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Opposition parties reject emergency COVID-19 aid bill
BY , Jun 10, 2020 8:00 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Monday, May 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick.jpg
Opposition parties have refused to give unanimous consent to speedily pass the Trudeau government's latest emergency legislation.
They have also rejected the government's bid to split the bill in two, to allow promised benefits for Canadians with disabilities to go ahead.
Those benefits are now in limbo, along with other measures in the bill.
The bill includes a proposed expansion of the wage subsidy program to include seasonal workers and some additional businesses, as well as proposed penalties for fraudulently claiming the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.
It also proposes changes to the CERB in response to concerns that the benefit is discouraging people from returning to low-paying jobs.
Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says the Liberals will attempt to find other ways to deliver on those promises.
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