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iPolitics AM: Bains, Hussen set for virtual appearances as online committee circuit powers up – iPolitics
Apr 30, 2020 ALSO TODAY: Budget watchdog to release cost estimates on COVID-19 support programs, updated projections on impact of oil shocks, pandemic After reopening yesterday afternoon to allow MPs to debate — and eventually sign off on — new COVID-19 support measures for students who aren’t eligible for the emergency benefit — the House […]
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Read MoreON Government: More Frontline Workers Eligible for Emergency Child Care
Ontario To Help More Essential Staff During the COVID-19 Outbreak April 29, 2020 TORONTO ― The Ontario government is further expanding the list of essential workers eligible to receive free emergency child care during the COVID-19 outbreak. Those who will benefit include people who work in the food supply chain, retirement homes, grocery stores and […]
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Read MoreJudicial decision or no judicial decision, it’s same old crap for off-reserve Indigenous – The Hill Times
Four years after the Daniels decision, we are still the forgotten people. The federal government made that clear with its one-sided pandemic aid. April marked four years since the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Ottawa must take responsibility for Indigenous people living off reserve. But the federal government made extra sure the overwhelming majority […]
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Read MoreMorning Brief: House of Commons to convene — this time physically – iPolitics
Apr 29, 2020 Good morning, readers. The House of Commons will sit at noon today in order to pass legislation enacting $9 billion in measures to support students. A skeleton cast of MPs will be physically in the House chamber. That’s unlike yesterday’s first-ever virtual special House committee on COVID-19 meeting involving about 280 MPs. […]
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Read MorePrime Minister releases joint statement by First Ministers for restarting the economy
April 28, 2020 Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, all orders of government have been working together to slow and contain the spread of the virus. As the first wave of the virus’ activity passes, provincial and territorial governments will move at their own pace to safely restore economic activity within their jurisdictions, while […]
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Read MoreFirst Ministers’ statement on shared public health approach to support restarting the economy
April 28, 2020 Context Governments in Canada have taken wide-ranging steps within their own constitutional jurisdictions to slow and contain the spread of COVID-19, including through strong and continued federal/provincial/territorial (FPT) collaboration. As the first wave of the virus’ activity passes, all governments want to safely restore economic activity, while protecting the health of Canadians. […]
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Read MoreiPolitics AM: MPs hold virtual session to question Trudeau over pandemic response – iPolitics
Apr 28, 2020 ALSO TODAY: NDP marks National Day of Mourning via Facebook Live — Fortier hits virtual town hall circuit in Sudbury MPs, start your webcams: The first-ever virtual meeting of the 338-member SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC is set to go live at noon EDT. As previewed by Process Nerd last week, […]
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Read MoreHow a January meeting laid groundwork for Indigenous Services’ response to COVID-19 – CBC
Newly created health emergency network discussed measures to address COVID-19 threat to communities Apr 27, 2020 On Jan. 28, weeks before the World Health Organization would declare COVID-19 a pandemic, a nascent federal network for First Nations emergency management met in Ottawa and began discussing how to respond to the threat posed by novel coronavirus […]
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Read MoreOntario Unveils Guiding Principles to Reopen the Province
Premier and Ministers Commit to New Phased Approach for a Safe Restart and Recovery April 27, 2020 TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government released A Framework for Reopening our Province, which outlines the criteria Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and health experts will use to advise the government on the loosening of emergency measures, as well […]
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Read MorePatty Hajdu discusses increased COVID-19 risk for First Nations – Wawatay News
Health Minister Patty Hajdu encouraged people to “keep up their guard” by following COVID-19 precautions as some people who have very mild symptoms or are asymptomatic can transmit the disease during a phone interview. Submitted photos. Health Minister Patty Hajdu highlighted the risk for Indigenous people from the COVID-19 global pandemic due to underlying health […]
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