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Who said what this week

“It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better.”

U.S. President Donald Trump in his first COVID news conference since late April “I would say to those who are afraid, I’m afraid, too … But I’m not going to let fear rule my life and I’d ask you not to let fear rule yours.”

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on the government looking at easing COVID-19 restrictions “This does not mean there will be no cases in schools. It means we have calculated the relative risks of reopening against the risks of continued closures.”

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on the province’s plans to reopen schools this fall against the negative social impact of keeping them closed “We are no longer having safe interactions.” B.C. medical officer of health

Bonnie Henry’s warning to residents as the former flattening-the-curve-poster-child province saw a spike in COVID-19 cases “Sadly, this is not the first instance of a harmful act being posted on some social media site for entertainment purposes and to gain publicity.”

Justice Mara Greene in sentencing Marcella “Chair Girl” Zoia for tossing a chair over the balcony of a condo tower “I expected and always had intended to pay the full cost of these trips.”

Finance Minister Bill Morneau after admitting writing a cheque for $41,366 to WE Charity to cover family trip expenses with the charity just hours before testifying at a committee probing the student grant program scandal