During his daily briefing on Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed for his government's $9 billion student aid package which is being debated in the House of Commons and requires unanimous consent to pass. The House of Commons is being asked to give rapid approval to legislation authorizing the promised financial assistance for students facing bleak summer job prospects in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trudeau was also asked about the possibility of using measures like digital contact tracing and apps to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus as some regions move toward easing lockdown restrictions.
He said the focus of any new tools would need to be on respecting the privacy of Canadians.
“We have a number of proposals and companies working on different models that might be applicable to Canada but as we move forward on taking decisions, we’re going to keep in mind that Canadians put a very high value on their privacy, on their data security,” he said.
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