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Politics This Morning: Freeland says Ottawa grappling with concerns over food shortages as pandemic hits processing plants

Plus, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants the House to sit in a reduced form four times a week while the House administration works on a virtual setup for Parliament.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on April 16, says the government is focusing its efforts on responding to growing concerns of threats to Canada's food supply as the processing sector faces shortfalls in labour due to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

April 17, 2020

Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brushed aside the notion that the Canada-U.S. border restrictions would be fully lifted soon, saying that the closure to non-essential traffic will continue for "many weeks" to come. "There’s a recognition that, as we move ...

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