www.WeeklyVoice.com FRONT PAGE Friday, March 27, 2020 | A-1 Canada’s Leading South Asian Newspaper - Tel: 905-795-0639 Friday, MarchJune 2, 27, 2017 2020 www.WeeklyVoice.com VolVol 26, 23, No. No. 13 22 PM: 40025701 India’s COVID-19 Steps Robust Says WHO, page 11 CVA Closes All Conservation Parks & Trails , page 12 Submissions Sought For Photobook, page 13 Trudeau Reassures Canadians More Financial Packages Announced For People And Businesses; Parliament Approves Funding OT T AWA: Canadian Prime Care Benefit (10 billion Canadian Minister has Justin Trudeau an- dollars) and Emergency Sup- nounced that more financial aid port Benefit (5 billion Canadian will go to Canadians and busi- dollars) into the Canada Emer- nesses to weather the COVID-19 gency Response Benefit and will pandemic after the Canadian par- provide workers affected by the liament approved the emergency COVID-19 pandemic with 2,000 package of $82 billion. Canadian dollars (about $1,400) The parliament passed the leg- per month for the upcoming four islation of the emergency pack- months. age of 82 billion Canadian dollars “If you lost your job because earlier on Wednesday. of COVID-19 but are full-time, Trudeau told a daily news con- contract or self-employed, this ference on Wednesday that his new benefit will be there for you. government is aware of the un- If you are sick or quarantined or certainty facing the country and looking after someone sick or has merged two public assistance taking care of your kids, it’s there The United States border crossing in Lacolle, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz measures into a single program to for you. If you are still employed portal will be launched quickly He also indicated his govern- in self-isolation. “We are abso- make it easier for Canadians who but not receiving income because and Canadians should be able to ment is reviewing the demands lutely looking at more direct help are out of or off work because ofk of this crisis, the Canada Emer- get money within 10 days of ap- of business groups to substan- for businesses,” he said. “We are COVID-19 to apply and receive gency Response Benefit is there plying, noting though that money tially increase the wage subsidy working with business groups. money, Xinhua reported. for you,” Trudeau said. is unlikely to start flowing to peo- so employers can keep workers We are working with small busi It combines the Emergency Trudeau said an application ple until April 6. on the payroll even if they are off Continued on page 2 Scheer Blasts Aid To China Ontario’s Action Plan OTT AWA: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheeer has hit out at the Prime Minister Justin To Battle COVID-19 Trudeau for sending medical sup- plies to China. 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Kabul suggested that the Ashraf Sources said while one sui- Ghani government had blamed cide bomber detonated himself the Pakistan-backed Haqqani net- at the entrance, three IS terrorists work for the terror attack, but the stormed the shrine in the Shorba- Taliban denied its role. zar area Wednesday morning. Violence in Afghanistan con- Around 150 people were wor- tinues unabated even as the US shipping in the Gurudwara at the and Taliban have signed a peace time of the attack. deal, which entails withdrawal of However, the security forces the US forces. rescued around 80 worshippers India strongly condemned the The Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib meets from the Gurudwara. The Sikhs terror attack and extended con with Sikhs after the massacre. Pic:/ Twitter. constitute a minuscule minority Continued on page 3 A-2 | Friday, March 27, 2020 FroNT paGE www.WeeklyVoice.com THE WEEKLY VOICE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Seeking Long-Term Solution To COVID-19: PM Bala Menon Continued from page 1 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ness groups and hearing their Amb. Praveen Verma (Retd.) concerns, looking very carefully Dr. Nivedita Das Kundu at the models put forward in other Harj Chaggar parts of the world, like Denmark Amitabh Saxena and Germany, and looking at how we could make that work Graphic Design and make an equivalency here in Tamarind Tree Canada,” he said. ACCOUNT MANAGERS More than 60 Canadian busi- Manu Ramachandran ness groups have reportedly G Prasaad urged Trudeau government to Rohit Malhotra provide direct funding for em- Maha ployees. The prime minister said the ONLINE MARKETING government will provide finan- MANAGER cial aid to the media companies Amitabh Saxena that have seen their advertising revenue dry up as corporations LEGAL ADVISOR have had to close their doors be- a press conference outside Ride- and agri-food businesses amid and stay home. This is what we Dr. Keshav Agnihotri cause of the COVID-19 crisis. au Cottage where he has been in impacts of the COVID-19 pan- all need to be doing and we’re go- ACCOUNTS As of 1:30 p.m. Canada’s East- self-isolation since his wife tested demic. ing to make sure this happens.” Asha J Singhh ern Time on Wednesday, there positive for the disease. “Once “We are opening up C$5 billion Trudeau said his government were more than 3,000 confirmed there are promising options, Can- in additional lending capacity. has not ruled out any enforce- photographer COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths ada needs the capacity to mass Starting today, farmers and pro- ment options and he will have a Manohar Sagoo in Canada.