Canada's Finance Minister Pushing Pandemic Benefit Package

Thursday, 9 December 2021 12:51

By Noelle Sinclair

New variant fears pushing new uncertainty into the economy

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says M-Ps need to move quickly to approve the government's latest pandemic benefit package amid Omicron variant fears.

Freeland is making a two-hour appearance before the Commons finance committee to answer questions about a 7.4-billion-dollar aid bill that's before Parliament.

The Liberals are proposing to extend pandemic aid to still-hurting businesses until early May and provide a 300-dollar per week benefit to workers affected by lockdowns.

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Canada's Finance Minister Pushing Pandemic Benefit Package

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