Canada’s House of Commons, on Friday voted unanimously to suspend its session until April 20.
All parties in Parliament agreed to the suspension, which means lawmakers will miss two weeks of sessions since they had previously planned to be away next week and two weeks in April.
Canada shut down Parliament and advised against all nonessential travel outside the country while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided to work from his home, in a self-imposed quarantine after his wife tested positive for the new coronavirus.
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Trudeau’s communications director, Cameron Ahmad, said Thursday evening she was feeling very well and only had mild symptoms.
Trudeau was in good health with no symptoms and would not be tested on the advice of doctors, but would remain in isolation for 14 days, Ahmad said.
Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public health officer, also advised more social distancing, no handshakes and kisses. Overseas flights returning to Canada will also be restricted to a small number of airports in the country.
The suspension of the House of Commons means the federal budget won’t be presented March 30 as Finance Minister Bill Morneau had promised. Rodriguez said the federal budget will be announced at a later date.
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