Canada to spend $1 billion combating COVID-19 spread, economic impacts | CTV News

Economics | 207652 hits | Mar 11 7:00 am | Posted by: uwish

The federal government is putting more than $1 billion into its plan to combat and mitigate the impacts of the outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday.

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by newz
Sat Mar 14, 2020 3:55 am
That's less than he gave to the UN on his first day as PM. Lol
by bootlegga
Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:05 pm
That is a drop in the bucket, little old Denmark has earmarked $20 billion for the same thing.

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/11/denmark- ... -12384677/

Let's hope much, much more is coming in the next week or two.
by Sunnyways
Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:52 pm
This is a moment when massive government spending is necessary - for the pandemic itself and the shock it is already delivering to the economy. We can be sure that similar viral disasters will be visiting our shores in the future, so let�s get better prepared for the next one.

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