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The Hamilton Spectator released a new article written by Amanda Therrien, senior staff lawyer at the NAWL ANFD - National Association of Women and the Law and Leila Sarangi national director for Campaign 2000: End Child and Family Poverty. The article titled “For some people, the CERB lifeline has become an anchor” discusses the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) Clawbacks.

CERB was a lifeline for many low-income Canadians, but for some, it has become an anchor. While the federal government set a plan in action to claw back CERB funds from largely low-income Canadians, it gave a tax break to the rich, Amanda Therrien and Leila Sarangi say.

The Canadian government asserts that an effective use of public funds is to pursue low-income individuals for pandemic overpayments, rather than address decaying social safety nets. The government's own admission notes that CERB clawback efforts "could impose a burden on low-income Canadians."

There is a stark difference in the treatment of lower- and higher-income Canadians. The federal government has made intensive efforts to pursue primarily low-income Canadians, while higher-income individuals are given tax breaks.

Luxury taxes on aircraft and vessels were eliminated on the grounds that they were "inefficient, costly to administer, and challenging for Canadian industries at a time of ongoing global uncertainty."

This analysis and action make it evident that individuals in the top percentile of earners, primarily consisting of men, would be most affected by the change.

The government has the capability and must make efforts to END pandemic benefit collection activities.

Read the Full Story Here: https://campaign2000.ca/for-some-people-the-cerb-lifeline-has-become-an-anchor/

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