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 
POSSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED 
IT.
[Speaking French]
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
TODAY I'M ANNOUNCING THAT WE'RE 
GOING TO INVEST $450 MILLION TO 
ASSIST RESEARCHERS AND RESEARCH 
INSTITUTIONS GET TO THE CRISIS.
THIS MONEY WILL BE USED TO 
MAINTAIN THE SALARIES OF THOSE 
WHO ARE UNDERTAKING RESEARCH TO 
THEIR ESSENTIAL WORK.
WE'RE LUCKY CANADIAN RESEARCHERS
ARE AMONGST THE BEST IN THE 
WORLD.
EVERYDAY THEY MAKE DISCOVERIES 
THAT ALLOW US TO REMAIN HEALTHY.
AND WE SHOULD, THEREFORE, 
SUPPORT THEM.
[End of Interpretation]
MILLIONS OF CANADIANS HAVE LOST 
THEY'RE JOB BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
AS OUR ECONOMY GRADUALLY 
REOPENS, WHEREVER HE 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 
EVERYDAY.
WHEN WE LAUNCH THIS PROGRAM, I 
TALKED ABOUT THE NAKED SPOTS IT 
WOULD SUPPORT.
THE LOCAL RESTAURANT, THE SALON,
THE GYM THAT HAD BEEN FORCED TO 
CLOSE OR SEEN BUSINESS DRY UP.
WELL, TODAY A LOT OF THOSE 
PLACES ARE LOOKING TOWARDS 
REOPENING.
AND THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO 
BRING BACK WORKERS AND EVEN HIRE
MORE AS THIS HAPPENS.
SO THIS MORNING I CAN CONFIRM 
THAT WE WILL EXTEND THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY BY 
ANOTHER 3 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 PROGRAM KEEPS 
WORKING FOR PEOPLE.
THAT IT KEEPS ENCOURAGING 
EMPLOYERS TO REHIRE STAFF AND 
EVEN EXPAND WHERE POSSIBLE.
SO OVER THE NEXT MONTH, WE'LL 
WORK WITH BUSINESS AND LABOUR 
STAKE HOLDERS ON ANY ADJUSTMENTS
THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED.
ONE OF THE 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'S WHO THIS IS ALL 
ABOUT.
IF YOU'RE A BUSINESS OWNER, IF 
YOU'RE A WORKER, WE'RE HERE FOR 
YOU.
NOW AND THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE ALSO 
BROADENED ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS 
BENEFIT.
MINISTER MORE KNOW WILL HAVE 
MORE DETAILS SHORTLY, BUT THESE 
CHANGES WILL GET EVEN MORE 
PEOPLE BACK ON THE JOB.
SO TO BUSINESS OWNERS WHO 
HAVEN'T APPLIED YET, GO ONLINE 
AND DO SO.
THE HELP IS THERE FOR YOU.
[Speaking French]
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
TODAY I CONFIRM THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO EXTEND THE SALARY 
SUBSIDY FOR THREE MONTHS UNTIL 
THE END OF AUGUST.
IF YOU OWN A BUSINESS AND YOU 
ARE PREPARING TO REOPEN YOUR 
DOORS, THIS SUBSIDY WILL BE 
THERE FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR 
EMPLOYEES.
WE MUST ENSURE THAT THIS PROGRAM
CONTINUES HELPING PEOPLE AND 
ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS TO REHIRE 
THEIR EMPLOYEES AND REOPEN THEIR
ACTIVITIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SO OVER THE NEXT MONTHS, WE WILL
BE WORKING WITH THE BUSINESS 
REPRESENTATIVES AND 
REPRESENTATIVES WORKERS IN ORDER
TO MAKE THE NECESSARY 
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROGRAM, 
PARTICULARLY WE WILL LOOK AT THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF 30% 
LOSS.
WHEN BUSINESSES ARE READY TO 
RESTART AND EVEN GROW, WE DON'T 
WANT THIS TO BE AN OBSTACLE TO 
GROWTH.
WE ARE ALSO WIDENING THE 
ELIGIBILITY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT 
EVEN MORE PEOPLE.
MINISTER MORNEAU WILL BE 
PROVIDING MORE DETAILS LATER 
TODAY.
SINCE MARCH WE HAVE BEEN 
PROVIDING MORE SUPPORT FOR 
PARENTS AND WORKERS.
STUDENTS AND SENIORS AND FOR THE
MOST HARDEST HIT INDUSTRIES, AND
FIRST OF ALL BUSINESSES.
WE HELP THOSE WHO NEED IT.
TODAY WE'RE FOLLOWING UP ON OUR 
COMMITMENTS.
[End of Interpretation]
A 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.
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 IN JOBS THAT ARE KEY 
TO OUR FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.
OF COURSE NO ONE PROGRAM CAN 
SINGLE HANDEDLY SOLVE THE FACT 
THAT THERE ARE FEWER JOBS OUT 
THERE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
SO FOR STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADS
WHO STILL NEED HELP, STARTING 
TODAY YOU CAN APPLY FOR THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY STUDENT 
BENEFIT.
GO TO CANADA.CA TO SIGN UP.
FOR PARENTS WHO RECEIVE THE 
CANADA CHILD BENEFIT AND PEOPLE 
WHO GET THE GST/HST 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 1st 
DEADLINE, YOUR BENEFITS WON'T 
AUTOMATICALLY BE CUT OFF IF, FOR
SOME REASON, YOU MISS THAT DATE.
YOUR CCB AND GST/HST 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'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE 
RECEIVING THOSE BENEFITS BEYOND 
SEPTEMBER.
[Speaking French]
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
IF YOU'RE A STUDENT, CONSULT 
CANADA SUMMER JOBS SITE.
WE'LL BE POSTING A FIRST SET OF 
JOBS TODAY.
AND IF YOU CAN'T FIND A SUMMER 
JOB, THE EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR 
STUDENTS IS THERE FOR YOU.
YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR REQUESTS AS
OF TODAY.
EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY AS MUCH AS 
POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE THEIR INCOME
AND TAX STATEMENT BETWEEN NOW 
AND THE 1st OF JUNE, BUT IF YOU 
CAN'T, YOUR BENEFITS LIKE THE 
CHILD BENEFIT AND YOUR TPS 
CREDIT WILL NOT BE CUT OFF 
IMMEDIATELY.
YOU WILL RECEIVE THEM UP UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER.
BUT WE NONETHELESS ASK YOU TO 
PRODUCE YOUR INCOME STATEMENT AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE 
CAN DEAL WITH YOUR FILE AND THAT
YOU CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE 
THESE BENEFITS AFTER SEPTEMBER.
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH 
DIFFICULT TIMES, BUT BY WORKING 
TOGETHER AND BY STAYING THERE 
AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, WE'LL
MAKE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
THANK YOU, PRIME MINISTER.
WE'LL START WITH THE TELEPHONE 
OPERATOR.
FIRST QUESTION.
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FIRST QUESTION.
>> Question: (Voice of 
Interpreter): GOOD MORNING, Mr. 
TRUDEAU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I GET THE IMPRESSION THAT AS 
WE'RE STARTING UP AGAIN YOU SEEM
TO HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY RATHER THAN THE 
CERB.
AM I SEEING THINGS RIGHT?
AND IF THAT IS SUCH, DOES THAT 
MEAN YOU'LL ALSO BE EXTENDING 
THE CERB?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
(Voice of Interpreter): WHAT WE 
KNOW IS THAT THE BEST THING IS 
THAT PEOPLE REMAIN CONNECTED TO 
THEIR JOBS SO AS THEY CAN PICK 
UP AS SOON AS THE ECONOMY OPENS 
UP FOR THEM AGAIN.
SO MAINTAINING THE LINK BETWEEN 
EMPLOYER AND PLEA  EMPLOYEE IS 
THE BEST THING.
THE WAGE SUBSIDY ALSO GIVES MORE
MONEY IN MANY CASES THAN DOES 
THE CANADIAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT.
IT'S ASSISTANCE THAT WE'RE 
ALLOWING TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC
REOPEN, AND IT WILL BE AN 
INTEGRAL PART OF THIS REOPENING.
WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE 
MILLIONS OF CANADIANS ACTUALLY 
LOST THEIR JOBS.
THEY'RE NOT RECEIVING THEIR 
SALARIES OR PAYCHEQUES, AND THEY
HAVE NO POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING
A WAGE SUBSIDY FOR THEM BECAUSE 
THERE IS NO EMPLOYER.
SO WE STILL NEED THE EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT, SO WE WANL 
PEOPLE TO USE THE WAGE SUBSIDY 
MORE.
WE WANT EMPLOYERS TO START 
REHIRING AND EVEN HIRING NEW 
PEOPLE IN SOME CASES.
USING THE WAGE SUBSIDY IN ORDER 
TO ENSURE A QUICK RESTART.
AN EFFECTIVE RESTART.
>> Question: (Voice of 
Interpreter): AM I TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THE CERB WILL NOT BE 
EXTENDED?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
(Voice of Interpreter): NO.
WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT GOES ON, 
AND WE REALIZE THAT MILLIONS OF 
CANADIANS STILL NEED THE CERB, 
BUT IDEALLY, AS THE ECONOMY 
RESTARTLES, AND AS THERE ARE 
LESS AND LESS PEOPLE -- 
RESTARTS, AND AS THERE ARE LESS 
AND LESS PEOPLE WITHOUT A JOB 
AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOST IT ARE 
STARTING TO BE REHIRED, WE'LL BE
ABLE TO RATHER USE THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY THAN THE EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT TO SUPPORT 
PEOPLE.
WE'LL HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE 
SITUATION TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE 
THERE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO NEED
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
OPERATOR, NEXT QUESTION.
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
GO AHEAD.
>> Question: (Voice of 
Interpreter): GOOD MORNING, Mr. 
TRUDEAU.
ABOUT THE DIRECTIVE TO PUBLIC 
SERVICE TO IGNORE WHEN APPLYING 
FOR THE CERB, THE QUALITY OF THE
APPLICATION.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
(Voice of Interpreter): WE HAD A
CHOICE TO MAKE.
EITHER SEND THE MONEY OUT TO 
PEOPLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, 
OR IMPLEMENTING MEASURES TO FIND
OUT FRAUD AND STOP IT.
OR ELSE WE IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM 
THAT PUTS IN PLACE STRONG 
MEASURES FOR ENSURING THAT NO 
FRAUD OCCURS.
NOW, IN THAT LATTER SITUATION, 
GIVEN THAT PEOPLE NEEDED MONEY 
IMMEDIATELY, WE MADE THE ONLY 
RATIONAL CHOICE.
AND THAT WAS TO SEND THE MONEY 
OUT QUICKLY TO ALL THOSE WHO 
MADE A REQUEST AND SIGNED A 
DECLARATION THAT THEY NEEDED IT,
AND THEN LATER, AS WE'VE ALREADY
STARTED DOING, IMPLEMENT 
MECHANISMS TO RECOVER THE MONEY 
FROM FRAUDULENT PRELIMINARY 
INQUIRIES.
[End of Interpretation]
WE HAD A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD 
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 
MEASURES THAT GO BACK AND CREATE
CONSEQUENCES AND GET THE MONEY 
BACK FROM PEOPLE WHO TOOK IT OUT
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.
WELL, THE PROBLEM WITH THE 
SECOND APPROACH WOULD HAVE BEEN 
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MONTHS BEFORE
DELIVERING TO THE WELL OVER 7 
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'S 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.
>> Question: (Voice of 
Interpreter): SO I MIGHT BE 
MISTAKEN, BUT THINGS REMAIN AS 
THEY ARE, BUT OTHERWISE MY 
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION IS ON THE 
RETURN.
Mr. SCHEER ONCE AGAIN THIS 
MORNING DEMANDED THAT THERE BE A
REOPENING OF MORE IN-PERSON 
MEETINGS WITH A LIMITED NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE T LAST TIME YOU DIDN'T
WANT IT.
HALLS YOUR POSITION CHANGED?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
(Voice of Interpreter): 
CURRENTLY WE HAVE IN-PARTNER 
MEETING ONCE A WEEK WITH A 
RESTRICTED NUMBER OF MP'S WHO 
COME FROM CLOSE BY AND FROM VERY
FEW PLACES.
AND TWICE A WEEK WE HAVE VIRTUAL
SITTINGS, WHERE MEMBERS FROM 
EVERY RIDING CAN REPRESENT THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND DO THEIR JOB.
THIS IS A BALANCE THAT SEEMS TO 
BE WORKING QUITE WELL.
IT ALLOWS ALL MP'S TO EXPRESS 
THEIR CONCERNS AND THOSE OF 
THEIR ELECTORS AND NOT ONLY FOR 
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CLOSE TO 
OTTAWA, WHICH IS THE CASE AT THE
LIVE SITTING, WHILE YET ENSURING
THAT WE DO HAVE SITTINGS IN 
PERSON IN A SAFE WAY TO ENSURE 
THAT THE HOUSE CONTINUES TO 
FUNCTION.
WE PROPOSE THAT THIS CONTINUE, 
BUT WE'LL WORK CLOSELY WITH ALL 
OPPOSITION PARTIES TO ENSURE 
THAT THROUGHOUT THE CRISIS OR 
DESPITE THE CRISIS, OR EVEN 
BECAUSE OF THE CRISIS, WE 
CONTINUE TO DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY
AND OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.
[End of Interpretation]
WE HAVE A SYSTEM RIGHT NOW WHERE
PARLIAMENT SITS ONCE A WEEK IN 
PERSON WITH THE LIMITED NUMBER 
OF MP'S WHO ARE HIGHLY 
CONCENTRATED WITHIN DRIVING 
DISTANCE FROM OTTAWA, WHO GET TO
ACTUALLY BE THERE IN PERSON.
BUT TWO MORE VIRTUAL SESSIONS 
EVERY WEEK WHERE MP'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'VE 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.
>> THANK YOU.
MERCI.
NEXT QUESTION, MIKE BLANCHFIELD,
"THE CANADIAN PRESS".
LINE OPEN.
>> Question: HELLO, PRIME 
MINISTER.
YOU KNOW CONTACT TRACE SOMETHING
GOING TO BE KEY WHEN IT COMES TO
REOPENING THE ECONOMY.
RIGHT NOW THE PROVINCES AND EVEN
SOME MUNICIPALITIES ARE ALL 
DOING THIS DIFFERENTLY.
WHEN WILL WE SEE A NATIONAL PLAN
FOR CONTACT TRACING AND WHAT 
WILL IT LOOK LIKE?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 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.
AND AS ALWAYS, WE'RE WORKING 
EXTRAORDINARILY WELL.
WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT MOVING 
FORWARD WITH A MASSIVE SCALE UP 
OF TESTING CAPACITY RIGHT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY AND CONTACT TRACING 
THAT GOES BEYOND OUR OWN REGIONS
AND JURISDICTIONS IS GOING TO BE
IMPORTANT.
PARTICULARLY AS THE ECONOMY 
STARTS TO REOPEN 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 
REOPENING.
BUT THERE WILL BE MORE TRAVEL 
BECAUSE OF A REOPENED 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 WE TALKED 
ABOUT A LOT LAST NIGHT.
AND WE WILL 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]
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
YESTERDAY I HELD MY NINTH FIRST 
MINISTERS MEETING SINCE THE 
BEGINNING OF THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC, AND WE WERE ALL IN 
AGREEMENT THAT AN IMPORTANT 
INCREASE IN TESTING AND TRACING 
CAPABILITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO 
HELP US GET OUT OF THIS 
SITUATION AND AVOID A NECK WAVE 
OF THE PANDEMIC.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO 
ENSURE THAT AS THE ECONOMY 
REOPENS, CANADIANS WILL START 
TRAVELING.
NOT TOO MUCH, BUT A LITTLE BIT 
MORE.
AND WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE 
CAPABILITY TO MANAGE COVID-19 IN
THESE NEW CONDITIONS, AND WE 
WILL WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE 
THAT.
>> Question: WHAT'S THE TIMELINE
FOR THAT WITH THE PREMIERS, 
PRIME MINISTER?
AND ALSO, WHEN DO YOU THINK 
PARLIAMENT SHOULD BE EXTENDING 
BEYOND ONE SITTING A WEEK SO IT 
CAN DEAL WITH LEGISLATION OTHER 
THAN COVID-19 MATTERS?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
FIRST OF ALL, WE KNOW THAT 
MASSIVE TESTING AND EFFECTIVE 
CONTACT TRACE REASONABLE GROUND 
GOING TO BE ESSENTIAL TO GO 
ALONG WITH REOPENING OF THE 
ECONOMY.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES 
THAT ARE STARTING TO LOOK AT 
REOPENING 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 
OUR CONTACT TRACING, AND WE 
CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THE 
PROVINCES WILL WORK WITH US ON 
THAT.
BECAUSE EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, AS WE REOPEN, WE NEED 
TO BE HYPER VIGILANT TO POSSIBLE
ARE YOU SURGEONSES OF COVID-19.
 -- RESURGENCES OF COVID-19.
ON PARLIAMENT I LOOK FORWARD TO 
DEALING WITH A BROAD RANGE OF 
SUBJECTS WHEN THE TIME COMES.
RIGHT NOW OUR FOCUS IS LIGHTLY 
ALMOST ENTIRELY ON COVID-19 AND 
GETTING CANADIANS THE SUPPORT 
NECESSARY TO GET THROUGH THIS 
FIRST PHASE OF THE CRISIS.
BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THE 
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.
>> THANK YOU.
MERCI.
NEXT QUESTION, RADIO CANADA.
LINE OPEN.
>> Question: YES.
HELLO, PRIME MINISTER.
ON MAY 13TH AMNESTY 
INTERNATIONAL SENT YOU AN OPEN 
LETTER URGING YOU TO REVIEW YOUR
CURRENT POLICY AND PRACTICE WITH
CANADA FULLY COMPLYING WITH THE 
INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND 
GUIDANCE FROM THE UNACR 
REGARDING THE TREATMENT OF 
REFUGEES.
WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS 
OPEN LETTER, WHICH WAS SIGNED?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
CANADA HAS A STRONG TRADITION OF
PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE 
AROUND THE WORLD OF WELCOMING 
PEOPLE FLEEING PERSECUTION.
THEY'VE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY 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 STRENGTH 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. 
>> Question: YES, AND SO WHERE 
DO YOU DRAW THE LINE BETWEEN 
PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF 
CANADIANS AND FULFILLING YOUR 
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE REFUGEE 
CONVENTION AND ALLOWING REFUGEES
TO CLAIM ASYLUM IN CANADA?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: MY 
RESPONSIBILITY FIRST AND 
FOREMOST AS PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA IS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE 
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 ARE ALSO PART OF THE 
GLOBAL SOLUTION, UNLESS WE ARE 
HELPING OUT COUNTRIES AND PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD IN DEALING WITH
THE PANDEMIC AND DEALING WITH 
THE SITUATION IN OTHER WAYS.
WE WILL ALWAYS MAKE SURE WE'RE 
GETTING THAT BALANCE RIGHT.
BULL FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY -- 
BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY JOB 
IS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE 
WELL-BEING OF CANADIANS.
[Speaking French]
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT MEMBERS OF 
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES HAVE 
CONTRACTED THE CORONAVIRUS 
WORKING IN LONG-TERM FACILITIES?
DOES THAT CHANGE THE MISSION OF 
THE CANADIAN ARMED FORLSS IN 
THESE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES 
AND WHAT WILL BE DONE TO PROTECT
THEIR COLLEAGUES, THEIR MILITARY
COLLEAGUES?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
(Voice of Interpreter): THE MEN 
AND WOMEN OF OUR CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN READY TO
STEP UP AND TAKE RISKS TO 
PROTECT CANADIANS.
THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO 
SERVE IN HARD TIMES AND IN 
REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, AND
THEY'RE DOING IT ONCE AGAIN.
IN THE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
IN QUEBEC.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A 
GOVERNMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT 
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE 
TO MINIMIZE THE RISK THAT 
MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN ARMEDED 
FORCES ARE SUBJECTED TO WHEN 
THEY ARE ON MISSION, WHETHER IT 
BE HERE OR ABROAD.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS A 
SITUATION AS WE KNOW THAT DOES 
HAVE REAL RISK.
WE WILL ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE 
TO EVEN INCREASE THE MEASURES TO
ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR MEMBERS
OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORLSS, 
AND ENSURE AS WELL THAT COVID-19
DOESN'T SPREAD THROUGHOUT OUR 
CANADIAN FORCES.
AND WE'LL TAKE THE NECESSARY 
MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT.
[End of Interpretation]
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
IT BE OVERSEAS OR HERE AT HOME 
HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXEMPLARY.
AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A 
GOVERNMENT IS TO ENSURE WE'RE 
GIVING THEM THE PROPER SUPPORT 
TO MINIMIZE THE RISKS THAT THEY 
UNDERTAKE TO SERVE CANADA.
THERE ARE ALWAYS RISKS IN WHAT 
THEY DO.
AND THEY GO INTO THAT KNOWINGLY 
AND WILLINGLY AND THAT IS WHY WE
OFFER THEM OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE
EVERYDAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT 
THEM SO WE WILL 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.
>> Question: (Voice of 
Interpreter): AS A FOLLOW-UP, 
THERE WAS A CANADIAN WOMAN WHO 
WANTED TO COME INTO CANADA WITH 
HER AMERICAN-BORN HUSBAND.
AS YOU SAID THEY HAVE THE RIGHT 
TO COME BACK IF THEIR TRAVEL IS 
NOT DISCRETIONARY, BUT THE KAEL 
BORDER SERVICES SAYS IT HAS TO 
BE ESSENTIAL TRAVEL.
SO WE'RE FACING A VERY DIFFICULT
SITUATION RIGHT NOW.
PEOPLE HAVE TO MOURN UNDER 
DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
FOR EXAMPLE IN NOVA SCOTIA, 
THEIR LOVED ONES, FAMILY 
MEMBERS, PEOPLE WHO DIED IN 
LONG-TERM CARE WITHOUT HAVING 
RECEIVED A VISIT OF THEIR LOVED 
ONES BEFORE DYING.
THIS REQUIRES SACRIFICES THAT 
MAKES THE SITUATION VERY 
DIFFICULT FOR ALL.
THE CANADIAN BORDER SERVICES, 
LIKE ALL OF OUR AUTHORITIES, ARE
ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE RULES.
THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE 
UNFORTUNATELY -- AND IT'S 
UNPRECEDENTED, AND WE HAVE TO 
ADJUST AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
[End of Interpretation]
>> Question: ON THE CF MEMBERS 
CONTRACTING COVID-19, THERE'S A 
VETERANS GROUP THAT'S SAYING 
FORCES MEMBERS SHOULD BE GIVEN 
THE SAME KIND OF -- GIVEN THE 
DANGER OF THIS DEPLOYMENT, THEY 
SHOULD BE GIVEN THE SAME KIND OF
BENEFITS THEY WOULD RECEIVE, 
SAY, OVERSEAS.
DANGER PAY, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOUR 
GOVERNMENT WOULD BE OPEN TO?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: I 
THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THE 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ARE 
CERTAINLY LOOKING AT. 
>> Question: OKAY.
CAN I ASK YOU THEN ABOUT THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY YOU REMEMBER 
TALKING ABOUT TODAY?
 -- YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT 
TODAY.
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN BUSINESSES 
REHIRING PEOPLE AT THE LEVEL YOU
WANTED.
SO DOES THAT SAY TO YOU THERE'S 
A PROBLEM WITH THE PROGRAM OR 
ARE BUSINESSES JUST WORSE OFF 
THAN YOU THOUGHT?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: I 
THINK THERE'S A REFLECTION THAT 
THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED 
SITUATION AND THERE IS A LOT 
WITH WHAT THE COMING MONTHS 
MIGHT BRING.
AS BUSINESSES ARE TRYING TO 
FIGURE OUT WHEN THEY MIGHT BE 
ABLE TO REOPEN THEY'RE LOOKING 
AT NUMBERS OF CASES AND TRYING 
TO IMAGINE WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN 
FOR THEIR BUSINESS IN THE COMING
WEEKS, IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THEY ARE BUSY TRYING TO JUG AL 
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 
CERTAINTY TO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE 
THERE FOR THEM.
AS THE ECONOMY REOPENS, THERE'S 
A DANGER OF UNINTENDED 
CONSEQUENCES.
I MENTIONED THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, 
IF PART OF THE ELIGIBILITY 
CRITERIA FORGETTING THE WAGE 
SUBSIDY IS A 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 BENEFITTING FROM THE 
WAGE SUBSIDY.
IS TO WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH 
INDUSTRY, WORK WITH LABOUR, WORK
WITH STAKE HOLDER 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 REOPENS.
>> Question: HI, PRIME MINISTER,
GLOBAL NEWS.
CANADIANS WITH UNDERLYING 
CONDITIONS ARE CONCERNED THEY 
MAY HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK 
EARLY AND PUT THEIR HEALTH AT 
RISK IF THE CERB ISN'T EXTENDED.
WILL THERE BE ANY MEASURES PUT 
IN PLACE SO THAT THE MOST 
VULNERABLE AREN'T PUT AT RISK?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: OUR 
FOCUS THIS ENTIRE PANDEMIC HAS 
BEEN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF 
CANADIANS.
WE KNOW SOME CANADIANS ARE MORE 
VULNERABLE TO COVID-19 BECAUSE 
OF AGE OR BECAUSE OF UNDERLYING 
HEALTH FACTORS.
AND EVERY STEP OF THE WAY WE 
HAVE FOCUSSED ON GIVING THEM THE
SUPPORT WE NEED, THAT THEY NEED,
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
>> Question: WHAT ARE THE 
SPECIFIC MEASURES?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK 
AT THE SITUATIONS THAT AS THEY 
COME UP, AS WE SUPPORT PEOPLE 
WHO NEED IT DURING COVID-19 
CRISIS.
WE'VE DELIVERED THE CERB TO OVER
7 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, BUT ALSO HOW 
WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL STAY 
FOCUSSED ON.
[Speaking French]
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO BE THERE
FOR EACH OTHER.
PARTICULARLY THE MOST VULNERABLE
TO COVID-19.
THAT IS WHY WE IMPLEMENTED 
MEASURES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL 
SUPPORT FOR MILLIONS OF 
CANADIANS AND THAT WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO HELP THEM THROUGHOUT
THIS PANDEMIC.
OUR FIRST PRIORITY ALWAYS WILL 
BE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
CANADIANS.
BECAUSE WITHOUT HEALTH AND 
SAFETY OF CANADIANS, THERE WILL 
NOT BE AN ECONOMIC RELAUNCH.
[End of Interpretation]
>> Question: FOR CANADIANS WHO 
HAVE LOVED ONES IN THE STATES, 
IS FAMILY REUNIFICATION 
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL?
I MEAN, 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.
COULD THIS BE NEGOTIATED AS PART
OF ONGOING BORDER TALKS?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE 
KNOW THAT CANADIANS ARE FACING 
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS 
BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
WHETHER IT BE FAMILIES WHO CAN'T
GRIEVE THE LOSS OF A PARENT OR A
LOVED ONE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT 
GATHER AND THEY 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 OVERSEAS AND 
DESPITE THE HUNDREDS OF 
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.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT 
WE'RE GETTING IT UNDER CONTROL 
IN CANADA AND THAT WE PREVENT 
IMPORTATION FROM OTHER 
COUNTRIES.
THAT CONTINUES TO BE THE 
PRIORITY THAT CANADA HAS, AND I 
KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT ON 
CANADIANS.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE VERY, 
VERY CAREFUL.
IF WE MAKE A WRONG STEP IN THE 
COMING WEEKS, EVERYTHING WE'VE 
DONE OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS 
COULD BE FOR NOTHING.
IF WE SEE ANOTHER MASSIVE SURGE 
OF COVID-19.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
EXTREMELY VIGILANT AND CAREFUL 
ABOUT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.
[Speaking French]
>> (Voice of the Interpreter): 
WE KNOW THAT THE CURRENT 
SITUATION IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR 
MANY FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTRY WHO ARE SEPARATED FROM 
THEIR LOVED ONES, WHO ARE EITHER
AT THE OTHER END OF THE COUNTRY 
OR EVEN IN FOREIGN LANDS.
THEY CAN'T VISIT THEIR 
GRANDPARENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES AND IN DIFFICULT 
SITUATIONS AND THAT.
THEY CAN'T MOURN BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO CONTROL COVID-19.
THAT MUST REMAIN OUR PRIORITY, 
TO DO EVERYTHING THAT IS 
NECESSARY TO CONTROL COVID IN 
CANADA AND PREVENT THE SPREAD.
WE GET CASES FROM ABROAD AS WE 
ARE STARTING TO GET CONTROL OF 
THE SITUATION.
A DIFFICULT SITUATION, BUT WE 
HAVE TO HAVE, AS OUR PRIORITY, 
THE PROTECTION OF ALL CANADIANS.
[End of Interpretation]
>> Question: DOES THAT MEAN 
IMMEDIATE MEMBERS IN THE UNITED 
STATES SHOULD NOT GO TO THE 
BORDER?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: 
WE'VE ESTABLISHED RULES AROUND 
TRAVELING ACROSS BORDER 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.
>> Question: MY SECOND QUESTION 
IS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TALKS ARE 
BEGINNING BETWEEN UNIONS AND THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT GETTING
BACK TO WORK.
FOR EXAMPLE, SERVICE CANADA.
TO DO THAT SAFELY, DO WE KNOW 
WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?
I KNOW MANY CANADIANS ARE 
STRUGGLING TO FIND SUPPORT 
ONLINE.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin 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 STUDENT 
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 
KINDS OF FEARS AND CHALLENGES, 
WHETHER IT'S 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 WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH 
THEM AND WITH THEIR UNIONS TO 
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE KEPT SAFE 
AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
[Speaking French]
