"Some of that will go toward enhanced employment insurance measures, while $1.5 billion will be set aside for medium-sized businesses to access through regional development agencies, and millions more will go toward grants and interest-free loan programs.
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Gaudreault says those programs are "unfortunately similar" to past programs the government has used to try to stimulate businesses earlier in the trade dispute."
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