The Trudeau Liberals are scheduled to introduce a brand new assist invoice Wednesday afternoon that goals to supply focused monetary help to companies nonetheless recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The invoice listed on the most recent agenda for the Home of Commons would additionally ship income-support funds to employees who discover themselves off the job due to a public well being order.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland outlined the broad particulars of the plan in late October when the Liberals determined to let a trio of particular pandemic advantages expire.
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On the time, Freeland stated extra particulars on which employees and companies would qualify for assist would come at a later date.
The Liberals estimated that creating new, focused advantages by to Could would price roughly $8 billion, and the federal government wants parliamentary approval to spend the cash.
NDP Chief Jagmeet Singh stated Tuesday his get together couldn’t help a invoice that will minimize assist for employees, whereas Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois individually prompt they could help the invoice — the previous as a result of advantages will go the place wanted most, the latter as a result of it could imply assist for cultural employees.
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