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BREAKING: Trudeau goes after Conservatives, says they ‘lost the debate’ over suspending Parliament
Trudeau said that the Conservatives chose to not support “concrete help” to Canadians because they “lost the debate” to reopen parliament, which concluded over two weeks ago.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed media on Thursday, providing updates on the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Of Trudeau's main announcements today, the most impactful was likely the $133 in federal funding for Indigenous-owned businesses, with $117 million of that funding to help with small and community-owned businesses, and the remaining $16 million to fund the tourism sector.
Trudeau was visibly upset at Thursday's press conference over the Conservative Party's decision to not back his proposed legislation which would help Canadians with disabilities.
The reason, Trudeau says, is that the Conservatives are still hung up on the debate to reopen parliament, which concluded over two weeks ago.
"Despite the unity that Canadians have shown... politics got in the way of actually helping Canadians, and I think we need to reflect on that," said Trudeau.
Trudeau said that the Conservatives lost on this matter, as his minority government worked with other parties to suspend Parliament.
"Conservatives didn't like that. They wanted something else, but they didn't get their way... Other parties in the house decided that we were going to stay focused on COVID... They continue to complain, and play politics... Because they're still trying to argue something that they lost the debate on two weeks ago," said Trudeau.
Trudeau said that the Conservatives chose to not support "concrete help" to Canadians because they "lost the debate."
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