‘Whatever it takes’: Trudeau says austerity not an option in the face of staggering job losses, health crisis 

The speech did not promise a full-fledged budget, but said an update to the feds’ COVID-19 Economic Response plan would be coming this fall.
Governor General Julie Payette, pictured as she arrives at the Senate of Canada Building to deliver the Throne Speech.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pinning the country’s recovery on the government’s ability to spend “whatever it takes” to rein in the pandemic and to prevent expansive lockdowns that could further cripple the economy. ...

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