Justin Trudeau says Canada will commit an additional $400 million in development and humanitarian spending to combat COVID-19.Trudeau says the new money will go to trusted partners that are fighting COVID-19 around the world.
Canada giving another $650M in COVID-19 aid to Indigenous communities Trudeau made the pledge during a videoconference at the United Nations that he co-hosted with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness.It was the second time since the spring the three held a meeting of the UN’s High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond.Trudeau says Canada will invest more in the coming years and he will continue to advocate for debt relief for countries.