CERB

Carla Qualtrough hoped Canada would embrace Ottawa’s risk-taking Liberals. Did it work?

Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough talks about Canada’s pandemic programs, the mistakes that were made and why some Canadians will have to pay back CERB

Politicians and public servants worked long hours to churn out the CERB in record time (Lars Hagberg/CP)

The year that bloated bureaucracy took a back seat to getting things done

The pandemic forced a culture shift in governments that usually move slowly on purpose, proving that red tape really can be cut

A woman wearing a protective mask pulls a wagon carrying her daughter along the grounds of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Prime Minister Trudeau said that the government will do what's needed to protect supply chains. Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty Images

When this is all over, will governing revert to the status quo? It shouldn’t.

Opinion: The question is if our leaders will use the current moment to address long-standing economic and social policy failures—to ‘build back better,’ as some say—or return to how we used to run policies

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

President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos looks on as Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough participates in a daily news conference via video conferencing, Wednesday April 1, 2020 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/CP)

Pulling off a bureaucratic miracle: How the CERB got done

It took long hours, nervous nights and a complete rethinking of how government does business to get the program up and running in record time

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday, April 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau’s daily coronavirus update: ‘It’s working. We’re seeing the numbers trend in the right direction.’

In his April 19 briefing to Canadians about the COVID-19 crisis, the PM encouraged Canadians to ‘keep doing what we’re doing.’ He also announced the Canadian Rangers will help the Nutashkuan and Ekuanitshit First Nations in Quebec.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday, April 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau’s daily coronavirus briefing: Canada and the U.S. agree to extend border measures another 30 days

In his April 18 briefing to Canadians about the COVID-19 crisis, the PM also announced a new funding initiative for Indigenous businesses

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Thursday, April 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau’s daily coronavirus update: Military to provide support for long-term care facilities

In his April 17 briefing to Canadians about the COVID-19 crisis, the PM also announced that orphan well and methane initiatives will maintain about 10,000 jobs across the country

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

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday, March 27, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

Trudeau’s daily coronavirus update: ‘People showing any signs of COVID-19 will be denied boarding on all domestic flights and inter-city passenger trains.’ (Full transcript)

The Prime Minister announces new domestic travel restrictions, as well as tips on how to get government funding delivered to your bank account quickly