Coronavirus outbreak: Canada COVID-19 aid bill details, mandatory self-isolation for all travellers

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ion in direct funding and fifty-five billion dollars in taxes and deferrals and similar measures and that includes two new benefits for workers whose jobs are affected by the corona virus pandemic, expanded employment insurance benefits and increased payments through the Child V Canada child benefit. The hope is that this money will go directly into the pockets of Canadians. Let's go see Mike or whoever has been listening and watching all of this. Mike, what else can you tell us about this emergency? aid package, yes, for now it is in the Senate.

They started at 10:00 a.m. m. with an emergency session. The first two readings have to pass. I'm not going to bore too many people with what the Senate will have to go through here. but they're going to have to go through two readings of the bill and then it's something called committee of the whole and that's what's happening right now, you see Bill Morneau, the finance minister, his committee of the whole basically means that all the senators that were there and just over 20 will question him and ask him about this bill and about the normal checks and balances that you see in any type of committee and what the Senate wants the chamber of sober reflection to be and they questioned him specifically about the e I benefits there are many questions about why we are not also increasing salary supplements.

It was brought up by Senate Conservative Leader Don Platt saying why it's not more like the United Kingdom or Denmark, but in response, you'll hear here that Bill Morneau is saying that they believe this is the best method to get money out as quickly as possible. . Listen, so it's a simple and effective way for us to get money to the people that we're working hard to make sure that. It happens quickly, we expect the week of April 6th to be our target date, so they are there hoping to get you out the door as soon as possible, looking at other measures that could be implemented as soon as May, and you know some of them. child benefit child benefit checks will also go out the door just to give people a taste of the water after this happens then they will have a vote and then what we hope is that there will be the third reading which they expect by Royal Assent , that is the message from the governor general to say that everything is fine while they wait, they will also have a second committee of the whole that will ask the ministers of health and public safety to Patti Hyde, you and Bill Blair This bill is not related to them , but the senators want them before the camera so they can ask them what the general plan is, one with the border and two for the public health side.

They want to make sure that in the future I know what's going to happen, how we're going to take care of Canadians by protecting Canadians and, surprisingly, a Senate source told me that even though they're going to have those two-minute ministers there for about 90 minutes or so. They're going to finish this around two or three in the afternoon today, which is a bit different from what we saw in the House of Commons in Donna, which obviously lasted until the early hours of the morning, but there's about twenty-six senators there representing everyone. from the groups in the independent senators caucus, the conservative senators caucus, the Canadian senators caucus, which is another one of those independent, unaffiliated senators, so they're hoping this gets passed, why, like I said, Dave al end of the day at the latest, I guess We're not expecting any major delays in the Senate, but can you talk a little bit, Mike, about what happened in Parliament yesterday?

We were originally told that this emergency spending bill was going to pass with unanimous consent, everyone drove it, and then it turned out there were some measures. at least in the bill that took a lot of people by surprise and gave broad powers to the Finance Minister to tax and spend until the end of 2021 without any parliamentary oversight, assuming I guess Parliament could never approve and therefore , it was It is necessary for the government to have these extraordinary powers that have been accumulating, so Morneau does not have special powers now, but not as many as was originally proposed in that bill, yes, and of course, there were negotiations that took place out throughout the night we were listening. from different sources as to how those things went, one source told me that as soon as the Bloc Québécois received assurances that the aerospace industry would be taken care of, they basically walked away and said, "Okay, this is good enough for us, we do not need it". unanimous consent in the house, which is actually what was originally proposed, that everyone in the house had to agree to this bill in the future, but the Bloc Québécois were willing to let it go for a vote in the house and the numbers in the chamber show that if the Bloc Quebecois members and the Liberal bench members voted together, something will happen, anything will happen, this package would have passed and, in essence, the other two parties, the NDP and the conservatives looked at the block. and I said I thought we were all in this together, guys, but anyway they continued negotiating into the wee hours of the morning to figure this out, you know, not put the government in a box, but at least have some kind of oversight.

What we are also hearing is that the Health Committee and the Finance Committee can now meet by teleconference. We know there are limitations to travel and there could be even more limitations to travel. These MPs don't want to travel on planes and come to Ottawa every time they have to meet, so it will now be included in this legislation to ensure that if any oversight is needed to verify some of this legislation or verify something that the Minister of Finance or a Health Minister considers what they need to do is for this committee to be able to meet quickly by teleconference, have discussions, talk to ministers and make sure that these checks and balances are there.

I mean, our system is based on an opposition that ensures and monitors what this government does. what you are doing and the opposition is not a justification of the work, but they are trying to make sure, but they don't just hand over a blank check or all the power of the country to this government to do what they see fit and they think it's a bit of once bitten twice shy did you see when it first broke a few weeks ago there was a lot of good will you had a straw mark who was the whip or the leader of the Tory house says look we think this government will do a good enough job , this is as many powers as we feel good, it will be enough and then you know we can come back here on April 20th and then we will all talk about this, but we are ready to come back at any time and I think they feel that that good will was a little off. when you saw what came out, especially when you mentioned Donna, you know, spending powers for this Finance Minister until December 21 and I think the government was looking at it in the sense that we need to make sure that we can pivot, the first Minister said it yesterday, we have to react and respond quickly, but at the same time this opposition said: look, we are with you here, we are not going to give you everything and you already know that. that you can do this for as long as you want I think everyone is looking at this and saying look if we can aim for September, the hope is that everyone will keep their fingers crossed that we get through all of this and then if not we can revisit it. then, but at the same time having those committees and that was part of then, I would go to that negotiation, have those committees meet by teleconference to be able to say, well, we can still keep an eye on what is happening in Parliament and it seems that finally, in the first few hours, no hate, everyone agreed, you know, the teary-eyed MPs who got unanimous consent and are now going through the Senate and, like we said, Donna hopes that receives royal consent later today, okay, Mike, look. on or thank you, let's go to Mercedes Stevenson Mercedes, you're working from home like so many people, it's interesting to hear that you know the committee will at least try to do a teleconference now and the House of Commons committees to try to get things done.

Oh sorry, we don't have Mercedes Stevenson. Sorry, we're all working remotely here and when I was told Mercedes was ready to do this, Mercedes Stevenson, our Ottawa bureau chief, of course, told the story about this controversial part of the bill that gave unanimous powers. to the government until the end of 2021, part of the controversial bill has been withdrawn, so I want to remind you why we are here, we are waiting for the Prime Minister to speak about who will come out. at your country house in Rideau, we hope that in the next five minutes you will give us more

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of what is in that bill, what Canadians can expect from the government to support them, you know, the finance minister is saying that he hopes That cash can begin flowing to Canadians on April six list.

We know that many people have to pay rent on April 1, so this is a matter of real urgency for many people who have lost their jobs or their small businesses or are suffering. Due to this pandemic, this is happening all over the world, of course, including the United States, which has become a real hotspot for the

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. I think yesterday the United States had the largest single-day increase in the number of new cases and the government is also trying to help Americans affected by this, let's go to our Washington bureau chief, Jackson Prosecco Jackson, there are a two trillion dollar package that has been passed in the United States for Americans, what can you tell us about it?

Hi Donna, well Democrats, Republicans. in the White House they have at least agreed to this package, they still have to approve it, but it seems that at least they are on the same page and what they are seeing in this country are direct payments to people who were there talking $1,200 per person, $3,000 per home, are looking to shore up struggling industries like airlines, hotels and hospitality. They're also considering loans to hospitals and medical professionals because remember this is private healthcare down here and some of those hospitals say they're struggling to stay afloat right now given the enormous cost they're facing right now, so Donna, This is all coming together, it's helping the markets that were up yesterday, up slightly today, this seems to be what people have been waiting for and now. it's just a matter of getting everyone to vote and approve it.

You already know a story similar to what is happening in Canada in that sense. Yes, it's interesting and you know in terms of timeline what all the medical experts are telling us in Canada. United States around the world is that we are in this for possibly weeks, possibly for months and yet the President of the United States yesterday gave his own timeline, which surprised a lot of people. This is what President Trump said. I said today that I hope we can do this for Easter. I think it would be a great thing for our country and we're all working very hard to make it happen, so on April 12, you know, there are people in the top public health officials of the United States who are saying. well, if that were possible and if he had the power to do it, it would put millions of lives at risk, it could cost millions of lives, but I guess the other thing, Jackson, is that the president doesn't actually have the authority to get the country It's up and running again anyway, much of what's happening there as here is governed by what happens at the state level.

No, you're absolutely right, Donna, and to give you an example of that, you know this shortly after President Trump came out and said he wants it all. back and up and running within 18 days, the mayor of Washington DC went out and closed all non-essential businesses in this city where the president lives for at least a month and that's what you'll see across the country, it's a patchwork of officials state and local officials deciding what's best for their jurisdictions, the president can't override that as much as he would like to and there's just a reality factor out there as well where medical advisors, even those who appear with the president, that these briefings daily they are saying look mr.

President, it is good to have a goal in mind, but you have to be flexible here, you have to consider things day by day. New York State, which has seen 60 percent of the cases in this country, 25,000 confirmed cases, over 300 deaths. Only in New York state have they said they do not expect the epidemic to peak in that state for another 14 to 21 days. How is it possible to return to normal if that were not the case? Ah, so which begs the question, Jackson, why? Does the president say things like this? Yesterday helped the stock market, that's for sure, as did the $2 trillion in supportgovernment, not only in the United States and Canada, but throughout the world.

These stimulus packages appear to affect the stock market. but what motivates him is largely Donna, he is a president who was based on the economy, it is an election year and a declining economy is not good for any president seeking re-election, he has tweeted several times and has said out loud. that the cure should not be worse than the problem it

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and there are many people in Trump's corner, conservative commentators in the conservative media who echo the same message that the country should not be so closed because of a disease in its words and I'm paraphrasing, but they say that tens of thousands of people die from the flu or car accidents and those are not reasons to shut down the country, so they are somewhat stumped as to why a pandemic would be good enough to shut down the economy. .

Obviously, you talk to any healthcare expert and they tell you this is a terrible situation. look at the hospitalization rates, if not the death rate it

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, and you can understand why the country needs to shut down, why people need to stay home, why businesses need to close, but the president seems to be operating in his own timeline here, and in fact, Donaghy is just over halfway through his own White House campaign, calling for 15 days to stop the spread, and yet here he is downplaying the risks and talking about restarting the economy. . Yes, it's getting harder and harder to listen to what he says and I believe.

Anyway, many people here tend to ignore them because what he says is so in such a dangerous time, but Jackson, let's talk about the issue of testing in the United States, the country seemed to be far behind other countries, including here in Canada. and having an early idea of ​​where the clusters of cases were, we know there were some in Washington state, in the Seattle area, and in nursing homes, and they were somehow able to capture that and do a lot of contact tracing there, but in the rest of the Across the country, particularly in New York City, things seem to have gotten completely out of control and testing is really limited, but the rise was very, very slow, that's for sure, in the first days it seemed like there just wasn't enough evidence. kits available, for example, there was confusion about which test kits to use.

Laboratories were slow to implement tests. An example here in Washington DC, if you get tested, your sample had to be sent to North Carolina and then it could take up to seven. The days to get results are speeding up and the number of test kits has been discarded and New York state now says it has the highest per capita testing rate in the world so that's good news and that's why They are seeing this increase and the confirmed cases, but the point is, as you point out, they were late to the party here and I think that allowed this to grow rapidly, it has grown to the point, Donna, that health officials Now they're telling Americans if you've been to New York City recently, you need to go home and isolate yourself Donna, I'm going to interrupt you, I'm afraid.

Thanks Jackson, let's hear from the Prime Minister what you should pay and how to plan for the coming months if you've been laid off if your hours have been cut or worried about your industry these could be really stressful decisions too many Canadians are having these difficult conversations about finances and their future Just look at the numbers last week almost a million people applied for employment insurance the hard truth is that people are out of work because of this crisis and worried about what comes next so I want you to know we will be there to help you.

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This will replace the two benefits we announced last week: the emergency care benefit and the emergency support benefit to streamline the process, as I said from the beginning, we will adapt our approach where necessary if you have lost your work due to kovat 19, whether you have a full-time contract or are self-employed, this new benefit will be there for you, whether you are sick or in quarantine caring for someone sick or at home caring for your children, it is there for you and even if you are still employed but not receiving income due to this crisis, the CRB is there for you.

An application portal will be launched as quickly as possible and people should start receiving money within ten days of applying. I know people are worried about delays worrying families when they will get help, it can be difficult to get through to the line and it is frustrating that public servants are working 24 hours a day while facing unprecedented demand and the same personal stress that everyone else faces. They will come to your request. Help is on the way to speed up the process. We are rapidly deploying workers from different departments. To handle claims, in the last 10 days we have strengthened the team by nearly 13,000 people to answer your calls, process your claims and get you the support you need, and since last Monday we have already processed one hundred and forty-three thousand jobs. insurance claims, that means more money will go directly to people across the country.

We're working to get you the support you need when you need it, and if you do well, there's a way you can help someone else as an employer, owner. or even just a friend so you can be part of the solution, can make a difference because working together we will get through this and our team knows that we are collaborating with the provinces and territories as well as First. Nations Inuit and Maytee Nation community to coordinate our efforts and ensure everyone is supported earlier this week with the Premier. We also discuss kovat 19 testing. We know that the wait time for results varies widely.

The Premier and I know we need to address That and we, this is something that the Minister hello I do and I talk about it with officials every day and I will continue to do whatever it takes to accelerate outcomes for everyone, but I also want to recognize the incredible work that what medical professionals are doing on this front, according to Dr. We have also tested about 10,000 people a day, which represents a huge increase in numbers in a very short period of time and is because people across the country is working tirelessly to make this happen at the same time as us.

We are helping companies, laboratories and scientific institutions produce and supply what we need most, from masks and ventilators to vaccines and antiviral drugs. We are working with airlines to get Canadians home from abroad and instructing everyone to self-isolate at home for 14 days. This morning I am also working with our international partners on this crisis. I called President Saleh of Senegal and President Kagame of Rwanda to share strategies to keep people safe and address the economic impacts of this pandemic. I also spoke with Prime Minister Abbey of Ethiopia. and President Kenyatta of Kenya on international coordination and tomorrow I will speak with other G20 leaders to discuss greater global coordination for our response.

Buscemi felt that more than ever it is absolutely essential that Canadians have access to the latest information. and in but the media is also bearing the consequences of the situation and the virus, so so that we can help journalists do even more essential work during a crisis, our government has announced support measures for the media secretary, Gebo will provide more details later. but in the meantime I want to thank all the media that provide information and keep Canadians up to date with events, facts and reliable information. We thank you for your work so Canadians have access to the latest news and information to ensure journalists can continue.

To do this vital work, our government is announcing new measures to support them. Minister Guilbeau will have more to say on this shortly. I want to take a moment to thank our journalists and media outlets for everything they do today and every day, especially in the most important ways. we can work together is by staying apart social distancing is our best tool to prevent people from getting sick. I know people are seeing different graphs about how effective social distancing can be and new maps tracking the spread of this virus every time they turn on the TV. or go online, you'll probably read something new.

I know and you'll want to know what's next today. I will receive the latest modeling from Canada's public health agency and we will discuss how to share this information further. directly with all of you, but you deserve the best information we have about what's happening today and what tomorrow might bring because otherwise the uncertainty can be really hard on not only your routine but also your mental health. challenge within a generation and, furthermore, you cannot do many of the things that make you feel good, meet with friends or have dinner with your neighbor, if you need help, communicate with your neighbor, with a brother, with a friend. to a hotline but do it from home do not go out unless absolutely necessary if you are already following these rules thank you for doing your part if you are not you know you are making a dangerous decision because ignoring these rules puts each of us at risk , including yourself, what is allowed, anything, this is the reality, if people refuse to follow the directives, our doctors, our nurses will be more exposed to contracting coverage 19 and if a professional gets sick, they will not be able to go to work. so they can't cure or treat you if you get sick.

The country is facing the most important and serious public health crisis in its history. People who continue to have friends over for dinner and continue to socialize put everyone at risk. Our shopkeepers. Food stores. even the people who look at what cash look at the beans, the rubbish bins and so on, if you have to go out, keep a distance of 2 meters from each person and people if you return from international flights, go straight home and stay. at home for at least 14 days and this is a cake that should apply to everyone if we want to get through this crisis we should all support each other and we should all do our part and I know we are up to the challenge thank you Thank you very much we will not receive help and before mid-April, what will you say to people who need help right now?

We are working in this unprecedented situation. We know how much pressure there is to help people as quickly as possible, but we also recognize that large numbers of people need to be helped in a very short time and we need to put quick but reliable systems in place to achieve this. That is what the government is working on and in fact we hope to have the system up and running. place online by April 6th and the money will flow in the following days, we hope to accept applications even before April 6th, but that is the date we are working towards, as for people who need help, we are aware of that there are many in difficulty now, people who stopped working almost two weeks ago will not receive their usual paychecks, so we are doing everything we can to provide better access to creditand other measures.

We're listening, we're doing everything we can to be there, but we all will. We have to work together to get through this. This is an unprecedented situation with an overwhelming amount of demand from Canadians to get money as quickly as possible. We need to make sure that we are delivering that money quickly but also reliably to Canadians and that means doing things that the government hasn't done before and scaling our processes extremely quickly, we need to do it in a way that is reliable and fast and that's why that we are bringing people together from across the government to achieve this.

With the hope that the system will be up and running by April 6 and checks or direct deposits will flow days later, we recognize that is still a long way off and there are people who stopped working a week and a half ago two weeks ago. Now receiving their last paycheck for weeks and not knowing when the next money will arrive, we recognize that we are looking for ways to help people through credit or other measures overcome their ability to reach Canada. emergency response benefit, but we will continue to work diligently and quickly to ensure we are helping as many Canadians as we can.

Prime Minister Marika Walsh with The Globe and Mail 60 business groups are calling on Canada to launch a website wage subsidy that is in line with the UK and Denmark, 70 to 80 per cent say it would be much more efficient than the slow process they are implementing now. He's been asked about this for several days and his question remains that things are still on the table, but now people are laying off workers. Now you seem to be saying that struggling businesses could simply choose not to pay their employees rather than lay them off and the workers could then receive payments under This new benefit is what you are urging struggling businesses to do and why not opt ​​for higher wage subsidies.

We are absolutely looking for more direct help for businesses. We recognized that in an ideal situation companies would not have to lay off. people should not have to feel that they have lost their job and that they do not have a job to return to after this crisis, that is why we are working with business groups, we are working with small businesses, listening to their concerns, analyzing very carefully The models introduced in other parts of the world like Denmark, Germany and others, and looking at how we can make that work or make equivalent things work here in Canada, we'll have more to say about that in the coming days, the new Haqqanis Annika won't. t emphasize EDL, ideally people would not lose their jobs because of what is happening.

These are items why employers should not have to fire people. This is something we are trying to address with them. We know there are some models that work in Germany and In Denmark, we provide help more directly through the Canadian emergency benefit. We will also provide direct assistance to small businesses, we will talk more about that in the coming days and Oliver with CTV national news. I know you just talked about more direct support for businesses. But can you be more specific? In the meantime, he said it will be published later this week. There are many companies that have already laid off people.

There are people at home who can't pay their rent and those checks are due very soon. What specific help? is available right now for people who are sitting at home and can't pay any of their business bills. We acted very quickly to make credit available to them to help them get through this time and help them get the liquidity they need at a reasonable price. In times of crisis and significant slowdown of the economy for people in our country, we recognize that relaxing the rules around credit is also a possibility. We have taken certain measures that we know people are anxious about.

We know your last paychecks were from two weeks ago. The weeks are starting to come now and they don't know where the next one is coming or when the next one is coming, so the Canada Emergency Response benefit will flow in as a way to give them $2,000 each month. for the next four months so we can get through this together, all fuel duties through the Prime Minister, this is your 14th day of self-

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, that means you can come out of it tomorrow and it's your wife, my mom, you still have symptoms, thank you. you for your questions Sophie is feeling much better and the children and I still have no symptoms, we will continue to make sure we follow all the recommendations of the health authorities, which means that every day we will follow the recommendations, if things change we will namely, Prime Minister.

Janet from our global news with over a million Canadians returning from abroad, especially in hotspots like Europe and New York City, why do we rely on the honor system and not use the quarantine law to isolate them, given As we know some people have boarded flights with symptoms so desperate to get home it is extremely important that everyone returning to Canada self-isolate for 14 days. This is a measure that will keep them safe and prevent the further spread of

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across Canada. This is something we demand of all Canadians who come. to this country we will continue to tell people that we will continue to highlight that we will continue to require anyone entering Canada to isolate at home for 14 days to protect everyone in the country, it is a requirement that people stay at home for 14 days via Stefanovic CBC News Prime Minister, we have learned that some Canadian travelers are masking Cova 19 symptoms to get through screening at airports.

Why doesn't Canada test temperatures for fever in air passengers or use thermal screening at airports, if any? thermal detection and consequences for those who mask their symptoms. We recognize that there are many concerns about passengers returning to Canada, so we ask that people immediately self-isolate as soon as they arrive home. It is a requirement. We also know that different countries use different technologies and we will continue to look at how best to keep Canadians safe. There has been a lot of discussion about thermal detection and taking temperatures and spot checks. One of the lessons learned from SARS is that it is simply not as effective as people would like it to be and can sometimes give a false sense of security.

This is the best medical advice and the best scientific advice we are receiving, but we are always open to hearing stronger or different science. that says our different recommendations that say it's worth it, but we will make sure that what we choose to do, how we choose to deploy our resources, is the right way to really help Canadians and stop the spread of this virus, but the Prime Minister there should be testing and if passengers returning to Canada there should be consequences for those who mask their symptoms and if these passengers should also be forced to sign a document to make sure they feel like they are on ice, how can it be ensured that Let us know that people should isolate themselves? when they land in Canada, they accept a certification in their processing when they arrive that they will self-isolate for 14 days, which is a big deal, and Canadians with symptoms will not be allowed to board flights home, which is a big deal. difficult.

I know for a lot of people, for a lot of families, but we need to make sure we're doing everything we can to keep Canadians safe, but some passengers are masking their symptoms. What are the consequences? We will continue to do what is necessary and we have been explaining it to people. What do they need to do to stay safe and keep Canadians safe? They won't pass you are setting up a mattress, have mercy, thank you. If you have any questions, press star 1 on your phone's keypad. She had guests playing at least. Well, Soviet, now I do this first.

If you have a question on the 7th from Raju Canada International, go ahead and I was running it with Canada when you came to power. You announced that Canada is back. The United Nations is asking for two billion dollars in emergency. financing for Kovach jean, is your government willing to join this party and take that side to send it to countries that are very affected and not buy this equipment on the market? In our billion dollar response to Covet 19 announced last week, we had already set aside money for international efforts, of course, we will work with the United Nations, we will continue to work with international partners on financial support to ensure that we can respond to this global pandemic with global resources.

Canada will be there to participate and I can also highlight in your Second question: we are increasing the production of the necessary equipment of emergency medical equipment and medications. We know there is a potential need for much more in Canada, but there is certainly a need for much more around the world. Canada will be part of the solution. not only to ensure that Canada has all the necessary equipment and supplies for our citizens, should this get worse, but hopefully we will have equipment and supplies to share with vulnerable parts of the world that will desperately need help. maxi pushing the kiss to the next question the next question is a caravan that you can't get in Metro and Montreal yesterday the Quebec government said it would be a few more weeks until there were enough masks and swabs to take care of people, but on the ground The numbers seem to be a bit different and many people fear that there simply isn't enough equipment.

Can you guarantee that the provinces will have the equipment they need to care for all patients? Thank you for the question, this is something we have discussed at length and talked about at length during In my conversation with the Prime Minister we know that the needs are different across the country and at different times we will do everything we can to ensure that each site has the equipment you need to meet immediate needs. We have teams across Canada that we can test. share, but we have to continue our current efforts to increase the volume of essential equipment and products in stock, that is what we are doing.

More coordination will be needed across provinces and jurisdictions to ensure we meet the needs of Canadians no matter where. in the country they can be thank you, the last question, the next question is from Justin Ling, a freelancer, please go ahead, his line is now open. What happened to the Prime Minister last week? I asked him about the possibility of reducing the prison population to help combat a potential spread of Kovin 19. Since then I have heard from prisoners, inmates and guards who have said that the prisons are not ready, that their release is not being contemplated, that they are not There is enough soap, the sanitary conditions are even worse and the guards are allowed to enter the prison.

Even after returning overseas, what, if anything, are you going to do to continue to reduce risk in Canada's federal institutions and are you releasing inmates? Non-violent offenders are on the table. We recognize that the incarcerated population is at increased risk of contracting and spreading kovat 19. That is why we are working closely with Canada's correctional system to ensure that we are looking at a wide range of measures to retain both those who work in our correctional facilities and those who reside there to make sure that we are doing things that support them. safe I have said several times that we are not ruling anything out in terms of options to keep Canadians safe and we will continue our conversations with the Department of Corrections Canada to discuss options and ways to keep Canadians safe. safe people all over the country, wherever they are, so merci beaucoup CSG Mechanical Service, thank you, this is the end of today's press conference, thank you very much again, Pieter van, so you are the Prime Minister, concluding another briefing, this time something really substantial. things for Canadians in many of these briefings, today he almost acts as a cheerleader for the country, given that this emergency aid package was passed in Parliament early this morning, he announced some concrete details about things that Canadians can expect in the coming days, specifically $2,000 a month. that will be paid over the next four months this would go to people who lose their jobs as a result of copán 19 these are workers with a full-time contract or self-employed it would go to people who are sick or quarantined at home because' If they are caring for someoneare sick or are looking after their children, now the Prime Minister said people should start receiving it within ten days of applying, but the question of when the money will actually start flowing becomes a little more complicated. complicated because it is a process that has to be carried out in order to distribute this money and we know that millions of people are likely to request it.

Let's go to Mercedes Stevenson, who has been watching all this Mercedes, which brought her attention to what the Prime Minister said. Well, Donna, the part that I really found interesting was the pressure that was under on Canadians returning to Canada who are coming home and telling people to self-isolate after being out of the country, which I'm doing now. same afterwards. be in the United States, but a lot of people aren't and there's no way to enforce it, so on the one hand he's being very strident in saying you should do this, but today journalists challenged him to reject it after days of He It says this, but what is the consequence if you don't do it?

How do you enforce it? There are reports that people are crossing the border and hiding their symptoms to return home because they want to return to the Canadian health system. I get emails from viewers, Donna, from people saying, look, I was on a domestic flight but there were people transferring from an international flight, how do I know they didn't have kovat 19 and now they're on the plane and there have been cases where that has happened. I've heard from snowbirds crossing the border and saying that we're supposed to go straight home, but we have to drive for a couple of days to get to where we came from, so there are still a lot of questions about how exactly to do it.

Which sounds really simple when you say come home and stay home is actually a little more complicated when you start looking at the logistics of how big our country is and how people get home and ultimately what the consequences are. . for people not listening, how long will the federal government keep asking people without using something like the Quarantine Act to force people to stay home? He's saying that you know when they enter the country they sign a statement saying that they agree to stay home, I mean, that's the same type of statement that you're signing, when you come home saying that you no longer have alcohol or tobacco, How do you enforce it?

It's a lot less enforceable than a customs officer being able to open your suitcase and I can't tell if your fight is really factual, so I think the government is starting to face some real challenges on issues like: It's one thing to tell people what that they must do and say it very severely, but another is that there are consequences for them. those people or any way of tracking where they actually go and what happens once they get back into the country, yeah, sure, I mean, I think the government was in a bind because they had all these people around the world who, first of all, place, they were Now, a lot of people went home when a warning was issued or some kind of edict was issued, a lot of people didn't and they waited and now they're stranded and they want to go back home and the government. is working very hard to repatriate them and as our airlines and air crews put themselves at risk on these planes loaded with people from many countries where there are many cases, like Spain, for example, many people put themselves at risk to bring Canadians home . and then I ask the question: what happens when these people return home?

I guess my question I asked the Minister of Health on Monday was what's going on with the quarantine law and whether we can quarantine people who came from cruise ships when this First, it all started: shouldn't we use some stronger measures to quarantine people who now come from abroad? It's a question that I think is perhaps too complicated to ask. Now maybe the resources don't exist. I'm not sure what. the delay is, but I think you're right, there's going to be a lot more, a lot more pressure to try to figure that out. I want to return to the topic of helping Canadians financially.

Mercedes, the Prime Minister said that they are rapidly deploying people from various departments to bring them together into one and process all these claims that they expect to receive. She said 13,000 people. I think you were wrong, it's actually 1,300 people, but still a lot of bureaucrats and government workers are being deployed to try to process these applications, which will be an overwhelming situation. I think there will be a lot of people looking for this $2,000 a month because we are approaching April 1st and a lot of people, of course, will have to pay rent in April. First, a lot of people have to pay their bills throughout the month and a lot of people who will have lost their jobs are living off their last paycheck right now, so how much do I think how complicated this rollout will be for the government?

Well, we've never seen anything like it, so it will be quite remarkable. I mean, we've set a record with the number of Canadians applying for this and there will be more and it's not going to slow down because there is a number. of small and medium-sized businesses that are struggling right now. I listen to business owners and people who work for those companies, Donna, and they are getting ahead and would really like to continue, but the reality is that financially they may not be able to continue paying people's salaries and people know who they work for. companies and who runs those companies and they are very concerned about what happens, so the bell curve on this will increase as the Kovat 19 crisis goes on. and people can't afford that unless there is some kind of Significant additional support for small and medium-sized businesses to try to compensate for the fact that larger businesses are in a better position, they can keep people, but they have to beef up. the number of people who can process those applications because, as anyone who has ever applied for a government benefit knows, it can take some time, it can be complicated, there can be red tape, it's not always difficult, it's just that the machinery of the government It doesn't always move. quickly, so they're trying to figure it out, no doubt there will be some initial hiccups whenever you get a group of people together like that, but what they need to find is a way to process those things very quickly and I'll process it too. in a way that they can do it remotely, because you don't want to put all those people in one place looking at things.

I was talking to someone who is a friend of mine who works for the federal government and he was like I don't even work in this department and I heard this yesterday afternoon but they got a call to come over it was like everyone was working remotely from home , but to find someone who knows something about processing these types of benefits who could take advantage of that and provide help to ensure that they are processed as quickly as possible, that people receive their checks, that they are not on the hook waiting for that money from the government, yes, just the IT systems, anything that comes must be incredibly complex Mercedes Hughes also asked why not go for wage subsidies for businesses, something that countries like the UK and Denmark and I think Germany have chosen to follow that way so that companies do not have to fire their people.

They may no longer be working to go to work, but they are still getting paid and the government is subsidizing those wages so that when this is all over people can go back to work. He did not do it. He said maybe that will be on the table at some point. point in the future, but that's not the direction they've gone, they've gone for the direct money in your pocket approach, yes, exactly, so I mean, on the one hand, the direct money in your pocket approach It means people get the money as quickly as possible. It's possible when they need it, but the downside, and this comes from many small and medium business owners, is that they want their business to continue after this, but they simply don't have the means to continue in perpetuity. beyond a month or two they are in serious trouble and, when considering laying off people, they would prefer not to go through the chaos of having to rebuild the company, rehire everyone on board and that is why countries like Denmark. in the UK they have chosen to allow companies to basically transfer the funds through them and keep those workers on board.

Now what's happening here is that you will receive the money but you may no longer have a job, which is why one of the questions they asked. Was that a sensible approach? Does it mean you have to fire people in order to get money? Does it encourage the wrong kind of behavior? Do you want to be able to make sure that they get money but still keep their jobs and there's continuity in business? after the crisis, so I think that will continue to be a question for the prime minister. I know it's something that a lot of the business community would like to see whether or not they go in that direction, it's a question, from what you say, Donna, they have.

It's not done, but particularly because I think you're starting to see small and medium-sized businesses failing in the future, there will be greater pressure for that kind of wage subsidy. It's okay, Mercedes Stevenson, thank you from her home and her self-

isolation

there. Thank you. Back to Michael Couture Mike, you've been talking to some people about the screening process at airports not being as strict as many people would like. Yeah, I mean, I've been talking to passengers that friends were coming home and telling them that You know, they don't really ask them much. Know? Have you been to Italy, China, for that kind of thing?

Have you been to the US? But I have had conversations with people who say that within the cabinet this has been a debate. What do we do? Do we have people doing screening at airports like we have seen around the world in different countries? And this is the decision that they face and the concern is that if we take the frontline healthcare workers, who are the people who have to take all these temperatures and put them in airports then they won't be in hospitals and clinics and that's a problem and I think that's why this government is hesitant to take that route and although, as we heard today, the Prime Minister was questioned many times that You know, people get on planes and they're not honest about it.

The Prime Minister said: Look, during SARS we saw that temperature screening was not effective as we expected and I think there is even evidence in this current crisis that it was not. Consider this effective: the members or people who were on the Grand Princess passengers who were picked up in Oakland, California, there were several of them who were screened and were not allowed to get on that government chartered plane to come to CFB Trenton If you haven't been tested, several of those people had their temperature taken, they were fine, they got on the plane, they arrived at CFB Trenton in Ontario, boom, they have symptoms that are also concerning for the people inside the cabinet right now, they're worried. that there are false negatives that could be provided along the way, that's why the Prime Minister, as you said, has gone from being a cheerleader and I think he's now turning more towards a disappointed father and I don't know if it's partly because you've been in the house with your three kids for so long or, frankly, you're getting to this point and saying look folks, either we're going to impose some sort of curfew or we're going to send you to your room if you don't do what we tell you, but clearly it's yours.

The tone is changing on this and it has to do with people self-isolating in quarantine, so the consideration that this government is taking right now is that the best thing to do is put people in airports and test them. people because then they won't be on the front lines, the hospitals and clinics, and do we need them there before we need them in the airports? Because I think the government hopes to be able to rely on the good will of the people, but right now it doesn't seem like it's working. Donna asks super quick, Mike. The Prime Minister was also asked about prisons.

We know that in other countries in the United States in particular, there are now prisoners on Rikers Island in New York, for example, who are sure that the cleaning staff no longer want to deal with the cells they have. problems getting people to work there and plans are being made to release non-violent prisoners what was the Prime Minister's response to that, yes, and he basically said that he's very concerned about that too because you know that, again, This is a very large population that is very close saying that they are observing that they are also very concerned about it, but it is not clear if they really have any answer to give at this moment, it would seem that this government and the Prime Minister are analyzing what they have in front of them right now in public health but he said look, this also worries us and we are working on it.

I think this government has several plates spinning and balls in the air right now. And I'm not saying for a moment that prisons don'tare one of the most important ones, but at this point it's not getting much attention, so you'll have to answer that question more succinctly and better in the coming days, Donna. much more to come in this link from Mike thanks Mercedes also quick summary that the Prime Minister has now introduced, through the Canadian emergency support benefit, $2,000 a month for the next four months for people who have lost their jobs as result of kovat 19.

We will have full coverage of all of this on global national later tonight and as always on global national dot CA. Thank you very much for watching and we will return you to our regular programming. Thank you, this has been a special report from Global News. I can imagine a grinder to death a practical and Marcio practice a physical element of the house that stays at home limit ooh delete limit to eliminate with people who are these, don't joke, you miss a distance of two meters, without a doubt, you are aware from parliament last night beyond the cove on response plan nineteen i would like to thank all members of the house for that work.

I'm glad I got there today. We will hear from Canada's deputy chief public health officer, dr. News from Indigenous Services Minister Mark Miller Jimmy, nice Pat, come on, can I speak to the Home Secretary and then to me to answer his questions? I am the chief medical officer of health for Indigenous Services Canada, Dr. Tom Wong our minister of employment minister Khar which is true and of course applies II do not do commercial business president Kovac 19 dr. new president president good day Bojo worldwide there are more than four hundred and twenty thousand cases of kovat 19 that affect all countries in the world in Canada at this moment there are three thousand one hundred ninety-seven cases of kovat 19 and 27 deaths that we have tested more Of 142 thousand people in Canada, which represents more than 20,000 additional people tested since yesterday in the first part of the

outbreak

, the majority of our cases were related to travel outside of Canada, while now our community acquired more cases than our travel related that we still have to do. everything we can to reduce the impact of imported cases from travel for all those already self-isolating.

We know this has been difficult and we are grateful for the sacrifice you are making to keep others safe. Let's see if we never buy the same saw from Tom. 16 matches instead the easels download computers if it's true she distresses the community come here in the pony apartments in the lobby boom s1 use my nose and a voice you give what Kagome said she did after you said delicious for Sookie develops the sentence gravity was Gianni There are many, she was a small woman, if you evaluate the young, true, a deep and profound analysis, the celui officiates, please, I let you guess, Anissa, and if you do not experience any symptom, it's okay to go outside for a while, as long as you stick to it.

At least two meters away from others at all times, but as always, avoid touching common surfaces such as handrails and doorknobs and wash your hands thoroughly before leaving home and as soon as you re-enter, except for those who develop symptoms, no matter how mild. You may need to remember to stay inside your home at all times. There are online tools to help you determine if you need further evaluation or testing for Kovat 19. Check out the one from Canada Dot CA. Right now, it is an extremely critical time for everyone. of us to do it well we have to do this we are going to draw the curve thanks maxi okay thank you very much dr. new, we will now hear from our minister of indigenous services, Mark Miller, mark, please Quade, say we look good, good afternoon module, sago.

Wheat and Maytee First Nations are among the most vulnerable groups in Canada and during this crisis in particular. Those in remote and air-accessible parts of this country are especially vulnerable. I want to reiterate that my only shared priority for the Government of Canada is the health and safety of Indigenous peoples in Canada. I saw the classic Canadian situation in Canada. That's why, as part of the Cova Dean economic response plan announced by the Prime Minister last week, our government is providing $305 million through the Indigenous Community Support Fund directly to First Nations Inuit and leaders. friendly to give them the maximum flexibility possible to do what they need to support their communities in times of crisis the funding allocation reflects the discussions we have had with First Nations Inuit and Maytee partners in each province and territory about their priorities unique and specific during these 10 demek these funds will flow directly to indigenous communities with maximum flexibility to help adapt responses to address local needs.

We will do it quickly and with the sense of urgency that this situation obviously requires. I want to emphasize that this is just one of the financial measures we are considering for intervention services. the distribution lines the First Nations share of this is 215 million each first nation will receive a base amount adjusted for the remoteness of the population and the well-being of the community the Inuit share is 45 million and will flow to each of the four elite land claim organizations through an AW the allocation will be determined by the itk and the regional leadership for matey there will be an amount of 30 million that will flow through each ruling member the remaining percentage representing 15 million will be allocated to support urban and indigenous regional organizations that support those who live far from their communities. sifl says rufino is not an emergency plan, we have seen many measures taken by communities to protect their populations, from closing their borders to declaring local states of emergency.

I want to recognize your important work and the strength you have shown, but let me. Be clear, this is just the beginning. We know we will need more support and we will be there to make sure no Indigenous community is left behind. Our government is here to support you during this time. We look at Marsinah Kumuk. Thank you. Gate of messy yawning. Well, thank you very much, mark. Now we will have news to overcome this crisis. It is crucial that Canadians are able to obtain factual, well-researched information related to Covert 19. That is why the Government of Canada is taking immediate steps so that Canadians can continue to access diverse and trusted news sources so that international information campaigns can be carried out.

I want to mention the initiative of the Canadian Medical Association, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and the College of Family Physicians of Canada coordinated by the Canadian Public Health Association and supported by volunteer work and advertising or agency together, they are preparing a campaign of public health and partnering with Canadian media and an online platform to broadcast it. This is a reminder of how Canadians can come together to finally help each other because immediate access to liquidity is critical for many. editors and publishers, the Department of Canadian Heritage is implementing a streamlined application process for the Kenya Canadian Book Fund and the Canadian Fun Newspaper.

This means that beneficiaries of these programs will receive their funding for 2020 2021 in the coming weeks, as opposed to Over the next few months we will take these steps to ensure that all Canadians can receive factual information related to Cova 19 and to support our media. communication and cultural organizations. Thank you, miss, okay, Nexi Stephen, thank you sir, and now we will listen to our Finance Minister, Bill, please. thank you, thank you Christian, thank you first, let me say thank you to all the parties who worked together last night to obtain unanimous consent for our legislation, which will allow us to move forward with the measures we know we need to support Canadians. during an extraordinary time, as you have heard me say, extraordinary challenges require extraordinary measures and that is how we have gotten to where we are with the benefits that we are proposing to support Canadians the benefits that we are proposing to support businesses and the benefits that we are introducing to support our economy, so I would like to explain where we are now.

Over the last week we have realized that the best way we can support Canadians who are out of work and who are sick who are in a situation where they are supporting an elderly parent who are in a situation where who are at home because they are protecting themselves and their families by having an emergency benefit, so in the legislation we move forward with their an emergency benefit, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, and the idea is that we are going to offer something to every Canadian who is in a situation where they have earned income in the last 12 months of $5,000 or more and do not have any income as a result of kovat 19 can obtain this benefit which is $2,000 per month for four months, as well that what we are doing is making sure that we enable people to get through this very difficult time so that they have the resources that they need for themselves and for their families, we have designed this in such a way that it is a wage subsidy given directly to employees, so what this means is that for an employer they will not have to separate their employee's employment from their organization, that way We are directly supporting employers, they will simply find themselves in a situation where if this employee no longer receives income from your company, in fact they can be guaranteed that this employee will be able to easily apply and gain access to $2,000 per month. for four months, that is, we believe that it is vitally important that what we have done over the course of the last week is to ensure that these benefits can be delivered in a simple and efficient way, putting money into people's pockets as quickly as possible. as quickly as possible.

We are working hard to ensure that the administration can be carried out. We are targeting the week of April 6 so we can deliver on this for the people who matter. There is more work to do to ensure that we have the people we can deal with. the very large volumes and that work is being done by my colleague Carla qual TRO my colleague in the end the loot right now as we think about how we can best fulfill what this means for our economy in general the impact of what what we are doing for the economy is very significant, the approach that we have decided to take means that we are funding this entirely through the federal government and that means that the estimates in terms of the type of economic support that we are providing are significantly different from last week, so that instead of expecting direct support to Canadians and small businesses of $27 billion, right now we expect that direct support to be budgeted at $52 billion, which is a significant change due to the scale and importance of these benefits to people, so when you look at what we've done, there's fifty-two billion dollars expected in direct support and then on top of that there's $55 billion in tax deferrals that we've said are there because Neither individuals nor corporations will be forced to pay their income tax by August 31, making a total package of one hundred and seven billion dollars for our economy.

Yesterday I spent some time on the phone with ministers of G7 finances the day before I spent time on the phone with G20 Finance Ministers and what I can tell you is that Canada is taking a very, I would say, appropriate, but also significant, approach to responding to the incredible challenge we face today, Given that currency idea and given that you asked a situation, if that means I have considered how to resolve this situation today. Merci Beaucoup. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Bill and all the colleagues. In fact, we are ready to answer his questions.

As agreed, we will start with three questions over the phone. and then we will communicate exactly with the room operator. Thanks Missy, press star-1 right now if you have a question, so that's all I won't propose against you, there will be a brief pause. All participants sign up for questions, yes. call that evidence is going to fill that unguarded area the question thank you for your patience now see the penalty the first question of the caucus you are from Christie care cut from Golden Mel did it because you can't get the job in no please move on , your line is open I don't want to put anything in that good afternoon thank you for doing this again today.

I understand that the Minister of Health has just recalled to the upper house that from midnight tonight the powers of the quarantine law will be used to ensure that non-essential travelers Workers will be subject to

mandatory

isolation of 14 days. Myquestion is for the Deputy Prime Minister. Can you explain why the government is now taking specific measures to ensure that this self-isolation for travelers is actually

mandatory

? Are you planning to do it? a law enforcement tool to go along with this because how are they going to police people? Thank you very much for the question and let me just reiterate that yes, the Minister of Health will use the powers she has under the Quarantine Act from midnight tonight to impose a mandatory 14-day isolation period for all people who enter Canada from outside Canada.

This issue was discussed at length at the Coronavirus Cabinet Committee on Monday. All Canadians have been working very, very hard to practice physical distancing in their lives and we have been doing so for a few years. Now is the time to urgently advise people entering Canada to self-isolate for 14 days upon return. We have decided that now is the time to make that measure mandatory. I think we all really appreciate that it's so important to have this self-isolation to protect the health and safety of Canadians and I can turn to dr. new to offer some, would you like to offer a public health perspective?

Yes, certainly from a public health perspective, we have been repeating many times that it is important in terms of physical distancing so that people do not potentially expose each other to the virus and also. the public health principle that 14 days is the outer limit for an incubation period and therefore respects public health principles. Ministers also repeatedly said that travelers returning to Canada could have been exposed because everywhere in the world there is Covid 19, so when you return home, it is important to protect your fellow Canadians by isolating yourself for 14 days, so this it is an appropriate step surely from a public health perspective and I will just add that the Prime Minister led a call with the premiers of the provinces and territories.

Earlier this week, we have seen provinces step up and take clearer measures within provinces and territories, including some provinces and territories imposing restrictions on travel from outside the province and territory. I think all Canadians understand that this is a serious situation that will get worse sooner. It improves as a country, we are lucky to have a great national healthcare system and excellent healthcare professionals, but we all need to do what we can, as dr. new at the beginning of this to flatten the curve and indeed to plan for the curve and this mandatory isolation will help us all achieve that.

Thank you and just as a follow up, I was wondering about the Minister of Finance, we understand that his department has been talking to the banks about the possibility of using them to distribute money to companies specifically. I wonder if the Minister can provide a specific update on how these talks are going. Thank you, the banking system is a source of strength for Canada. I think the strongest banking system in the world, it allows us to work together with the banking system to make sure that we can really provide the type of credit that businesses need.

Companies of all sizes are working together and have been working literally overnight for the past few years. days to make sure that we have not only the support that we described last week - the business credit availability program, the support of the Canadian Business Development Bank and the Export Development Corporation for loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also the capacity of the banks. to offer companies of all sizes the type of credit they will need to get through a difficult time. I would say that those discussions are going very well, the banks are working well with us, but we have nothing. final to report in exact terms the parameters of how we are going to move forward and when I have those final parameters I will be transparent as quickly as possible.

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Starting at midnight tonight it will be legal. obligation for people entering Canada from outside Canada to self-isolate for 14 days. I want to emphasize that essential workers are excluded, as has been the case with the Prime Minister's strong advice from public health officials for some days now in terms of targeted sanctions and enforcement mechanisms, we will bring you more information later today . Okay, thank you and my question is actually for Bill Morneau. I'm going to talk about yesterday's bill. I'd like to know what made you think it would be a good idea. asking Parliament for powers to tax and spend without its approval until the end of 2021, not even this year but next, what made you think that was an appropriate response to this crisis?

Well, thanks for the question and I think I should get started. What I'm saying is that I'm pleased that last night, actually at 6:00 a.m. m. this morning, we obtained unanimous consent with the other parties to move forward with our response plan for Canadians. We know that this is an extremely challenging time for people and we need to respond appropriately. The bill that we came up with and that was put together through the system is one that will allow us to have the skills that we think we need. What I can say is that last week you heard me tell Canadians that We will do whatever it takes to support you and support our economy in this difficult time and what you are seeing is that as we move forward we will, we will think about how we can have the ability to act quickly to respond to challenges.

Events that in many cases are completely unforeseen. What we see not only in Canada but around the world is that the problems we face one week are significantly different in many cases from the problems we saw the week before Canadians awaited us. be prepared to face these challenges have the ability to act quickly have the funds to know if we need to purchase personal protective equipment at any time because we can find it or if we need to support a province, that is an extreme challenge Because of your situation, we have the ability to do it, so we're trying to make sure that we have the ability to do it.

We know that sometimes these authorities will be required at an unprecedented speed that you are hearing Chrystia talk about today. the need for us to get back to you this afternoon with details on important measures that we are working on to ensure that we have the ability to protect Canadians to get through this and get out of this challenge. We expect a very It is a challenging, but temporary, time to emerge from this challenge with our economy intact. Unfortunately, we do not know either the depth or the duration of this challenge and that is why we are interested in working together with other parties to ensure that we continue to have that ability to respond in a very timely manner to every challenge that we see in Pakistan in a series of two different questions Julie Van Dusen CBC Miss Freeland Donald Trump The American president is looking ahead to Easter, which is April 12, he wants American workers to go back to work, so can Canadians expect to go back to work more or at least at the same time?

Thanks for the question Julie, our approach in Canada is to act largely in accordance with the science and the advice of our excellent public health officials. Many Canadians are working today providing essential services and I know we are all very grateful to Canadians, as Canadians who do non-essential work or can work from home, we must continue to maintain these physical distancing practices to ensure we can flatten the curve or in the term that dr. new and dr. Tam I have been using the curve table and I know we all appreciate it and certainly after the debate in Parliament last night we appreciate it even more, physical distancing has an economic cost that our government has borne.

Now you have heard more about this, it is very significant. measures to support Canadians during this time, but what I would like to say to Canadians and I think the whole country understands is that it is better for the health and safety of Canadians and, in the medium term, it is better for our economy practice physical distancing. Now, to flatten the curve and be able to get out of this in terms of specific timelines, I think what we need to do and what we're doing is follow the science and see how the situation is developing and that's what we're going to do. do and maybe dr. new wants to add something, without a doubt, if we look at the science, the evidence and also the experience of other countries in the world with the Cova 19 pandemic, I can say that it will not be days and weeks, but certainly months, that this pandemic will damage so much.

Certainly from a public health perspective, we don't think this can end in the next few days and with this plan, we turn a blind eye to the impact of what their plan is to step up border controls for everyone who crosses. includes essential workers, well, I think today we announced some heightened border measures that are very important, the mandatory quarantine and I want to say about those border measures. I trust Canadians a lot. Canadians are great and people have been making real personal sacrifices. Self-isolate and practice physical distancing at the same time. I think all of us will be and feel safer with the mandatory quarantine for anyone entering Canada.

In terms of essential workers, we need to be very thoughtful about what we do there and let me. To give you the example of truck drivers, something that we have discussed widely in the government and with companies and with union leaders. We rely on cross-border trade for essential goods like food in our grocery stores for essential medical supplies and those goods very often arrive by truck, so we need to reflect on how the people who provide those essential services are treated, including facilitating of cross-border trade, and that is why the Minister today said very specifically that the mandatory quarantine will not apply to essential workers; of course we understand that the situation in the world and on our continent is fluid and evolving and as the situation evolves we are constantly and constantly I mean hourly reviewing additional measures including measures at the border thank you mmm doctor sorry, also with Minister Miller, we are hearing about a shift in capacity to the south, that doctors are returning from reservations to urban communities, that telehealth is being encouraged, is that shift happening or are your doctors coming from overseas to cover that and how does that fit with the commitment to equitable health services for Indigenous Canadians?

Thank you Dylan, thank you for the excellent reporting that you are doing on Indigenous issues, in particular, there are a number of realities facing Indigenous communities including the nursing shortage and the doctor shortage, and as part of the discussions we are having with indigenous communities, we're looking at Wait, folks, and first nations, looking at what that capacity gap is and how to fill it in the quickest way is part of that conversation and so,This is an ongoing discussion that is happening in real time. I'll let Tom answer a question. many of those direct questions, but as we identify the needs for both surge capacity that will allow us to rapidly deploy in the region in the event that the epidemic hits in a way that we need to quickly act and support or spread that basic public message That's coming with a lot of discussions about the financial resources that I'm talking about you today, but also the physical resources, the personal protective equipment, the ability to get doctors and nurses on site quickly and in a way that best serves those communities .

I'll let Tom answer the rest of the question. Thank you so much. You know, because of your question. We are working with the network of doctors, nurses and other health professionals to be part of the search capacity in case a community needs that thank you. you a question for dr. New, we have provinces that are switching to satellite labs away from their central labs. Is everything still being confirmed at the national microbiology laboratory? What is the service standard for returning results to the provinces and what is the current backlog of samples to be tested at NML?

So in terms of the testing regime at the beginning of the situation in January, certainly all the laboratory confirmations were done by our national microbiology laboratory, but certainly what happened over several weeks is obviously a good collaboration between our laboratory and those of the provinces and territories and now we have several provinces that have what we call a validated assay, so there is no need to have that type of test or we confirm that the nml, if one of the provincial laboratories in British Columbia, for example, Alberta , Ontario, Quebec, validates it, you have your own test result is positive, that confirms that you don't have to go to the nml right now, the nml is there to help some of the smaller provinces that may not have that capacity and certainly in terms of turnaround time on the nml once they get the sample, it takes less than a day, okay, one last time in the room before getting back to the phone.

Beautiful Kelsey Johnson, thank you for answering my question. My first question is for dr. What is new is that we understand that C-13 allows the government to list, make constructive use of, and sell a patented invention to the extent necessary to respond to the public health emergency. I wonder if this applies to medicines and could lead to a compulsory license for Cova. existing or new treatments, including vaccines, okay, I did it, it's out of my reach in terms of my experience and it's certainly a public health issue. We work closely with our colleagues at Health Canada, but if you're looking at licensing regulations and so on, I certainly am.

I am not in a position to be able to answer that we do obviously know our Health Minister, Mr Hyde, who approved in our terms some of the new testing technologies, so I can speak to the gentleman about the position we are taking on terms of our nationwide lab testing approach, but in terms of specific licensing and regulations, I can do that. I'm not talking about that, Bertha shot, my follow-up is for Minister Morneau. You have said that there will be additional help and additional measures. I wonder if you can tell when we will see that help and in what areas it will be. and also when we are going to look at the energy package that we have been working on to make sure that we address the most urgent and important issues first and, from our perspective, we have realized that there will be Canadians who will be able to help.

They find themselves without income perhaps already and certainly in the coming days and that is why we have put it at the top of our agenda almost at the same time that we have said that we need to support companies so that they can get through this time from where we are. Today when we overcome this problem, which means we need to work on multiple fronts at the same time, we need to ensure that we have the right financial capacity for businesses to make that possible over time, which is why we are working with the banks to ensure that there is credit available to small and large businesses, which means we need to think not only about the scale of businesses but also about the particular sectors that you mentioned, the oil and gas sector, the energy sector. one of the sectors that is particularly affected because it has problems both around the Kovat 19 challenge and around the low price of oil and gas as a result of OPEC decisions, so we know that that is in o near the front of the conflict. things we need to worry about because small and medium-sized businesses in that sector are particularly vulnerable, but I just want to make sure people understand that we're looking at multiple sectors and we're looking at the airline sector.

Looking at the hospitality sector in general, which is facing enormous challenges, making sure that we can meet them in terms of when we will have more to say, it will be in the very near term, in the next few days, what we want to do is give people a more understanding full picture of how impacts will be mitigated to the greatest extent possible in this difficult time today. I think what you've heard us say is that not only are we guaranteeing that people have access to two thousand dollars a month for four months, but that is something that directly benefits companies because companies do not need to separate their employees from their company, they just need to say that we cannot pay them during this period of time and when that happens, there is a direct wage subsidy. to people to employees so that they can actually live their lives when this is done, they can go back to work for their employers and that we believe is vitally important to see the appalling amount justify such a delay you will see that Paula kissed you thank you for your question be absolutely simple and efficient, administer too late and that is what we are providing to the system, the exact potion.

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This new bill gives the government the power to enact that spending to send. I think that question was for me, yes, me too, so what is clear is that we must have the ability of the government to act quickly, we must also think about the challenge that we face we know that obtaining the credit opportunity for small, medium-sized businesses and large is of vital importance, we know that to achieve this we need the authorities to ensure that the Business Development Bank of Canada, Export Development Both corporations have the capacity to comply with the same for Farm Credit Canada, so the project The bill, as it is currently being considered by the Senate, allows us to lift those limits so that we can offer that type of appropriately considered financial credit to all of those.

The organizations and parliament passed this morning, as you know at six o'clock, that bill that allows us that ability, so we are working together with the banks to reach a conclusion on the best way to ensure that we get it. quickly to businesses facing challenges and just to follow up, I think this could be for the Deputy Prime Minister about the forced mandatory quarantine, we know that a lot of people are returning from spring break, we have seen the repatriation flights and In the recent days, this will apply retroactively to people who have recently returned to Canada.

I assume it will be applied retroactively. Li no, mandatory isolation applies at midnight tonight for all travelers to Canada and let me just remind people that already when people say fly to Canada, who were already familiar with those kiosks, they get a screen that recommends We strongly urge you to self-isolate for 14 days and acknowledge that you have received that strong advice, so it is now in effect. People are already being clearly advised to do this and they must recognize that they are being advised to do this. Starting at midnight tonight, we will be taking the contact details of everyone returning or otherwise well in Canada and then following up with them to make sure they are truly self-isolating. because after midnight that becomes mandatory, but let me emphasize that you should do it now.

This is a step we can all take to protect the health and safety of Canadians and, ultimately, to ensure our economic recovery happens more quickly if we can flatten the curve. then we can get back to normal life more quickly on the phone thanks right now what's going on in the US we'll see thanks come back to the room for one last question Mike from global are you okay maybe maybe one last question about the phone operator certainly the next question is from Lauren Gardner from the political question Cassandra Lauren Garner the political risk of your line being open thank you for accepting my question.

Both the Prime Minister and Minister du Clos have indicated this week that restrictions at the Canada-US border could be tightened further depending on how case numbers develop in the state and I believe Minister Jaclyn also specifically mentioned workers and that could you describe what it would take and what the threshold might be for the government to move forward? reinforce what is already happening at the border and what the contingency plans that the Prime Minister mentioned yesterday look like at the border. Well, I think today we've seen some of the contingency plans that the Prime Minister was referring to when the mandatory quarantine coming into effect for everyone to come to Canada is an important step and should make all Canadians feel much safer. .

Last week we took very careful and very significant steps regarding our border with the United States. Measures we take in great collaboration. and cooperation with our American neighbors and measures that were carefully designed to ensure that essential work, essential commerce, can continue. You've heard all of us today really emphasize the extent to which the foods on our tables, the medications in our pharmacies, really depend on that cross-interaction. border trade and I don't want to take a minute to thank the truckers who travel back and forth across the border every day; They are doing important work that we really need to survive;

Of course, we are thinking very carefully about the additional measures they have taken. You've already seen us over the course of the last 10 days take a real series of measures to improve border control, including mandatory quarantine, which is something we are constantly reviewing and will continue to review. I also want to say that cross-border traffic has been decreasing very significantly, so we have seen people responding both to these border restrictions and to the broader message that people are hearing from their governments both in Canada and in the United States and , frankly, around the world, and that message is that Now is the time to stay home, now is the time to practice physical distancing and that's what we're seeing on our continent, on our border and around the world. , and howI will follow mr.

Freeland, I'm wondering if you could reflect on what it's been like to make these kinds of calls that you just described over the last 10 days, understanding that we're in uncharted territory and it's a global pandemic, but given that this government has a history of being project that it's open to people who come from different places what it's been like to make these calls that are a total 180 of that in some ways I don't think they're at odds with the core beliefs of our government or my core beliefs either way, our government fully understands that our absolute priority must be the health and safety of Canadians as the federal government, provincial governments, municipal leaders, Indigenous leaders, Canadians across the country have been doing extraordinary things, our children are not in school very, very many people are working from home many people are not working at all we are all practicing social distancing I hope we all practice it in ways that have had a great impact on all of our lives, these are extraordinary times and I know it We all understand that and those extraordinary changes absolutely need to have an impact and have had an impact on what we are doing at our borders.

This is not any kind of change in the opinions of our governments. It is about taking very practical measures to protect health. and the safety of Canadians, the 14-day quarantine is very much one more step on that path and we will always put the health and safety of Canadians first and I think we all feel very clear and very confident that that is the right direction, okay Miss, but Just keep the local feel that two concludes our press conference today.