Trudeau to recall Parliament to pass multibillion COVID-19 aid increase

Parliament is set to be recalled for another emergency sitting, to consider a multibillion-dollar expansion to COVID-19 financial assistance measures, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau restates the reality that Canada could be in for a months-long fight against the virus. Trudeau called the expansion to the wage subsidy unveiled on Monday the largest economic program in Canadian history, and that’s why he thinks Parliament should be reconvened to approve it, though it appears the recall is