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Originally Posted by pastarocket

https://www.citynews1130.com/video/

Trudeau's Covid-19 update before the Thanksgiving long weekend.

-encouraging Canadians to download the health Canada covid app on their smartphones.

-new financial support for businesses. Canadian Emergency Rent Subsidy. -

-extend wage subsidy for employees.

-378,000 jobs were added to the economy in September.

-up to $10,000 in forgivable loans to small businesses.

-additional $100 million in funding to assist food banks and improve food security.

-deputy prime minister Freeland announcement: -financial support is directly accessible to businesses at local level. -targetted support for Canadian Emergency Rent Subsidy.

Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy extended to december 2019. 65 percent of wages.

Canadian emergency rent subsidy extended. New program. rent support until June 2021 for businesses that prove that Covid affected their businesses. -cover up to 65% of rent coverage for business affected by Covid (that faced 75 percent decrease in revenues). Businesses must provide proof that loss in business is due to Covid. targetted support based on business need.

-funding in tens of millions of dollars to Nunavut and Northwest Territories.

It's amazing to see the complete disparity between our government's support and response for Canadians during this whole crisis, as opposed to our neighbors down south.