A guaranteed basic income program is no substitute for a good employment insurance program

EI is and remains the best policy choice to encourage a sustainable labour market integration, occupational and labour mobility, and the protection of a decent standard of living.
The federal government has responded to critical needs by adopting the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) which provides $2,000 per month for people experiencing significant income loss due to COVID-19, as well as the 75 per cent wage subsidy which enables businesses affected by this crisis to...

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