Feds should show low-income Canadians the same grace extended to yacht and private jet owners

CERB was a lifeline for many low-income Canadians, but for those deemed to have received an ‘overpayment,’ it has become an anchor.
The government can, and should, cease its pandemic benefit collection efforts outlined in the 2025 budget tabled by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, write Amanda Therrien and Leila Sarangi. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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BY AMANDA THERRIEN, LEILA SARANGI
July 22, 2026

In 2020, one in four workers relied ...

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