This month, the federal government has reduced some Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) payments, for those who received an extra payment when the program began. (Chris Helgren/Reuters) P.E.I.’s Opposition leader Peter Bevan-Baker says federal clawbacks of payments under the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) program will leave some Islanders with no income for the latter part of June.
But after raising that concern in the provincial legislature Thursday, he went on to suggest the CERB could transition into a basic income guarantee pilot project for the Island, something the Green Party has been pushing for.
Some Canadians have been advised by […]
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