[Newsbot]

Title: Canada to spend $1 billion combating COVID-19 spread, economic impacts | CTV News
Category: Economics
Posted By: uwish
Date: 2020-03-11 07:00:08
Canadian

[newz]

That's less than he gave to the UN on his first day as PM. Lol

[bootlegga]

That is a drop in the bucket, little old Denmark has earmarked $20 billion for the same thing.

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/11/denmark- ... -12384677/

Let's hope much, much more is coming in the next week or two.

[Sunnyways]

This is a moment when massive government spending is necessary - for the pandemic itself and the shock it is already delivering to the economy. We can be sure that similar viral disasters will be visiting our shores in the future, so let’s get better prepared for the next one.