What if Canada’s emergency response benefit amid pandemic is a mistake?

A “crisis basic income” instead of the emergency response benefit would see Ottawa send a direct deposit or cheque to everyone who filed a tax return for immediate relief to hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Canada Revenue Agency has earned everyone’s respect by successfully enrolling millions of suddenly unemployed workers in the Canada emergency response benefit in a matter of days.

Sign up for the Coronavirus Update newsletter to read the day’s essential coronavirus news, features and explainers written by Globe reportersFor most Canadians, COVID-19 is an economic crisis as well as a health crisis. Only a small percentage of Canadians have become ill or know someone who has. But the brutal unemployment numbers remind us that the country faces its worst recession since the Great Depression.

Mr. Boessenkool believes that the government’s preference for CERB over CBI stems from the mindset of bureaucrats in the Finance Department, who prefer to meet an economic challenge with a targeted solution, and to then tinker with that solution as problems crop up, rather than to adopt universal measures.Mr. Boessenkool has an unlikely ally in the NDP , which is also calling for a guaranteed basic income to fight the recession.

“The ‘send cheques to everyone and we’ll claw it back later’ folks are very skimpy on the details,” he said in a series of tweets Tuesday.

globepolitics Wife applied and got the benefit. Not a single question about other income in the home. I could make 25 million a year and she is still eligible.

globepolitics The chance to err always exists but to let that chance paralyze you into indecision is the true threat

globepolitics I call it a loan they aren't giving money away to everyone if you end up making more than base of your EI you have to pay money back that's how it works in Canada I have not been unemployed in last 25 years

globepolitics Surely CRA could distinguish from tax returns which people will continue to receive a regular income such as pensioners with defined pension plans collecting OAS and CPP from others really in need and give those in need guaranteed income for duration of pandemic and beyond.

globepolitics The next curve requiring flattening is related to income disparity. The majority of citizens, IF they have a paycheque, live paycheque to paycheque and are now finally deemed and recognized as 'essential'. Living wage/minimum wage/guaranteed basic income must be redefined.

globepolitics But the CRA and Service Ontario are doing such an amazing job...if I hear that one more time 😡 they are public service and being paid well..huge mistake to pay a month ahead

globepolitics Universal Basic Income is affordable considering: a) it would replace most other social benefits, b) would greatly reduce cost of operating all of those benefit programs, c) would enable many people to improve their economic situation (such as single moms obtaining job skills) /2

globepolitics Why would you even go down this route? Why can’t the media stop surgically looking for a negative angel all the time. ESPECIALLY NOW. Our country doesn’t need this. We just don’t.

globepolitics That's not my problem RIGHT NOW AH

globepolitics Clawbacks are the worst for low income people who will struggle to even have enough to survive let alone pay back.

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