Senate’s finance committee says the Trudeau Liberals need to tell people very soon what they will do for those who max out a key federal COVID-19 benefit in the fall without jobs to go back to.The $500-a-week Canada Emergency Response Benefit is set to run out in September for millions of workers who have seen their incomes shrink or dry up entirely.
Canadians torn on whether feds should scale back coronavirus benefits to save money, poll suggests The committee’s report recommends the government provide declining CERB payments as incomes rise, rather than applying the current strict cut-off.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Senators are also calling on the Liberals to consider a guaranteed income.