‘These are challenging times’: Horgan weighs in on COVID-19 surge

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He also called on the federal government to create a pan-Canadian non-essential travel plan.

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His comments come one day after a record-breaking 717 new cases of COVID-19 were announced in B.C., including 21 in Northern Health.

He added his new cabinet and caucus will be sworn in next week virtually and will be followed up with a throne speech on Dec.7 and a brief parliamentary session which will focus on how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Horgan was also asked about the status of the recovery benefit promised to people during the election campaign.

The benefit would work out to $1000 paid out to families with a combined income of less than $125,000. $500 will go to individuals earning less than $62,000 per year, with a sliding scale up to $87,000.

Horgan could not confirm when that will happen but when it does, he says the goal is to do it by direct deposit.

“We’re working on the details,” he said, adding that those details will be finalized by the Ministry of Finance.

Details on possible new provincial health orders is expected during tomorrow’s briefing from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.