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Canada on Monday unveiled an all-woman task force to ensure that its upcoming budget, set to include billions in post-pandemic stimulus spending, includes measures to get women working and address gender inequality.
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the creation of a task force on women and the economy Monday and said better child care must be part of an economic recovery plan.
Timed to coincide with International Women’s Day, the minister launched the 18-member task force and played host to the opening discussion at a two-day federal conference called Canada’s Feminist Response and Recovery Summit.
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Canada is set to receive 910,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as pharmaceutical companies ramp up deliveries to make good on their contractual obligations by the end of the month.
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In Ontario, stay-at-home orders have lifted in Toronto, Peel Region and North Bay, loosening some pandemic restrictions imposed nearly two months ago. Meanwhile, Quebec has eased COVID-19 restrictions in five regions, including the capital, permitting residents to return to the gym and restaurant dining rooms for the first time in months.
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