Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a moment of tension with a reporter during his daily press briefing regarding debt service payments for Canada's national debt going forward.

At one point, Trudeau interrupted to say that interest rates are at "historic lows."

The most recent federal figures show 8.41 million people have applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), with $43.51 billion in payments made as of June 4.

The figures surpassed anything the government originally expected, which is why the Finance Department recently updated its spending projections to put a $60-billion price tag on the measure, up from $35 billion.

Trudeau continued to say on Tuesday that his government had been open and transparent about spending, but wouldn't commit to providing an update on the federal fiscal situation.

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