Budget watchdog says CERB extension could cost another $60-billion

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says the government should hold a first ministers' meeting by September to discuss how to improve health transfers to provinces.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux's office estimates that extending the program alone from June 1, 2020, to Jan. 31, 2021, could cost $57-billion.The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

June 10, 2020

Canada’s budget watchdog estimates that extending and modifying the Canada Emergency Response Benefit for several more months for workers unable to find steady employment could cost an additional $64-billion. In a costin...

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