The Government of Canada is committed to supporting entrepreneurs and businesses across the country through the pandemic, and investing in their success on the road to recovery to generate growth, create jobs, and strengthen the middle class. Investments in the technologies industries are helping to boost innovation, accelerate the commercialization of new technologies, grow and scale operations, and foster technological advancement.
Day: March 5, 2021
Seiko Hashimoto, the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, is holding weekly news conferences hoping to win over a doubtful Japanese public with the Games starting in less than five months. Polls show about 80 per cent of Japanese think the games should be postponed again or cancelled amid the pandemic.