B.C. government clawing back COVID-19 relief despite Premier's request for leniency

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B.C. government clawing back COVID-19 relief despite Premier's request for leniency
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Premier David Eby is asking the federal government to go easy on recovering some COVID-19 benefits, while his own government is clawing back relief based on a retroactive legal change. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released an investigative report on how midstream changes to the B.C. Emergency Benefit are causing the Finance Ministry to chase tens of thousands of people to get back $1,000 grants. The government's refusal to fix the problem is deemed unreasonable and unfair.

Premier David Eby is asking the federal government to go easy on recovering some COVID-19 benefits, while his own government is clawing back relief based on a retroactive legal change . Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released an investigative report on how midstream changes to the B.

C. Emergency Benefit are causing the Finance Ministry to chase tens of thousands of people to get back $1,000 grants. The government's refusal to fix the problem is deemed unreasonable and unfair.

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