The figures for the long-term care deployment were rolled into a recent request for supplementary funding put before Parliament by DND. Watch: Military mission in care homes cost $53M:Military mission in care homes cost $53M News Video 2:34 The military mission to long-term care homes hit by COVID-19 in Ontario and Quebec cost the federal government approximately $53 million, according to figures obtained by CBC News from the Department of National Defence. 2:34The military's overall pandemic response (known as Operation Laser) has incurred $463 million in expenses — including $207.8 million spent to mobilize thousands of regular and reserve forces and on the intervention in long-term care homes. Those reports led the Liberal government to call for national standards for long-term care homes. Watch: Procurement minister Anita Anand says the government is bosting refrigeration capacity to store 33.5 million vaccine doses:

Source: CBC News November 16, 2020 21:33 UTC