Thread by @KathrynMathias1

Besides announcements about extending & expanding COVID-19 progs (aid to local bus; for research for LTC orgs, and so on), PMJT said "we need to do our part as Canadians to lean on each other, to keep our distances, wear our mask, avoid gatherings, and use the COVID Alert app"

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PM Trudeau finished his introductory speech with reference to yesterday's UN Indigenous Rights Bill announcement. Here's a thread I posted during the press briefing on this

https://twitter.com/KathrynMathias1/status/1334543385722462209?s=20

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PM Trudeau asked about vaccine distribution:
he answers "the minute Health Canada approves the vaccine as safe, we will be ready to distribute it"

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PM Trudeau asked about Meng case. Here is what I noted CBC's @CBCNews Janyce McGregor said earlier this morning

https://twitter.com/KathrynMathias1/status/1334894162240368640?s=20

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PMJT "since 2015 we've been working extremely hard to put an end to boil water advisories in Indigenous communities. That is why we have added 1.5 bil [...] We are doubling our efforts & this is something we're going to cont working on"

Relevant

https://twitter.com/KathrynMathias1/status/1334156888074715136?s=20

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PM Trudeau "every step of the way the position of the federal govt has been - how can we help. And it will continue to be so."

(from French) "We will cont to be there to support provinces, support citizens, not to judge, not to tell them what to do. We are there to help"

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CBC Rosemary Barton noting "this might be a veiled ref to Alberta. That he's saying if the provinces need more, the feds are there to provide more."

David Cochrane "the provinces said early on - don't invoke the emergencies act"

(paraphrased)

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reference regarding federal aid sent to Alberta (and thank you @JustinTrudeau et al.)

https://twitter.com/JaroGiesbrecht/status/1331310987786391552?s=20