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PM Justin Trudeau: Government is looking at extending lower-interest credit directly to consumers

BY , Mar 26, 2020 9:33 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Apr 24, 2020 3:33 PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday March 10, 2020 in Ottawa. Trudeau plans today to announce federal funding to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing number of new coronavirus cases and to help Canadian workers who are forced to isolate themselves. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday March 10, 2020 in Ottawa. Trudeau plans today to announce federal funding to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing number of new coronavirus cases and to help Canadian workers who are forced to isolate themselves. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

With many Canadians struggling financially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is looking at ways to help people pay their bills.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Finance Minister Bill Morneau is in talks with Canadian banks asking them to lower interest rates.

He says the government is also looking at extending lower-interest credit directly to consumers.

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