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OTTAWA鈥?Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make a televised national address Wednesday night within hours of Parliaments resumption to speak to Canadians about the urgency of fighting COVID-19. Trudeaus office approached television broadcasters Tuesday to request airtime to address the nation, his office said, as we face down the prospect of a second wave of the virus.The prime minister will also give a summary of the governments plans in the throne speech to fight the virus and build our economic recovery, said his spokesman Cameron Ahmad in a statement to media. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW A senior Liberal government official told the Star that the rise in coronavirus infections has put Canada at a very risky crossroads. Were basically at war here, said the official. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The national address coincides with the speech f stanley tumblers rom the throne, but its focus is on the alarming picture arising from the pace at whi stanley cup ch COVID-19 is picking up in hot spots across the country, and the prime minister needs to lean in on what might be waiting for us at Thanksgiving, the official said.Quebec has said it is at the beginning of a second wave, as has Ottawa public health, while Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he is getting ready for a second wave in Ontario. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Federal publi stanley botella c health officials Dr. Theresa Tam |
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