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Ian Robb

New federal program for hard-hit sectors will help investors and banks—not workers

Opinion | BY IAN ROBB | December 23, 2020
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a new Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program in the Nov. 30 fall economic statement. But unless there’s transparency on how many workers are returned to their jobs, the government—and ultimately taxpayers—will be fully backing the loans of rich real estate investors and big banks and get little in return, writes Ian Robb. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY IAN ROBB | December 23, 2020
Opinion | BY IAN ROBB | December 23, 2020
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a new Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program in the Nov. 30 fall economic statement. But unless there’s transparency on how many workers are returned to their jobs, the government—and ultimately taxpayers—will be fully backing the loans of rich real estate investors and big banks and get little in return, writes Ian Robb. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY IAN ROBB | December 23, 2020
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a new Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program in the Nov. 30 fall economic statement. But unless there’s transparency on how many workers are returned to their jobs, the government—and ultimately taxpayers—will be fully backing the loans of rich real estate investors and big banks and get little in return, writes Ian Robb. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY IAN ROBB | December 23, 2020
Opinion | BY IAN ROBB | December 23, 2020
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a new Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program in the Nov. 30 fall economic statement. But unless there’s transparency on how many workers are returned to their jobs, the government—and ultimately taxpayers—will be fully backing the loans of rich real estate investors and big banks and get little in return, writes Ian Robb. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY IAN ROBB | October 21, 2020
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough helps preside over emergency programs that aim to help keep employees on the payroll amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY IAN ROBB | October 21, 2020
Opinion | BY IAN ROBB | October 21, 2020
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough helps preside over emergency programs that aim to help keep employees on the payroll amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade