When this month started, I discussed how Canadians should respond to the shake-up in social programs that was on the horizon — namely, the expiration of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). Previously, I’d pondered whether the CERB could become permanent in some form. After all, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals had toyed with the idea of a guaranteed income when they were elected in 2015.
A guaranteed income does not appear to be in the cards in the near term, however, but the federal government has introduced some interesting reforms to existing social programs. The CERB program has provided crucial financial […]
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