Some communities are working in partnership a little bit differently than other communities. Some communities are working with their Indigenous governments on their checkpoints. Indigenous governments did get money. They got money from the federal government for COVID-19 with flexibility on being able to use it. We want to help our municipal governments. It's not a matter of if we want to help them or not. We do want to help them. We are waiting for the $10 billion ask to see what that happens with. We're still collecting the debts from our municipal governments, as well. We're looking at other options. We're actually looking with some flexibility, perhaps. The ECE program has a small community employment fund. The municipalities could look at adding that into their plans if they were willing to do that. All departments, including ECE, have been very flexible during the COVID-19 to try to make sure that our programs meet the needs of people.
Caroline Cochrane on Question 278-19(2): Funding for Community Checkpoint during COVID-19 Pandemic
In the Legislative Assembly on June 3rd, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 278-19(2): Funding for Community Checkpoint during COVID-19 Pandemic
Oral Questions
June 3rd, 2020
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