‘It’s terrible’: Senator slams Canada Revenue Agency for changing rent subsidy without OK from Parliament

Conservative Senator Elizabeth Marshall called out the CRA for changing how it makes rent relief payments before Parliament had approved.

Conservative Senator Elizabeth Marshall, a former minister and auditor general in Newfoundland and Labrador, took issue with the Canada Revenue Agency's longstanding practice of implementing legislative changes before they are approved by Parliament during a recent meeting of the Senate Finance Committee.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

May 3, 2021

It is "common practice" for the Canada Revenue Agency to make changes proposed by government legislation without waiting for Parliament to approve them, an official told a Senate committee last week. The comment prompted one Senat...

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