WATCH: Canada US border closure extended for another month in the light of the pandemic. India's 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the coronavirus by next February.
WATCH: Canada US border closure extended for another month in the light of the pandemic. India's 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the coronavirus by next February.
Several dozen MPs took their seats in the chamber, while more signed in online as opposition parties readied to give their official responses to Wednesday's speech from the throne.
Trudeau and representatives of the other political parties paid tribute in the House of Commons to Turner, who died Saturday at age 91.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says nearly two-thirds of new cases are in people under 40.
The legislated targets are to be legally binding, though it is not clear how they would be enforced.
While much of Wednesday's throne speech focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to overhaul Canada's economy, it also included several promises to address systemic racism.
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