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Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on May 25, 2020.
He said his party has not applied for the emergency wage subsidy, explaining, “as people worthy of respect, we did not ask because we don’t need it.”Records show in the first three months of 2020, Conservative raised $3.8 million in donations, the highest of any party. Liberals followed behind with $2.9 million, while the NDP collected $964,000, the Greens raised $577,000, and the Bloc brought in just over $184,000.
Trudeau did not answer the question. He explained in French that the CEWS was launched to help the economy recover quickly from the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Blanchet later brought his concerns to question period. The prime minister repeated the comments he made at his earlier press conference.
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