Responding to questions from reporters, the prime minister comments on the federal government’s decision to not further extend the repayment deadline for businesses who received Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau also faces questions on parental rights in New Brunswick and on the carbon price exemption for Atlantic Canadians.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson joins Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew in Winnipeg to announce support for a planned sustainable aviation fuel facility near Portage la Prairie. The federal government will invest $6.2 million for Azure Sustainable Fuels to conduct an engineering and design study for the proposed plant. Azure president Douglas Cole and Winnipeg South Centre Ben Carr also take part in the news conference