Trudeau outlines $19 billion in COVID-19 relief spending for provinces and municipalities

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People familiar with the announcement said Ottawa has now received agreements from all provinces and territories on the spending plan

Expenditures under the program are aimed at a grab bag of different spending streams that, according to government documents, will “help provinces and territories safely restart their economies and make our country more resilient to possible future surges in cases of COVID-19.”Article content continued

Ontario will receive $1.7 billion for public transit projects, and another $1.1 billion for funds aimed at contact tracing for COVID-19. British Columbia will receive $809 million for public and municipal infrastructure projects, while Alberta will receive $303 million. Ottawa had initially carved out $14 billion in spending for provinces and territories in June, which it expanded to $19 billion in July after provinces complained that the pool of funds was too small to fill their respective fiscal gaps.

Others said the proposed funding included too many conditions that unnecessarily tied the hands of provincial leaders. Still others had pushed back against provisions in the Safe Restart Agreement that provide 10 sick days for employees, which could hinder productivity as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.Article content continued

 

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