When the COVID-19 crisis hit, our government rapidly rolled out a number of broad-based programs to respond to our country’s greatest economic shock since the Great Depression. The objective was straightforward: to prevent, insofar as possible, economic scarring and help workers and employers get through the pandemic and the restrictions it provoked. These programs have been a lifeline for workers and businesses across the country. They have protected millions of jobs, and helped hundreds of thousands of Canadian businesses keep going through the worst days of the pandemic.
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