Sign today CERB Amnesty Petition

January 17, 2023

We are asking for your support to sign and share the House of Commons E-Petition calling for an immediate stop of clawbacks to the Canada Child Benefit (CCB).  The petition closes on January 19, 2023, at 9:14 a.m. (EDT). Although pandemic income supports have all ended, families continue to have their CCB payments confiscated along… Continue reading Sign today CERB Amnesty Petition

Dangerous double standard in treatment of pandemic benefit programs, warn anti-poverty advocates

December 12, 2022

The Auditor General’s report released last week on COVID-19 benefits is a cause for concern say anti-poverty advocates.  The report, which calls for a more vigorous post-payment verification and repayment process for individuals, will drive more people into deeper poverty while it lets corporations who benefitted from the pandemic off the hook. Data show that… Continue reading Dangerous double standard in treatment of pandemic benefit programs, warn anti-poverty advocates