“Profoundly underwhelming.” That’s what the B.C. Fruit Growers Association is calling the federal government’s financial assistance package to Canada’s agriculture industry.
On Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the industry would receive $252 million in aid to help offset financial pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
But just hours after the announcement, the B.C. Fruit Growers Association (BCFGA) sent out a press release, stating “the financial support package to the Canadian agriculture industry announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this morning is profoundly underwhelming.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] According to the BCFGA, the $252 million was less