Liberal officials found themselves in the hot seat on Monday over how political parties are accessing the federal coronavirus wage relief program.
News broke on Friday that four of the five federal parties with sitting members of Parliament had applied for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program, which subsidizes 75 per cent of workers’ wages (up to $847 per week) for businesses and non-profits that have seen their revenues tank and are deemed eligible for the benefit.
When asked by a journalist on Monday why the Liberal Party, an organization that fundraises millions of dollars, is tapping into the wage subsidy, Trudeau didn’t provide a direct answer — only saying that Canadians count on their jobs to pay for their living expenses