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Theextended edition could include new features or gameplay mechanics. In addition to more content and fixes for existing problems, Sonic Origins Plus could also include new features or gameplay mechanics.

For example, new abilities or power-ups could be added to the game, providing even more reasons for players to return to Sonic Origins. Alternatively, new playable characters and additional modes, such as a time trial mode or a score attack mode, could give players more ways to enjoy Sonic Origins. Whatever new features they add, SEGA should aim to improve current gameplay.

The original Sonic Origins wasn't too well-recieved at release, due to a myriad of bugs, so an extended edition with released updates, more levels, or gameplay would be very welcome. More content would give players more value for their money while also providing opportunities to revisit areas from the original game with new abilities. Additionally, by addressing some of the criticisms leveled at Sonic Origins and by adding new features and gameplay mechanics, an extended edition has the potential to improve upon what was already a decent game.

Classic Mode, Anniversary Mode with a full-screen display, an infinite number of lives, Missions, Medallions, and Museum are some of the new, included features. It also contains medallions. These are earned when completing various missions throughout the included games and spent on unlocking new content from the vault, trying the Special Stage, and more.

As the fallout from COVID-19 adds hundreds of billions of dollars to the national debt, senior federal officials say there will be no aggressive attempts at deficit reduction until Canada's economic recovery is well underway.

Instead, the immediate aim will be to keep using the government's balance sheet to extend federal aid programs and eventually ramp up stimulus spending, instead of trying to quickly reduce the deficit.

"I think [deficit reduction] really can't happen until you know the full extent of the damage and until you get a measurement of what this did to us," said a senior federal official speaking on background.

The most recent data from Statistics Canada show that three million Canadians lost their jobs during the first stage of the pandemic. Millions more have lost most of their work hours. In total, 5.5 million people have either lost their jobs or have been working far less since the week of April 12.

Already, 7.7 million Canadians are getting cheques through the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit, while 1.7 million workers have qualified for the federal emergency wage subsidy. More than 45 per cent of the labour force is now receiving some sort of federal government support.

Even as some provinces inch toward reopening their economies, there are few signs of rapid economic improvement. The PBO's office projects the economy could shrink by as much as 30 per cent in the second quarter.

Federal bureaucrats are in the middle of a review of pandemic-related aid programs, primarily to see if they need to be tweaked or extended. What could emerge from that process is what the senior official described as a "glide-and-launch phase," where some direct aid programs slowly wind down while economic stimulus programs are launched.

Trudeau revealed one of the first steps of that review on Friday when he announced that the wage subsidy program would continue beyond June to help kick-start the reopening of provincial economies and allow people to move from the CERB to paid work.

"We need an economy to come back to and direct support is a key part of that," said a finance official speaking on background. "Everything is going to be largely dependent on where we are and what the needs are."

But even as the federal government prepares for the next phase of its pandemic response, it's still busy trying to deal with the first wave of challenges. The already-extended wage subsidy is still in the getting-money-out-the-door phase. There's also the unfulfilled promise of direct financial help for seniors to address. And hard-hit sectors such as airlines, energy and hospitality will need some kind of sector-specific bailouts.

Part of the government's concern here is the risk of being seen bailing out companies that use tax havens or engage in tax avoidance. There's a desire at the federal level to make sure that any bailout includes a degree of public oversight and can support the argument that it was done in the public's interest.

And while airlines have been promised some sort of help, public transit companies are also knocking on Ottawa's door. The Trudeau government is a big booster of mass public transit and a big spender when it comes to capital investment to boost transit capacity.

As this crisis continues, jurisdictional lines are blurring. Many municipal and provincial governments were in precarious financial situations going into the pandemic and will be even more vulnerable as they emerge from it. The Bank of Canada already has launched a multi-billion dollar program to buy provincial government bonds because provinces like Newfoundland and Labrador have had trouble borrowing on the open market.

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