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COVID-19: Canada Responds
PM Justin Trudeau Announces Funding for Reopening Schools – August 26, 2020
At a news conference in North York, Ont., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that his government will invest up to $2 billion in funding to assist provinces and territories with ensuring the safe reopening of schools amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. The prime minister also announces an additional $112 million in funding for First Nations to assist with the reopening of schools on reserves. He is joined by Ahmed Hussen, the minister of families, children and social development; Kirsty Duncan, the deputy government House leader; and Judy Sgro, the Liberal MP for the riding of Humber River–Black Creek, Ont.