Ontario is reporting 2,964 cases of #COVID19 and over 49,800 tests completed. Locally, there are 786 new cases in Toronto, 346 in Peel, 308 in York Region, 197 in Durham and 187 in Windsor-Essex County.
Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 3, 2021
Government could change rules after outcry over aid for quarantining vacationers
MONTREAL — A federal cabinet minister hinted that changes could be coming to the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit after an outcry over aid money being given to vacationers who left Canada despite public health recommendations.
On Saturday, Employment and Social Development Minister Carla Qualtrough suggested changes are coming in a statement posted to Twitter.
“The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit was never intended to incentivize or encourage Canadians to not follow public health or international travel guidelines,” the statement read. “We continue to strongly urge Canadians to avoid non-essential travel.”
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Mental illness is not to be trifled with. pic.twitter.com/AxGRzvzgT5
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 3, 2021
