MONTREAL, April 12 — Canadian lawmakers passed a wage subsidy program yesterday heralded as the largest economic measure in the country since World War II, to help businesses and their employees get through the coronavirus crisis. Parliament is suspended but held an exceptional session in the...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Covid-19 situation in Canada from his residence March 29, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. — AFP pic
Parliament is suspended but held an exceptional session in the middle of Easter weekend to adopt the Can$73 billion program, which aims to pay companies 75 per cent of their employees’ salaries to avoid massive layoffs. Apart from leaders of the main parties, only about 30 MPs out of 338 sat in order to comply with social distancing orders.Trudeau, referring to Canada’s sacrifices in both world wars, stressed that the fight against the virus “is not a war,” but “that doesn’t make this fight any less destructive.”
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