Feds want to punish deliberate CERB fraud, not 'honest mistakes': Trudeau cdnpoli
about possible CERB fraud at a time when billions in taxpayers’ dollars are flying out the door, Trudeau denied a shift in his approach. The prime minister said his government has been saying for weeks it would seek to “clean up” honest errors and penalize those who deliberately abused the program.
“Tens of thousands of Canadians made two requests,” he said, “but these are honest mistakes.” There are also people who later found out that, due to their personal circumstances, they should haven’t applied for one program or another, Duclos told reporters. “The prime minister admitted that the people who are most impacted by COVID-19 are racialized people,” he said.The NDP leader said the tax system should be used to recover funds rather than new criminal penalties that will end up hurting poor and racialized Canadians.Singh also noted that all parties supported a motion in April saying Canadians shouldn’t be unduly penalized if they applied for benefits in good faith.
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