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The House of Commons has approved a massive $73-billion wage subsidy program

BY , Apr 11, 2020 11:39 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Apr 24, 2020 3:34 PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

The House of Commons has approved a massive $73-billion wage subsidy program aimed at helping businesses and workers survive the economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bill was passed ``on division,'' meaning there was some opposition among the handful of MPs in the chamber but there was no recorded vote.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling it the most significant economic program since the Second World War.

The bill is expected to be passed by the Senate and receive royal assent later today.

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