Bill Morneau says the government is looking to remove “disincentives” that may keep Canadians from working
Part of a cheque for the $2,000 Canada Emergency Response Benefit , a taxable award from the Canadian government made every 4 weeks for eligible workers who have lost their income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.announced Wednesday that the government is looking to move to an economic recovery phase and will shift its focus from individuals to helping businesses. One way of doing that, he said, is by removing “disincentives” that may dissuade people from returning to work.
The CEWS, in comparison to the CERB, has supported three million Canadians so far, according to Wednesday’s fiscalPeople participate in an outdoor yoga class by LMNTS Outdoor Studio, in a dome to facilitate social distancing and proper protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Toronto on June 21, 2020.
Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer repeated that assertion to reporters, saying the government should introduce a work bonus for CERB recipients. New policies are usually announced in traditional spring budgets and fall economic statements. In lieu of a suite of new policy announcements, Wednesday’soffered some unexpected additional statistics to give a sense of how the pandemic has impacted Canadians.
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