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- 6/27/2020
Canada commits $300M to global COVID-19 fight but PM urged to spend $1.5 billion
Canada contributed $300 million on Saturday towards the international fight against COVID-19, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined fellow leaders, activists and philanthropists in calling for a vaccine to be distributed to the world's neediest people. Trudeau announced the new funds in another virtual international fundraiser—this one sponsored by an organization, Global Citizen, that raised almost $9.5 billion in pledges. - 6/25/2020
Past presidents call on Canadian Psychiatry Association to withdraw position statement on MAiD
In a 2016 survey, just 30% of CPA members supported MAiD for mental illness and the authors of the letter contend members weren't consulted on the statement - 6/25/2020
Canada almost self sufficient in PPE as Canadian businesses step up: PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian companies are now producing so much personal protective equipment needed in the fight against COVID-19 that Canada is almost at the point of being self-sufficient. He underscored that contention today with a visit to a Kanata, Ont., brewery that has retooled to make hand sanitizer during the pandemic. - 6/24/2020
New-onset diabetes seen in patients with COVID-19, and those with existing diabetes have increased risk of severe COVID-19
International diabetes researchers establish global registry to further study patients with COVID-19–related diabetes - 6/24/2020
My COVID-19 journal – Day 100
This will be the last entry in my COVID-19 journal. It is not that I won’t write about the pandemic again, but, for me, this phase of my service to keep people safe from COVID-19 is ending. On June 30, I will return to the youth program full time. - 6/24/2020
Trudeau launches student support, defends fiscal record after credit rating cut
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his government's fiscal record on Thursday as it launched several new programs promising billions of dollars in new support for students. The moves came one day after Canada saw its credit rating degraded by one major agency, over the massive increase in government spending meant to help Canadians through the COVID-19 pandemic.