PM announces COVID-19 aid for farmers

MEDICINE HAT, AB – The Canadian government is immediately moving to provide funds for farmers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government is opening up an additional $5 billion in lending capacity for the agriculture sector. Applications can be made today through Farm Credit Canada.

Trudeau also announced a plan to mobilize industry and research facilities. Included in those measures will be the University of Saskatchewan’s vaccines and infectious diseases organization, which will get funding for development and clinical trials.

The prime minister continued to urge social distancing — keeping two metres between each other, avoiding groups and staying home as much as possible — among Canadians.

“Social distancing and physical distancing is the single best way to keep people around you safe,” he said, adding nothing that could help is off the table, including enforcement of the rules.

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