Ottawa will distribute pandemic money now, 'clean up' fraudulent claims later, PM says
The government isn't focused on "cleaning up" fraudulent claims for government pandemic benefits right now — but such claims will be looked into later, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today. Trudeau's remarks were in response to suggestions that some Canadians are applying for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) even though they don't qualify. CBC News first reported that ineligible Canadians were receiving the benefit after a CRA employee spoke out. Watch: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau full news conference for Tues. May 12:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held his daily COVID-19 briefing and took reporter questions outside Rideau Cottage on Tues. May 12. New repayment optionThe government has acknowledged a growing number of Canadians need to repay some portion of the benefits they've received.
Source: CBC News May 12, 2020 18:56 UTC
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