 So I Don't want to be here this morning. You don't want me to be here this morning, but here we are again The cases across the country are spiking massively We are facing a winter that's going to drive people inside more and more and we're really at risk of seeing case loads go up and hospitals get overwhelmed and More loved ones dying So we need to do everything we can right now To slow the spread of COVID-19 to stop this spike in its tracks If you were planning to see friends this weekend Maybe don't If there was a birthday party or a gathering for dinner you were thinking about doing don't do it We're in a moment right now or even with all the sacrifices. I know Canadians have been making over these past 10 months We are now going to have to really tighten up once again This is frustrating because I know we've all heard stories of people who've thrown up their hands and are not doing their part anymore People who have stopped wearing masks or people who are going out more than they should and it's tempting for all of us to say Okay, well, maybe I can loosen up a bit more too but the reality is We need to go in the opposite direction if there are people out there not following the rules when We know we need to well then those of us who need to are gonna have to do even more Because it's the future of our country. It's the future of our children. It's the future of our loved ones and our seniors It's our economy. It's our businesses. It's everything altogether We're gonna need to have to do this for another few weeks for another few months And we can begin to see the other side of this We can do this We've done it before We know what to do. We understand this virus much better than before We need to reduce our contacts. We need to do it right now I'm not here because it's tempting me to be And I know it's not tempting you to see me here in front of my house once again trying to say He's gonna have to make sacrifices, but that's exactly where we came from We're seeing a rising wave of cases here in Canada, everywhere in Canada as we see it all around the world And we know what we need to do We need to follow the advice of public health We need to reduce our contacts to make judicial, careful to not get together with friends to not celebrate anniversary to stay virtual, to stay at home as much as possible We're back to the moment when we'll see once again getting locked up for a few weeks to lock up to stop the spread of the COVID-19 If we act well for the coming weeks it might be a little easier for the next few months But I want to tell you the truth the next few months will be difficult We're leaving in the winter We'll be even more inside We'll be even more limited The COVID-19 will be able to spread more easily inside And so we'll have to be careful It's been ten months that we've done it People are doing the right thing We've shown that we can control this virus And we're back to the moment when we'll have to do it once again and even more than what we did in the past weeks And it's frustrating because we hear stories of those who aren't following the advice who put themselves at risk who put us all at risk Even if we try to be like them we know we can't and those who follow the advice will have to do it even more And it's not fair It's not fair for anyone But we know what we have to do We know it's time now to gather together and do what we've been able to do in the spring We need to do what we're doing to protect jobs, to support businesses and to keep Canadians safe We need to work together All of us as a team Yesterday I had a briefing with Dr. Tam, Dr. New Minister Haidu and the leaders of the opposition to discuss the current situation All orders of government must come together to stop the spread of this virus This was something I discussed last week with the Premiers at our 21st virtual First Ministers meeting since the pandemic began Across the country we're seeing Premiers and mayors making very tough choices to go into further shutdowns And I know how hard that is and I want them to know that they have my support our support as a federal government The best way to protect the economy is to get the virus under control Doing things to protect people's health is the best way to minimize lasting damage to the economy In the beginning we thought of this as a contradiction that the things we need to do to keep us safe are things that are actually hurting the economy That was how we framed that first wave of shutdowns But we actually now know better from seeing what's happened around the world from seeing how Canadians have made it through that first wave and through this second wave that's ongoing Doing the things that protect our health are actually the best things to do to protect our economy Going into lockdown and supporting businesses while we're in that lockdown is a better way of ensuring their success in a few months in a few years than trying to tough through a virus running around unchecked We know that we need to be there for each other and the federal government is going to continue to be there to help businesses that are impacted by these shutdowns That's a promise I made from the beginning and it's a promise we're keeping This isn't the fault of any individual business and we're going to do everything we can to get them to the other side of this That's why it was so important last night that our government's bill providing unprecedented levels of supports to Canadian businesses became law I want to thank all parliamentarians for working together to get this through These support measures include a new rent subsidy for businesses which will go directly to tenants, not through landlords Up to 65% of rent can be covered by businesses affected by COVID-19 and if your business is facing a public health lockdown then we're also providing an additional 25% rent subsidy through the new lockdown support Combined with the rent assistance hard hit businesses could get a rent subsidy of up to 90% Canadian businesses can begin applying for these new measures as of Monday to be retroactive until the beginning of October Lastly, this new law also means that the wage subsidy has been extended until June of next year securing jobs and support for workers right across the country This program has been a lifeline for millions of Canadians So we're making sure people continue to get this support go to canada.ca slash coronavirus to find out what supports you I would like to thank all the parliamentarians for contributing to the quick adoption of new measures to support businesses proposed by our government These measures include a new subsidy for the commercial rent which will go directly to tenants and not through owners' businesses The subsidy will cover up to 65% of the rent of small businesses affected by COVID-19 and if your company is targeted by a confinement order you can receive an additional subsidy of 25% for your rent thanks to the new support measures in case of confinement Together, these two measures will cover up to 90% of the rent of highly affected businesses Those in need will be asked as of Monday morning The salary subsidy will be extended until June 2020 To get more information visit canada.ca slash coronavirus Just like our government is here to support businesses, we will also continue to send additional targeted support to areas that are seeing concerning situations with rising cases Last week, I announced specific support for Indigenous communities in Manitoba Today, we're providing over $120 million in immediate funding to regions that are affected by outbreaks in Saskatchewan and Alberta This will be used to support public health measures food security and other surge capacity needs Minister Miller and Dr. Wang will have more to say their regular update later today but the bottom line is that we will do everything we can to keep people safe right across the country Right now, we have 52,000 active cases of COVID-19 in Canada and 1,800 hospitalizations More than 11,000 people have died because of this virus Today, Dr. Tam has presented projections of what we could expect if we don't control the current situation If we don't act now, we could count up to 20,000 new cases per day by the end of December And if we increase our contacts instead of reducing them, this number could still be much higher We must be realistic The only way to reverse the trend is to reduce our contacts in person If you don't need to leave reduce your contacts Help us break the second wave and save lives Earlier today Dr. Tam presented the updated COVID-19 modeling for Canada Canada could have up to 20,000 new cases daily by the end of December if we don't limit or reduce our contacts now And if we loosen and increase our contacts we could see tens of thousands more I know this isn't what people wanted to see to hear but we have to be realistic about the situation We're seeing huge spikes in places like Ontario Manitoba, Saskatchewan Alberta and Nunavut with a record number of hospitalizations across the country Overwhelmed hospitals are a problem for people who need COVID-19 care But it's also an issue for people who need other care whether it's cancer treatments or emergency surgery And each new case of COVID-19 every extra week that goes on with more cases puts added pressure on our frontline workers and our healthcare system workers Think about it Our doctors, nurses personal support workers orderly hospital staff They've been on the frontlines for almost 10 months now putting in incredibly long hours being creative and how they can save people and protect people while at the same time trying to keep themselves safe while at the same time having the same worries that each of us have about our loved ones, about our kids and schools, about our parents and our grandparents And yet they keep showing up every single day to be there for us putting their health, their lives and in many cases, their family's lives on the line to keep us safe and they're tired They have been heroes They have been going above and beyond anything they might have thought they were signing up for We need to help them We need to give them a break We need to stop this spike in cases We need to think about them As we think about our loved ones who need medical help who are vulnerable to COVID-19 As we think about the damage this is doing to families and to communities across the country We need to step up now all of us The numbers show that right now more of the most vulnerable Canadians are getting COVID-19 including seniors and outbreaks in long-term care homes in indigenous communities are rapidly rising The only way we can reverse the tide is if we immediately reduce the number of people each of us come into contact with If you live in a region that is experiencing a surge in cases stay home if you can and avoid all non-essential travel To employers who can do so please make arrangements for your employees to once again work from home and if you don't need to don't leave your home and if you haven't already joined the over 5.3 million Canadians who've already downloaded the COVID Alert app 5.3 million Canadians That's over a quarter of all the Canadians in jurisdictions that have used the app who own smartphones We are on our way to making a difference with this app because every use alerts other people that they need to be careful and it's an addition to contact tracing of nurses and public health professionals calling up to see who you might have come into contact with this will catch people you didn't even know you were in contact with It's an easy thing to do to download the app for free It's an easy thing to do to take a moment once you receive a COVID-19 positive diagnosis to plug it in Many provinces give you that code right away as soon as you get your positive case so please plug it in immediately Some other places require you to make a phone call which will take a minute to get the code to plug it into the app but doing our part with this tool will make a huge difference and I said that's 25% over 25% of all people affected in participating provinces that have the app and have smartphones Of course there's two provinces that haven't yet made the app available through their healthcare system I want to directly touch on that right now for people in Alberta and BC If you live in Alberta and BC you can already still download the app for free yourself and put it on your phone and there's two reasons to do that right now as we go through this second wave First reason is I'm still hopeful that the local health systems will put together a system where they can give you that one time code which will allow diagnoses in those provinces to be plugged into the system to alert people but secondly from the minute you download that app it starts to work in tracing your contacts with people who also have the app so if you're in Alberta and you come into contact inadvertently with someone who then goes home to Saskatchewan and gets tested positive you'll be alerted that you should maybe get yourself checked it can work even if your health system isn't yet on board it's free it absolutely protects your privacy and it's an extra tool we have at a time where we need to be using all the tools we have to keep ourselves safe that's what we need to do there's more than 5 million people who have downloaded the app alert COVID so I encourage everyone to do it and once you have it use it if it warns you that you were in contact do a follow-up isolate yourself and if you receive a positive diagnosis type in the code to warn those you know and those you don't know who should be checked it's free it respects your privacy and we now have more than 25% of the eligible population who have smart phones who use it it's an extra tool and we need all our tools to go through this pandemic and this crisis I'm counting on you so download the app help us beat this second wave save lives because that's what's at stake every person that we lose to this virus is someone who has family and friends who loved them who had plans for tomorrow and things they still wanted to do I think about the woman in Toronto who survived the holocaust and recently passed away from COVID-19 forced to flee her home during the war she and her family ended up at a labour camp in Siberia she made it through she got married and had kids who loved her dearly so to her loved ones my deepest condolences for your loss and to the thousands of other families who have lost someone because of COVID-19 my thoughts are with you every loss is a tragedy and each story reminds us of what is at stake in this fight against the pandemic our parents and grandparents our friends and neighbors people who give so much joy to those around them people who are loved I know it's not easy but we must be able to count each other for ten months now our first-line workers in our health system have done an extraordinary job to help us our doctors, our nurses all those who work in our hospitals in our health system are there for us long-term jobs they are going to face incredible and unexpected challenges and they are doing all this while I am in the same stress as all of us am I going to get sick am I going to bring this disease to my children how are my children going to go through how am I going to be able to go through this same stress that we all live they all live in addition to their responsibility to save us all each one they are dedicated to this with their lives they have chosen this journey there are people who have chosen this pandemic and we have to do everything we can to help them to stop this explosion of cases as a government we are going to continue to be there for you for all of you with the help of the federal for the workers, the families, the companies and it will continue because together we are going to go through this crisis if you have to stay at home we are going to be there for you if you have to close boutiques temporarily we are going to be there for you we are going to continue to listen to these doctors and these experts and we are going to take all the necessary measures that are questions of individual protection equipment or vaccines so that Canadians can stay safe and do our part we know what to do we know how hard it is but we know it works because we did it this spring together let's bend the curve and keep each other safe this weekend I'll be virtually joining the G20 as part of our government's work to respond to this virus at home and abroad and on that note today I can also confirm that the Canada-US border restrictions have been extended until at least December 21st we will continue to work with our American counterparts to keep people safe on both sides of the border I can confirm that the border restrictions between Canada and the United States will be extended until December 21 and on this subject we will continue to work with our American homologues to ensure the safety of people on both sides of the border we will continue to collaborate with our partners from all over the world not only to protect Canadians but to rebuild a strong economy that works for everyone today I took the floor during the meeting of the leaders of the APEC and I discussed our response to the pandemic the need to rebuild resilient economies and the work we do to fight climate change this weekend I want to join the other leaders of the G20 to talk about our common struggle against COVID-19 and what we do to protect our jobs and to rebuild our economies so I shared a lot of information this morning but here's the bottom line we have a long winter ahead as the weather drives us indoors we really are in danger of seeing more transmission and far too many more deaths it'll be tough but we know what we have to do wear a mask keep your distance download the app and use it avoid gatherings of all sizes and know that together being there for each other we will get through this merci