COVID-19 cases.“We are working closely with Ontario, and all provinces and territories, to help support them through this pandemic,” Mary-Liz Power, the director of communications to Minister Bill Blair, told Global News in a statement Thursday evening.“We have received Ontario’s draft letter.
We are currently in discussions with the province to determine how best we can support them with more resources.” COVID-19: Ontario cabinet currently considering curfew, construction closures, travel restrictions However, the exact nature of that assistance wasn’t immediately clear as it would be the subject of negotiations between both levels of government.The federal government could deploy medical staff from the Canadian Armed Forces or the.