Makers & Shakers
Episode 4 — 19 million reasons to invest in Toronto's COVID-hit small businesses and culture
- E4
- 18:22
- July 16th 2021
An interview with the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Canada's Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages. We discuss the announcement of a $19 million investment by the Government of Canada aimed at bolstering the city of Toronto's economic recovery in light of the significant challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We place a particular focus on Black-owned businesses in Toronto's Little Jamaica neighbourhood.
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