Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says industries are ramping up production of ventilators, masks and other protective gear as the coronavirus continues ravaging Canada and the world.

During his daily Ottawa briefing, the PM assured Canadians federal stockpiles have been sufficient to meet the needs of provinces to this point. And he says, in the coming days, we will be receiving millions more items that have become necessary. At the same time, Trudeau says companies in Canada are tooling up production to make sure that we and our friends and allies around the world have enough as well.

He also spoke with other G-20 leaders on ways to co-ordinate the response to deal with the economic fallout from the pandemic.

In terms of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Trudeau says it and other measures will total close to $102 billion. He say they will also be supplementing the GST credit, which is sent to low income Canadians every few months. The Prime Minister says they are also putting in place a six month, interest-free moratorium on student loans.
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