Bloc Québécois' Leader Yves-François Blanchet is pitching a measure to prevent political parties from accessing pandemic aid earmarked for struggling businesses. VIDEO | Bloc Québécois blasts parties for taking money meant for struggling businesses‘They are not in difficulty’ Bloc Leader says 1:49 Bloc Québécois’ Leader Yves-François Blanchet wants to stop political parties from using pandemic aid that’s supposed to help struggling businesses by proposing an amendment to legislation that would block all parties from using federal pandemic subsidies. VIDEO | Jagmeet Singh answers questions about the NDP's wage subsidy useNDP continues to use wage subsidy 0:37 The NDP has confirmed it is still relying on the wage subsidy. "The Liberal Party of Canada suspended further applications for the emergency wage subsidy beyond the end of August," Caley said. Figures provided by the party show that it has received $361,853 from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.

Source: CBC News November 05, 2020 20:42 UTC