OTTAWA: Canada will keep up efforts to persuade the United States not to block the export of medical supplies to fight the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, while the energy-producing province of Alberta warned of an economic disaster.
US President Donald Trump signed an order last week to stop personal protective equipment from being exported. The coronavirus outbreak looks set to cripple the economy, especially in the western province of Alberta, which was already suffering from low oil prices before authorities ordered a shutdown.
“This will be the most challenging period in our economy, in relative terms, since the Great Depression.”The federal government says it is working on an aid package for the sector.
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