The new Canada Student Services Grant has been in limbo after WE Charity withdrew from administering the program amid controversy over its links to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family.
Gross domestic product is forecast to have expanded 2.2 per cent in the three months to June, according to the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
Ontario's decision, which takes effect Friday, comes against the protests of parents who fear it will lead to a second wave of COVID-19 that will keep schools from reopening in September.
His blunt assessment bolsters the position of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has so far resisted calls from some Canadian business leaders to relax restrictions put in place this spring to help contain the spread of coronavirus.
Finance Minister Carole James says the numbers are staggering with a predicted a GDP decline of 6.8 per cent and retail sales down 15.9 per cent.
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