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    • Canada Emergency Response Benefit

    The CERB gave Rennie the financial support and time she needed to plan a new business (Photograph by Carmen Cheung)

    Has enthusiasm for the CERB paved the way for a universal basic income?

    The economic salve of the CERB has changed attitudes about income assistance as COVID-19 has exposed fragility in many facets of the Canadian economy—but UBI is not without its critics

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence March 17, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. - Canada is closing its borders to most foreigners -- excluding Americans -- in a bid to stem the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on March 16, 2020. "All Canadians, as much as possible, should also stay home," he told a news conference outside his home, where he and his family are self-isolating after his wife Sophie tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Trudeau’s daily coronavirus update: ‘You’ll get a first payment of CERB within 3-5 days’ (Full transcript)

    In his April 5 address to Canadians about the COVID-19 crisis, the PM provided a timeline on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and called out to military reservists and skilled workers for help