>> Andrew:  GOODNIGHT.
TONIGHT AN $12 BILLION LIFE LINE
FOR CANADIANS AFFECTED BY THE
CORONAVIRUS.
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, YOU WILL
GET THE SUPPORT YOU NEED.
>> Andrew:  HELP FOR PEOPLE OUT
OF WORK AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE
STRUGGLING BUT IT CAN'T COME
SOON ENOUGH.
>> WHEN YOU STOP WORKING, YOU
STOP MAKING MONEY.
>> THIS IS A DECISION TO
RESTRICT ENTRY.
>> Adrienne:  THE CANADA-U.S.
BORDER CLOSES TO NONESSENTIAL
TRAFFIC TO TRY TO STOP THE
SPREAD.
>> Andrew:  ARE HOSPITALS
PREPARED FOR A SPIKE IN
CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS?
>> WE ESTIMATE WE WILL RUN OUT
OF VENTILATORS WITHIN 16 TO 35
DAYS.
>> Andrew:  THE CREATIVE WAYS
DOCTORS ARE TRYING TO STRETCH
WHAT THEY'VE GOT.
>> Adrienne:  ISOLATED BUT NOT
ALONE.
>> YOU CAN SEE THAT HE'S ALL
RIGHT.
>> Adrienne:  KEEPING FAMILIES
TOGETHER THROUGH THE CRISIS.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
>> Andrew:  TWO MAJOR MOVES BY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS IT
TRIES TO DEAL WITH THE SPREAD OF
THE CORONAVIRUS IN THIS COUNTRY.
>> Adrienne:  ONE OF THEM,
BILLIONS IN AID FOR BUSINESSES
AND WORKERS GRAPPLING WITH THE
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES.
THE OTHER IS A CAREFULLY PLOTTED
AGGRESSIVE STEP BY BOTH CANADA
AND THE UNITED STATES.
THEY HAVE AGREED TO CLOSE THE
BORDER TO NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL
AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE TRADE
OR CANADIANS TRYING TO COME
HOME.
THAT WORD, AS CANADA RECORDED
MORE THAN 125 NEW CASES AND THE
NINTH DEATH, AN EDERLY MAN IN
QUEBEC.
SO LOTS OF DEVELOPMENTS TO FILL
YOU IN ON.
LET'S START WITH A MASSIVE NEW
SPENDING WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO HELP GET CANADIANS
THROUGH THE FINANCIAL PART OF
THIS CRISIS.
DAVID COCHRAN BEGINS OUR
COVERAGE IN OTTAWA.
IN THESE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES,
OUR GOVERNMENT IS TAKING
EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.
>> Reporter:  THE BORDER MAY BE
CLOSED BUT THE VAULT IS OPEN.
THE MEASURES WE'RE ANNOUNCING
TODAY WILL PROVIDE UP TO
$27 BILLION IN DIRECT SUPPORT TO
CANADIAN WORKERS AND BUSINESSES,
PLUS 55 BILLION TO MEET
LIQUIDITY NEEDS OF BUSINESSES
AND HOUSE HOLDS.
>> Reporter:  82 BOULEVARD
DOLLAR82 BOULEVARD8282 BILL DOLLARS$82 BIL
LION TOBUILD A FINANCIAL LIFE BOAT.
FOR PEOPLE WHO GET SICK OR HAVE
TO GET SICK, ELDERLY OR A CHILD.
THE EMERGENCY SUPPORT BENEFIT,
ANOTHER NEW PROGRAMME TO GIVE
THE EQUIVALENT OF EI TO THE
SELF-EMPLOYED OR PEOPLE WHO LOSE
THEIR JOBS AND CAN'T GET EI.
>> MY ONLY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT CANADIANS CAN KEEP FOOD IN
THE FRIDGE, THAT THEY CAN KEEP A
ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS AND THEY
CAN AFFORD THE MEDICINE THEY
NEED.
>> Reporter:  THE FINANCE
MINISTER IS BOOSTING THE GST
REBATE FOR LOW INCOME EARNERS,
WAIVING STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS
FOR SIX MONTHS, PROMISING A
BOOST TO THE CANADA CHILD
BENEFIT.
>> WE'RE WORKING QUICKLY TO GET
MONEY INTO PEOPLE'S HANDS, SO NO
MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, THEY CAN
AFFORD ESSENTIALS.
>> Reporter:  THAT INCLUDES
BUSINESSES, BIG AND SMALL.
THERE'S A 10% WAGE SUBSIDY FOR
BUSINESSES TO KEEP WORKING AND
ALL BUSINESSES CAN DEFER TAX
PAYMENTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO KEEP
$55 BILLION IN THE ECONOMY AND
THERE'S TH THE PROMISE OF HELP TO
COME FOR THE INDUSTRIES THAT
NEED IT MOST.
>> WE'LL ACTUALL ACTIVELY WORK WITH
