Canada includes transit in provincial restart funds
Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced June 5 that the federal government is committed to contributing C$14 billion (US$10.43 billion) in additional funding to the things that all Canadians need.
The funding would cover childcare, personal protective equipment for businesses and healthcare and sick pay for workers who are not covered by benefits.
Were talking about supporting small towns and big cities so that you can use the services you need - like public transit and community programs - when you head back to work, said Prime Minister Trudeau.
While details are few, the prime minister said the federal government and the premiers of Canadas provinces will work on what Prime Minister Trudeau called a safe restart agreement that will help provinces during the next six to eight months. ..............(more)
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