OTTAWA — The Liberal government is again recalling Parliament after it neglected to equip itself with the legislative tools needed to provide a key subsidy to small business owners hit by COVID-19.
The Liberals on Mar. 18 announced a 10 per cent wage subsidy for small businesses, which remained unchanged for nearly two weeks despite calls for a significant expansion from business groups and economists. Last Friday payroll coverage was then boosted to 75 per cent. “It’s ready, fire, aim,” Pierre Poilievre, Conservative finance critic, said in an interview. Poilievre was the first to flag the legislative shortcomings in Bill C-13 on Twitter Tuesday, saying the new wage subsidy announcements were “not legal under the law his government wrote last week.” In a Senate testimony on Wednesday last week, Morneau remained uncommitted to boosting wage subsidies closer to 80 per cent.
Business groups have warned that delays to the program will bring about ever more layoffs, as businesses in the tourism, services and other industries are forced to close their doors. The federal government recently received a record-high two million applications for employment insurance in a matter of days.
Kelly said he was concerned that the 30 per cent wage subsidy would create another hurdle for small companies applying for the payroll coverage, which could cause some firms to simply avoid the application process altogether.
As with anything from the Liberals — sounds great but the execution sucks — we really need to get rid of these people as soon as possible
I'm sure cons would have had checks racing out to their friends by now. onpoli cdnpoli
Let’s all just celebrate the fact the conservatives aren’t in charge!
Awww poor CPC_HQ is not getting the attention! Gotta complain to the queen mommy!
This guy is useless Bill_Morneau
Everyone’s belief in the ‘money cannon’ needs to be questioned. One flaw...who says the govt knows what they are doing?
Get ready for the Trudeau Depression. you think the 30’s were bad...
As if the Cons or NDP could do any better given the circumstances. Remember Phoenix?
So they should. Knee-jerk proposals trying to pre-empt a non-confidence vote. Government promoting on fear and panic. Trudeau in hiding. $Billion nows = WW2 austerity for all later.
Why approve the aid package then if your actually so opposed to it’s structure. You guys have hell about the tax clause but nothing else. You should have either opened your mouth then or continue to shut your mouth now
They were all in Ottawa last week and could ask questions. Not in the mood for this opposition constant whining.
LPC are corrupt scumbags. Corruption disguised behind bungling, is just what they do.
Everything the Liberals roll out is confused
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