Essential front-line workers to receive temporary wage boost, says Trudeau

The prime minister is also scheduled to participate in a conference call with his G7 counterparts, with discussions likely to be centred on the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw funding from the World Health Organization pending a review of its handling of the pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 14, says he’s holding a call with premiers Thursday evening to discuss rolling out the wage boost for essential workers ‘as quickly as possible.’The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

April 15, 2020

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