BREAKING: Trudeau says $300 seniors payment is enough since they have not ‘lost their income’

Trudeau announced that his government will be providing a one-time, tax-free payment of $300 to seniors eligible for Old Age Security, and a further $200 for seniors eligible for the Guaranteed Income Supplement.

2.2 million seniors in Canada will be receiving both, according to Seniors Minister Deb Schulte.

An additional $20 million in the New Horizons for seniors program, which will help community based projects aimed at reducing isolation and holding up social support networks.

In total, the latest investment tallies up to $2.5 billion.

"We know that there are many people out there who have lost their source of income as a result of this pandemic," said Trudeau. "Seniors are not generally in a situation where they have lost their income, but they are facing additional costs," said Trudeau on whether or not the one-time $300 dollars was enough.

When discussing the country's borders and the ramping up of border crossers, Trudeau said that isolation measures would be key to ensure infections stay low.

"We're going to continue to be very careful about vectors and infection into Canada," said Trudeau. "That means continuing restrictions on international travel. At the same time, we have brought in measures, that means anyone coming into Canada... will need to self isolate for two weeks."

"We're looking at stronger measures to make sure that we're following up appropriately on people who come over."

Yesterday, the prime minister said that companies wishing to receive federal funding would have to bring forward their plans for reducing climate emissions. In response, many oil and gas companies noted that they already had such measures in place.

Today, Trudeau followed up on the matter, stating: "There are many companies in the energy sector that are already taking seriously the need to plan for... reducing emissions and fighting climate change, but not all of them."