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Feds’ move to cancel CERB clawback long overdue, say critics

Had the government dug into its earlier position, says NDP MP Peter Julian, it would have flown in the face of an NDP motion in April that had the support of Parliament, that said those who had claimed pandemic-relief benefits in 'good faith' won't be 'unjustly penalized.'

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February 17, 2021

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