April 20, 2021 - 9:12 AM
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal governmentâs first budget in more than two years makes big promises on child care, the environment and readying the countryâs economy for a post-pandemic rebound. But there is also a veritable grab bag of smaller promises as well. Here are some of the more interesting:
â $100 million over three years for innovative mental health interventions for populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, including health-care workers, front-line workers, youth, seniors, Indigenous people, and racialized and Black Canadians.
â $50 million over two years for those suffering from PTSD and other mental-health trauma from COVID-19.
â $28.6 million over five years, and $5.7 million per year ongoing, to address antimicrobial resistance.
BUDGET: Liberals extend COVID-19 aid with election top of mind
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BUDGET: Liberals extend COVID-19 aid with election top of mind
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