English Français Floor Wide Player COVID-19: Canada Responds Daily Recap – September 16, 2020

A replay of the day's news conferences and briefings from federal and provincial authorities on their response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in Ottawa at the conclusion of three days of meetings of the federal cabinet. Ministers met to discuss the federal response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic and the upcoming throne speech, which will be delivered when Parliament returns on September 23. Ministers Patty Hajdu (health), Bill Blair (public safety and emergency preparedness), Marc Garneau (transport), and Jonathan Wilkinson (environment and climate change) speak with reporters in Ottawa as the federal cabinet wraps up three days of meetings ahead of the September 23 throne speech. At Queen’s Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces the launch of the province’s new screening tool for COVID-19. The online tool will help parents decide if they should send their kids to school. The premier is also asked about long wait times at testing centres and about new COVID-19 restrictions, which the Ontario government is expected to announce in the coming days. He is joined by provincial cabinet ministers Christine Elliott (health), Stephen Lecce (education), and Peter Bethlenfalvy (Treasury Board President), as well as Dr. Dirk Huyer, Ontario’s chief coroner and executive lead, COVID-19 Testing Approach. In Winnipeg, Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief medical officer of health, provides an update on the province’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. He is joined by Manitoba Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen. In Geneva, WHO Officials hold a social live Q & A session on the COVID-19 pandemic.