World leaders to meet on strengthening financial measures to boost efforts to cope with COVID-19 fallout

With many countries continuing to struggle to overcome the human and economic devastation from COVID-19, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is convening a meeting of world leaders on Monday, 29 March from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT to urge the international community to take additional and urgent action to ensure a robust recovery.

First Ministers mark the first anniversary of the global COVID-19 pandemic

“First Ministers honoured Canadians and others around the world who lost their lives to the pandemic. They acknowledged the tremendous personal sacrifices Canadians have made to keep themselves and their neighbours safe. This pandemic has disrupted our lives and livelihoods, and it is thanks to this personal sacrifice that Canadians have been able to reduce the spread of the virus and its variants.

New investments to support research and science across Canada

Research and science are essential to creating opportunity for Canadians, and finding solutions to the challenges of today and tomorrow. That’s why the Government of Canada has committed more than $10 billion since 2015 to fund research and science, and why they have guided our response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. To keep Canadians safe and supported through this crisis, and to build back better for everyone, we will continue to make smart investments in Canadian research and those who power it.

The Prime Minister announces a change in the leadership of the Public Service

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Janice Charette, High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, will serve as Interim Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, effective March 9, 2021, when Ian Shugart will take leave to undergo cancer treatment.

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