OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau evoked the legacy of war in his address to Canadians from the floor of the House of Commons Saturday, and acknowledged the disproportionate threat the novel coronavirus pandemic poses to the “Greatest Generation.”  

Trudeau and a group of select MPs returned to the House to debate and vote on the government’s $73-billion wage subsidy bill to help workers and businesses stay afloat during the public health crisis.

Parliamentary approval is required for the money to be released related to the wage subsidy program. MPs and senators are expected to quickly pass the wage subsidy bill after the government and opposition parties struck a deal before the start of the sitting.

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Read the prime minister’s full speech below:

English translation of spoken French is in bold.

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