Canadian government announces extension of relief plan for new outbreak
Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and finance minister, and Carla, Minister of employment, Canada Qualtrough) announced at a news conference on the afternoon of 20th local time in Ottawa that it would extend the Canadian emergency relief fund (cerb) program previously formulated by the federal government for the new coronation epidemic for another month, and revised the employment insurance plan to allow more people to receive assistance during the new outbreak. < / P > < p > this package of welfare reforms is designed to help Canadians transition to normal state with the gradual re opening of the economy. It is estimated that the entire program will cost C $37 billion (about 5.1 yuan to one Canadian dollar). After the outbreak of the new outbreak in Canada, the federal government of Canada has paid more than $69 billion to 8.6 million people through the Canada emergency relief program, with an average of more than $8000 per person. The original plan lasted six months and should have ended on September 27. After the extension, the plan was extended from six months to seven months. In this regard, the opposition parties objected, believing that Trudeau’s decision of such a major nature was “unacceptable” only three days after he announced the suspension of Parliament. However, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has expressed its support, saying that this is helping to restart Canada’s economy safely. (head station reporter Zhang SEN)
