\u0027It is not just about making sure we can ... prevent future outbreaks. It\u0027s also about helping people, businesses, and entire communities, adjust to our new normal\u0027
Trudeau said the provinces will have some flexibility in how they spend the money, but it has to go to those key seven areas.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford praised the deal as a victory for the country. He had previously dismissed the $14 billion the government was offering as far too little for the provincial challenges, but said Thursday it was exactly what was needed.I am cautiously optimistic “Throughout those discussions, we’ve had a common purpose as premiers and as leaders of the federal government, the prime minister and the deputy prime minister have been at the table every week having those discussions.”
The paid sick leave program was also a demand from the federal NDP for their support to largely shutter Parliament until the fall. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh told Trudeau in May that he had to push for such a program if wanted the NDP’s support in the house.
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