The House of Commons will meet Monday to debate legislation on extending the emergency wage subsidy and providing one-time payments to Canadians with disabilities struggling during the pandemic — a bill the Bloc Québécois says it intends to support. Liberal House Leader Pablo Rodriguez has asked Speaker of the House Anthony Rota to recall the Commons on July 20 in order to table the bill. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/KBwNmLwil4 —@pablorodriguezWage subsidy changes, disability payments on the tableFinance Minister Bill Morneau has proposed changes to the federal emergency wage subsidy that would see the program extended until the end of the year and expand eligibility for more businesses. WATCH | Finance minister announces changes to wage subsidy program:The federal wage subsidy is already supporting hundreds of thousands of Canadian businesses during the pandemic and the government announced it's getting bigger, detailing a major overhaul. At the time, the Conservatives took issue with the Trudeau government's refusal to reinstate regular in-person sittings of the Commons.

Source: CBC News July 18, 2020 20:30 UTC