Journal liveton at 7 00 eastern. Join the discussion. Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau briefed reporters on his governments response to the coronavirus. He spoke about Border Security and concerns about canadians stranded abroad. This took place in ottawa. P. M. Trudeau i want to wish everyone a happy seek heritage month. In regina, youre delivering supplies to your neighbors while in mississauga, youre donating to the siva food bank. It goes to show that we are all stronger together, supporting each other. To show that we are all supportinggether, each other. You are doing your part and so same. Thers are doing the [speaking french] our government has introduced a threepoint economic plan to protect jobs, help people laid support businesses. If youre worried about your job, were helping your employer you on the payroll with the canada emergency wage subsidy. Today, minister morneau, ing, and minister updatewill provide an about this wage subsidy. Its going to be available for businesses big and small that funded and have inn a 30 or more decline gross ruiz. Revenues. That includes everything from bars and restaurants to and nonprofits. Applications will soon open through the c. R. A. Like i said on friday, this for workers. Employers will need to attest theyre doing everything they pay the remaining 25 of peoples wages. These are unprecedented times us to pullquire together as a country and trust each other as canadians. So there will be stiff and trying toalties for take advantage of this system canadians. Fellow french]g p. M. Trudeau these are unprecedented times and were taking unprecedented action and while we put this measure in place, were continuing to move forward on the other two prongs of our economic plan, to help Business Owners worried about rent or other bills, weve brought in new loans. Who lose their paycheck, whether theyre freelance or have been laid off, the canada Emergency Response benefit. And on that front, i have some good news to share. French]g april 6,eau starting youll be able to apply for the canada Emergency Response benefit. A reminder, if youre getting the wage subsidy from your employer, you cant collect the cerb. Its one or the other. You cant get both of these benefits. Cerb, you can register canada. Ca. By selecting direct deposit, you should receive your payment to five days. If you cant apply online, dont worry. Revenue agencye for help over the phone. By mail, youll get your check 10 days. After applying, all you need to to keep getting this benefit is check in every month to say that youre still out of work. If youve already applied up. Ugh ei, youre all set you dont need to do anything on april 6. Were putting measures in place overload the system but i assure you that everyone will get their money. Later today, there will be more fromls on this process eligibility to applying to getting your check but the getting youis were the help you need when you need it. We have a plan to protect jobs, help those who have been laid off and to support businesses that are having cash flow problems. And were not done yet. Were going to keep working hard to make sure youre getting the support you need. Economiche Largest Program in canadas history. So ive asked the house leader deputy minister to reach out to the other parties about back parliament. This must be a team canada effort. Orders across all the country are stepping up to fulfill their res this type of civicf mobilization since the second world war. Economic the biggest measures in our lifetimes to our health. Eat to these historic measures will homert canadians to stay to defeat covid19. Government alone cannot win this fight. Have to answer the call of duty. Is service that most of us have never been called upon to do. We, each of us, have to live up our end of the bargain. Collectivefill our responsibility to each other. Public health rules is your duty. Is your way to serve. What you do,bout about the choices you make. Is how you will serve your country and how we will all other. Ach right nowe do this determines where our country in two in two weeks or months. Its in our hands. Its in your hands. [speaking french] well now go to the phone one for one question and followup. Operator . Caller thank you. Merci. French]g [speaking french] followup . French]g [speaking french] thank you, next question, operator. Caller thank you. Merci. Press. Estion, canadian reporter good morning, im wondering if you could explain why the National Emergency stockpile didnt seem to help keep the equipment in the hands of Health Workers that we needed and whether or not youre going to use the defense production need. Order to fill the p. M. Trudeau the defense production act that weve seen in the United States is about ordering companies who might not otherwise do it to step up and produce the equipment for a wartime or crisis situation. Seenin canada, what weve is Companies Across this country putting up their hands and asking to do it, offering any help they can, right across the country, to switch their manufacturing over to necessary necessary equipment. We, so far, have seen such an response from businesses that we have no need of bringing in at this point a course,act but, of well always keep an eye on what we need to do in future or how we can adjust and the federal stockpile has ensuring over the past weeks that there is enough toipment across the country respond to the needs of the provinces have asked us for. [speaking french] followup . Reporter im wondering if you could let us know what assurance you have from the americans that dropped the idea of moving troops to the u. S. Canada border . Ongoingdeau the conversations we have with the American Administration continue and broad range of subjects we have heard that is not something theyre going to but well continue to engage with the American Administration as new situations develop. Nd things [speaking french] operator, next question . Caller thank you. Merci. French]g [responding in french] [speaking french] [responding in french] and one more question on the phone please, operator. Caller thank you. Merci. Next question, eric atkins, globe and mail. Reporter given that canadians returning from abroad are confirmed cases of why are into canada, airlines and the government bringing canadians home . P. M. Trudeau that is a good but a difficult question. Canada, we understand how important it is to keep canadians safe and we hope and are demanding that those do return home self isolate for two weeks. There are countries that have decided that people overseas or people elsewhere are allowed to come home to canada. That is not a choice weve made. Want canadians to come home we also very much expect and demand that they keep themselves by selfr neighbors safe isolating in rigorous conditions two weeks as soon as they get home. Much rather have them home than stranded elsewhere around the world where things getting worse. French]g and one followup . Therter im wondering what Public Health case is for allowing any canadian to return. P. M. Trudeau the Public Health case is that if people who rigorouslyerly and self isolate, then we are not theificantly increasing risk to everyone else. Theyquires ensuring that do indeed selfisolate but in we try to look out for each other. Thats been the characteristic weve seen over these past weeks as people are there to help each other. People are making choices to make sure that they dont put themselves, their families or their neighbors at risk. See neighbors ensuring that food is dropped off to people or aret go out vulnerable. Weve seen volunteerism up extraordinarily. People calling up to volunteer counselors, to go through the rigorous training to phone. Er at kids help canadians volunteer to help each other in tough times and part of helping each other in tough times is making sure that canadians who are stuck overseas can come home but part of that they have, then, is to make sure theyre not makeng others at risk and sure they selfisolate. Prime minister kevin torontos chief Health Officer indicated that the measures could be in place 12 weeks. There are according to the internal federal government documents that indicate these measures will be in place until july. Not shared these types of projections. Dont canadians have a right to long these important disruptive Public Health measures will be in place for so that businesses and families can plan . P. M. Trudeau we have been open and transparent with canadians ive said fromd the very beginning that there are a wide range of scenarios that we have been looking for, that were planning for, that were trying to work towards as government, as a country. We know that we are going to be number more a weeks, perhaps more months. Howeverything depends on canadians behave. The choices you make to stay at to selfisolate, to not go to six Different Stores when you shopping, to try to go Grocery Shopping only once a be very careful to keep two meters apart when you go for youre allowed to go for a walk. These sorts of things are what arrest the spread and the increase of this virus. We need all of us to do the best can to make it through this unprecedented situation and what canadians are doing. [speaking french] Prime Minister, yesterday, rather startling death projection released in the United States. Is there a similar projection in and if so, why have we not heard about these sorts of details . P. M. Trudeau as weve said, there are a range of projections how canadians are behaving, how isolation is working. Then say right now that fact that so many canadians are ways, aren the right choosing to stay home, are choosing to selfisolate, are choosing to stay in their toble, are choosing not endanger themselves or their loved ones or their neighbors or is analthcare workers extremely good sign. We are, of course, watching very carefully as the numbers creep up, as they rise rapidly in different areas. Measuresll take the necessary to do everything we safe. Keep canadians [speaking french] french]ing in [speaking french] [responding in french] talking about the efforts your government is making to procure medical gear, yet protective frontline Health Workers are talking about shortages. Why is there a disconnect between the assurances youre frontlinend what Health Workers are experiencing . P. M. Trudeau we recognize the frontline Health Workers are facing in different parts of the country and working with provincial authorities in charge of those systems to meet the needs faced with. We are looking at a Global Demand for these supplies that is unprecedented. Countries around the world are trying to get more of these supplies. We are expecting to see shipments coming in very shortly in canada. Elp were continuing to work on more shipments in the coming weeks are also working on tooling up our own production so can have madeincanada solutions for the coming weeks and perhaps months if thats how this lasts. We are doing everything we can andeet the very real pressing needs that we have in our Healthcare System right across the country, particularly in some areas. And all i can say is that we work extremelyo hard to try and solve this ourlem because we need Healthcare Systems and our healthcare workers, theifically, to have protection they need as the keep the rest of us safe. Reporter the premier of quebec was talking yesterday about supplies running out in seven days. Weve seen shortages in ontario. As well, have you spoken to these provinces and offering aid at this time . P. M. Trudeau we are offering all the help we possibly can to all provinces, particularly ontario and quebec, that are facing difficult situations in terms of supplies. I can tell you that we are going to be receiving a shipment very soon of necessary equipment and there are more to come in the coming days and weeks, as well. We will continue to do everything we can to make sure that our healthcare workers get the support they need to be able keep us safe and we also, as yesterday, have manufacturers stepping up so that that we can have madeincanada solutions and were not reliant other countries as the world is looking for more p. P. E. Reporter the scientific literature is clear on how mask use by the public can cut the of influenza during pandemic and some countries are mandatory across the board. Yet in canada the suggestion is wont make a difference if youre asymptomatic. Wondering how much of the decision is based on the government wanting to make sure masksblic doesnt take away from healthcare workers at a time of shortage . Decision we every make needs to be based on the bestmendations of our science officials who are looking at everything from a protection to canadians to protecting ourre healthcare workers and on this issue which i know is an ongoing amongsttion professionals, Health Professionals around the world, ourre going to defer to chief medical officer. Reporter with all due respect, minister, if there are dissenting opinions in the scientific and wearingcommunity on masks for the public if they are asymptomatic, do we not owe it to the public to put whatever measures in place to protect them . P. M. Trudeau ill continue to defer to dr. Tam on this issue. Theres much discussion going on and we want to make the right decisions to make sure canadians protected and our healthcare workers are protected. Theiss any live coverage of government response to the coronavirus outbreak, watch it live anytime as cspan. Org coronavirus. It is all there. 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