"Enough is enough. Go home and stay home... we're going to make sure this happens... nothing that could help is off the table." PM says they will try by education first but enforcement if necessary #cdnpoli #COVID19 #coronavirus
PM announces an educational advertizing campaign to get people to stay home featuring high profile Canadians... but not having seen the ads will not be an excuse #cdnpoli #COVID19 #coronavirus
PM says there will be $5 billion for farmers to borrow to keep food growing and on Canadian tables #cdnpoli #COVID19 #coronavirus
PM will have a call with Premiers today to make sure people are staying home and also necessary medical equipment and measures to support families and small businesses #cdnpoli #COVID19 #coronavirus
$192 mill for production of vaccines, signing agreement w Van company working on treatment for COVID-19, working w QC company to produce more testing kits, Blue Dot software on tracking outbreak & companies who can do 3D printing of medical products #cdnpoli #COVID19 #Coronavirus
To be clear: $192 million is for vaccine development. $275 million of previously announced $1B package will go to coronavirus research & countermeasures.
PM: I will be speaking to the Premiers tonight about measures we can take. My thought: sounds close to a final warning along w coordination w provs re potential emergencies act being invoked. Could see military enforcing quarantine if that happens #COVID19 #CoronaVirus #cdnpoli
PM: One of the key elements of the Emergencies Act is that it overrides the provinces. That's why we've been watching closely as provinces have invoked their emergencies acts #cdnpoli #CoronaVirus #COVID19
#BREAKING PM Trudeau says he will be discussing the Emergencies Act with the Premiers later today and what the federal government might do. Trudeau says if it is to be invoked it must be discussed w provinces bc it gives feds powers provinces have #cdnpoli #CoronaVirus #COVID19
