Mona Fortier on COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters

In the House of Commons on July 8th, 2020. See this statement in context.

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other MattersGovernment Orders

July 8th, 2020 / 12:50 p.m.

Ottawa—Vanier Ontario

Liberal

Mona Fortier LiberalMinister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance

Mr. Speaker, going into the global pandemic, Canada was in a great position to deploy its fiscal firepower to protect Canadians, and we have. A worst-case scenario for Canadians and the economy would have been to not act.

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