 
JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF 
CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS ACROSS 
THIS COUNTRY.
THE PROVINCE HAS REPORTED 
NEARLY 1,000 NEW CASES JUST 
YESTERDAY.
WE'RE NOW CLOSING IN ON A TOTAL 
OF 6,000 ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
ONE OF CASES OF THOSE WHO ARE 
NOW RECOVERED AND THAT NUMBER 
IS MORE THAN 500, IS THE PRIME 
MINISTER'S WIFE.
SOPHIE GREGOIRE TRUDEAU THANKED 
THE COUNTRY AND WELL-WISHERS IN 
AN INSTAGRAM POST YESTERDAY.
>> I WANT TO THANK EVERY SINGLE 
PERSON WHO HAS REACHED OUT TO 
ME WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND THE SYMPTOMS 
AND EVERYTHING THAT THAT 
INCLUDES.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I'M -- I 
HAVE A CLEAR BILL OF HEALTH NOW.
BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SO I'M 
SUPER HAPPY.
SO, IT'S ALL GOOD.
I KNOW IT IS ALL GOOD FOR ME 
NOW, BUT THERE ARE MANY, MANY 
CANADIANS AND MANY PEOPLE WHO 
ARE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW AND I 
WANT TO SEND YOU ALL MY LOVE, 
ALL MY COURAGE.
>> Rosemary: SO A CLEAN BILL OF 
HEALTH FOR SOPHIE 
GREGOIRE-TRUDEAU, BUT WE KNOW 
THAT THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS 
FAMILY CONTINUE TO PRACTICE 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING, HE 
CONTINUES TO WORK FROM HOME AND 
THAT IS WHY WE'LL SEE HIM COME 
OUT HIS FRONT DOOR TO BRING US 
UP TO DATE ON THINGS THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO CONTAIN 
THE PANDEMIC, BOTH ECONOMICALLY 
AND FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH 
PERSPECTIVE.
TOMORROW WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE 
DATE OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET.
OF COURSE, THAT DATE QUICKLY 
THROWN AWAY AND NOW HUNDREDS OF 
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN 
PUMPED INTO THE ECONOMY THROUGH 
VARIOUS MEASURES TO TRY AND 
PROP IT UP THROUGH THIS 
PANDEMIC.
THE GOVERNMENT REALLY FIGHTING 
BOTH A WAR ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
FRONT, BUT ALSO TRYING TO 
SETTLE THE ECONOMY IN THE NEXT 
NUMBER OF WEEKS.
THERE'S BRING IN MY COLLEAGUE, 
THE CBC'S DAVID COCHRANE NOW 
WHO JOINS ME ON THIS SUNDAY.
SO, WE'RE EXPECTING TO HEAR 
FROM THE PRIME MINISTER.
YESTERDAY WE DID GET SOME MORE 
DATA FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
AGENCY, DAVID, THAT PERHAPS NOT 
SURPRISINGLY SHOWS THAT 90% OF 
NEW CASES NOW ARE COMMUNITY 
TRANSMISSION.
SO, IF YOU'RE IN AND AROUND THE 
COMMUNITY, AND THAT, OF COURSE, 
IS WHY WE ARE HEARING AGAIN AND 
AGAIN ABOUT THIS PRACTICE OF 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND HOW 
IMPORTANT THAT IS.
>> David: YEAH.
I THINK THERE WAS AN 
EXPECTATION FOR THE NUMBERS TO 
TILT IN THAT DIRECTION ONCE WE 
STARTED DENYING ENTRY TO 
NONCANADIAN CITIZENS AND 
NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL AT THE 
CANADA-U.S. BORDER THAT IT 
WOULD MOVE THAT WAY.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING WHAT 
HAPPENS IN THIS COUNTRY OVER 
THE NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THERE 
WERE THOSE ONE MILLION 
CANADIANS WHO CAME BACK AS 
EITHER SNOWBIRDS OR SPRING 
BREAKERS THAT CAME BACK FROM 
THE COUNTRY IN THE UNITED 
STATES IN PARTICULAR AND WE'RE 
IN THE TIMEFRAME THIS WEEK 
WHERE IF THEY DO HAVE COVID-19, 
THE SYMPTOMS WILL START TO 
MANIFEST AND CAN START TESTING 
POSITIVE.
WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT IN 
QUEBEC SORT OF AT THE 
FORESHADOWING OF WHAT MIGHT 
HAPPEN LIKE ONTARIO, BECAUSE 
THEIR SPRING BREAK IS EARLIER 
THAN ONTARIO'S SO THIS IS THE 
WEEK WE SHOULD BE PREPARING FOR 
AN INCREASE IN THOSE NUMBERS.
WE ALREADY SAW, YOU KNOW, 211 
MORE CASES IN ONTARIO TODAY.
THAT IS A BIG SINGLE-DAY NUMBER 
FOR THEM.
AND WE CAN EXPECT MORE OF THAT 
TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK BECAUSE 
FOR ALL THE TALK OF CLOSING 
BORDERS INTERNATIONALLY, THE 
BIGGEST RISK IS CANADIANS 
BRINGING THE VIRUS WITH THEM 
FROM VACATION AND NOT FOLLOWING 
THE SELF-ISOLATION OR MANDATORY 
QUARANTINE RULES.
AND THAT IS WHERE, I DON'T KNOW 
IF THEY WOULD TREAT THAT AS A 
TRAVEL-RELATED SPREAD OR 
COMMUNITY SPREAD, BUT IT'S 
STILL ANOTHER INFECTION IN THE 
CASE LOAD IN A COUNTRY THAT 
RIGHT NOW IS TAKING 
EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO 
PREPARE FOR THE VIRUS TO REACH 
ITS PEAK.
WE HAVE NOT REACHED THAT POINT 
IN THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THIS, I THINK, WILLABLE  -- 
WILL BE A CRITICAL WEEK IN 
TERMS OF GETTING THOSE NUMBERS 
TO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO 
BECAUSE OF THE LAG AND 
MANIFESTING OF SYMPTOMS FOR 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME BACK FROM 
THE UNITED STATES SPECIFICALLY.
>> Rosemary: DR. TAM STILL 
THINKS AT THIS STAGE, ANYWAY, 
THAT WE CAN HANDLE THE CAPACITY 
IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
I WOULD POINT OUT TO PEOPLE 
THAT THE NUMBER OF TESTS 
CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
187,000 TESTS NOW COMPLETED.
I'M SURE WE'LL GET AN UPDATE AT 
THE NOON PRESS CONFERENCE.
AND ONTARIO WHO WAS 
EXPERIENCING A REAL BACKLOG IN 
TERMS OF RESULT IS CATCHING UP 
SLOWLY BUT SURELY.
IT IS DOING 4100 TESTS A DAY.
SAID YESTERDAY THAT THIS 
PROVINCE IS AIMING TO DO 5,000 
A DAY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND 
GET THIS -- SURGING TO 19,000 A 
DAY BY MID APRIL.
SO, THAT IS SIGNIFICANT AS WELL.
>> David: AND NOT TO BE THE 
VOICE OF DOOM, BUT HOPEFULLY A 
VOICE OF CONTEXT.
WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 
CASES JUST UNDER 6,000.
THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS IN THE 
COUNTRY ARE INVARIABLY HIGHER 
THAN THAT.
THERE HAS BEEN AN APPROACH TO 
RATIONING TESTS TO PROTECT 
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS LIKE 
PEOPLE IN SENIOR HOMES OR IN 
THE HEALTH SECTOR OR TESTING 
THE TRULY SICK.
A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY HAVE MILD 
SYMPTOMS OR NOT CONSIDERED TO 
BE AT RISK ARE SIMPLY NOT BEING 
TESTED.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN 
NECESSITATED BY THE ABSENCE OF 
WIDESPREAD AVAILABILITY OF 
SWABS FOR THE NASAL TESTS THAT 
WE'VE BEEN USING IN THIS 
COUNTRY AND THE 
NOT-QUITE-READY-TO GO INSTANT 
TESTS OR RAPID TESTS THAT NEED 
TO RETOOL, SCALE UP AND BE 
MANUFACTURED AND THEN VALIDATED 
BY HEALTH CANADA AS EFFECTIVE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER TO 
LOOK AT RIGHT NOW IS THE NUMBER 
OF HOSPITALIZATIONS, NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE IN INTENSIVE CARE AND 
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN THE 
COUNTRY.
THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA SENSE 
BECAUSE THOSE CAN CONCRETELY BE 
MEASURED.
WE SHOULD KNOW, I MEAN THERE 
ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE REPORTING 
OF DATA AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
FUNNELING UP FROM LOCAL HEALTH 
AUTHORITIS TO PROVINCIAL HEALTH 
AUTHORITIES TO THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA TO GIVE 
A TRULY PRECISE NUMBER.
THAT IS IMPROVING BIT BY BIT, 
DAY BY DAY AS THEY REPORT ITS 
BREAKDOWN PROCESSES OF EXACTLY 
WHAT THE COUNTRY IS DEALING 
WITH.
THAT IS THE NUMBER THAT IS 
REALLY SIGNIFICANT AT THIS 
POINT IN TIME.
AS WE SAW IN QUEBEC A SIMPLE 
CHANGE OF PRESUMPTIVE TO 
CONFIRMED CASES CAN LEAD TO A 
MASSIVE SPIKE IN THE OVERALL 
NUMBER.
THE TRUE STRAIN ON THE SYSTEM 
IS GOING TO COME FROM THE 
HOSPITALIZATION, THE INTENSIVE 
CARE PATIENTS AND OBVIOUSLY THE 
FATAL IS WHICH RIGHT NOW ARE AT 
ABOUT 63 IN THIS COUNTRY.
THAT IS THE REAL NUMBER TO 
START WATCHING FOR IT AND ONE 
THAT WE'RE ALL PUSHING HEALTH 
AUTHORITIES TO GIVE US A MORE 
REALTIME AND ACCURATE REPORTING 
ON AND JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE 
THERE ARE IN HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW.
>> Rosemary: AND JUST TO FOLLOW 
THROUGH WITH THAT AND THEN TURN 
TO THE UNITED STATES.
HOSPITALIZATION AS OF YESTERDAY 
WAS AT 7%.
I.C.U. WAS AT 3%.
AND FATALITIES AT 1%.
JUST TO PUT SOME NUMBERS TO 
THAT, DAY.
I'LL COME BACK TO YOU SHORTLY 
AS WE WAIT FOR THE PRIME 
MINISTER.
FIRST I WANT TO TURN TO THE 
UNITED STATES.
BECAUSE A DIFFERENT SITUATION 
THERE.
CASES OF COVID-19, THEY ARE 
CONTINUING TO GROW AS THE 
COUNTRY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE 
WITH ENACTING SUBSTANTIAL 
TESTING AND JUST THIS MORNING T 
DOCTOR LEADING THE FIGHT 
AGAINST THE PANDEMIC MADE A 
SOBERING STATEMENT.
>> LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE SEEING 
NOW, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY 
BETWEEN 100,000 AND 200,000 
CASES BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE 
HELD TO THAT BECAUSE IT -- 
EXCUSE ME, DEATHS.
I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 
MILLIONS OF CASES.
BY JUST DON'T THINK THAT WE 
REALLY NEED TO MAKE A 
PROJECTION WHEN IT'S SUCH A 
MOVING TARGET.
>> Rosemary: THAT IS DR. FAUCI 
SUGGESTING THERE THAT MILLIONS 
OF AMERICANS WILL BE INFECTED 
AND DEATHS COULD TOTAL 100,000 
TO 200,000 PEOPLE.
CBC'S KATIE SIMPSON JOIN US NOW 
FROM WASHINGTON.
THOSE WERE STARK NUMBERS IN A 
COUNTRY, KATIE, WHERE THERE HAS 
BEEN SUCH A LAG IN TESTING.
AND THAT HAS NOT OBVIOUSLY 
HELPED CONTAIN THE PANDEMIC.
>> Reporter: NO.
AND DR. ANTHONY FAUCI IN THAT 
SAME INTERVIEW WENT ON TO 
DISCUSS THE ONLY WAY HE WILL BE 
ABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH 
EASING OF RESTRICTIONS WHEN 
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY 
ARE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO 
RAPID TESTING T. DELAY IN 
TESTING IS WHAT IS REALLY BEING 
BLAMED FOR THE WIDESPREAD 
INFECTION ACROSS THE UNITED 
STATES AND AMERICANS REALLY 
FEEL AT THIS STAGE DON'T HAVE A 
GRASP ON THE SCOPE OF THE 
PROBLEM HERE.
THEY ARE SEEING THOSE HOTSPOTS.
IN NEW YORK CITY, IN NEW 
ORLEANS, IN DETROIT IS 
DEVELOPING VERY, VERY QUICKLY 
AS WELL.
WHERE THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM, THE 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, THEY ARE 
BEING OVERWHELMED AT THIS POINT.
AND GOVERNORS IN DIFFERENT 
STATES ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT 
SIMILAR SCENES WILL PLAY OUT IN 
THEIR OWN DISTRICTS AND THEIR 
OWN STATES AND SO THEY ARE 
CONTINUING TO CALL FOR STRONG 
ENFORCEMENT MEASURES AND REALLY 
BRINGING THOSE MEASURES INTO 
EFFECT IN THEIR OWN 
JURISDICTIONS.
THERE HAD BEEN SOME DISCUSSION 
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
DONALD TRUMP PUBLICLY FLOATED 
HE WAS CONSIDERING ACTUALLY 
ENFORCING QUARANTINE ORDERS FOR 
THREE STATES -- FOR NEW YORK, 
CONNECTICUT AND NEW JERSEY.
THAT IS WHERE THE INFECTION 
RATES ARE REALLY EXPLODING.
THERE IS NOT A HANDLE ON WHAT 
IS GOING ON.
HOWEVER, AFTER SOME INTENSE 
DISCUSSION AT THE WHITE HOUSE, 
ULTIMATELY THEY OPTED TO GO 
WITH A TRAVEL WARNING FROM THE 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, 
ASKING PEOPLE IN THOSE THREE 
STATES TO AVOID ANY 
NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNLESS -- 
FOR 14 DAYS UNLESS IT IS 
SOMETHING THAT IS ESSENTIAL.
WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT A 
PUSH FOR THE QUARANTINE CAME 
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA 
WHO'S HAD PRESSURE THERE AFTER 
HE DIDN'T ORDER A CLOSURE OF 
BEACHES AS WE SAW SCENES OF 
EVERYONE GOING TO THE BEACHES 
ALTHOUGH THERE WERE THE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING WARNINGS IN PLACE.
IT WAS ULTIMATELY DISCUSSED AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE AT THE HIGHEST 
LEVELS AND DECIDED NOT TO GO 
WITH A QUARANTINE ORDER.
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO WHO HAS 
BEEN A LEADER IN THIS WHOLE 
CRISIS, HE IS GLAD THAT IS NOT 
THE CASE.
HE SAYS THAT WOULD BE AN 
UN-AMERICAN MOVE.
DR.S ANTHONY FAUCI SAID A 
WARNING IS A BETTER WAY TO GO.
THAT IS WHERE THINGS STAND 
RIGHT NOW.
>> Rosemary: OK.
KATIE SIMPSON IN WASHINGTON.
THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO DAVID 
COCHRANE, IF I CAN.
WE'RE WATCHING THE FRONT DOOR.
THE PRIME MINISTER ABOUT TO 
EMERGE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES' 
TIME TO UPDATE THE SITUATION IN 
THIS COUNTRY.
LET ME REMIND YOU OF MEASURES 
THAT HE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY 
THAT WILL BEGIN TO BE ENFORCED 
TOMORROW.
AS OF MONDAY AT NOON, IF YOU 
TRAVEL ANYWHERE ON A PLANE OR 
TRAIN INSIDE THIS COUNTRY, AND 
YOU PRESENT SYMPTOMS OF 
COVID-19, YOU WILL NOT BE 
ALLOWED TO BOARD.
YOU REMEMBER THAT THE 
QUARANTINE ACT WAS ITSELF OR IS 
ITSELF NOW BEING ENFORCED.
ALSO IF YOU COME IN FROM 
OUTSIDE OF THIS COUNTRY, YOU 
ARE REQUIRED TO SELF-ISOLATE, 
TO QUARANTINE YOURSELF FOR 14 
DAYS.
DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THE 
PRIME MINISTER MIGHT BE TALK 
ABOUT TODAY?
I THINK HE WAS TRYING TO 
REITERATE HEADING INTO THE 
WEEKEND THE IMPORTANCE OF 
PHYSICAL DISENS THATING, 
KNOWING THAT THAT COMMUNITY 
TRANSMISSION RATE SO HIGH.
>> AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS 
YESTERDAY.
WITH BEING ABLE TO GET ON 
PLANES AND TRAINS T TWO SORTS 
OF DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION THAT 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
REGULATES.
TODAY IT'S GOING TO BE A FOCUS 
ON SIGNALING HELP AND OFFERING 
HELP TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
WE'VE HEARD THE PRIME MINISTER 
SPEAK QUITE A FEW TIMES OVER 
THE PAST WEEK ABOUT KIDS AND 
ABOUT SENIORS WHO ARE HAVING 
THEIR LIVES SIGNIFICANTLY 
DISRUPTED AND MAY BE AT RISK 
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS.
I THINK TODAY WILL FOCUS ON 
GIVING HELP TO CHARITIES THAT 
WOULD SUPPORT KIDS AND SENIORS 
WHO MIGHT HAVE A LEVEL OF RISK.
THINK ABOUT THE UNITED WAY, 
WHICH IS HOME DELIVERY OF 
MEALS, FOR EXAMPLE.
KIDS HELP PHONE.
WHICH OFFERS A LIFELINE TO 
CHILDREN WHO MAY BE IN A VERY 
DIFFICULT AND STRESSFUL 
SITUATION.
SO MEASURES ALONG THOSE LINES 
TO GET MONEY INTO THE BANK 
ACCOUNTS OF THE  *INS USING -- 
INSTITUTIONS THAT WOULD SUPPORT 
THESE PEOPLE DIRECTLY AND 
INDIRECTLY THROUGH MEAL PLANS 
AND SUPPORTING THINGS LIKE KIDS 
HELP PHONE.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS 
HELPING PEOPLE IN THOSE 
COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN A REAL 
CONCERN IN DEALING WITH THIS OR 
AS MONEY PUT INTO  SHELTERS, 
FOR EXAMPLE, EARLY BECAUSE OF 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE 
PARTNER VIOLENCE AND KIDS BEING 
ABUSED AND FORCED TO STAY AT 
HOME.
IN SOME CASES AT HOMES THAT ARE 
UNSAFE.
THERE WAS MONEY PUT INTO THINGS 
LIKE THAT EARLY IN THIS.
NOW IS JUST COPING WITH STRESS 
AND HAVING FOOD DELIVERED IF 
YOU ARE A SENIOR, JUST MAYBE 
HAS MOBILITY ISSUES OR 
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND CAN'T 
GET OUT TO GET GROCERIES AND 
GOAT YOUR OWN FOOD TO HELP WITH 
FOOD DELIVERY AND THINGS LIKE 
THAT, TO TAKE SOME OF THAT 
PRESSURE OFF AND TRY TO PATCH 
YET ANOTHER HOLE IN THE SAFETY 
NET.
>> YEAH.
CERTAINLY MENTAL HEALTH IS 
SOMETHING THAT WE HEARD A 
LITTLE BIT FROM THE HEALTH 
MINISTER, PATTY HAJDU SAYING 
THAT I WERE GOING TO LAUNCH A 
VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH TOOL.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S HAPPENED.
THE KIDS HELP PHONE.
THERE'S BEEN A 350% INCREASE IN 
PEOPLE REACHING OUT.
AND IT IS NOT SURPRISING DURING 
THESE KINDS OF PANDEMICS WE SAW 
DURING SARS.
PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY THIS TAKES A A 
TOLL ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND 
THIS TIME IN PARTICULAR AS WE 
HEAD INTO SORT OF THE SECOND OR 
THIRD WEEK OF PEOPLE PRACTICING 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING, IT IS 
DIFFICULT AND THAT IS WHY YOU 
HEAR THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY 
TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF 
NOT SOCIALLY ISOLATING YOURSELF.
I SAW THE PREMIER OF NOVA 
SCOTIA THE OTHER DAY WAS 
PROVIDING 800 iPADS TO SENIORS 
HOMES BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY, 
TOO, FEELING DEEPLY ISOLATED 
AND THAT IS A SMART IDEA 
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO 
FIGURE OUT HOW TO STAY IN TOUCH 
WITH LOVED ONES.
>> David: STEPHEN MCNEIL SAID 
HE SAW IMAGES OF PEOPLE COMING 
TO SEE GRANDMA AND GRANDPA OR 
MOM AND DAD THROUGH THE WINDOWS 
AND THE IMPRACTICAL NATURE OF 
THAT GIVEN THE WEATHER, HE 
WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO END THE 
SOCIAL ISOLATION THAT PEOPLE 
ARE GOING THROUGH.
THIS IS A HUMANE AND KIND 
POLICY.
AND JUST SHOWS THE INGENUITY 
THAT IS HAPPENING HERE.
YOU KNOW, PREMIERS ARE DOING 
THINGS LIKE THIS, ORDINARY 
CANADIANS AND CELEBRITIES ARE 
DOING THINGS LIKE THIS.
A VOICE OF DOOM EARLIER AND 
HOPE NOW.
MY BUDDY ALAN DOYLE HAS A NEW 
ALBUM OUT.
HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DOING 
CONCERTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND 
INSTEAD HE IS DOING YouTube 
CONCERTS AND RAISING MONEY FOR 
KIDS HELP PHONE AND HE'S RAISED 
$100,000 FOR THEM.
YOU KNOW?
IN JUST A MATTER OF BAOEX.
-- WEEKS.
YOU ARE SEEING THE SCAMS AND 
YOU SEE THE PEOPLE TRYING TO 
RIP PEOPLE OFF AND THE WORST OF 
BEHAVIOUR AND PEOPLE IGNORING 
THE HEALTH ADVICE.
YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF 
EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE BEST OF 
BEHAVIOUR AND REAL HUMANE, KIND 
EFFORTS FROM FIRST MINISTERS 
DOWN TO LEAD SUNGERS.
>> Rosemary: THAT'S RIGHT.
AS WE WAIT FOR THE PRIME 
MINISTER, WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN 
THE TWO-MINUTE WARNING, I WANT 
TO GIVE PEOPLE NEW ADVICE OR 
SOME CLEARER ADVICE FROM THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA.
A LOT OF YOU HAVE  E-MAILED AND 
TWEETED ME ABOUT WHETHER YOU'RE 
ALLOWED TO TAKE A WALK.
HERE IS THE LATEST ADVICE ON 
TAKING A WALK.
YOU CAN WALK OUTSIDE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED 
WITH COVID-19.
THAT SHOULD SEEM OBVIOUS.
IF YOU HAVE NO SYMPTOMS OR 
COVID-19 AND IF YOU HAVE NOT 
LEFT CANADA IN THE PAST 14 DAYS 
AND THAT IS MAYBE NEW AND WE 
WILL ASK A LITTLE BIT MORE 
ABOUT THAT AT THE NOON PRESS 
CONFERENCE WHEN PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS COME OUT.
BUT THOSE ARE THE THREE WAYS 
YOU CAN GO OUTSIDE.
AND WE CERTAINLY WANT PEOPLE TO 
DO THAT BECAUSE THAT ALSO HELPS 
WITH OUR MENTAL HEALTH.
THIS IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA WITH AN UPDATE.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: IT IS VERY 
DIFFICULT FOR MANY PEOPLE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE 
CAN TO HELP YOU AS A GOVERNMENT.
JUST THIS WEEK, WE ANNOUNCED 
NEW MEASURES TO HELP FAMILIES, 
WORKERS AND BUSINESSES.
BUT EVEN WITH THAT HELP, I KNOW 
THAT THINGS REMAIN DIFFICULT.
AND FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE 
ARE TROUBLE, IT'S EVEN HARDER.
STAYING HOME, FOR EXAMPLE, IS 
NOT ALWAYS EASY.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: FOR 
SOME, PHYSICAL DISENS THATING 
MEANS JUGGLING, TAKING CARE OF 
THE KIDS WHILE TRYING TO GET 
SOME WORK DONE AT THE KITCHEN 
TABLE.
FRANKLY, THAT IS NOT EVERYONE'S 
REALITY.
FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE HOME ISN'T 
A SAFE PLACE TO BE.
FOR OTHERS IT'S SOMEWHERE 
THEY'RE ISOLATED AND ALONE.
FOR TOO MANY MORE, THEY HAVE NO 
PLACE TO GO AT ALL.
TOUGH TIMES FALL FIRST AND 
HARDEST ON THE MOST VULNERABLE 
IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
BUT WE CAN CHANGE THAT.
WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE IS 
LEFT WITHOUT HELP.
LET ME TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK 
DIRECTLY TO KIDS.
I KNOW THESE PAST WEEKS HAVE 
BEEN TOUGH.
HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR FRIENDS, 
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO TO 
SCHOOL.
YOU'VE BEEN HUNKERED DOWN WITH 
YOUR PARENTS AND YOU'RE 
WATCHING THE WORLD YOU KNOW 
CHANGE RADICALLY.
THE SOURCE OF ANXIETY IS A 
SOURCE OF TENSION AND MAYBE 
THERE'S EXTRA TENSION IN YOUR 
FAMILY.
BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN 
HELP.
REACH OUT TO KIDS HELP PHONE.
YOU CAN CALL OR TEXT THEM AT 
686868 OR CALL 800-668-6868 OR 
GO ONLINE TO KIDSHELPPHONE.CA.
THEY ARE THERE TO LISTEN.
THEY'RE THERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
THEY'RE THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT 
YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
AND HELP YOU AND ALL OF US 
THROUGH THIS.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, 24 
HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 
IN FRENCH AND IN ENGLISH.
INDEED, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU 
HAVE THE HELP YOU NEED, WE'RE 
INVESTING $7.5 MILLION FOR MORE 
COUNSELORS AND TRAINED 
VOLUNTEERS WITH KIDS HELP PHONE.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN YOUR CORNER 
MAKING SURE YOU'RE OK.
AND KIDS, I WANT TO SPEAK WITH 
YOUR GRANDPARENTS NOW.
OUR SENIORS ARE PARTICULARLY 
VULNERABLE TO COVID-19.
WE ALL KNOW THAT AND IT'S FOR 
THEM THAT SO MANY OF US ARE 
STAYING HOME, SELF-ISOLATING, 
ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES.
BUT EVEN IF THEY'RE SAFE AND 
ISOLATED, THIS IS NOT EASY ON 
THEM.
MAYBE THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE 
GETTING OUT TO GO TO GROCERY, 
TO GET GROCERIES.
MAYBE THEY'RE FEELING 
PARTICULARLY ALONE.
MAYBE THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN 
ISOLATED AND THIS IS JUST AN 
EXTRA DEGREE OF STRESS ON THEM.
WELL, WE HAVE HELP FOR THEM AS 
WELL.
MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB 
SHULTY, IS ANNOUNCING MONEY TO 
THE UNITED WAY FOR EVERYTHING 
FROM HEALTH CHECK-INs TO 
GROCERY DELIVERY.
IN FACT, THE UNITED WAY IS 
ALREADY STEPPING UP.
HERE IN OTTAWA, THEY'RE HELPING 
PEOPLE LIKE YOU WITH THINGS 
LIKE MEAL DELIVERY.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: TODAY WE ARE 
ANNOUNCING NEW FUNDS FOR THOSE 
THAT NEED THE MOST.
I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT 
TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO YOUNG 
PEOPLE.
I KNOW THESE LAST FEW WEEKS 
HAVE NOT BEEN EASY FOR YOUNG 
PEOPLE.
YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR FRIENDS, YOU 
CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL, YOU CAN'T 
DO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DID 
BEFORE.
AND YOU SEE THE WORLD IS 
CHANGING.
THAT IS A SOURCE OF STRESS AND 
AND FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR FAMILY.
THINGS MAY NOT BE EASY AT HOME 
EITHER.
BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU 
CAN ALWAYS GET HELP AND YOU'RE 
NOT ALONE.
KIDS HELP PHONE IS A PROGRAMME 
THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A 
LONG TIME TO HELP CHILDREN.
YOU CAN CALL, YOU CAN GO 
ONLINE, YOU CAN TEXT A MESSAGE 
AS WELL AND THEY WILL BE THERE 
TO HELP YOU.
YOU CAN SEND A TEXT MESSAGE TO 
686868 OR YOU CAN CALL THE HELP 
LINE AT 800-668-6868.
WHEREVER YOU ARE, IN FRENCH OR 
IN ENGLISH, 24/7, THERE WILL BE 
SOMEONE THERE TO HELP YOU.
AND TO HELP YOUR FAMILY.
AND TO DO EVEN MORE TO HELP 
THESE KIDS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE, 
WE ARE RELEASING $7.5 MILLION 
TO HIRE MORE COUNSELORS AND 
VOLUNTEERS.
AND FOR THE GRANDPARENTS OF 
THESE CHILDREN, WE'RE THINKING 
ABOUT YOU AS WELL.
WE KNOW THAT COVID-19 IS 
HITTING SENIORS HARDER AND IS 
MORE OF A RISK FOR OUR SENIORS.
SO YOU ARE PROBABLY EVEN MORE 
ISOLATED THAN YOU MAY BE 
NORMALLY.
MAYBE YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE 
GETTING YOUR SHOPPING DONE OR 
MEETING YOUR OWN PERSONAL NEEDS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE WILL 
BE PROVIDING HELP TO YOU.
TO HELP SENIORS WHO ARE 
VULNERABLE, WE'REOFFERING $9 
MILLION TO UNITED WAY THROUGH 
THE NEW HORIZONS PROGRAMME FOR 
SENIORS THAT.
WILL ALLOW THIS ORGANIZATION TO 
PROVIDE A WHOLE RANGE OF 
SERVICES TO SENIORS, WHETHER IT 
IS A HEALTH CHECK-IN OR 
DELIVERY SERVICES OR MEAL 
DELIVERIES.
IN A COUNTRY LIKE CANADA, NO 
ONE SHOULD BE ABANDONED.
AND TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO 
ARE HOMELESS OR FLEEING FAMILY 
VIOLENCE, WE ARE ALLOCATING $00 
MILLION TO SHELTERS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
PROMISE TO HELP EVERYONE GET 
THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME.
WE'LL WORK WITH THE 
ORGANISATIONS YOU RELY ON AND 
WHO WILL HAVE YOUR BACK.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, WE 
COMMITTED $200 MILLION FOR 
SHELTERS.
IF YOU NEED TO GET AWAY FROM 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR VIOLENCE 
BECAUSE OF YOUR GENDER, IF YOU 
NEED SOMEWHERE TO STAY, THERE 
ARE PLACES YOU CAN GO AND BE 
SAFE.
THIS NEW FUNDING IS ALREADY 
HAVING A HUGE IMPACT ON SUPPORT 
FOR YOU.
JUST TAKE THE SHELTER IN 
TORONTO THAT CAN NOW RENT 
ADDITIONAL SPACE TO ISOLATE 
RESIDENTS WITH COVID-19 AND 
KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
WE'LL KEEP WORKING WITH 
CHARITIES AND NONPROFITS ON 
THIS.
ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO 
RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE 
WHO WORK AND VOLUNTEER IN THEIR 
COMMUNITIES THROUGH THESE 
GROUPS.
I KNOW IT HAS BEEN HARD LATELY.
NOT JUST BECAUSE MORE AND MORE 
PEOPLE NEED YOUR HELP, BUT 
BECAUSE YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO 
KEEP DOING THIS WORK FOR 
MARGINALIZED AND VULNERABLE 
PEOPLE DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS ON A SCALE THAT CANADA 
HAS NEVER BEFORE SEEN.
SOON, I'LL HAVE A PLAN TO HELP 
KEEP HELPING CANADIANS WHO NEED 
IT MOST.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS.
WHOMEVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER YOU 
NEED, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO 
HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TO SPARE 
RIGHT NOW, I'M ASKING YOU TO 
JOIN IN AND BE PART OF THE 
SOLUTION.
PLEASE, DONATE TO YOUR 
FAVOURITE ORGANISATIONS AND 
FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER 
IF YOUR COMMUNITY.
EVEN WORKING FROM HOME, YOU CAN 
MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE 
IMPACT AN ORGANIZATION CAN HAVE.
AS AN INDIVIDUAL, A FAMILY, A 
COMPANY, THINK OF HOW YOU CAN 
LEND A HAND TO HELP OTHERS 
THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: WE ALL HAVE A 
ROLE TO PLAY TO ENSURE OUR 
HEALTH AND SAFETY.
AS WE OFTEN SAY, IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO 
CONTINUE TO KEEP A DISTANCE OF 
TWO METRES FROM OTHERS.
STAY HOME AND AVOID DIFFERENT 
PLACES IN ORDER TO STOP THE 
SPREAD OF COVID-19 AS SOON AS 
POSSIBLE.
I KNOW IT IS HARDER TO STAY 
HOME DURING THE WEEKEND.
SOMETIMES YOU CAN FEEL VERY 
ALONE.
BUT DON'T FORGET THAT WE'RE ALL 
COMING THROUGH THIS DIFFERENT 
TIME TOGETHER AND YOU JUST HAVE 
TO LOOK AROUND YOU TO SEE THOSE 
SIGNS OF SOLIDARITY.
RIGHT ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND 
AROUND THE WORLD.
PEOPLE ARE SHOWING THAT THE 
BEST DAYS ARE STILL AHEAD.
AND IF YOU ARE IN MONTREAL 
TONIGHT, LOOK AT THE CHAMPLAIN 
BRIDGE.
IT WILL BE LIT UP WITH COLOURS 
OF THE RAINBOW.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
KNOW THESE ARE HARD TIMES, BUT 
I ALSO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO 
GET THROUGH THEM TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'LL NOW GO TO THE PHONE LINE 
FOR FIRST QUESTIONS.
PLEASE KEEP IT TO ONE QUESTION 
AND ONE FOLLOW-UP.
OPERATOR?
>> THANK YOU.
MERCI.
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, 
PRIME MINISTER.
I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT 
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY DEMAND OR 
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO HAVING THE ARMY 
INTERVENE?
PARTICULARLY IN QUEBEC WHERE 
IT'S POSSIBLE OF SHUTTING DOWN 
ACCESS TO THE CITY OF MONTREAL 
IN THE COMING DAYS?
WELL, WE KNOW THAT THE 
SITUATION IS EVOLVING EVERY DAY 
AND WE'RE READY TO CONSIDER ALL 
EVENTUALITIES.
WE KNOW THAT CANADIANS ARE 
AWARE THAT THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO 
HELP CANADA WHEN CANADA NEEDS 
HELP.
THEY ARE THERE TO SERVE.
BUT FOR NOW, WE HAVE NOT HAD 
ANY SPECIFIC REQUESTS OF THAT 
AND THERE IS NO PLAN AT THIS 
TIME TO CARRY OUT OPERATIONS IN 
CANADA WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED 
FORCES.
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: YOU SAID ON 
FRIDAY THAT YOU INTEND TO 
REMAIN AT HOME, EVEN THOUGH ALL 
OF THE FAMILY IS IN GOOD HEALTH.
IS THAT TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE TO 
OTHERS?
CAN YOU REALLY BE A [INAUDIBLE] 
IN LEADING CANADA DURING THIS 
TIME OF CRISIS BY WORKING FROM 
HOME?
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY AWARE OF 
THE FACT THAT SOPHIE HAS NOW 
RECEIVED THE ALL-CLEAR.
SHE NO LONGER HAS SYMPTOMS.
AND SHE WENT TO HARRINGTON LAKE 
WITH THE CHILDREN.
BUT I CONTINUE TO WORK FROM 
HERE, AS WE'RE ASKING MANY 
CANADIANS TO DO.
BUT THE FACT IS, THAT I WAS IN 
THE SAME HOUSE AS SOMEONE WITH 
COVID-19.
AND THEREFORE, THE COUNTDOWN 
WILL CONTINUE BECAUSE I COULD 
THEORETICALLY HAVE CAUGHT THE 
VIRUS EVEN JUST A FEW DAYS AGO 
SO I WILL REMAIN IN ISOLATION.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HEALTH 
CAN THE IS RECOMMENDING AND 
WE'RE SAYING TO PEOPLE TO STAY 
HOME WHEN YOU CAN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, I CONTINUE TO 
WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM HOME.
WE ARE ABLE TO CO-ORDINATE WHAT 
NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED AND DO 
THE NECESSARY WORK.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
FIRST OF ALL, I'M VERY HAPPY, 
AS MANY PEOPLE WERE, TO SEE 
THAT SOPHIE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE 
ALL-CLEAR.
IT HAS BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE 
SHE HAS BEEN SYMPTOM-FREE AND 
OBVIOUSLILY I WANT TO THANK 
EVERYONE WHO HAS SENT MESSAGES 
OF SUPPORT.
SHE'S TAKEN THE KIDS TO 
HARRINGTONMENT I'M GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO STAY HERE TO DO THE 
WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
UP TO A FEW DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS 
CLEAR, I WAS STILL SHARING THE 
ROOF, BUT SHARE AGO ROOF WITH 
SOMEONE WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19.
SO I HAVE TO CONTINUE IN ICE 
SOLATION IN ORDER TO BE SURE 
THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING ALL THE 
PROTOCOLS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
BY HEALTH CANADA, AND THE WORK 
CONTINUES AS A GOVERNMENT.
THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPANIES AND 
ORGANISATIONS AROUND THE 
COUNTRY THAT ARE DISCOVERING 
THAT YOU CAN DO A LOT OF WORK 
VIA TELEPHONE AND VIDEO 
CONFERENCES AND THAT IS EXACTLY 
WHAT I'M DOING AND WILL 
CONTINUE TO DO AS SO MANY 
CANADIANS ARE DOING AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION.
>> Reporter: MERCI.
THANK YOU.
HI.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD TALK 
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT 
HELP YOU WILL BE PROVIDING TO 
CHAIR IS.
I KNOW SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THEM 
MADE A PLEA LAST WEEK FOR HELP 
TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE, I THINK 
YOU HINTED THAT THERE IS 
SOMETHING COMING.
CAN YOU GIVE MORE REASSURANCES 
OF THE CHARITIS THAT ARE SO 
RELIED UPON RIGHT NOW WILL GET 
SOME HELP?
>> TODAY WE HAVE AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR KHAER TABL AND 
NONPROFIT ORGANISATIONS 
SPECIFICALLY THAT HAVE BEEN 
DOING A GREAT WORK AND HELPING 
OUT YOUTH AND OUR SENIORS.
THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IS DOING 
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WORK 
DURING INCREDIBLE TIMES AND 
THEY'RE SEEING THEIR DONATIONS 
DRY UP AND THEY'RE VERY WORRIED 
ABOUT THEIR CAPACITY TO 
CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THEY'RE 
DOING.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING 
CLOSELY WITH THEM AND WE'LL 
HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE IN 
THE COMING DAYS ABOUT HOW WE'RE 
GOING TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN 
CONTINUE TO DO THIS INCREDIBLE 
WORK SO IMPORTANT FOR CANADIANS.
>> Reporter: ARE YOU CONCERNED 
AT ALL THAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOO 
MUCH PRESSURE ON AIRLINE STAFF, 
CHECK-IN STAFF, PEOPLE AT THE 
TRAIN STATIONS TO SCREEN PEOPLE 
FOR COVID-19?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
ALREADY KNOW THAT AN AWFUL LOT 
OF PEOPLE ARE NOT TRAVELING, 
HAVE LISTENED TO THE 
RECOMMENDATIONS TO STAY HOME, 
TO AVOID NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL.
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND 
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WE TOLD 
PEOPLE THAT IF YOU HAVE 
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS, YOU NEED TO 
STAY HOME.
YOU SHOULD NOT TRAVEL.
YOU MUST NOT GO OUT.
THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE 
THE INSTRUCTIONS WE GIVE BUT WE 
ALSO ASKED AIRLINE AND TRAIN 
STAFF TO ENSURE THAT NOBODY 
WITH SYMPTOMS BOARDS THEIR 
PLANES OR TRAINS.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT QUESTION.
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, 
MR. TRUDEAU.
JUST ALONG THE SAME LINES, YOU 
SAY THAT YOU DON'T NEED THE 
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES FOR THE 
IMTOO BEING.
BUT DO YOU NOT THINK THAT VERY 
SOON THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL AND 
NECESSARY ASSISTANCE, 
PARTICULAR WILL I WHEN WE SEE 
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN QUEBEC, IN 
MONTREAL, WHICH IS A BIG PART 
OF THE PROVINCE?
AND SO THAT PEOPLE STOP 
TRAVELING?
WELL, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 
WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO HELP 
PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP.
WE ARE READY AND LOOKING AT 
VARIOUS SCENARIOS THROUGH WHICH 
WE COULD PROVIDE THAT 
ADDITIONAL HELP.
BUT WE'RE NOT AT THAT STAGE YET.
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR 
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROVINCES.
AND WITH THE VARIOUS REGIONS OF 
THE COUNTRY.
TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN DO WHAT 
IS NECESSARY.
WE ARE NOT SHUTTING THE DOOR ON 
ANY POSSIBLE SCENARIO.
BUT WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS AS 
THE SITUATION ARISE.
AND MY NEXT VERY BRIEF QUESTION 
IS SHOULD WE START COUNTING 
YOUR 14-DAY PERIOD FROM TODAY?
WELL, I THINK THAT'S ONE WAY OF 
COUNTING IT.
MAYBE A FEW DAYS LEFT BECAUSE 
SOPHIE STOPPED HAVING SYMPTOMS 
A FEW DAYS AGO.
BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU AWARE OF 
HOW LONG WE'LL CONTINUE TO HOLD 
THESE PRESS CONFERENCES.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT QUESTION.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, 
PRIME MINISTER.
YOU ANNOUNCED A WHOLE LOT OF 
DIFFERENT FUNDS AND MEASURES 
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
BUT, YOU KNOW A LOT OF SMALL 
BUSINESSS ARE HAVING TROUBLE 
NAVIGATING THROUGH WHAT YOU 
HAVE ANNOUNCED IN TERMS OF TAX 
DEFERRALS, WAGE SUBSIDIES, 
CREDIT AVAILABILITY, THAT SORT 
OF THING.
ARE YOU CONSIDERING MAKING IT 
EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE 
FUNDING THAT THEY CAN ACCESS 
AND GETTING THE FUNDING TO THE 
RIGHT PEOPLE?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s WE 
ARE DOING AN AWFUL LOT OF 
THINGS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN 
DONE BEFORE BY ANY GOVERNMENT 
IN THIS COUNTRY.
NEVER BEEN A REASON TO.
AND AS WE'RE DEVELOPMENTING NEW 
POLICY SOLUTIONS, NEW WAYS OF 
HELPING OUT PEOPLE SO THAT WE 
CAN GET THROUGH THIS TIME AND 
COME OUT THE OTHER END OF IT 
STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE, WE 
NEED TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY 
FIGURE OUT BOTH WHAT THOSE 
THINGS ARE AND TO ENSURE THAT 
PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS 
THEM.
WE ARE PUTTING OUT AS MUCH 
INFORMATION AS WE CAN ABOUT THE 
DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND I 
RECOMMEND PEOPLE GO TO 
CANADA.CA TO BE ABLE TO FIND 
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
I KNOW THEIR ORGANISATIONS, 
WHETHER IT IS THE CFIB OR BANKS 
THEMSELVES THAT ARE GIVING 
ADVICE AROUND THESE NEW 
MEASURES WERE COMING IN.
BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO 
COMMUNICATE AS BEST WE POSSIBLY 
CAN SO THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO 
ACCESS THE HELP THAT'S THERE 
FOR THEM.
I RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGE AND 
WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON IT.
>> Reporter: AND PRIME MINISTER 
-- >> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: I RECOGNIZE 
THAT WE'RE DOING A GREAT MANY 
THINGS THAT ARE NEW, WE'RE 
INTRODUCING NEW PROGRAMMES AND 
THAT THIS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO 
FIND OUT THE HELP THAT THEY 
NEED AND NAVIGATE THESE NEW 
PROGRAMMES.
THAT IS WHY WE'LL CONTINUE TO 
TRY AND PROVIDE ALL THE 
NECESSARY INFORMATION TO 
CANADIANS AND BUSINESSES SO 
THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THE HELP 
THAT THEY DESERVE.
AT THE SAME TIME, THEY'RE 
MEETING WITH OTHER 
ORGANISATIONS AND BANKS AS WELL 
TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATION 
ABOUT THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS 
AVAILABLE CAN BE ACCESSED BY 
THOSE WHO NEED IT.
>> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER, 
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS 
REPORTS THAT PRISONS ARE A 
PARTICULAR CONCERN.
PRISONERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE >> Natasha:S IN PLACE TO 
PROTECT THEM FROM THE OUTBREAK 
IF IT REACHES PRISONS IN CANADA.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PRISONER 
WHOS ARE CONCERNED RIGHT NOW 
THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH ONE 
BAR OF SOAP ER WEEK AND NO 
OTHER COUNTERMEASURES?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE 
FACT THAT OUR CORRECTIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS COULD BE PLACES 
WHERE THERE IS -- ARE PLACES 
WHERE THERE COULD BE GREATER 
VULNERABILITY TO COVID-19.
THAT IS WHY WE'VE BEEN WORKING 
HAVE CLOSELY WITH CORRECTIONS 
CANADA AND I KNOW MINISTER BILL 
BLAIR, PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER, 
WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ON THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE 
DIGGING INTO VERY CAREFULLY 
BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE'RE KEEPING EVERYONE 
SAFE IN THIS COUNTRY.
[SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: I REALISED THAT 
OUR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ARE 
MORE VULNERABLE THAN OTHER 
FACILITIS TO THE OUTBREAK OF 
COVID-19.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH 
CORRECTIONS CANADA AND MINISTER 
BLAIR TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE 
DOING WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO 
KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
>> THANK YOU.
NOW TO QUESTIONS IN THE ROOM.
>> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER, 
THIS MORNING YOU MADE A SMALL 
ANNOUNCEMENT WITH REGARDS TO 
SENIORS AND GIVING MONEY TO 
CHARITY GROUPS THERE.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE ON FIXED 
INCOMES, SENIORS WHO HAVE 
WATCHED THEIR ENVESTMENTS AND 
THEIR RETIREMENT SAVINGS 
DWINDLE AWAY ON THE MARKETS?
ARE WE GOING TO SEE ANY 
INCREASES TO C.P.P. OR OTHER 
PROVISIONS FOR THEM LIKE YOU'VE 
OFFERED TO WORKERS IN SMALL 
BUSINESSES?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: OUR 
FOCUS HAS BEEN TO FIGURE OUT 
HOW TO DECIDE TO REPLACE 
SOURCES OF REVENUE THAT HAVE 
BEEN LOST BECAUSE OF COVID-19 
FOR SO MANY CANADIANS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY WHO WERE RELYING ON 
THEIR PAYCHEQUES TO GET THROUGH 
FROM WEEK-TO-WEEK UNTIL THIS 
ACTUALLY HIT.
BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT SENIORS 
ARE FACING GREATER 
VULNERABILITY AND WE'RE LOOKING 
CAREFULLY AT MEASURES TO BE 
ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH 
THIS TOUGH TIME AS WELL.
>> Reporter: AND THE DUTCH 
GOVERNMENT HAS SENT BACK 
600,000 MASKS TO CHINA THAT 
THEY DEEMED WERE DEFECTIVE.
I'M WONDERING WHEN WILL WE 
RECEIVE THE MASKS THAT CHINA 
SAID THEY WILL SEND TO US AND 
WHAT ASSURANCES DO WE HAVE THAT 
THEY WILL BE EFFECTIVE AND HAVE 
WE SEEN A THAW IN OUR 
RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA IN THE 
COURSE OF THIS CRISIS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
WILL BE RECEIVING EQUIPMENT, 
MASKS AND GOWNS AND GLOVES FROM 
CHINA EXTREMELY SHORTLY, IN THE 
COMING DAYS.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, I CAN 
ASSURE PEOPLE THAT HEALTH 
CANADA HAS VERY STRONG 
PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING, FOR 
ENSURING THAT WHAT WE GET IS UP 
TO THE NECESSARY STANDARDS AND 
THERE WILL BE NO CORNERS CUT ON 
THIS ONE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 
EQUIPMENT THAT OUR HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS ARE RELYING TO KEEP 
THEM SAFE AS THEY KEEP US SAFE 
IS OF A QUALITY THAT IS GOING 
TO ACTUALLY DO THE JOB AND 
WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH 
THE WORLD AND TRY TO WORK 
COLLABORATIVELY THROUGH THIS 
DIFFICULT TIME.
IT IS A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
AND COUNTRIES NEED TO SET ASIDE 
THEIR DIFFERENCES AND WORK 
TOGETHER TO GET US THROUGH THIS 
AS BEST AS POSSIBLE AND THAT IS 
CERTAINLY THE APPROACH THAT 
WE'RE TAKING.
>> PRIME MINISTER, IN THE CASE 
OF THE QUANTITIER TEEN ACT AND 
ALSO IN THE CASE OF THE 
MEASURES ANNOUNCED FOR 
TRAVELERS YESTERDAY THERE'S 
BEEN NO CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT 
ENFORCEMENT FOR THOSE WHO MAKE 
THE RULES AND YESTERDAY IN 
ONTARIO WE SAW A SNITCH LINE 
FOR PRICE GOUGERS.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN 
PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT 
ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL AND ALSO 
WONDERING ARE YOU ENCOURAGING 
OTHER CANADIANS TO REPORT OTHER 
CANADIANS WHO AREN'T FOLLOWING 
THE RULES TO LOCAL AUTHORITIS?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
FIRST OF ALL , IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL FOLLOW 
THE RULES.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND 
WILL BE DOING OVER THE COMING 
DAYS WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT 
ON WHETHER OR NOT CANADA IS 
ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS 
CRISIS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY.
IT WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON 
OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
WHAT WE'RE CHOOSING TO DO RIGHT 
NOW, THESE WEEKS, WILL AFFECT 
DEEPLY WHETHER AND HOW WE GET 
THROUGH THIS CRISIS.
I IMPRESS UPON EVERYONE TO 
SELF-ISOLATE AND FOLLOW THE 
RULES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE 
NOT PUTTING OURSELVES OR OUR 
NEIGHBOURS OR COMMUNITIES AT 
RISK.
HEALTH CANADA DOES FOLLOW UP 
WITH PEOPLE IN TERMS OF 
RESPECTING QUARANTINE.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF 
WHAT WE DO.
AND I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE 
CANADIANS TO DON'T SPREAD THE 
MESSAGE, SHARE WITH EACH OTHER 
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO CONTINUE 
TO STAY HOME.
>> I'D LIKE THE ASK YOU TO 
RESPOND TO REPORTS THAT WE'RE 
HEARING ABOUT HOW TRUCK DRIVERS 
DEEMED ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE 
BEING TREATED WHEN THEY CROSS 
THE BORDER, NOT HAVING ACCESS 
TO WASHROOMS OR RESTAURANTS AND 
SOME BEING MADE TO STAY IN 
THEIR TRUCKS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH THE 
NEED TO CONTINUE ESSENTIAL 
SERVICES AND THAT INCLUDES 
OBVIOUSLY SUPPLY CHAINS THAT 
ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR KEEPING 
PEOPLE FED, KEEPING PEOPLE WITH 
THE MEDICATIONS THEY NEED 
THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH FOLKS 
AT THE BORDER TO ENSURE THAT 
THIS SMOOTH FLOW AND RESPECTFUL 
SUPPORT FOR THESE ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS HAPPENS.
AT THE SAME TIME AS WE'RE 
ENSURING SAFETY FOR OUR 
CITIZENS.
IT IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGING 
BALANCE TO ESTABLISH, BUT WE 
NEED TO KEEP WORKING TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO 
GET THESE ESSENTIALED GOOS 
WHILE PEOPLE ARE TAKING RISKS 
BY CONTINUING THEIR ESSENTIAL 
WORK.
>> Reporter: [SPEAKING FRENCH].
>> Interpreter: I'D LIKE TO 
COME BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID TWO 
DAYS AGO WITH RESPECT TO 
SCENARIOS INVOLVING THE C.A.F. 
PARTICULARLY IN MONTREAL.
CAN YOU GIVE US MORE DETAILS ON 
THAT?
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, WE 
HAVE BEEN PREPARING BASED ON 
VARIOUS SCENARIOS PLACES WHERE 
COVID-19 WILL HIT MUCH HARDER 
OR VARIOUS REGIONS THAT MIGHT 
BE EXPERIENCING PARTICULAR 
DIFFICULTIES.
OUR CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WILL 
BAWLS THERE TO HELP CANADIANS 
AND I KNOW WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] 
TO HELP WHEN FLOODING HAS OCCUR 
IN THE PAST.
THEY WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR 
THAT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK 
WITH THE REGIONAL AND 
PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES AND THE 
CITY OF MONTREAL AND CITIES 
RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO 
RESFONLD EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 
THAT COULD ARISE.
BUT WE WILL NOT THEORIZE BEFORE 
WE GET TO A TIME WHERE WE HAVE 
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MORE 
EXTENSIVE MEASURES.
WE ARE TAKING THINGS ONE DAY AT 
A TIME BE PREPARED FOR ANY 
EVENTUALITY.
COULD YOU TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC 
SCENARIOS?
CAN WE SAY WHETHER THIS WOULD 
APPLY ONLY TO QUEBEC OR WHETHER 
THERE ARE OTHER PROVINCES WHO 
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS AS 
WELL?
IN TERMS OF BRINGING IN THE 
ARMY?
WELL, WE'LL ALWAYS RESPOND TO 
ANY REQUEST FROM THE PROVINCE 
IF THEY WANT HELP FROM THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
BUT I CAN'T SAY WHICH ONE WOULD 
OR WOULD NOT.
BUT WE WILL BE THERE TO MEET 
ANY NEEDS EXPRESSED BY 
CANADIANS OR THE PROVINCES TO 
KEEP EVERYONE SAFE DURING THIS 
DIFFICULT AND EXCEPTIONAL 
PERIOD.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE 
QUESTION.
>> Reporter: ASHLEY BURKE, CBC 
NEWS.
PRIME MINISTER, THERE ARE TOWNS 
AND CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
WHO ARE PREPARING ARENAS AND 
COMMUNITY CENTRES TO PREPARE 
THEM INTO MAKESHIFT HOSPITALS, 
IF NEEDED.
WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT 
WHERE WE ARE IN THE ARC OF  
THIS CRISIS AND WHAT DOES IT 
TELL CANADIANS ABOUT THEIR 
HOSPITAL'S CAPACITY IN >> Prime 
Minister Trudeau: IT IS A 
MESSAGE THAT WE'RE PREPARING 
FOR ANY EVERY POSSIBILITY.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE ACTIVITY 
THAT PEOPLE HAVE ENGAGED IN 
WILL KEEP NUMBERS TO A 
MANAGEABLE LEVEL FOR PEOPLE WHO 
NEED HOSPITALIZATION AND THAT 
IS WHY WE'RE WORKING EXTREMELY 
HARD TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO 
STAY HOME AND TO NOT RISK 
SPREADING THIS VIRUS FURTHER.
THAT IS HOW WE CONTROL THE 
SPREAD.
OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS ARE 
DESIGNED TO FUNCTION AS CLOSE 
TO CAPACITY IN NORMAL 
SITUATIONS.
DAY IN AND DAY OUT, WE NEED OUR 
HOSPITALS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE 
NORMAL SURGES, WHETHER IT'S FLU 
SEASON OR AFTER AN ACCIDENT OR 
AN ILLNESS, WE HAVE A HEALTH 
SYSTEM THAT WORKS PRETTY WELL 
TO HANDLE THE NEEDS IN REGULAR 
TIME.
THESE ARE NOT REGULAR TIMES 
AND, THEREFORE, IT IS 
APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY THAT 
WE LOOK AT HOW TO EXPAND OUR 
HEALTH SYSTEM TO HANDLE 
UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS.
IN AN UNPRESS DENED CRISIS.
AND I WANT TO COMMEND ALL THE 
PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING AT 
ALTERNATIVES THAT WE ALL HOPE 
WE WON'T NEED BUT, INDEED, WE 
WILL NOT NEED IF PEOPLE 
CONTINUE TO TAKE SERIOUSLY THE 
DIRECTIVES AND STAY HOME AND 
SELF-ISOLATE.
BUT IT IS SIMPLY RESPONSIBLE 
FOR US TO BE THINKING ABOUT 
WORST-CASE SCENARIOS AND 
PREPARING FOR THEM JUST IN CASE 
WE DO NEED THEM.
>> Reporter: THERE'S BEEN A 
HUGE WAVE OF SNOW BIRDS AND 
SPRING BREAKERS RETURNING TO 
CANADA AND THE POTENTIAL THAT 
WE'LL SEE A SURGE BECAUSE OF 
THAT.
HOW PREPARED IS CANADA'S HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM TO DEAL WITH THAT 
SURGE?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s 
THIS IS WHY WE ARE IMPRESSING 
UPON EVERYONE HOW IMPORTANT IT 
IS THAT IF YOU RETURNED FROM 
TRAVEL THAT YOU ISOLATE FOR 14 
DAYS.
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT 
EVERYONE ISOLATES AND THERE 
HAVE BEEN A FEW QUESTIONS 
RECENTLY ABOUT, WELL, DOES THAT 
MEAN I CAN GO FOR A WALK IF I 
KEEP SEPARATES FROM PEOPLE BY 
TWO METRES.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
ACCORDING PUBLIC HEALTH CANADA, 
YOU CAN GO FOR A WALK UNLESS 
YOU HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19.
UNLESS YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OF 
COVID-19.
OR UNLESS YOU HAVE RETURNED 
FROM OVERSEAS OR OUTSIDE THE 
COUNTRY WITHIN 14 DAYS.
AND WHEN YOU DO GO OUTSIDE, 
MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OF 
THOSE THREE CATEGORIES, MAKE 
SURE THAT YOU ARE KEEPING YOUR 
DISTANCE.
DON'T GATHER IN GROUPS IN PARKS.
KEEP THOSE DISTANCE.
IF YOU ARE IN QUARANTINE OR 
SELF-ISOLATION, AND YOU NEED 
SOME FRESH AIR, OPEN A WINDOW 
OR STEP OUTSIDE ON TO YOUR 
STOOP IF THAT IS A PRIVATE 
PLACE.
BUT REALLY, WE NEED PEOPLE TO 
BE ABIDING BY THE RULES THAT 
PUBLIC HEALTH HAS PUT OUT, 
PARTICULARLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
RETURNED FROM TRAVEL OUTSIDE 
THE COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: CAN THE HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM DEAL WITH THE SURGE?
>> Prime Minister Trudeau:s WE 
ARE ENSURING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO 
DEAL WITH THE SURGE.
PEOPLE ARE PUTTING SITUATIONS 
-- PUTTING EMERGENCY BRAESHS IN 
PLACE, BUT WE ARE HOPING THAT 
THERE WON'T A SURGE BECAUSE WE 
HAVE SEEN OTHER AREAS 
OVERWHELMED, EVEN IF THEY HAVE 
STRONG HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, 
THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT 
THAT EVERYONE ABIDE BY THE 
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN.
MERCI.
>> Rosemary: ALL RIGHT.
THAT IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA GIVING US YET ANOTHER 
UPDATE ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 
IN THIS COUNTRY.
IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR THE ADVICE 
ABOUT WALKING.
THAT ADVICE SEEMS TO HAVE SHIFT 
AD LIB AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HEAR 
MORE ABOUT THAT FROM THE NOON 
PRESS CONFERENCE.
AS WELL, AFTER HIS WIFE SOPHIE 
GREGOIRE-TRUDEAU HAS NOW GOT 
THE ALL-CLEAR ON HER HEALTH, 
SHE AND THE THREE CHILDREN HAVE 
MADE THE DECISION TO GO TO 
HARRINGTON LAKE, WHICH IS THE 
PRIVATE RESIDENCE OF THE PRIME 
MINISTER IN GATINEAU, NOT FAR 
FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS BECAUSE 
HE HAS BEEN LIVING WITH SOMEONE 
WHO, UP UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO 
WAS PRESENTING SYMPTOMS OF 
COVID-19, HE WILL CONTINUE TO 
SELF-ISOLATE AT HOME AND WORK 
FROM HOME.
ALL RIGHT.
BUT THERE WAS OTHER NEWS THERE 
AS WELL.
LET ME BRING IN THE CBC'S DAVID 
COCHRANE HERE IN OTTAWA ON THAT 
PART, DAVID?
>> David: YEAH, ROSEY.
TWO SPECIFIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
TODAY FROM THE PRIME MINISTER 
WITH THE PROMISE OF MORE TO 
COME.
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CHARITY 
SECTOR.
RIGHT OFF TOP, $7.5 MILLION TO 
THE KIDS HELP PHONE TO HIRE 
MORE COUNSELORS AND TRAINED 
VOLUNTEERS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE 
WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE STRESS 
AND DIFFICULTY OF WHAT IS 
HAPPENING HERE AND AROUND THE 
WORLD.
PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN REACH OUT 
TO 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A 
WEEK, WHO CAN OFFER THEM ADVICE 
AND SUPPORT AND COUNSELING, 
ESPECIALLY ACUTE FOR KIDS, FOR 
EXAMPLE, WHO CAN BE IN A HOUSE 
WHERE THINGS AREN'T NECESSARILY 
GOING SO WELL AT THE BEST OF 
TIMES AND THOSE CHALLENGES ARE 
EXACERBATED AT THE WORST OF 
TIMES.
SO, DIRECT PROGRAMME HELP THERE 
FOR CHILDREN AND $9 MILLION TO 
THE UNITED WAY TO HELP SENIORS.
IN PARTICULAR TO EXPAND 
PROGRAMMES THAT DO HEALTH 
CHECK-INs ON SENIORS WHO MAY 
LIVE ALONE AND MA I BE ISOLATED 
AND TO FACILITATE MEAL 
DELIVERIES FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T 
NECESSARILY LEAVE TO BUY THEIR 
OWN GROCERIES OR MAY NOT HAVE 
THE ABILITY TO PREPARE THEIR 
OWN FOOD BASED ON WHAT THEIR 
OWN CIRCUMSTANCES ARE.
I MEAN, ROSEY, THERE IS ALSO 
TALK ABOUT THE NEED TO EXPAND 
HELP FOR SHELTERS, TO DEAL WITH 
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN ABUSIVE ISING 
SOMEWHATS, TO CREATE ISOLATION 
SHELTERS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE 
WHO MAY NOT HAVE A HOME TO GO 
TO OR PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES MAY 
NOT BE SAFE AND NEED SOMEWHERE 
TO GO DURING THESE DIFFICULT 
TIMES.
WHILE WE'VE BEEN TALK ABOUT THE 
HEALTH NUMBERS AND STRAIN ON 
THE HEALTH SYSTEM, THE ECONOMIC 
SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE AS THE 
ECONOMY ESSENTIALLY GOES INTO 
TOTAL LOCKDOWN, JUST HOW MUCH 
THE CRACKS WIDEN IN A SOCIETY 
UNDER STRESS LIKE THIS.
AND THE DAY BY DAY EFFORTS TO 
TRY TO PATCH THESE THINGS UP.
IT IS REMARKABLE TO LOOK AT HOW 
THE GOVERNMENT IS FUNCTIONING.
NOT TO SAY IT'S REMARKABLE LIKE 
THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB 
AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE THERE 
WILL BE PROBLEMS ALONG THE WAY.
NORMALLY THE PROGRAMMES OF THE 
SIZE AND SCALE THAT ARE ROLLED 
OUT ARE DONE OVER WEEKS AND 
MONTHS F NOT A YEAR.
AND HERE WE'RE ROLLING OUT 
LARGE SCALE INCOME SUPPORT AND 
WAGE SIX DIDS AND INTEREST-FREE 
LOANS AND CHARITY SUPPORT IN A 
MATTER OF HOURS AND DAYS WITH A 
FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY THAT IS 
WORKING FROM HOME, WORKING 
REMOTELY AND UNDER SIGNIFICANT 
STRAIN WITH A PRIME MINISTER 
WHO'S HIMSELF IN SELF-ISOLATION 
BECAUSE THIS HAS DIRECTLY 
AFFECTED HIS FAMILY.
THE PACE AND ENORMITY OF WHAT 
THEY'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS 
QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MOST OF 
THE THINGS WE FOCUS ON ARE IN 
THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
THESE SMALLER MEASURES ARE IN 
THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO 
TARGET THESE MORE SPECIFIC 
THINGS HAPPENING BELOW THE 
SURFACE OF THE LARGE SCALE 
HEALTH CRISIS AND MACRO 
ECONOMIC CRISIS.
>> Rosemary: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AS WE TACK ABOUT THE PRIME 
MINISTER THERE GIVING MORE 
MONEY, PARTICULARLY FOR KIDS 
HELP PHONE.
LET ME TELL YOU SOME RECENT 
STATISTICS.
THEY'RE GETTING MORE THAN 2,000 
PHONE CALLS OR TEXTS A DAY.
AND THEY ARE HOPING TO HIRE 100 
-- OR TO GET 100 NEW VOLUNTEERS 
TRAINED EACH WEEK FOR THE NEXT 
SIX WEEKS.
SO THIS IS A NEED THAT IS 
HAPPENING OUT THERE IN THE 
COUNTRY, PARTICULAR LY FOR KIDS 
AND THE PRIME MINISTER HAD A 
MESSAGE FOR THEM TODAY.
WE REACHED RAYMOND 
ABDUL-RAHMAN, A Ph.D. IN 
WINNIPEG, MY HOMETOWN, GOOD TO 
SEE YOU AND DIRECTOR OF 
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN MAN TOE 
BATCH OBVIOUSLY SOME 
RECOGNITION FROM THE PRIME 
MINISTER TODAY THAT THIS IS 
PUTTING A STRAIN, PERHAPS 
PARTICULARLY ON YOUNG KIDS BUT 
REALLY EVERYBODY.
CAN WE START WITH KIDS?
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS YOUR 
AREA OF EXPERTISE.
BUT OBVIOUSLY KIDS ARE DEALING 
WITH THIS DIFFERENTLY.
HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF 
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING 
ON.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS SHOULD BE 
HAPPENING FOR KIDS RIGHT NOW?
>> I THINK IT IS NICE TO SEE 
THAT MEASURE BEING TAKEN TO 
HELP WITH THE KIDS HELP LINE.
BUT WE'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH 
MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR HEALTH 
SYSTEM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF 
TIME.
MY FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS 
GENERALLY TO THE GOVERNMENT 
THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT 
PUTTING MONEY TOWARD BEHAVIORAL 
HEALTH AND CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGISTS BECAUSE THE 
ISSUES THAT ARIDE FROM THIS 
PANDEMIC ARE NOT JUST GOING TO 
BE SIMPLE ISSUES OF COPING WITH 
MILD TO MODERATE ANXIETY.
THERE IS GOING TO BE AN UPTAKE, 
NOT JUST WITH CHILDREN, BUT 
WITH ADULTS WHO HAVE 
SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS RELATED TO 
ANXIETY AND MOOD DISORDERS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PUT OUR 
MONEY WITH OUR MOUTH IS.
>> Rosemary: AND WE SAW AFTER 
SARS BACK IN 2003, THAT THIS 
WAS AN ISSUE, IT DID INCREASE 
AND THERE WERE PEOPLE 
SELF-HARMING, ALL KINDS OF 
THINGS THAT YOU WOULDN'T 
IMAGINE COULD FLOW FROM A 
PANDEMIC BECAUSE YOU'RE WORRIED 
ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, 
BUT THERE IS ALSO THIS PRESSURE 
ON SOCIETY AND ON PEOPLE WHO 
ARE TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM 
OTHER PEOPLE.
WHAT MIGHT YOU EXPECT IN TERMS 
OF SOME OF THOSE -- THE FALLOUT 
FROM ALL OF THIS IN TERMS OF 
MENTAL HEALTH.
>> PSYCHOLOGISTS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY OR MENTAL HEALTH 
PRACTITIONERS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE SEEING A RISE IN A 
LOT OF DIFFICULTIES.
MEASURES THAT WE TYPICALLY USE 
TO TREAT THINGS LIKE O.C.D. OR 
DEPRESSION DON'T ALWAYS WORK.
OUR MENTAL HEALTH CAN HAVE TWO 
INFLUENCE.
IT COULD BE GENETICS AND 
PREDISPOSITION BUT ALSO OUR 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND OUR CIRCUMSTANCES RIGHT NOW 
ARE QUITE UNCERTAIN AND QUITE 
DIFFICULT.
PSYCHOLOGISTS DO HAVE WAYS OF 
OVERCOMING THAT.
BEHAVIORALLY.
WE NEED TO LOOK TO WAYS TO 
OVERCOME THAT WHILE WE'RE 
SELF-ISOLATING.
>> Rosemary: CAN YOU GIVE 
CANADIANS THE COUPLE OF BEST 
TIPS THAT THEY COULD USE RIGHT 
NOW AS THEY'RE STRUGGLING INTO 
THEIR SECOND WEEK OF HANGING 
OUT WITH FAMILY OR JUST IN 
THEIR HOMES BY THEMSELVESS?
>> THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT TIP I 
WOULD OFFER IS MAKING SURE 
YOU'RE STAYING CONNECTED WITH 
PEOPLE.
ALTHOUGH WE'RE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, WE'RE V TO MAKE 
SURE WE'RE NOT SOCIALLY 
ISOLATING.
WE'VE BENEFIT ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO MINIMIZE SCREEN TIME, 
NOW IS THE TIME TO INCREASE IT 
IF WE'RE USING IT TO CONNECT 
WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
THAT SAID, WE HAVE A COMPLEX 
SITUATION BECAUSE, AFTER A 
PERIOD OF TIME, PEOPLE CAN GET 
TIRED OF BEING WITH FAMILY AND 
THAT IS THE HONEST TRUTH SO  WE 
HAVE TO TRY TO REPLICATE THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES IN SITUATIONS WE 
HAD PRIOR TO THE SOCIAL 
ISOLATION OR SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WHERE WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO 
HAVE THOSE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE 
TO TAKE BREAKS FROM EACH OTHER 
AND COMMUNICATE WITH OUR 
CO-WORKERS AND OTHER PEOPLE SO 
WHEN WE DO RETURN TO CONNECTING 
WITH OUR FAMILY AND OUR 
PARTNERS, WE FEEL A LITTLE BIT 
MORE REFRESHED.
>> Rosemary: OK.
GOOD ADVICE, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HOPE CANADIANS ARE LISTENING 
TO THAT SMART ADVICE ON HOW TO 
GET THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND 
COPE WITH IT.
THAT FOR YOUR TIME.
STAY HEALTHY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Rosemary: AS WE'VE BEEN 
TAUNGING ABOUT CASES IN THE 
UNITED STATES CONTINUE TO SURGE.
A WARNING TODAY FROM THE UNITED 
STATES TOP DOCTOR ON THIS, THAT 
MILLIONS WILL BE INFECTED IN 
THE UNITED STATES AND HUNDREDS 
OF THOUSANDS COULD DIE.
SO, WHAT S A IT LIKE ON THE 
FRONT LINES AND AMERICAN 
HOSPITALS?
JENNA MALOCHE IS A CANADIAN 
JUST OUTSIDE WINDSOR AND SHE IS 
ONE OF THOSE ESSENTIAL WORKERS 
THATS COS THE BORDER TO WORK IN 
A HOSPITAL IN DETROIT.
JENNA, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HI.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Rosemary: WE REACHED OUT 
BECAUSE YOU PUT THIS Facebook 
POST ON UP AND SOME PICTURES 
WHICH WE'LL ALSO SHOW OF YOU IN 
YOUR PROEKE THIVE GEAR.
-- IN YOUR PROTECTIVE GEAR, 
REALLY ELING FEMALE STAY HOME.
GIVE US A SENSE OF WHAT YOU'RE 
DEALING WITH EVERY DAY IN 
DETROIT BECAUSE I KNOW DETROIT, 
THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP THERE, 
TOO.
>> YEAH.
THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE HAD 
MANY COVID-19 PATIENTS MYSELF 
AND MY UNIT HAS TAKEN ON A LOT 
AS WELL.
SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING 
THAT PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO 
UNDERSTAND IS THAT WHEN 
PATIENTS COME IN TO THE 
HOSPITAL WITH COVID-19, THEIR 
FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED 
TO BE AT THEIR SIDE WITH THEM 
BECAUSE OF HOW INFECTIOUS THIS 
VIRUS IS.
SO THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SEE 
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS UNLESS 
THEY WITHDRAW CARE SO THIS IS 
HOW IT WAS THE LAST TIME I WAS 
AT WORK.
SO A FEW DAYS AGO.
AND IT IS SOMETHING DIFFICULT 
TO WATCH AND IT IS SOMETHING 
THAT PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO KNOW 
IS IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY HOME.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO WASH YOUR 
HANDS AND PRACTICE SOCIAL 
DISENS THATING BECAUSE OF ALL 
OF THESE MEASURES PUT INTO THE 
HOSPITAL AND NOBODY WANTS TO 
HURT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
>> Rosemary: CAN YOU TELL ME 
WHAT IT IS LIKE FOR YOU AND, 
AGAIN, I THINK WE HAVE SOME 
PICTURES OF THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT 
OF GEAR YOU ARE WEARING.
BUT HOW YOU PREPARE AND THEN 
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE 
WORK AND YOU GET HOME?
>> AS A UNIT, WE STARTED DOING 
A MORNING PRAYER TOGETHER.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY 
BRINGS US TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
IT SHOWS HOW MUCH WE SUPPORT 
EACH OTHER.
AND RECOGNIZES WITH EACH OTHER 
HOW DIFFICULT IT IS.
WE TALK ABOUT OUR FEELINGS AND 
OUR THOUGHTS IF WE NEED THEM.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY 
DIFFICULT PERSONALLY FOR ME TO 
HAVE TO CONVEY MESSAGES FROM 
FAMILIES OVER THE PHONE TO 
THEIR LOVED ONES BECAUSE THEY 
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE THERE.
IT IS A STRESSFUL TIME IN 
HISTORY.
AND IT SADEN US SOMETIMES.
WE DO HAVE SOME BRIGHT MOMENTS.
WE TRY TO BRIGHTEN THINGS UP 
WHENEVER WE CAN TO KEEP THAT 
MORALE UP.
BUT WE KEEP CHUGGING ALONG AT 
THIS POINT.
>> Rosemary: WHEN YOU GO BACK 
ACROSS THE BORDER, BECAUSE THIS 
IS SOMETHING PEOPLE WILL 
WONDER, BECAUSE YOU ARE 
CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL WORKER, 
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CROSS?
DO THEY ASK IF YOU HAVE 
SYMPTOMS AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 
YOU GO HOME TO MAKE SURE YOU 
PROTECT OTHERS?
>> SO, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, A 
GLARING DIFFERENCE IN CROSSING 
THE BORDER FOR ME WAS INSTEAD 
OF OPENING THE WINDOW LIKE THE 
BORDER GUARDS USUALLY DO, THEY 
SPEAK THROUGH A SPEAKER TO YOU 
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
SO, THAT IS, IN MY HEAD, WAS 
LIKE -- IT WAS SOMETHING FOR ME 
THAT SCREENED HOW SERIOUS THE 
SITUATION WAS, EVEN FOR MYSELF.
SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN IT.
SO THEY ASK US QUESTIONS LIKE 
DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE 
EXPECTED TO -- THAT YOU'VE BEEN 
IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND 
EXPECTED TO ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS 
AND WE WOULD SAY YES.
THEY ASK US IF WE'VE HAD A 
FEVER, COUGH, SORE THROAT, ANY 
OF THE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19.
AND, OF COURSE, I HAVE NOT HAD 
ANY SYMPTOMS MYSELF.
BUT WHEN I'M HOME, I WEAR A 
MASK AROUND MY FAMILY AND DO 
EVERYTHING I CAN TO PROTECT MY 
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
SO, FOR ME THE BORDER IS DOING 
A GREAT JOB OF SCREENING PEOPLE.
THEY TRY TO GET TO THE BOTTOM 
OF WHERE YOU'VE BEEN AND 
EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
YEAH.
THE BORDER HAS DEFINITELY BEEN 
DIFFERENT LATELY.
>> Rosemary: ARE YOU, AFTER 
READING YOUR POST AND SEEING 
THOSE PICTURES OF YOU, ARE YOU 
SCARED?
ARE YOU EVER FRIGHTENED AND 
JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT?
>> I THINK YOU HAVE TO GIVE 
YOURSELF A LITTLE MIRROR PEP 
TALK IN THE MORNING BEFORE YOU 
GO INTO WORK.
THE WAY I VIEW IT IS I HAVE THE 
LUXURY OF HELPING THESE PEOPLE 
GET THROUGH THE MOST DIFFICULT 
TIME IN THEIR LIVES AND 
FAMILY'S LIFE.
IF I CAN HELP IN THAT 
SITUATION, SOMEBODY HAS TO DO 
IT.
WHY CAN'T IT NOT BE ME AND THAT 
IS THE MAIN REASON WHY MY MOM, 
MY SISTER, GREAT AUNT AND A LOT 
OF MY FRIENDS GOT INTO NURSING 
IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP 
THESE PEOPLE THROUGH REALLY 
DIFFICULT TIMES.
SO I FEEL GRATEFUL.
>> Rosemary: WELL, WE'RE 
GRATEFUL TO YOU AND I'M SURE 
ALL THE PEOPLE IN DETROIT ARE, 
TOO.
YOU'RE VERY BRAVE.
STAY HEALTHY AND THANK YOU FOR 
ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 
TALKING TO ME.
>> Rosemary: THAT IS JENNY 
MELOCHE WHO IS DEALING WITH THE 
PANDEMIC ON THE FRONT LINES IN 
DETROIT.
ALL OF YOU, EXTRAORDINARY.
WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE YOU NOW ON 
THE MAIN NETWORK.
YOU CAN WATCH OUR CONTINUING 
COVERAGE ON CBC NEWS NETWORK 
AND cbc.ca.
A REMINDER THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER ANNOUNCED A FEW NEW 
MEASURES TO HELP THE MOST 
VULNERABLE THIS THIS COUNTRY.
WHETHER IT BE KIDS OR SENIORS 
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS 
TAKING GOOD CARE DURING 
EXTRAORDINARY TIMES.
MORE AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 
NOON.
I'M ROSEMARY BARTON.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
TAKE CARE.
>> Rosemary: I MIGHT CIRCLE BACK
TO SOMETHING THAT WAS ASKED OF 
THE PRIME MINISTER BY MY 
COLLEAGUE ASHLEY BURKE WHICH WAS
IS THE COUNTRY READY FOR A 
SURGE.
THE NUMBER OF CASES WILL 
INCREASE.
EVERYONE HAS SAID THISSED GOING 
TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS 
BETTER.
>> David: YES, EVERYONE IS 
LOOKING AT THE DAILY CASE 
UPDATES.
THERE WAS A CREATION OF SLACK IN
THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BY MOVING 
PEOPLE UP TO GET THEM DONE 
QUICKLY OR CANCELLING ELECTIVE 
PROCEDURES TRYING TO FREE UP BED
CAPACITIES AND PROCURE SUPPLIES.
THERE ARE OTHER THINGS HAPPENING
NOW, THE PROCUREMENT OF EXTRA 
SPACE, THIS PIECE-BY-PIECE 
EXPANSION OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM 
AND SOCIAL SAFETY NET SUPPORT 
SYSTEM BY GRABBING WHATEVER 
PUBLIC SPACE THEY CAN.
THAT COULD BE IN AN ARENA, A 
WAREHOUSE, EVEN A HOTEL TO TRY 
TO DEAL WITH THE CRISIS.
WE SAW THIS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO IN
QUÉBEC WHERE THEY STARTED ASKING
FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND HOTEL ROOMS
TO SEE IF THEY COULD BE MADE 
AVAILABLE TO PUT PEOPLE WHO 
NEEDED TO BE MONITORED AND 
LOOKED AFTER BUT DIDN'T 
NECESSARILY NEED TO BE 
HOSPITALIZED.
THEY WANTED HOSPITAL ROOMS WITH 
NO CARPET AND WITH CATERING 
AVAILABLE SO IT COULD BECOME A 
MAKE-SHIFT WARD FOR LESS-SERIOUS
THINGS, LIKE A KNEE FRACTURE OR 
AN INJURY LIKE THAT.
WE'VE SEEN THOSE MEASURES GOING 
ON.
NOW MUNICIPAL LEADERS TRYING TO 
PROCURE EXTRA SPACE FOR 
ISOLATION CENTRES, HOMELESS 
PEOPLE, OR EXTRA EMERGENCY 
SHELTERS NOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO 
FLEE AT AN UNSAFE SITUATION IN 
THEIR HOME WHEN WE'RE ASKING 
EVERYONE TO STAY HOME.
WE KNOW WITH INTIMATE PARTNER 
VIOLENCE, IT'S NOT ALWAYS SAFE 
TO STAY HOME.
IT'S AN EXPANSION OF THE PUBLIC 
SAFETY NET AND WHATEVER SERVICES
ARE AVAILABLE.
WE'VE SEEN THROUGH THE TESTING 
CENTRES AND THE DRIVE-THRU 
CENTRES TO MOVE THE RISK OUT OF 
THE HOSPITAL SO YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND 
POTENTIALLY INFECTING PEOPLE AT 
A COVID-19-SPECIFIC FACILITY 
RATHER TO DEAL WITH THIS CRISIS.
ALL OF THIS IS TO KEEP THE 
PRESSURE OFF THE SYSTEM, KEEP 
PEOPLE OUT OF THE BEDS AND OUT 
OF THE VENTILATORS AS MUCH AS WE
CAN TO AVOID THOSE NIGHTMARE 
SCENARIOS WE'RE SEEING IN OTHER 
COUNTRIES. 
>> Rosemary: DAVID, THANK YOU.
I'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
LET'S GO LIVE TO THE PRESS 
CONFERENCE.
CABINET MINISTERS AND PUBLIC 
HEALTH OFFICIALS.
>> [Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] HERE IN THIS ROOM 
AND OVER THE PHONE BECAUSE THEY 
ALSO PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN 
INFORMING AND GUIDING US THROUGH
THIS CRISIS.
FROM A PERSONAL STANDPOINT, WE 
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR ALL
OF THEIR PERSONAL AND 
PROFESSIONAL SACRIFICES IN THIS 
CRISIS.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR PATIENCE BECAUSE CLEARLY WE
ARE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION 
AND IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE OR
EVEN EASY TO ANSWER ALL OF THE 
RELEVANT QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY 
HAVE.
[End of Translation] THANK YOU 
TO ALL CANADIANS WATCHING NOW.
WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO 
PROTECT OUR HEALTH AND THE 
HEALTH OF OUR LOVED ONES IN THIS
PARTICULAR CRISIS, AND THAT 
STARTS WITH FOLLOWING THE 
IMPORTANT PHYSICAL DISTANCING 
MEASURES THAT YOU HAVE HEARD AND
THAT YOU WILL KEEP HEARING 
BECAUSE THEY HELP PROTECT YOUR 
HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF 
EVERYONE THAT YOU CARE FOR.
THANK YOU ALSO TO THE REPORTERS 
PRESENT IN THIS ROOM YESTERDAY 
AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE PHONE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR ROLE IS 
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IN THIS 
CRISIS TO INFORM AND TO GUIDE 
US.
WE UNDERSTAND ALSO THAT YOUR 
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL 
SACRIFICES THAT YOU ARE MAKING 
IN THE CURRENT SITUATION.
EVERYTHING IS GOING VERY FAST.
IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO 
PROVIDE THE IMPORTANT ANSWERS 
THAT YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR 
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AS QUICKLY 
AS YOU WOULD NORMALLY NEED AND 
DESERVE TO GET THEM, BUT WE 
THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR 
PATIENCE.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] THIS MORNING WE'LL 
BE HEARING FROM MINISTER HUSSAIN
AND THEN FOLLOWED BY A 
PRESENTATION BY DR. TAM.
DR. NJOO WILL ALSO BE HERE.
[End of Translation] 
MR. HUSSAIN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MINISTER
DUCLOS, AND WELCOME TO ALL OF 
YOU.
ALTHOUGH COVID-19 IS AFFECTING 
ALL OF US AS CANADIANS, CERTAIN 
COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS ARE 
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO IT.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE HAVE TO 
ENSURE THAT OUR RESPONSE PAYS A 
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THOSE 
INDIVIDUALS.
IT IS IN THAT VEIN THAT JUST 
VERY RECENTLY THE PRIME MINISTER
ANNOUNCED THE ADDITIONAL 
INVESTMENT OF $7.5 MILLION TO --
IN FUNDING TO KIDS' HELP PHONE 
TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE
SUPPORTS THAT THEY NEED AT THIS 
DIFFICULT TIME.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE HIRING 
OF MORE COUNSELLORS TO HELP 
THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS 
MORE VOLUNTEERS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE PRIME 
MINISTER ANNOUNCED THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WILL 
CONTRIBUTE $9 MILLION THROUGH 
THE UNITED WAY CANADA FOR LOCAL 
ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE REALLY 
IMPORTANT SERVICES FOR SENIORS.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] HOMELESS PEOPLE IN 
CANADA ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH 
SIGNIFICANT HEALTH PROBLEMS.
COVID-19 COULD WORSEN THINGS.
[End of Translation] THIS IS A 
POPULATION AS A COMMUNITY THAT 
ALREADY FACES SIGNIFICANT HEALTH
CHALLENGES.
THE COVID-19 CRISIS IS 
THREATENING TO EXACERBATE THOSE 
CHALLENGES ALREADY.
SHELTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE 
FACING ADDITIONAL PRESSURES, 
PROVIDING CANADIANS WITH ROOM TO
SELF-ISOLATE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE
AT THE SAME TIME DEALING WITH 
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE 
ALSO BEING FACED BY OTHER 
NON-PROFIT AND CHARITABLE 
ORGANIZATIONS, CHALLENGES SUCH 
AS A DROP IN REVENUES, A DROP IN
THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS 
AVAILABLE.
SHELTERS TRADITIONALLY HAVE 
ALWAYS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO 
PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING TO 
THOSE IN MOST NEED OF TEMPORARY 
HOUSING IN CANADA.
TODAY THEY FIND THEMSELVES 
WORKING UNDER UNFORESEEN 
PRESSURES AND WE CAN'T ALLOW 
THEM TO FACE THIS CHALLENGE 
ALONE.
THAT IS WHY WE'RE INVESTING AN 
ADDITIONAL $157 MILLION THROUGH 
THE REACHING HOME PROGRAM AND AN
ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION TARGETED 
DIRECTLY TO WOMEN'S SHELTERS.
THIS MONEY WILL BE IN ADDITION 
TO THE $15 MILLION THAT WE 
RUSHED OUT VERY QUICKLY IN THE 
LAST NUMBER OF DAYS TO THE MOST 
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN CANADA.
THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS 
$150 -- $7.5 MILLION INVESTMENT 
IS THAT IT IS FLEXIBLE.
IT WILL ALLOW THE DESIGNATED 
COMMUNITIES TO USE THIS MONEY IN
RESPONSE TO COVID-19.
THEY CAN USE IT FOR PREVENTION 
AND ALSO FOR MANAGEMENT OF ANY 
OUTBREAKS.
THIS MONEY CAN BE USED TO 
PROCURE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT, IT CAN BE USED TO BUY
BARRIERS FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING, 
IT CAN BE USED TO PROCURE 
ADDITIONAL SPACE IN HOTELS AND 
MOTEL ROOMS IN ORDER TO ISOLATE 
INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY'RE 
INFECTED WITH COVID-19.
AND I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA 
FOR ISSUING REALLY IMPORTANT 
GUIDELINES, TO PROVIDERS OF 
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
THIS WAS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP 
TAKEN BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
AGENCY OF CANADA TO HELP PROTECT
FRONTLINE STAFF THAT SERVE THE 
MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THE MONEY THAT WE ARE ANNOUNCING
TODAY WILL ALSO HELP THE 
SHELTERS PROCURE MEDICAL 
SERVICES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
THIS MONEY IS ALREADY MAKING A 
DIFFERENCE IN MANY, MANY 
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IN THE COMING DAYS WE WILL 
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT
WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING AND 
HOW IT WILL BE HELPING HOLES 
INDIVIDUALS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH 
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT SECTOR TO 
ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE 
RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GET 
THROUGH THIS.
MYSELF AND MY PARLIAMENTARY 
SECRETARY ADAM VAUGHAN HAVE BEEN
HOLDING MEETINGS WITH 
ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE 
HOMELESS POPULATION RIGHT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
I HAVE BEEN IN NEARLY DAILY 
CONTACT WITH MANY MAYORS FROM 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
MY MESSAGE TO THOSE WORKING ON 
THE FRONTLINES IS THIS, WE ARE 
HERE FOR YOU AND HELP IS ON THE 
WAY.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO 
THANK OUR PROVINCIAL PARTNERS ON
HELPING WITH HOUSING.
AS YOU KNOW, WE ACTED VERY 
QUICKLY TO MAKE SURE EFFECTIVE 
MARCH 15 THAT IT IS EASIER FOR 
CANADIANS TO GET A DEFERRAL ON 
THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS IF 
THEY'RE FACING DIFFICULTIES AS A
RESULT OF COVID-19.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL 
10 PROVINCES HAVE NOW ALSO 
ENSURED THAT THOSE WHO HAVE LOST
THEIR JOBS AS A RESULT OF 
COVID-19 AND ARE HAVING 
DIFFICULTIES PAYING THEIR RENT 
WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT 
BEING EVICTED.
THIS IS GREAT NEWS AS WE MOVE 
TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH.
THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES FOR US
ALL, BUT THE GOVERNMENT OF 
CANADA AND OUR PARTNERS HAVE 
YOUR BACK.
WE WANT TO PROTECT EVERYONE, ALL
CANADIANS, ESPECIALLY THE MOST 
VULNERABLE.
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
>> DR. TAM.
>> IN CANADA THERE ARE NOW 5,866
CASES, INCLUDING 63 DEATHS.
IN ADDITION, AT ANY POINT IN 
TIME, THERE ARE MANY OTHER 
PEOPLE UNDER INVESTIGATION 
AWAITING LAB RESULTS OR NOT YET 
TESTED.
SO AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO 
EMPHASIZE THAT EVEN IF YOU ARE 
NOT HEARING OF CASES IN YOUR 
COMMUNITY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN 
THERE ARE NO CASES OR THAT THERE
ARE NO EXPOSURES WAITING TO 
HAPPEN.
WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED TESTS FOR 
OVER 205,000 PEOPLE IN CANADA, 
WITH ABOUT 3% OF PEOPLE THEN 
CONFIRMED AS POSITIVE AND OVER 
90% CONFIRMED AS NEGATIVE.
OF THE OVER 5,000 CASES, WE NOW 
KNOW APPROXIMATELY 6% TO 7% 
REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION AND 
ABOUT 3% ARE CRITICALLY ILL AND 
AROUND 1% HAVE BEEN FATAL.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS 
REAL-TIME DATA AND THIS DATA CAN
FLUCTUATE AS AND WHEN THE 
PROVINCES REPORT THIS 
INFORMATION PUBLICLY, AS YOU'VE 
SEEN THEM DO SO OVER THE COURSE 
OF THE DAY.
THE AGE GROUP BREAKDOWNS, 
HOWEVER, ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR 
A SUBSET OF CASES.
THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM MORE
DETAILED CASE REPORTS WHICH ARE 
LESS TIMELY.
SO AT THE MOMENT, THE 
INFORMATION WE HAVE FOR AGE 
GROUPS OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED 
IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT A 
QUARTER OF ALL CASES.
YESTERDAY I MISSPOKE REGARDING 
THE PERCENTAGE OF HOSPITALIZED 
PATIENTS WHO ARE UNDER 40 YEARS 
OF AGE.
THE CORRECT FIGURE IS 
APPROXIMATELY 12%, BUT THAT'S 
FLUCTUATING AROUND THE 9% TO 12%
MARK.
THE POINT, THOUGH, THAT I WAS 
TRYING TO MAKE AND EMPHASIZE WAS
THAT YOUNGER PEOPLE CAN 
EXPERIENCE ILLNESS SEVERE ENOUGH
TO REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION.
SO THAT'S THE MESSAGE.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] SNOWBIRDS ARE 
RETURNING FROM OUTSIDE OF CANADA
MUST RESPECT THE MANDATORY 
QUARANTINE IN PLACE.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO GO HOME AND 
STAY IN YOUR HOME FOR 14 DAYS.
URBAN DWELLERS SHOULD AVOID 
HEADING TO COTTAGES AND RURAL 
PLACES, AS THESE PLACES HAVE 
LESS CAPACITY TO MANAGE 
COVID-19.
GIVEN THE NEED FOR ALL OF US TO 
STAY IN OUR 2-METRE BUBBLE, EVEN
OUR MOST IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS 
OBSERVANCES, SUCH AS EASTER AND 
RAMADAN, WILL NEED TO BE 
ADAPTED.
I ASK ALL RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO 
BE PART OF TEAM CANADA'S EFFORTS
ON PHYSICAL DISTANCING TO HELP 
US PLANK THE CURVE OF THIS 
EPIDEMIC.
[End of Translation] SNOWBIRDS 
WHO ARE RETURNING FROM OUTSIDE 
OF CANADA MUST RESPECT THE 
MANDATORY QUARANTINE IN PLACE.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO GO STRAIGHT 
HOME AND STAY IN YOUR HOME FOR 
14 DAYS.
URBAN DWELLERS SHOULD AVOID 
HEADING TO RURAL PROPERTIES, AS 
THESE PLACES HAVE LESS CAPACITY 
TO MANAGE COVID-19.
GIVEN THE NEED FOR ALL OF US TO 
STAY IN OUR 2-METRE BUBBLE, EVEN
OUR MOST IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS 
OBSERVANCES, SUCH AS EASTER AND 
RAMADAN, WILL NEED TO BE 
ADAPTED.
I ASK ALL RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO 
BE PART OF TEAM CANADA'S EFFORTS
ON PHYSICAL DISTANCING TO HELP 
US PLANK THE CURVE OF THIS 
EPIDEMIC.
THANK YOU.
>> [Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, DR. TAM.
WE CAN MOVE TO QUESTIONS NOW.
GOODDAY.
WE'LL START THE QUESTION PERIOD.
[End of Translation] WE HAVE TWO
QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE.
WE'LL DO TWO QUESTIONS ON THE 
PHONE AND THEN TWO QUESTIONS IN 
THE ROOM AND THEN GO BACK TO THE
PHONE.
>> THANK YOU, MERCI.
PLEASE STEP STAR 1 ON YOUR 
TELEPHONE KEY PAD IF YOU HAVE A 
QUESTION.
THE FIRST QUESTION IS FROM LINDA
DIBB FROM "CANADIAN PRESS."
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Question: [Speaking French] 
[Voice of Interpreter] THIS IS 
LINA, NOT LINDA.
[End of Translation] MY QUESTION
IS FOR YOU ABOUT THE MONEY YOU 
WERE ANNOUNCING FOR THE 
HOMELESS.
FIRST, I DON'T -- MAYBE I LOST 
COUNT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SO 
MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS 157 
PLUS 50 IS BRAND NEW TODAY AND 
IT'S ON TOP OF ANOTHER 50 THAT 
YOU ANNOUNCED EARLIER?
>> Answer: VERY GOOD QUESTION.
THE REGULAR FEDERAL 
ANTI-HOMELESS PROGRAM IS CALLED 
"ROACH -- REACHING HOME."
THAT PROGRAM IS FUNDED ON AN 
ANNUAL BASIS.
THAT MONEY WILL STILL FLOW ON 
APRIL 1.
THIS IS TOP-UP MONEY TO HELP 
SPECIFICALLY WITH THE CHALLENGES
FACED BY THE COMMUNITY ENTITIES 
SERVING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, 
HELPING THEM WITH THE CHALLENGE 
OF COVID-19, ENABLING THEM TO 
PREVENT THE OUTBREAK AND ALSO 
MANAGE ANY OUTBREAKS IN THAT 
POPULATION.
SO IN THE -- IT IS NEW MONEY, 
YES.
>> Question: NEW ON TOP OF WHAT 
YOU HAD -- I THOUGHT YOU 
ANNOUNCED ALREADY MONEY FOR 
HOMELESS AND FOR SHELTERS, 
ACTUALLY, A FEW DAYS AGO.
>> Answer: THIS IS THAT MONEY, 
BUT IT IS NEW MONEY IN THE 
CONTEXT OF COVID-19.
AND THE ADDITIONAL $15 MILLION 
THAT WE RUSHED OUT OF THE DOOR 
FOR THE MOST IMPACTED 
COMMUNITIES, THAT IS ON TOP OF 
THE MONEY THAT I AM ALSO TALKING
ABOUT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, MINISTER.
NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
MERCI.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM MIA 
RABSON FROM "THE CANADIAN 
PRESS."
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Question: THIS IS A QUESTION 
FOR DR. TAM I THINK.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD TALK 
TO CANADIANS ABOUT THIS 
EXPLOSION OF PEOPLE TRYING TO 
OFFER HOMEMADE FACEMASKS AND 
WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK THESE 
ARE RECOMMENDED, IF THEY CAN 
BE -- IF THEY'RE ANY GOOD USE OF
THEM OR WHETHER PEOPLE SHOULD 
AVOID THEM.
IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THE 
BUILDING OF TEMPORARY HOSPITAL 
SITES IN VARIOUS PROVINCES AND 
WHAT SORT OF FEDERAL 
COORDINATION IS UNDERWAY ON 
THAT.
>> Answer: SO ON THE QUESTION OF
MASKS, FIRST OF ALL, WE ASK THAT
PEOPLE WITH SYMPTOMS COVER UP 
THEIR COUGH OR COVER UP THEIR 
SNEEZES.
SO IT CAN BE WITH A KLEENEX OR 
SOMETIMES IF YOU DON'T HAVE 
THAT, A TISSUE, THEN COUGH INTO 
YOUR SLEEVE.
SO MASKS CAN BE HELPFUL FOR 
PEOPLE WHO ARE SYMPTOMATIC IN 
REDUCING THE SPREAD OF DROPLETS.
SO THAT'S THE CONCEPT.
OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE IN 
HEALTHCARE SETTINGS THOSE MASKS 
ARE REGULATED BY HEALTH CANADA 
SO THAT THERE'S A STANDARD THAT 
PEOPLE HAVE TO MEET FOR THAT 
SORT OF PURPOSE.
HEALTH CANADA HAS ISSUED 
GUIDANCE IN TERMS OF 
ALTERNATIVES THAT CAN BE USED 
FOR DIFFERENT -- THOSE KIND OF 
PURPOSES.
SO I CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE 
WHO ARE MAKING MASKS FOR 
DIFFERENT PURPOSES TO CONSULT 
THE HEALTH CANADA GUIDANCE ON 
THE WEBSITE.
>> MIA, ONE FOLLOW UP?
>> Question: SORRY, THESE ARE 
PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING HOMEMADE 
MASKS, SEWING GROUPS AND THINGS 
FOR PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY
TO GET MASKS.
BUT I ALSO WANTED YOU TO TALK 
ABOUT THE BUILDING OF TEMPORARY 
HOSPITAL SITES IN CONVENTION 
CENTRES AND IF THERE'S ANY 
COORDINATION WITH THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT ON THAT WORK.
>> Answer: I'M AWARE THAT AROUND
THE 
FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL 
TABLE THERE IS A LOT OF EFFORTS 
IN PREPARING THE HOSPITALS BUT 
ALSO THE SURGE SITES.
SO THIS IS UNDERWAY ALREADY IN 
THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS, AND
THAT IS THE PROVINCIAL 
JURISDICTIONS.
OF COURSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT AS NEEDED 
AND THAT'S ALWAYS OPEN.
SO THERE ARE CERTAINLY GUIDANCE,
BUT WE ALSO ISSUE FOR 
ALTERNATIVE CARE SITES.
>> WE WILL TURN TO THE ROOM.
>> Question: MACKENZIE GREY FROM
CTV.
A FEW DAYS AGO YOU SAID CANADA 
HAS 5,000 VENTILATORS, BUT WHEN 
WE LOOK TO THE U.S. WE SEE 
GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYING 
POTENTIALLY NEW YORK STATE NEEDS
30,000 VENTILATORS.
WITH YOUR BEST ESTIMATES, HOW 
MANY VENTILATORS DO YOU THINK 
CANADA WILL NEED THROUGH THIS 
CRISIS?
>> Answer: I CAN ANSWER THAT.
CERTAINLY THE NUMBER WE GAVE 
EARLIER WAS BASED ON AN ESTIMATE
THAT WAS DONE WITH SORT OF A 
LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY AT THAT 
TIME.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S EVER GROWING.
AT THE PRESENT TIME WE'RE 
UNDERTAKING ANOTHER INVENTORY 
WITH THE PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES TO DETERMINE HOW 
MANY VENTILATORS WE ACTUALLY 
HAVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IN TERMS OF SCENARIO PLANNING, 
IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY WHAT THE 
NUMBER OF VENTILATORS IS NEEDED 
BECAUSE, AS I STATED EARLIER, 
WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO IS TO 
PREPARE THE SYSTEM SO WE WON'T 
HAVE TO HAVE THAT PEAK 
REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER
OF VENTILATORS AT ONE TIME.
AS WE SAID, WE WANT TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE.
THEREFORE, ALL THE STEPS WE'RE 
TAKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE 
AIMED AT THAT.
FOR EXAMPLE, HOSPITALS ARE NOW 
PREPARING IN TERMS OF TRYING TO 
EMPTY BEDS BY LOOKING AT 
ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR PATIENTS 
WHO DON'T NEED CRITICAL CARE.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING BACK
RETIRED PHYSICIANS.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT ALL SORTS OF 
MEASURES TO BETTER PREPARE THE 
SYSTEM.
BUT IF WE AS CANADIANS, ALL OF 
US, PRACTICE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING, THEN WHAT'S 
HOPEFULLY ANTICIPATED IS THAT 
LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A 
GIVEN AREA YOU MIGHT NEED 1,000 
VENTILATORS, IF THOSE PATIENTS 
ARE SPREAD OVER A NUMBER OF 
WEEKS AND MONTHS RATHER THAN ONE
WEEK, WE WON'T NEED THAT MANY 
VENTILATORS AND IT WON'T 
OVERBURDEN THE HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEM.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR.
>> Question: WE'RE GOING TO NEED
MORE THAN THE 5,000 THAT WE HAVE
NOW?
>> Answer: CERTAINLY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS
OF ORDERING -- ACTUALLY 
PURCHASING ADDITIONAL 
VENTILATORS SO THAT WE CAN 
PROVIDE SURGE CAPACITY ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY.
OF COURSE IT DEPENDS -- ONE AREA
MIGHT NEED IT MORE THAN ANOTHER.
SO WE CERTAINLY HAVE IT READY 
AND WE'RE READY TO DEPLOY AS 
NEEDED.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT 
WE PRE-EMPTIVELY ORDERED AN 
ADDITIONAL 600 BUT CONTINUE TO 
ORDER MORE.
I THINK A LITTLE WHILE AGO THERE
WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF LOOKING 
AT DOMESTIC CAPACITY OF 
MANUFACTURERS IN CANADA, SO 
ENGAGING KEY MANUFACTURERS SUCH 
AS THORNHILL AND THOSE ARE 
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS TO GET 
ACCESS TO THE INVENTORY AS WE 
SPEAK.
>> NEXT.
>> Question: ASHLEY BURKE, CBC 
NEWS.
YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW 
THERE ARE ENOUGH MEDICAL 
SUPPLIES IN CANADA AND HOW YOU 
ARE PREPARED, BUT THERE IS A BIT
OF A DISCONNECT HAPPENING 
BECAUSE WE'RE HEARING FROM 
FRONTLINE WORKERS THAT THEY'RE 
REUSING MASKS AND RATIONING 
OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES LIKE 
MASKS.
WHAT IS THE DISCONNECT THERE?
>> Answer: WELL, I THINK 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, 
INCLUDING MASKS, ARE A REALLY 
CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR WHICH 
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY SUPPLY 
ISSUES GLOBALLY.
SO IT'S NOT CANADA IN 
PARTICULAR, BUT GLOBALLY, WHICH 
IS WHY WE'RE PULLING OUT ALL 
STOPS TO TRY TO GET ACCESS TO 
WHATEVER WE HAVE.
THAT IS A PROCESS WHICH IS 
ACTIVELY GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
AT THE SAME TIME, RESPONDING TO 
A PANDEMIC IS ALSO ABOUT 
HANDLING AND PRIORITIZING YOUR 
MOST CRITICAL AND SCARCE 
RESOURCES.
HOSPITALS ON THE FRONTLINE ARE 
PRACTICES HOW THEY CAN MAKE SURE
THAT THEY CAN REDUCE THE BURN 
RATE AND NOT WASTE RESOURCES AS 
WELL.
I THINK YOU'RE SEEING SOME OF 
THAT PRACTICE GOING ON 
PRE-EMPTIVELY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T 
BURN THROUGH A LOT OF PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
SO IT'S THE EFFORT TO PRESERVE 
THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHILE 
WE'RE STILL GETTING SOME MORE.
>> Question: AS WELL, THERE'S A 
LOT OF SNOWBIRDS THAT HAVE BEEN 
RETURNING TO CANADA AND AS WELL 
PEOPLE THAT WERE AWAY ON 
VACATIONS.
ARE WE EXPECTING TO SEE THAT 
CHURCH COME SOON AND IS CANADA'S
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PREPARED FOR 
POTENTIAL SURGE IF PEOPLE DON'T 
HEED YOUR ADVICE AND STAY HOME?
>> Answer: I THINK THAT'S A 
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT CONCERN AND
THAT'S WHY OUR MESSAGE TODAY 
THAT FOR SNOWBIRDS, WE HAVE A 
MANDATORY QUARANTINE ON AN 
EMERGENCY ORDER RIGHT NOW.
SO AS YOU CROSS THAT 
INTERNATIONAL BORDER, YOU'RE 
ASKED TO RESPECT THAT AND THE 
PENALTIES ARE SUBSTANTIAL IF YOU
DO NOT.
BUT IT'S WORKING ALSO WITH LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT SNOWBIRDS AND 
OTHER RETURNING TRAVELLERS AND 
CONCERN THAT THEY MAY NOT BE 
LISTENING TO THAT MESSAGE, WHICH
IS WHY AT EVERY LEVEL WE'RE 
TRYING TO REACH THE POPULATION.
ANY INFLUX OF A GROUP OF 
PERSONS, WHETHER FROM A CRUISE 
SHIP OR RETURNING TRAVELLERS 
LIKE THE SNOWBIRDS IS THAT WE 
HAVE TO BE REALLY, REALLY 
VIGILANT AND DO THE RAPID CASE 
IDENTIFICATION CONTACT TRACING.
IF SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY STAYING 
IN THEIR HOME FOR THAT 14 DAYS 
WHERE THE INCUBATION PERIOD 
OCCURS, THAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL 
PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURE WHICH IS 
WHY YOU HAVE TO STAY HOME.
AT THE SAME TIME, OF COURSE 
GIVEN THE VARIOUS INFLUXES OF, 
SAY, MARCH BREAK RETURNEES THAT 
ARE STILL COMING BACK OR 
SNOWBIRDS, HOSPITALS ARE STILL 
TRYING TO PREPARE FOR THAT SURGE
BY ESSENTIALLY EMPTYING OUT A 
LOT OF THEIR HOSPITAL BEDS AND 
THEIR I.C.U.
A NUMBER OF HOSPITALS HAVE 
REDUCED THE I.C.U. OCCUPANCY 
RATE BY 50% ALREADY, JUST 
PREPARING AHEAD FOR ANY BLIPS IN
CASES AS A RESULT OF THOSE 
TRAVELLERS.
>> MERCI, DR. TAM.
[Speaking French] [Voice of 
Interpreter] BACK TO THE PHONE 
FOR THREE QUESTIONS.
[End of Translation]. 
>> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM 
PHILIP FOUSIE FROM 
"RADIO-CANADA."
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Question: [Speaking French] 
[Voice of Interpreter] THE 
QUESTION IS FOR MR. DUCLOS.
AS TO THE SITUATION, THIS 
MORNING, THE PRIME MINISTER 
ANNOUNCED SOME FUNDING FOR 
VULNERABLE PEOPLE.
THERE COULD BE PROBLEMS COMING 
UP IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND 
MONTHS.
ONE OF THE SOURCES OF ANXIETY IS
THAT PEOPLE ARE WONDERING 
WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT CAN HELP 
THEM.
SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 
QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN UNCLEAR.
PEOPLE SAY, IF I WORK FIVE HOURS
A DAY AT A GROCERY STORE BECAUSE
I'M STILL ESSENTIAL, DO I STILL 
QUALIFY FOR THE $2,000 FROM THE 
GOVERNMENT?
WHEN I SIGN UP, WILL THE 
INTERNET SITE CRASH?
WILL I RECEIVE THAT MONEY AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE?
CAN YOU TELL PEOPLE TODAY AND 
PROMISE EVEN IF YOU WORK A FEW 
HOURS A WEEK, THAT YOU WILL 
RECEIVE THOSE $2,000 AND THOSE 
FUNDS IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING 
APRIL 6?
>> Answer: THANK YOU.
YES, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND 
PEOPLE OF WHAT WE SAID THIS 
MORNING.
THIS MORNING'S ANNOUNCEMENT HAS 
TO DO WITH REALLY FOCUSING ON 
CONTINUING TO TAKE CARE OF EACH 
OTHER.
THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO YOUNG 
PEOPLE, TO SENIORS, TO HOMELESS 
PEOPLE, OR TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE A 
HOME BUT CAN'T STAY THERE.
AS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY ARE 
ALSO EXPERIENCING SOME ANXIETY.
THAT'S WHY WE ANNOUNCED THE 
KIDS' HELP PHONE ANNOUNCEMENT 
THIS MORNING.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.
THERE IS A WAY TO BE HEARD.
IF YOU CALL OVER THE PHONE OR IF
YOU TEXT.
AS FOR SENIORS, WE KNOW THEY ARE
FEELING A GREAT DEAL OF ANXIETY.
THEY FEEL ALONE.
NEW HORIZONS FOR SENIORS IS A 
PROGRAM WE KNOW VERY WELL HERE 
IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT IS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM.
UNITED WAY IS AN ESSENTIAL 
PROGRAM.
THIS IS MONEY THAT CAN BE 
PROVIDED QUICKLY THROUGH THESE 
SOURCES.
THESE COMMUNITY FUNDS CAN BE 
USED TO ORGANIZE VOLUNTEER 
ACTIVITIES, SOME DELIVERY 
SERVICES FOR GROCERIES, FOR 
INSTANCE, SOME HEALTH CHECK-INS,
FOR INSTANCE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO WORK ON REALLY
TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT 
PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, YES, 
THERE ARE PEOPLE -- WE ARE 
ASKING MANY PEOPLE TO STAY HOME 
AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO 
ARE HOMELESS IN THE QUÉBEC CITY 
REGION AND ELSEWHERE WHO FEEL 
THERE IS NOWHERE THEY CAN CALL 
HOME.
WE HAVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS 
THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE FIND THAT 
PLACE TO SEEK PROTECTION.
SO THAT AMOUNT, THE $157.5 
MILLION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO 
QUÉBEC SPECIFICALLY AND FOR 
THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING 
FAMILY VIOLENCE, IT'S VERY 
SIGNIFICANT ALSO TO REMEMBER 
THAT THERE IS SOME PEOPLE WHO 
CANNOT GO HOME AND ARE NOT SAFE 
AT HOME.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE SEEN A HIKE
IN FAMILY VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THESE 
PEOPLE.
NOW, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION 
SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE WORKING 
VERY HARD IN A SITUATION WE'VE 
NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE IN THIS
COUNTRY, TO GIVE CANADIANS THE 
SUPPORT AND ALSO THE ASSURANCE 
THAT WE WILL BE THERE TO HELP 
THEM.
SOME DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN 
IRONED OUT AS TO THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT.
WE ARE WORKING NIGHT AND DAY TO 
PREPARE THIS INFORMATION AND TO 
DELIVER THESE DETAILS.
THERE IS ALSO THE SITUATION OF 
IMPLEMENTATION.
APRIL 6 REMAINS THE DATE FOR THE
CANADA PORTAL TO BE UP AND 
RUNNING, BUT ACCORDING TO THAT 
INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, THAT 
DATE IS STILL STANDING.
WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE
THAT IS UP AND RUNNING.
APRIL 6 IS WHEN THE PORTAL WILL 
BE RUNNING, BUT THEREFORE THEN 
THERE WILL BE ANNOUNCEMENTS NOT 
ONLY TO INFORM CANADIANS BUT TO 
REASSURE THEM.
>> Question: FOLLOW UP -- 
>> Rosemary: WE'LL SAY GOODBYE 
TO OUR VIEWERS ON CBC MANITOBA.
>> THIS ISSUE OF ISOLATION, 
PEOPLE ARE HEARING IT MIGHT LAST
MONTHS.
TO WHAT EXTENT ARE YOU CONCERNED
ABOUT THAT SOCIAL CRISIS?
>> Answer: THERE IS A HEALTH 
EMERGENCY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 
GREAT DEAL.
THERE IS AN ECONOMIC EMERGENCY 
AS WELL.
UNDERLYING THAT, THERE IS A 
SOCIAL EMERGENCY AND THAT HAS TO
DO WITH THE CONFIDENCE PEOPLE 
HAVE IN THEIR INSTITUTION AND 
THE CANADIAN PEOPLE 
SPECIFICALLY.
WHAT I SAY TO PEOPLE, HAVE 
FAITH.
WE ARE LISTENING TO YOU.
NO ONE WILL BE CAST ASIDE.
WE ARE IN A CRISIS SITUATION, 
BUT WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO 
MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THE 
CAPACITY TO TAKE CARE OF HIS OR 
HER HEALTH AND HAS BREAD ON THE 
TABLE OVER THE COMING WEEKS AND 
MONTHS.
THIS CRISIS WILL BE ONGOING FOR 
THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
[End of Translation]. 
>> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM 
DAVID YOUNGREN FROM "REUTERS."
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Question: FIRST QUESTION TO 
DR. TAM.
IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE LAST 24
HOURS' DATA THAT MAKES YOU FEEL 
OPTIMISTIC OR CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING?
>> Answer: I THINK YESTERDAY I 
SPOKE ABOUT SOME SORT OF VERY, 
VERY EARLY AND CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA IN TERMS OF 
THEIR GROWTH IN THE NUMBERS OF 
CASES SLOWING DOWN A BIT.
IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL AND
WE ARE WATCHING THAT DEVELOPMENT
CLOSELY.
OF COURSE A WHOLE NUMBER OF 
MEASURES ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
SIDE WERE PUT IN PLACE AROUND 
THAT SORT OF MAY 12 TO 13 DATE 
AND A WEEK AFTER THAT.
SO IT TAKES A BIT OF TIME TO SEE
THE EFFECT OF THOSE MEASURES.
BUT I HAVE TO EMPHASIZE THAT 
CANADA IS A BIG COUNTRY, SO 
DIFFERENT PARTS OF CANADA ARE 
EXPERIENCING THIS EPIDEMIC IN A 
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TIMING AND 
THEIR ACCELERATION AND 
DECELERATION WILL POTENTIALLY BE
DIFFERENT.
SO I'M CERTAINLY WATCHING VERY 
CLOSELY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN 
QUÉBEC AND ONTARIO IN 
PARTICULAR, BUT ALSO ALBERTA OF 
COURSE.
ALL OF THESE AREAS HAVE HAD 
REPORTS OF COMMUNITY 
TRANSMISSION.
I THINK BECAUSE OF THE MEASURES 
PUT IN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO SEE
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME I HAVE TO 
SAY WITH THE CHIEF MEDICAL 
OFFICERS OF HEALTH WE THINK WHAT
MORE CAN WE DO.
YOU STILL HAVE TO ACT FAST.
YOU'RE STILL WAITING FOR YOUR 
DATA, BUT EVERY DAY WE THINK 
WHAT MORE SHOULD WE BE DOING AND
THAT IS IN CONCERT WITH SOME 
OBSERVATIONS, OF COURSE, AS TO 
WHETHER OR NOT CANADIANS ARE 
HEEDING THE ADVICE.
SO I THINK IN DIFFERENT 
JURISDICTIONS THEY ARE LOOKING 
AT THESE MEASURES.
SO YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THESE 
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY DIFFERENT AREAS
IN QUÉBEC AND ALSO IN ONTARIO 
AND OTHERS, THAT THEY'VE PUT IN 
PLACE TO TRY TO REALLY DOUBLE 
DOWN ON THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING 
AND REDUCTION IN THAT SORT OF 
MOVEMENT OF PERSONS AS MUCH AS 
POSSIBLE.
I STILL THINK IT'S A LITTLE TOO 
EARLY TO TELL BECAUSE WE ARE 
ONLY AT THE END OF MARCH, BUT 
NEXT WEEK WILL BE VERY, VERY 
IMPORTANT FOR ME ANYWAY IN TERMS
OF LOOKING AT THOSE TRENDS.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
DAVID, A FOLLOW UP?
>> Question: YEAH, YOU SAY 
IT'S -- 
>> OPERATOR?
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM JOELLE
LAVANCE FROM "LA PRESSE."
>> Question: THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.
MR. DUCLOS, CAN YOU GIVE US AN 
UPDATE REGARDING E.I. 
APPLICATIONS.
WE HEARD THAT 900,000 CANADIANS 
HAVE ASKED FOR E.I.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS?
>> Answer: THANK YOU.
I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT FIGURES,
BUT WE ARE ABOVE 1 MILLION 
CLAIMS FOR E.I., EMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE.
ONE THING I WOULD ADD IS THIS IS
AN EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION IN 
OUR COUNTRY.
CANADA HAS NEVER DEALT WITH SUCH
A HIGH NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE APPLICATIONS IN SUCH A
SHORT TIME FRAME.
THIS IS WHY IT'S CRITICAL THAT 
THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA'S 
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM ADJUST.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE ALSO PUT 
FORWARD THIS CANADIAN EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT TO BE AS SWIFT 
AND NIMBLE AS WE WANT TO BE 
INCLUSIVE, WE WANT TO INCLUDE 
THOSE WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT 
HAVE ACCESS TO E.I.
IN FACT, IT'S A LOT MORE 
GENEROUS, ALSO, THAN WHAT MANY 
PEOPLE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED 
OTHERWISE.
IN MANY CASES IT WOULD BE SOCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR SOME.
SO THAT'S WHY THIS CERB WAS 
CREATED TO ALLEVIATE THIS SEVERE
PRESSURE THAT WOULD BE FELT ON 
THE E.I. SYSTEM AND ON SERVICE 
CANADA SPECIFICALLY.
>> Question: SECOND QUESTION.
PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER 
LAST WEEK WAS REFERRING TO A 
POTENTIAL DEFICIT OF $112 
BILLION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS 
TO THOSE FIGURES?
>> Answer: THE SECOND THING WE 
NEED TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT THIS 
IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND 
THINGS ARE EVOLVING QUICKLY.  
THAT'S AN ESTIMATE.
AS THE PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET 
OFFICER SAID HIMSELF.
THAT ESTIMATE IS BASED ON THE 
INFORMATION THAT HE HAD AT THE 
TIME.
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, RIGHT, BUT 
IN THIS ENVIRONMENT A FEW DAYS 
AGO IS SIGNIFICANT.
AS MINISTER MORNEAU SAID 
RECENTLY, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE 
THE MEANS TO TAKE CARE OF EACH 
OTHER, THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT 
HAS MEANS TO PROTECT AND TAKE 
CARE OF OUR BUSINESSES.
WE ALSO HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DO
SO.
THE ALTERNATIVE, IF WE DID NOT 
ACT SWIFTLY, WOULD BE FAR WORSE.
WHEN OUR ECONOMY RECOVERS AND WE
GET THIS ENGINE UP AND RUNNING 
AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE TO COUNT ON 
OUR SMEs, ON OUR BUSINESSES AND 
OUR PEOPLE TO SHORTEN THIS 
CRISIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND 
ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT 
FOLLOWS, THAT REBUILDING, THAT 
RELAUNCHING OF OUR ECONOMY WILL 
HAPPEN AS SWIFTLY, AS QUICKLY, 
AND AS WELL AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU, MINISTER.
[End of Translation]. 
>> ONE LAST QUESTION FROM THE 
ROOM AND WE'LL CALL IT A DAY.
>> Question: THIS QUESTION IS 
FOR YOU, MR. DUCLOS.
DURING WORLD WAR II WHEN THE 
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ASKED 
COMPANIES TO CHANGE SUPPLY LINES
AND BUILD THINGS FOR THE WAR, WE
GUARANTEED THOSE COMPANIES THAT 
WE WOULD PURCHASE EVERYTHING 
THEY MADE TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE
WHOLE AFTER THE WAR WAS DONE.
FOR SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED 
BUSINESSES WHO ARE LOOKING TO 
CHANGE THEIR BUSINESS TO BUILD 
THINGS FOR THE GOVERNMENT, WILL 
YOU ENSURE THAT THE CANADIAN 
GOVERNMENT WILL PURCHASE THOSE 
THINGS FROM THEM?
>> Answer: THANK YOU, THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT QUESTION.
THE GENERAL CONTEXT AS YOU HAVE 
ALLUDED TO SLIGHTLY IS WE ARE IN
A SITUATION OF WAR OR SIMILAR TO
A SITUATION OF WAR.
THEREFORE, THE INDUSTRIAL POLICY
AND THE PROCUREMENT ABILITIES OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE 
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
THAT'S WHY JUST A WEEK AGO WE 
DID ANNOUNCE THAT MUCH OF THE 
INDUSTRIAL -- OUR INDUSTRIAL 
CAPACITY IN CANADA, INCLUDING 
THE PROCUREMENT ABILITY OF THE 
GOVERNMENT TO CHANNEL AND TO 
SUPPORT THAT INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY
IS GOING TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS 
FIGHTING THE COVID-19.
NOW, THAT REQUIRES WAYS OF DOING
THINGS WITH BUSINESSES THAT WE 
HAVEN'T SEEN FOR CERTAINLY QUITE
A WHILE.
I KNOW THAT MINISTER ANNAN AND 
MINISTER BAINS AND MANY OTHER 
COLLEAGUES ARE WORKING 
DILIGENTLY WITH THOSE BUSINESSES
THAT WERE MENTIONED EARLIER.
I KNOW THERE WILL BE FURTHER 
ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THAT QUITE 
SOON.
>> Question: IF THERE ARE 
BUSINESSES AT HOME THINKING THAT
THEY WANT TO CHANGE THEIR SUPPLY
CHAINS BUT THEY HAVEN'T TALKED 
TO THE GOVERNMENT, SHOULD THEY 
DO THAT, KNOWING THE GOVERNMENT 
WILL BUY THE STUFF THEY ARE 
MAKING?
>> Answer: I THINK THE CALL FOR 
HELP AND THE CALL FOR 
COLLABORATION IS STRONG AND 
CLEAR.
SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A
LOT OF NOT ONLY ABILITY BUT 
WILLINGNESS ON THE PART OF OUR 
INDUSTRIAL SECTORS IN CANADA TO 
BE THERE TO SUPPORT THE FIGHT 
AGAINST THE VIRUS.
SO I WOULD -- AND WE WOULD 
ENCOURAGE THOSE COMPANIES TO BE 
IN TOUCH WITH THE -- WITH 
PROCUREMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES 
CANADA AND WITH MINISTER BAINS' 
OFFICE AROUND INNOVATION AND 
TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
THIS EFFORT, THIS SIGNIFICANT 
EFFORT THAT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY,
IS NOT ONLY COORDINATED BUT 
SUPPORTED APPROPRIATELY BY THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Rosemary: OKAY.
AND THAT IS OUR DAILY BRIEFING 
FROM FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
THIS TIME THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
TREASURY BOARD, MR. DUCLOS, AND 
OTHER MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS 
THERE TO BRING US UP-TO-DATE.
YOU HEARD MR. DUCLOS SAYING WE 
ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION TO A 
WAR AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE 
THE SUPPLIES NEEDED.
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT AT THE
END.
JUST TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE 
NUMBERS OF CANADIANS LOOKING FOR
HELP.
THE LAST NUMBER WE HAD FOR 
PEOPLE REQUESTING EMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE WAS UNDER ONE MILLION.
MR. DUCLOS DIDN'T HAVE A PRECISE
NUMBER, BUT HE SAY WE ARE OVER 1
MILLION CANADIANS LOOKING TO THE
GOVERNMENT FOR HELP.
AGAIN THEY SAY IT IS A WEEK 
STARTING TOMORROW, APRIL 6, A 
WEEK TOMORROW THAT THAT PORTAL 
WILL OPEN UP FOR THE EMERGENCY 
CARE BENEFITS.
YOU CAN START APPLYING FOR THAT 
HELP IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED 
FOR E.I., IN WHICH CASE YOU WILL
AUTOMATICALLY GET INTO THAT 
BENEFIT THERE.
>>> LET'S BRING IN THE CBC'S 
DAVID COCHRANE IN OTTAWA.
I MAY TURN TO YOU, DAVID, TO 
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE 
INFORMATION DR. TAM GAVE US, 
PARTICULARLY AROUND WHETHER WE 
ARE PREPARED OR WHETHER SHE HAS 
SEEN ANYTHING HOPEFUL OR NOT IN 
THE DATA THAT WE HAVE SO FAR.
>> David: I THOUGHT THAT 
QUESTION FROM OUR COLLEAGUE AT 
"REUTERS" WAS ILLUSTRATIVE.
DR. TAM SAID SHE DIDN'T WEIGH IN
ON THE DATA AS OF YET ONLY TO 
HIGHLIGHT THE EARLIER AND 
ENCOURAGING SIGNS OUT OF 
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
BUT SHE MADE THE POINT THAT THIS
NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE 
CRITICAL.
THE DATA OF THE NEXT SEVERAL 
DAYS IS GOING TO TELL AN 
IMPORTANT STORY HERE IN CANADA, 
FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON TWO 
THINGS.
ONE IS THE AMOUNT OF VIRUS AND 
AMOUNT OF SPREAD THAT MAY 
DEVELOPED BY THOSE 1 MILLION 
CANADIANS RETURNING FROM EITHER 
THEIR SPRING BREAK OR THEIR 
USUAL TRIP DOWN SOUTH AS A 
SNOWBIRD, SPENDING THE HARSH 
WINTER MONTHS IN THE WARMER 
SOUTHERN STATES OF THE 
UNITED STATES.
AND ALSO TO GET A SENSE OF THE 
IMPACT ON THE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING AND EXTREME ISOLATION
MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHERE EVERY 
SINGLE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES
IS UNDER A PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY OR A FULL-BLOWN STATE 
OF EMERGENCY TO TRY TO DEAL WITH
THIS.
THE NUMBERS ARE STEADILY TICKING
UP.
WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER 6,000 
CASES BY THE END OF THE DAY 
TODAY.
I THINK THAT IS A SAFE 
PREDICTION ON MY PART, ROSIE.
THE RATE OF INCREASE AND HOW 
THAT SPREAD IS HAPPENING OVER 
THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 DAYS, THAT 
IS GOING TO BE VERY CRITICAL 
BECAUSE THIS IS THE POINT WHERE 
WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRULY ASSESS 
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 
MEASURES THAT WE HAVE PUT IN 
PLACE.
SO NOT A VERY SPECIFIC ANSWER OF
HOPE OR DESPAIR TODAY FROM 
DR. TAM, BUT A VERY IMPORTANT 
SIGNALLING OF WHAT TO LOOK FOR 
AND WHAT TO WATCH FOR AND WHAT 
TO INTERPRET WHAT WE SEE OVER 
THE COMING DAYS.
>> Rosemary: KEEPING AN EYE 
SPECIFICALLY ON QUÉBEC, WHERE 
THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF 
CASES AND ONTARIO AND ALBERTA.
THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR ALL THE 
COVERAGE TODAY.
I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
I'M SURE I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
CBC'S DAVID COCHRANE HERE IN 
OTTAWA.
>>> A REMINDER OF WHAT THE PRIME
MINISTER ANNOUNCED, ADDITIONAL 
MONEY TO HELP KIDS' HELP PHONE 
BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER
OF KIDS REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE
TO TALK TO.
MORE MONEY ALSO COMING FOR 
SENIORS TO HELP WITH THEIR FOOD 
DELIVERY AND CHEQUES.
THERE WILL BE PROVINCIAL UPDATES
IN YOUR PROVINCES THROUGHOUT THE
DAY.
I'M ROSEMARY BARTON.
FOR COVERAGE AHEAD ON CBC NEWS 
NETWORK.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
I'LL SEE YOU B
