Article contentBy Jonathan BradleyCanadians are split over whether the federal government should shut down the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), according to a poll conducted by Maru/BLUE. Try refreshing your browser, or Poll shows Canadians split on shutting down CERB, while majority concerned about government debt Back to videoForty-eight per cent of total respondents said the government needs to reduce spending by shutting down CERB regardless of what the impact might be on people. While 52 per cent of respondents oppose shutting down CERB, the poll found there is a huge difference among the provinces. Those who believe it is time to shut down CERB come from Quebec (57 per cent) followed by Alberta (52 per cent) and British Columbia (51 per cent). CERB provides up to $2,000 per month for self-employed and employed Canadians who have lost work because of COVID-19.

Source: National Post July 21, 2020 21:22 UTC