE'LL HEAR 
FROM OUR MINISTER OF INNOVATION,
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, NAVDEEP 
BAINS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OVER THE PAST MONTH OUR 
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN WORKING HARD
TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CANADIANS 
CAN KEEP FOOD ON THE TABLE AND A
ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS.
WE'VE MADE CHANGES TO OUR 
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMME, 
INTRODUCED THE CANADA EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT AND PROVIDED A 
WAGE SUBSIDY FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
TO AVERT LAYOFFS.
TODAY WE'RE ANNOUNCING A NEW 
PROGRAMME THAT WILL PROVIDE 
TEMPORARY SUPPORT FOR CANADA'S 
RESEARCH TALENT.
HELP SUSTAIN RESEARCH CAPACITY 
AT UNIVERSITIES AND HELP 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES DURING THESE
EXTRAORDINARY TIMES.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] TODAY WE'RE 
ANNOUNCING A NEW PROGRAMME THAT 
WILL PROVIDE TEMPORARY SUPPORT 
FOR CANADA'S RESEARCH TALENT AND
HELP SUSTAIN RESEARCH CAPACITY 
AT UNIVERSITIES AND HEALTH 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES DURING THESE
TIMES.
[End of Translation] AND HEALTH 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES EMPLOY TENS 
OF THOUSANDS OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED
RESEARCH PERSONNEL.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE 
RESEARCHERS, LAB TECHNICIAN, 
TRAINEES AND OTHER SUPPORT 
PERSONNEL WHO ARE THE DRIVING 
FORCE FOR CANADA'S RESEARCH, 
BOTH UNIVERSITIES AND HELP 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES LIKE THE 
SICK KIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN 
TORONTO, THE MONTREAL CLINICAL 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
THESE PEOPLE ARE SIGNIFICANT 
DRIVERS OF INNOVATION.
THEY GENERATE THE DISCOVERIES 
AND INVENTIONS THAT HELP PEOPLE 
AND THE ECONOMY.
MANY OF THESE VERY RESEARCHERS 
HAVE THE EXPERTISE WE NEED TO 
HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND 
COVID-19 AND HOW TO FIGHT IT.
THESE HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL
ARE AT RISK OF BEING LAID OFF 
RIGHT NOW.
ON GOVERNMENT SOURCES OF 
REVENUE, OF PRIVATE SECTOR 
CONTRACTS, CHARITABLE DONATIONS 
AND ENDOWMENTS THAT ACCOUNT FOR 
MUCH OF THE INCOME THAT FUNDS 
THE RESEARCH ARE DRYING UP DUE 
TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
TO HELP THEM, WE'LL BE PROVIDING
UP TO $450 MILLION TO HELP 
SUSTAIN THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH 
COMMITTEE THROUGH THE CRISIS 
CAUSED BY COVID-19.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] TO HELP THEM, WE'LL
BE PROVIDING UP TO $450 MILLION 
TO HELP SUSTAIN THE ACADEMIC 
RESEARCH COMMUNITY THROUGH THE 
CRISIS CAUSED BY COVID-19.
[End of Translation] HEALTH 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
FEDERAL GRANTING FUNDING ARE 
ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAMME
IN SUPPORT OF THEIR 
RESEARCH-RELATED ACTIVITY.
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING WAGE 
SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH PERSONNEL, 
THIS INVESTMENT WILL ALSO HELP 
UNIVERSITY AND HEALTH RESEARCH 
INSTITUTES COVER THE 
UNANTICIPATED COSTS ASSOCIATED 
WITH MAINTAINING RESEARCH ASSETS
AT RISK DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
AND RAMPING UP RESEARCH 
ACTIVITIES ONCE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING MEASURES ARE RELAXED 
AND ULTIMATELY LIFTED.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] THIS INVESTMENT IS 
IN ADDITION TO MEASURES WE'VE 
PUT IN PLACE TO MAINTAIN JOBS 
AND EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND 
RESEARCH IN CANADA.
[End of Translation] CRITICAL 
THAT WE SUPPORT AND RETAIN OUR 
RESEARCH TALENT.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY'RE 
CANADIANS THAT NEED OUR HELP 
RIGHT NOW, BUT ALSO TO ENSURE 
THAT OUR UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES, HAVE THE 
TALENT AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY 
TO SUPPORT POST PANDEMIC 
ECONOMIC RECOVER.
YEARS AGO WE MADE A SINGLE 
LARGEST INVESTMENT IN 
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN CANADIAN
HISTORY.
THAT WAS BECAUSE THIS GOVERNMENT
RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF THE WORK
DONE BY SCIENTISTS AND 
RESEARCHERS IN THIS COUNTRY.
AND IT IS IN THAT SPIRIT THAT WE
STAND WITH THEM TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): OKAY, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
I'LL JUST ASK OUR TECHNICIANS 
PERHAPS TO TURN UP THE VOLUME IF
YOU CAN.
IT HASN'T BEEN A PERFECT 
TRANSMISSION.
AND, BILL, I WILL ASK YOU, IF 
YOU DON'T MIND TO SPEAK A LITTLE
BIT SLOWLY BECAUSE THE 
TRANSMISSION IS -- THERE IS A 
LITTLE BIT OF STATIC ON IT.
IF YOU SPEAK SLOWLY AND WE TURN 
UP THE VOLUME, OUR CHANCES OF 
UNDERSTANDING EVERY WORD WILL BE
IMPROVED.
OKAY.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM 
OUR FINANCE MINISTER, BILL 
MORNEAU.
BILL, PLEASE.
>> Hon. Bill Morneau: THANK YOU.
I THINK AS WE ALL KNOW, WE'VE 
BEEN WORKING HARD OVER THE LAST 
MONTHS TO PROTECT JOBS.
WE INTRODUCED THE CANADA WAGE 
SUBSIDY TO DO JUST THAT.
TODAY, THE WAGE SUBSIDY IS 
HELPING ALMOST TWO MILLION 
WORKERS ACROSS CANADA AND 
THOUSANDS OF APPLICATIONS ARE 
BEING RECEIVED EVERY SINGLE DAY.
-- SLOWLY STARTING TO CHANGE 
AWAY FROM LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES.
WE KNOW THAT BUSINESSES CONTINUE
TO NEED SUPPORT TO KEEP WORKERS 
ON PAYROLL.
OR EVEN TO REHIRE THEM AS THINGS
PICK UP.
THAT'S WHY OUR GOVERNMENT HAS 
ANNOUNCED WE'LL EXTEND THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY TO
AUGUST 29, 2020.
WE PLAN ON CONSULTING WITH 
BUSINESSES AND LABOUR 
REPRESENTATIVES OVER THE COURSE 
OF THE NEXT MONTH.
AND ANY POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS 
THAT WE MAKE FOLLOWING THE 
CONSULTATION PERIOD, INCLUDING 
POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE 
REVENUE DECLINE THRESHOLD.
WE'LL SEEK TO PROMOTE JOBS AND 
TO PROMOTE GROWTH.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] OUR GOVERNMENT HAS 
ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION TO 
EXTEND THE WAGE SUBSIDY BENEFIT 
TO AUGUST 29.
WE WILL BE CONSULTING WITH 
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE 
MONTHS TO COME.
WE WILL BE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS, 
INCLUDING POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS 
TO THE REVENUE DECLINE THRESHOLD
TO PROMOTE JOBS AND GROWTH.
[End of Translation] NEW 
REGULATIONS ARE EFFECTIVE 
IMMEDIATELY AND RETROACTIVE TO 
MARCH 15TH.
WAGE SUBSIDY IS NOW AVAILABLE TO
REGISTERED JOURNALISM 
ORGANIZATIONS AND ALL REGISTERED
CANADIAN AMATEUR ATHLETIC 
ASSOCIATIONS.
THIS INCLUDES HOCKEY CANADA, 
LACROSSE CANADA AND OTHERS.
ALSO, ELIGIBLE NOW ARE TAX 
EXEMPT INDIGENOUS-OWNED 
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS 
THAT INCLUDE INDIGENOUS 
GOVERNMENTS AND ELIGIBLE 
EMPLOYERS.
THIS WILL ENSURE MORE INDIGENOUS
EMPLOYERS CAN SUPPORT THEIR 
WORKERS.
AND NONPUBLIC COLLEGES AND 
SCHOOLS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE, 
INCLUDING DRIVING SCHOOLS AND 
ART SCHOOLS WHICH FOSTER 
CANADA'S WORLD-CLASS TALENT, 
LIKE THE NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL 
FOR EXAMPLE.
WITH WAGE SUBSIDY, IT WILL BE 
AVAILABLE TO PARTNERSHIPS WITH 
NONELIGIBLE MEMBERS AS LONG AS 
THE NONELIGIBLE MEMBERS ARE NOT 
MAJORITY OWNERS.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] WE ARE ALSO MAKING 
CHANGES TO ENSURE THAT MORE 
WORKERS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY.
NEW REGULATIONS WILL COME INTO 
FORCE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL BE 
BACK DATED TO MARCH 15TH.
THE SUBSIDY IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO
JOURNALISM, AMATEUR SPORT 
ASSOCIATIONS, NONPUBLIC COLLEGES
AND SCHOOLS, INCLUDING LANGUAGE 
SCHOOLS AND DRIVING SCHOOLS.
[End of Translation] WE ALSO 
INTEND TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION TO
PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR 
EMPLOYERS TO USE THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY TO REHIRE AND SUPPORT 
WORKERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN 
REGULAR EMPLOYERS IN THE EARLY 
MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, BUT 
NONETHELESS IMPORTANT TO 
OPERATIONS.
WORKERS LIKE SEASONAL EMPLOYEES.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] WE ALSO INTEND TO 
MAKE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO GIVE
GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO EMPLOYERS
FOR THE USE OF THE SUBSIDY.
AND AS A RESULT, THEY WILL BE 
ABLE TO HIRE BACK WORKERS WHO 
PERHAPS WERE NOT REGULAR 
EMPLOYEES DURING THE FIRST 
MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
AS WAS THE CASE WITH TEMPORARY 
FOREIGN WORKERS.
[End of Translation] FORMED ON 
THE AMALGAMATION OF TWO 
PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATIONS.
MY MESSAGE TO EMPLOYERS REMAINS 
THE SAME.
WE HOPE THAT YOU APPLY TO THIS 
PROGRAMME AND REHIRE YOUR 
WORKERS.
WHILE MUCH REMAINS UNKNOWN, 
THERE IS ONE THING THAT I DO 
KNOW.
WORKERS DRIVE OUR ECONOMY.
BY MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE 
JOBS TO GO BACK TO, WE'RE MAKING
SURE THAT CANADA STANDS READY TO
RECOVER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, BILL.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter].
>> WE'RE NOW PREPARED TO TAKE 
YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> AS USUAL WE START WITH THE 
QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE, ONE 
QUESTION, ONE FOLLOW-UP AND TURN
TO THE ROOM.
OPERATOR, OVER TO YOU.
>> PLEASE PRESS STAR 1 AT THIS 
TIME IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
THE FIRST QUESTION.
>> Reporter: [Speaking 
French][Voice of Interpreter] MY
QUESTION IS FOR MR. MORNEAU.
LET ME START OVER.
HOW MUCH WILL THE EXPANDED WAGE 
SUBSIDY PROGRAMME COST WITH THE 
EXPANSION THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING?
>> Hon. Bill Morneau: [Speaking 
French][Voice of Interpreter] 
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
WE ARE ENSURING EMPLOYERS WAGE 
SUBSIDY WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 
THE END OF AUGUST.
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THEIR -- 
AS I SAID, WE ARE GOING TO BE 
CONSIDERING ADJUSTMENTS.
TODAY I CANNOT SAY SPECIFICALLY 
OR PRECISELY WHAT OUR ESTIMATES 
ARE, BUT WHEN WE HAVE MORE 
INFORMATION, WE WILL PROVIDE THE
APPROPRIATE FIGURES.
>> Reporter: ON A DIFFERENT 
SUBJECT AGAIN FOR MINISTER 
MORNEAU, WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH 
TRANSFERS TO THE PROVINCES.
YOU KNOW AS I DO THAT THE HEALTH
BUDGETS WILL BE EXPLODING WITH 
THE SITUATION WE'RE CURRENTLY 
FACING.
ARE YOU OPEN TO INCREASING 
HEALTH TRANSFERS TO THE 
PROVINCES?
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): BILL, BEFORE 
YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION, THERE 
IS A REQUEST HERE FROM THE 
REPORTERS IN OTTAWA THAT YOU 
REPEAT YOUR REPLY TO THE FIRST 
QUESTION IN ENGLISH, PLEASE.
>> Hon. Bill Morneau: SO I HAVE 
TO REMEMBER THE REPLY TO THE 
FIRST QUESTION, IS THAT IT?
[LAUGHTER] THE FIRST QUESTION 
WAS ABOUT THE WAGE SUBSIDY AND 
OUR EXPECTATIONS ON COSTS.
AND AS I MENTIONED, FIRST AND 
FOREMOST WE WANT TO GIVE 
ASSURANCES TO BUSINESSES THAT 
THE WAGE SUBSIDY WILL BE 
EXTENDED TO THE END OF AUGUST.
THAT GIVES THE ABILITY TO REHIRE
WORKERS WITH SOME SENSE OF 
SECURITY.
THAT SAID, WE'RE LOOKING TO 
POTENTIALLY MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO 
THE PROGRAMME TO MAKE SURE IT 
ENCOURAGES HIRING.
SO WITH THOSE ADJUSTMENTS WHICH 
WE'RE GOING TO CONSULT ON STILL 
TO COME, I CAN'T YET MAKE A 
PRECISE ESTIMATES ON THE COST 
IMPLICATIONS.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] WITH RESPECT TO OUR
APPROACH FOR WORKING WITH THE 
PROVINCES, CLEARLY, THERE WILL 
BE COSTS.
WE WILL BE FACING DIFFICULTIES 
BECAUSE OF COVID-19 AND THE COST
OF OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WILL 
BE VERY SIGNIFICANT.
IT WILL BE SUBJECT OF OUR 
DISCUSSIONS.
IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE 
PROVINCES WE'LL LOOK AT HOW WE 
CAN WORK TOGETHER.
THIS REMAINS THE SITUATION WITH 
PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL 
JURISDICTIONS.
BUT, OF COURSE, WE'LL BE HOLDING
DISCUSSIONS AND WE WILL BE 
WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT 
OUR SYSTEM WORKS AND THAT WE 
HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO 
CONTINUE TO FACE COVID-19.
[Speaking French][Voice of 
Interpreter] 
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): AND I COULD 
ALSO ADD THAT THE QUESTION OF 
COST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST 
COVID-19 IS SOMETHING THAT WAS 
DISCUSSED BY THE PRIME MINISTER 
AND THE PROVINCIAL AND 
TERRITORIAL LEADERS YESTERDAY 
NIGHT.
THE PRIME MINISTER STATED ONCE 
AGAIN THAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS THERE TO HELP THE 
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES WITH 
THEIR WORK TO FIGHT COVID-19, 
INCLUDING ON VERY IMPORTANT 
ISSUES SUCH AS TESTING.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY PRIME 
MINISTER.
OPERATOR, THE NEXT QUESTION?
>> THE NEXT QUESTION, CANADIAN 
PRESS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: HI.
THIS QUESTION IS FOR DR. TAM AND
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AS 
WELL.
GIVEN THE DISCUSSIONS THAT THE 
PROVINCE IS STEPPING UP MORE 
COORDINATED APPROACH ON CONTACT 
TRACING AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN 
REBOOTING THE ECONOMY, WHAT IS 
THE URGENCY -- WHAT URGENCY DO 
YOU FEEL ABOUT GETTING A 
NATIONAL PLAN IN PLACE TO DEAL 
WITH CONTACT TRACING?
AND WHEN DO YOU SEE THAT TAKING 
SHAPE?
AND WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: SO CONTACT 
TRACING IS ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE 
CORNERSTONES OF OUR PUBLIC 
HEALTH STRATEGY GOING FORWARD.
CONTACT TRACING IS, OF COURSE, 
DONE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WITH 
SUPPORT AS NEEDED FROM THE 
PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL LEVELS.
SO I THINK FROM A -- IN 
GENERALITIES DONE BY PUBLIC 
HEALTH STAFF OR 
D
OFFICIALS,MENTED -- AUGMENTED BY
THE INCREASED CAPACITY THAT HAS 
BEEN PUT IN PLACE BY 
JURISDICTIONS.
SOME OF THEM HAVE HAD STUDENTS 
AND OTHER SURGE CAPACITIES AS 
WELL.
WE ARE OFFERING ADDITIONAL 
SUPPORT AS NEEDED ON THAT FRONT.
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF 
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGICAL 
APPLICATIONS.
THERE ARE SOME JURISDICTIONS 
THAT HAVE BEGAN TO TRY SOME OF 
THIS AND SHARING SOME OF THE 
LESSONS.
I DO KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN 
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS I THINK AT 
THE MINISTERIAL LEVEL.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): I CAN JUST ADD,
MIKE, IT'S A REALLY GOOD 
QUESTION.
AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE READOUT 
FROM THE CALL BETWEEN THE FIRST 
MINISTERS LAST NIGHT, TESSING 
AND CONTACT TRACING AND WORKING 
TOGETHER ON THAT WAS ONE OF THE 
MAIN ISSUES DISCUSSED.
THERE WAS A REAL ENTHUSIASM OF 
ALL OF THE FIRST MINISTERS AND 
OF COURSE OF THE PRIME MINISTER 
FOR US AS A COUNTRY TO REALLY 
CONTINUE TO STEP UP TESTING AND 
CONTACT TRACING.
AND A REAL SHARED RECOGNITION 
THAT DOING THAT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT AS WE LOOK TOWARDS 
REOPENING OUR ECONOMY.
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION OF THE
COLLABORATION THAT IS ALREADY 
HAPPENING.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS WEEK THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN 
WORKING
FOLLOW-UP.
>> Reporter: OKAY.
FOR THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, 
U.S. MEDIA REPORTS REPORT THE 
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTS THE 
BORDER RESTRICTIONS TO HAVE AN 
INDEFINITE TIME LINE.
ARE THEY ASKING FOR THE CURRENT 
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL, TO BE 
EXPANDED BEYOND THE 21ST AND IS 
CANADA PUSHING BACK ON THAT?
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): AS YOU KNOW, 
MIKE, I NEVER THINK IT'S A GOOD 
IDEA TO DISCLOSE PRIVATE 
NEGOTIATIONS.
I THINK IT'S NEVER GOOD TO 
NEGOTIATE IN PUBLIC.
BUT LET ME JUST ASSURE CANADIANS
THAT DECISIONS ABOUT THE 
CANADIAN BORDER ARE GOING TO BE 
TAKEN BY CANADIANS IN THE 
CANADIAN NATIONAL INTEREST WITH 
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
CANADIANS FIRST AND FOREMOST.
OUR GOVERNMENT IS TAKING A VERY 
PRUDENT APPROACH AND IN THAT -- 
THE CANADA-U.S. BORDER WAS 
DISCUSSED BY THE FIRST MINISTERS
YESTERDAY ALSO AND THERE WAS, I 
WOULD SAY, A WIDELY SHARED VIEW 
EXPRESSED BY THE PREMIERS THAT 
TAKING A PRUDENT APPROACH RIGHT 
NOW IS THE RIGHT THING.
WE ARE ACTIVELY DISCUSSING WITH 
THE UNITED STATES WHAT TO DO 
NEXT ON THE CANADA-U.S. BORDER.
IT IS A VERY, VERY COLLEGIAL AND
VERY FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE 
ABSOLUTELY FAIR TO SAY THAT BOTH
SIDES FEEL THE CURRENT MEASURES 
ARE WORKING REALLY, REALLY WELL.
IN RESTRICTING NON-ESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL, BUT ALSO REALLY 
IMPORTANTLY FOR BOTH COUNTRIES 
ENSURING THAT ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
CONTINUES.
AND THAT WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
IMPORTANT AS WE LOOK TOWARDS THE
REOPENING OF OUR ECONOMY FOR 
AREAS LIKE THE AUTO SECTOR, FOR 
EXAMPLE.
SO THE ESSENTIAL TRAVEL IS STILL
HAPPENING, BOTH COUNTRIES FEEL 
VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
>> Ron: -- 
>> Rosemary: I'M GOING TO PULL 
AWAY.
WE'LL COME BACK IN A MOMENT.
I WANT GET TO OTHER NEWS ABOUT 
THE CANADIAN MILITARY.
WE HEARD FROM THE PRIME MINISTER
AND FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
CANADIAN FORCES THAT THERE HAS 
BEEN A NUMBER OF MEMBERS -- AND 
WE'LL TRY TO GET ANSWERS HERE --
WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED.
WHO HAVE CONTRACTED COVID-19.
THEY ARE, OF COURSE, IN A NUMBER
OF LONG-TERM CARE CENTRES IN 
QUÉBEC.
LOTS OF THEM IN QUÉBEC.
I THINK WE'RE UP TO 25 AND 5 IN 
ONTARIO TO HELP THE STAFFING OF 
THOSE LONG-TERM CARE CENTRES AND
IN THERE AS SUPPORT MECHANISMS.
JOINING ME NOW TO DISCUSS THIS, 
BRIGADIER GENERAL.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
NICE TO SEE YOU, MS. BARTON.
>> Rosemary: TELL ME WHAT YOU 
CAN ABOUT THE CANADIAN FORCES 
MEMBERS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS?
IF YOU HAVE A NUMBER THAT IS 
HELPFUL.
>> IF I MAY FIRST SAY I'M HAPPY 
TO BE HERE.
WE HAVE MORE THAN A THOUSAND 
SOLDIERS, SOME MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS AND GENERAL 
SUPPORT TROOPS THAT ARE 
OPERATING IN THOSE 25 LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES.
OBVIOUSLY, NO MISSIONS ARE 
WITHOUT ANY RISKS.
I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO TALK TO 
SPECIFIC NUMBERS, BUT NUMBERS 
ARE VERY LOW.
WE KNEW UP FRONT THAT THIS WAS A
PART OF THE RISK FOR OUR FORCES.
AND LIKE ANY CANADIANS AT THIS 
TIME, BE IT ON THAT ASSISTANCE 
MISSION OR JUST AS BEING A 
CANADIAN, THERE IS A RISK OF 
BEING INFECTED.
BUT MUCH IMPORTANT PART OF OUR 
PREPARATIONS WAS TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE KNEW HOW TO DON AND WEAR
THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE MAX -- MAX 
SAFETY FOR THE PERSONNEL.
>> Rosemary: CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT
THAT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT?
WAS THE SAME KIND OF P.P.E. 
GIVEN TO EACH MEMBER OF THE 
FORCES OR WAS IT DIFFERENT 
DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY WERE 
DEPLOYED?
BECAUSE, OF COURSE, SOME 
LONG-TERM CARE CENTRES ARE IN A 
MUCH MORE SERIOUS SITUATION THAN
OTHERS.
>> SO THE P.P.E., THE PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, IS 
DEFINITELY ALIGNED WITH THE 
CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRE, SO WE 
HAVE OUR -- YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 
OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL IN 
THE FORCES, WE ARE ENSURING THAT
PROPER MEASURES ARE FOLLOWED AND
THAT OUR TROOPS, LIKE THE 
PROVINCIAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS,
ARE WEARING WHAT IS APPROPRIATE 
TO THE CONDITIONS -- WITH THE 
CONDITIONS THEY'RE OPERATING IN.
>> Rosemary: CAN I ASK YOU 
AGAIN, NOW ABOUT TESTING.
OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T KNOW IF 
YOU'RE TESTING -- ARE YOU 
TESTING EVERYONE THAT IS GOING 
INTO THE HOMES?
ARE YOU TESTING BASED ON 
SYMPTOMS?
>> SO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS WITH 
DIFFERENT CENTRES, BUT AGAIN, 
FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS WHICH ARE 
WELL DEFINED AND IN LINE WITH 
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
SO EVERYBODY THAT WENT 
THROUGH -- THAT WENT THROUGH THE
DEPLOYMENT PROCESS WENT THROUGH 
A SCREENING, A MEDICAL 
SCREENING.
AND THEN DURING THE ASSISTANCE 
IN THE CENTRES, DEPENDING ON THE
SITUATION IN SOME OF THE 
CENTRES, SOME SITUATIONS ARE 
MORE DIRE AND THEN THERE MIGHT 
BE SOME OF OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE 
TESTED, BUT IF NOT, IT GOES 
THROUGH A SCREENING PROCESS.
>> Rosemary: I WAS GOING TO SAY,
ARE THEY TESTED ON A DAILY BASIS
AS THEY'RE GOING IN AND OUT?
OR IF THEY'RE IN THOSE DIRE 
SITUATIONS AS YOU POINT OUT?
>> YEAH, I MEAN, THERE ARE A LOT
OF SPECIFICS WITH THAT.
I THINK WHAT IS KEY TO HIGHLIGHT
HERE IS THAT WE HAVE VERY 
THOROUGH PROCESS.
AGAIN CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE 
WORKING WITH HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS TO ENSURE THAT OUR
FOLKS ARE WELL TESTED.
THE WAY WE'RE APPROACHING THE 
ASSISTANCE MISSION, WE BRING 
GROUPS OF 30-40 IN THE LONG-TERM
CARE FACILITIES.
THE IDEA IS THAT WE'RE DEDICATED
TO THAT CENTRE SO IT PREVENTS --
IT PREVENTS US GOING FROM PLACES
TO PLACES, WHICH BRINGS SAFETY 
TO A HIGHER LEVEL.
IN THOSE -- IN THOSE LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES, WE'RE DOING A 
LOT OF DIFFERENT WORK.
SOME FOCUSED ON THE PATIENTS 
THEMSELVES, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE
IN THE CARING OF PATIENTS, 
FEEDING THEM, CHANGING BEDDING, 
MAKING SURE THEY'RE CLEAN, BUT 
THERE IS ALSO A NUMBER OF 
LOGISTICAL TASKS THAT OUR FOLKS 
ARE TAKING ON, BE IT FOOD OR 
CLEANING.
AND EVEN SOME MANAGEAL WHERE 
THERE ARE GAPS IN THE CENTRE.
IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION.
WE NEVER WISH FOR THESE TYPE OF 
SITUATIONS, BUT WE'RE PROUD OF 
THE WORK WE'RE DOING AND 
COMMITTED TO ASSISTING OUR 
PROVINCIAL PARTNERS.
>> Rosemary: I KNOW IT'S 
DIFFICULT WORK AND I 
CERTAINLY -- I CERTAINLY KNOW 
CANADIANS APPRECIATE IT, 
PARTICULARLY IN THE PROVINCES 
WHERE YOU'RE DEPLOYED.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO TALK TO 
SOMEONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS
SO IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE 
YOU ALL STEPPING UP TO DO THIS.
HAVE YOU NOW HAD TO ISOLATE 
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FORCES 
BECAUSE YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF 
CASES?
WE'VE HEARD THREE CASES, JUST TO
BE CLEAR.
YOU HAVE A FEW CASES NOW.
HAVE YOU HAD TO PULL ANYBODY OUT
OF THEIR DEPLOYMENT AND ISOLATE 
PEOPLE?
CAN YOU GIVE ME AN IDEA HOW THAT
IS DEALT WITH?
>> SO AGAIN, DELIBERATE PROCESS.
IF SOMEONE IS IDENTIFIED, 
SUSPECTED OR TESTED POSITIVE, 
THEN THERE IS -- I MIGHT 
STRUGGLE WITH THE ENGLISH 
TERM -- BUT IT ANALYSIS, WHICH 
MEANS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH
THE REST OF THE TEAM.
SO IT MIGHT MEAN THAT IN SOME 
CASES OTHER FOLKS WILL BE PUT IN
ISOLATION, OR IN MOST OTHER 
SITUATIONS BECAUSE OUR FOLKS 
HAVE BEEN WELL TRAINED AND THEY 
ARE WEARING THE PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, THEN THE 
REST OF THE TEAM IS SAFE AND CAN
CONTINUE ON WITH PROVIDING THAT 
MUCH REQUIRED ASSISTANCE.
>> Rosemary: HAS THAT HAPPENED 
YET?
OR YOU'RE NOT SURE?
>> NO, IT IS -- SO LIKE I SAID, 
I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO TALK 
NUMBERS, BUT SOME FOLKS HAVE 
EITHER BEEN ON OPERATION LASER, 
WHICH IS THE ASSISTANCE MISSION,
OR JUST A NORMAL BUSINESS HAS 
BEEN INFECTED, VERY LOW NUMBERS.
BUT AGAIN, THAT PROCESS THAT I 
JUST TALKED ABOUT IS DONE SO 
THAT WE CAN ENSURE SAFETY AND 
PROTECTION OF OUR FORCE SO THAT 
WHEN THOSE MISSIONS COME OUR 
WAY, WE'RE READY TO BRING OUR 
TROOPS AND DEPLOY AND PROVIDE 
THE ASSISTANCE.
>> Rosemary: YOU'LL FORGIVE ME 
FOR AGAIN TRYING TO BE SPECIFIC 
WHEN YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO 
BE, BUT THAT'S PART OF WHAT I 
HAVE TO DO AS MY JOB.
WE HAD HEARD THERE WAS A CASE AT
ONE OF THE HARDEST-HIT CHSLDs IN
MONTREAL.
IS THERE ANYTHING HAPPENING AT 
THAT CHSLDs NOW THAT WOULD BE 
DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE 
POTENTIAL CASE THERE?
>> SO, YEAH, IT WAS COVERED 
GREATLY IN THE NEWS.
DIFFICULT SITUATION THERE.
AND SO THE MEASURE THAT WAS 
TAKEN WAS THE WEARING OF 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
GRADE -- HAS BEEN UPGRADED.
AND THE WHOLE -- THE WHOLE 
CENTRE IS BASICALLY CONSIDERED A
HOT ZONE.
SO WITH THOSE MEASURES IN PLACE 
AND ANALYSIS BY THE -- ANALYSIS 
TO DETERMINE WHAT COULD BE THE 
CAUSE, THEN WE'RE ENSURING 
PROPER SAFETY OF OUR FOLKS.
SO WE'RE STILL IN THERE 
OPERATING WITH PROPER PROTECTION
MEASURES AND MITIGATING MEASURES
TO PROVIDE THAT CARE TO THOSE 
PATIENTS THAT REALLY REQUIRE IT.
>> Rosemary: ARE ANY OF THE 
CASES OF COVID WITH THE MEMBERS,
ARE THEY SERIOUS?
OR ARE THEY STABLE?
CAN YOU GIVE ME A SENSE OF HOW 
THEY'RE DOING?
>> SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE -- OUR 
FORCES ARE FIT, YOUNGER, AND 
AGAIN AS PART OF THAT SCREENING,
THAT MUCH REQUIRED PREPARATION, 
DELIBERATE PROCESS TO ENSURE 
THAT WHEN WE LAUNCH INTO THE 
ASSISTANCE MISSION WE HAVE THE 
FOLKS THAT ARE PREPARED AND FIT 
FOR THAT JOB, THAT'S PART OF 
ENSURING THAT WE'RE MITIGATING 
RISK IN A MISSION OF ASSISTANCE 
THAT, AGAIN, IS NOT WITHOUT 
RISK.
AND JUST LIKE THE OTHER HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS ARE FACING 
RISK.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE HIGHLIGHT 
THE WORK AND THE TEAM WORK 
BETWEEN THOSE PROVINCIAL HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS AND OUR 
MEMBERS FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES.
I WAS VISITING AT A CENTRE THE 
OTHER DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT ONE 
OF THE LADIES THERE, WITH UNOF 
THE NURSES -- ONES OF THE 
NURSES, HAD BEEN WORKING FOR 40 
DAYS STRAIGHT.
THIS IS WHY WE'RE THERE.
THIS IS WHY WE'RE TAKING THE 
PROPER PROTECTIVE MEASURES.
AGAIN NOT WITHOUT ANY RISKS, BUT
VERY DELIBERATE APPROACH, VERY 
SERIOUS APPROACH, SO THAT WE CAN
BE THERE ALONGSIDE OUR 
PROVINCIAL PARTNERS AND THAT WE 
CAN TAKE CARE OF THOSE PATIENTS 
SO WHERE REQUIRED WE CAN BRING 
DIGNITY -- THE PROPER LEVEL OF 
DIGNITY BACK IN THOSE CENTRES.
>> Rosemary: LAST QUESTION TO 
YOU.
THE PRIME MINISTER WAS ASKED 
TODAY WHETHER FORCES MEMBERS 
SHOULD BE RECEIVING SOME SORT OF
DANGER PAY FOR THE MISSION.
DO YOU KNOW IF THAT IS HAPPENING
OR BEING CONSIDERED?
>> WE'RE ALWAYS PROUD TO LAUNCH 
OPERATIONS.
THAT'S OUR ROLE.
WE'RE THERE TO PROTECT 
CANADIANS, DEFEND THE NATION, AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
IF MORE MONEY COMES AS PART OF 
IT, THEN PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPY, 
BUT I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE 
POLICIES ARE ON THAT.
BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT US, IT'S 
THE ABILITY FOR US TO BE THERE 
WITH THOSE QUÉBECERS THAT 
REQUIRE IT.
>> Rosemary: WELL, IT IS 
IMPORTANT WORK.
I'M SORRY IT HAD TO BE A COUPLE 
OF CASES THAT GAVE US A CHANCE 
TO SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT IT.
BUT I AM GLAD YOU DID THAT.
I KNOW CANADIANS ARE VERY 
GRATEFUL TO YOU AND ALL OUR 
FELLOW MEMBERS FOR STEPPING UP 
IN THIS WAY.
BRIGADIER GENERAL, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> Rosemary: WANTED TO GET TO 
THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
OF BREAKING NEWS.
WE'LL GO BACK TO OTTAWA WHERE 
MINISTERS AND HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE STILL SPEAKING.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): FREE SHOTS ON 
GOAL?
I THINK WE HAVE TO LET OUR 
REPORTER FRIENDS ASK MORE 
QUESTIONS IF THEY WISH.
BILL, CAN YOU SAY A FEW WORDS SO
WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN HEAR YOU?
OKAY.
CLEARLY BILL CAN'T HEAR US.
[LAUGHTER] LOOKING VERY RELAXED.
>> I THINK WE'LL JUST PAUSE AND 
RESUME IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> Chrystia Freeland (Deputy 
Prime Minister): IF YOU GUYS 
HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION OR TWO, 
YOU CAN ASK ONE.
>> Reporter: I HAVE A CURIOSITY.
[LAUGHTER] IF WE HAVE TIME.
I'M WONDERING HOW DR. TAM, YOU 
SUGGEST TO THOSE WHO ARE WORKING
IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND HAVE 
BEEN WORKING VERY LONG HOURS FOR
THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO 
KEEP THE ECONOMY GOING AND TO 
MAINTAIN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HOW
YOU DEAL WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 
BURN OUT?
AND AVOID THAT?
>> Dr. Theresa Tam: I'M SURE 
MINISTER HAJDU IS VERY MUCH A 
SUPPORTER OF MAINTAINING THE 
MENTAL HEALTH OF WORKERS.
I THINK HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAVE
BEEN WORKING THESE LONG HOURS, 
NOT JUST HEALTH CARE WORKERS, 
MANY OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES, 
PEOPLE WHO KEEP MANY SUPPLIES 
GOING.
AND I THINK THERE ARE MANY 
PROGRAMMES SET UP FOR EMPLOYEES 
IF YOU'RE A PART OF THOSE 
PROGRAMMES, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
FOR SURE.
THE MINISTER MAY WANT TO TALK 
ABOUT THE SUITE OF APPLICATIONS 
THAT WE HAVE, BUT IT'S A MATTER 
OF INDIVIDUALS BEING SUPPORTED 
BY THEIR FAMILIES, BY THEIR 
COMMUNITIES, BY THE WORK 
ENVIRONMENT THEY WORK IN AS WELL
AS GETTING HELP WHEN NEEDED.
I HAVE TO SAY AS A HEALTH WORKER
AND PERHAPS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING MANY HOURS, WE'RE NOT 
VERY GOOD SOMETIMES AT ASKING 
FOR HELP.
I KNOW DOCTORS ARE NOT VERY GOOD
AT ALL IN SPOTTING OUR OWN, YOU 
KNOW, HEALTH NEEDS.
SO I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO BE 
ABLE TO TELL OUR COLLEAGUES -- I
ALWAYS SAY TO MY STAFF, YOU 
KNOW, IF I'M BEHAVING STRANGELY,
WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME?
BECAUSE I MIGHT NOT KNOW MYSELF.
[LAUGHTER] AND BEHAVIOURS OUT OF
THE ORDINARY FOR ME AFFECTS HOW 
EVERYBODY ELSE WORKS ON MY TEAM.
SO I THINK PARTLY A FEW DAYS 
EARLIER I THINK DURING MENTAL 
HEALTH WEEK I SAID, YOU KNOW, 
YOU'VE GOT TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT
HOW YOU FEEL, WHICH IS NOT EASY 
FOR MANY.
HEALTH WORKERS IN PARTICULAR 
FEEL THEY HAVE TO HELP OTHERS.
AND SOMETIMES NEGLECT TO SORT OF
HELP THEMSELVES, SO WE HAVE TO 
BE AWARE OF THAT AS WELL.
>> I'M TOLD WE HAVE MINISTER 
BAINS AND MORNEAU ON THE PHONE.
>> Reporter: MINISTER MORNEAU, 
IF YOU COULD REPEAT THE FIGURE 
THAT YOU GAVE FOR THE TOTAL 
AMOUNT OF STIMULUS.
THAT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED 
AS THE LINE CUT OUT.
AS A FOLLOW-UP, WE'RE WONDERING,
YOU HAVE SAID THAT IT'S TOO 
EARLY TO GIVE A FISCAL UPDATE OR
BUDGET AT THIS POINT, BUT ONE OF
OUR FINANCE OFFICIALS TOLD THE 
COMMUNITY THIS WEEK THERE WAS 
WORK ONGOING ON A FISCAL UPDATE,
SO I'M WONDERING HOW YOU JIVE 
THOSE TWO POSITIONS?
>> Hon. Bill Morneau: THANK YOU.
I CAN HEAR YOU CLEARLY NOW.
I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME.
>> Reporter: IT'S MUCH BETTER, 
THANK YOU.
>> Hon. Bill Morneau: IN 
RESPONDING TO YOUR FIRST 
QUESTION AROUND THE SCALE OF THE
DIRECT SUPPORT.
THE REPORT ON THE DIRECT SUPPORT
IS AT $151.7 BILLION.
OBVIOUSLY, ENORMOUS SUPPORT FOR 
CANADIANS AS WE TRY TO GET 
THROUGH THIS TIME AND 
SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FOR 
BUSINESSES TO FIND A WAY TO GET 
ACROSS A DIFFICULT PERIOD.
WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF
INFORMATION, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE 
BEING TRANSPARENT AS WE ANNOUNCE
NEW PROGRAMMES TO BE SURE TO 
GIVE A SENSE OF THE EXPECTATION 
OF THE COST OF THOSE PROGRAMMES.
YOU HEARD ONE OF MY FINANCE 
OFFICIALS THIS WEEK TALK ABOUT 
OUR NEED TO BE CONSTANTLY READY 
TO PROVIDE FISCAL UPDATES.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY CONSULTING WITH
BUSINESS AND WITH INDUSTRY TO 
GET A GOOD SENSE OF WHERE OUR 
ECONOMY IS GOING.
THAT SAID, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THE SITUATION IS MORE 
STABLE BEFORE WE GIVE AN OUTLINE
OF A FISCAL UPDATE.
WE'RE IN A VERY FLUID SITUATION 
AND AS WE HAVE A MORE STABLE 
SITUATION FROM WHICH TO PROVIDE 
ECONOMIC FORECASTS, WE WILL COME
FORWARD WITH THE FORECASTS WHICH
WE THINK IS APPROPRIATE.
>> THANK YOU, MINISTER.
FOLLOW-UP?
>> Reporter: JULIE VAN DUSEN, 
CBC.
SO THERE WAS A HUGE UPTICK ON 
THE CERB, THE $2,000 A MONTH 
BENEFIT, NOT SO MUCH ON THE WAGE
SUBSIDY.
I'M WONDERING IF THE ECONOMY 
STARTS TO REOPEN, IS THE CERB A 
DISINCENTIVE IN THAT SOME PEOPLE
MIGHT RATHER STAY AT HOME?
MAYBE THEY'RE TOO AFRAID TO GO 
TO WORK OR MAYBE THEY'RE OFFERED
LESS THAN THE CERB OFFERS, THE 
$2,000 A MONTH?
>> Hon. Bill Morneau: WELL, 
JULIE, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT 
QUESTION AND IT'S SOMETHING 
WE'RE WORKING ON.
THE ONE CORRECTION I'D MAKE IS 
THAT BOTH PROGRAMMES HAVE HAD 
REALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.
WE'VE HAD, AS YOU KNOW, MORE 
THAN 7.5 MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVE
GONE ON THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT, BUT WE'VE ALSO HAD 
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR
EMPLOYERS APPLY THROUGH THE WAGE
SUBSIDY.
SO WE SEE BOTH OF THE PROGRAMMES
AS VERY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT 
EMPLOYEES AND PEOPLE.
AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE ARE 
EXACTLY AS YOU SAID TRYING TO 
MAKE SURE THERE IS INCENTIVE FOR
AN EMPLOYER KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES
ON OR TO REHIRE WORKERS AS WE 
CAREFULLY OPEN UP.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS SUPPORT FOR 
PEOPLE WHO ARE FACING THE 
CHALLENGE OF NOT BEING AT WORK.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOWARDS 
THE EXTENSION OF THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY APPROPRIATELY AND 
OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW 
THAT RELATES TO THE EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT AND THE 
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM.
THAT WORK IS ONGOING.
>> Rosemary: WE'RE GOING TO PULL
AWAY FROM THE MINISTER BRIEFING.
IT HAD A LOT OF TECHNICAL 
DIFFICULTIES.
SO IT'S GOOD I CUT AWAY AT ONE 
POINT TO SPEAK TO THE BRIGADIER 
GENERAL ABOUT QUÉBEC.
BUT GOT A SENSE OF THE 
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT.
MORE THAN $151 BILLION THAT HAS 
BEEN BROUGHT IN TO BEAR BY THE 
GOVERNMENT TO TRY TO SUPPORT 
BOTH CANADIANS AND OVERALL 
ECONOMY.
I'LL BRING BACK VASSY KAPELOS 
AND CATHERINE CULLEN FOR THEIR 
TAKE ON ANYTHING THEY HEARD OR I
MISSED WHILE DOING THE 
INTERVIEW.
>> Vassy: I WANT TO JUMP OFF 
WHAT YOU OUTLINE.
THE MAGNITUDE, THE 
QUANTIFICATION OF THE AMOUNT OF 
FINANCIAL AID AND THE PROGRAMMES
THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BILLED 
OUT IN TEN WEEKS, NOT EVEN TEN 
WEEKS.
I WAS LOOKING UP AS SOON AS MR. 
MORNEAU SAID.
ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT OVER
THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE 
GOVERNMENT HAS AUTHORIZED 
AVERAGE SPENDING OF $274 BILLION
WHILE SPENDING $151 BILLION.
TOTAL SPENDING PER YEAR ON ALL 
PROGRAMMES -- ALL PROGRAMMES -- 
$250 BILLION IN AVERAGE.
SO WE'RE ALREADY AT $150 BILLION
JUST ON COVID-19 MEASURES NOT TO
MENTION WHATEVER ELSE THE 
GOVERNMENT HAS TO SPEND ON 
REGULAR STUFF.
I THINK THAT NUMBER IS 
STAGGERING AND TO THINK WE'RE 
JUST REALLY 10 WEEKS INTO 
SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TOLD COULD 
LAST UP TO TWO YEARS, DEPENDING 
OFTEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
TREATMENT OR VACCINE, GIVES US A
SENSE OF WHY SO MUCH OF THE 
CONVERSATION IN THE PAST FEW 
DAYS, POLITICALLY AT LEAST, HAS 
CENTRED AROUND, CAN YOU PROVIDE 
US WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT 
WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO AND HOW YOU 
MIGHT ADDRESS, MUCH LATER DOWN 
THE ROAD, THIS MUCH MONEY?
SPENDING THIS MUCH MONEY AND HOW
YOU PLAN TO RECTIFY THAT IN THE 
FUTURE.
OBVIOUSLY, THOSE AREN'T EASY 
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER AT THIS 
POINT, BUT THOSE QUESTIONS, AND 
MINISTER MORNEAU GOT THEM FROM 
THE JOURNALISTS AND OPPOSITION, 
WAYNE EASTER AT SOME POINT, HOW 
ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT 
GOVERNMENT SPENDING OVER THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS?
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS?
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TELL US 
EXACTLY, BUT CAN YOU GIVE US A 
SENSE OF WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING I 
THINK ARE GENUINE QUESTIONS.
>> Reporter: JUST TO HIGHLIGHT 
THIS IS A MOMENT OF TRANSITION 
THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING 
AT TODAY.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT USING THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY AS THE TOOL TO GET 
CANADA MOVING FORWARD, BUT THERE
ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS THAT 
NEITHER WE, NOR THE GOVERNMENT, 
NO ONE KNOWS THE ANSWER TO.
ARE BUSINESSES READY?
ARE EMPLOYEES READY AND IS THIS 
THE RIGHT TOOL TO MAKE IT 
HAPPEN?
THE PRIME MINISTER TALKED ABOUT 
MAKING THE ECONOMY COME ROARING 
BACK, BUT HE SAID IT WAS A 
CONLUTED PROCESS.
>> Rosemary: HAVE A GOOD 
WEEKEND
