Feds will create EI-like benefit for gig, contract workers who exhaust CERB, says Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will create a transitional benefit to help workers who exhaust emergency pandemic aid and don’t qualify for employment insurance.

Jul 31, 2020, 1:04 PM

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