e-2497 (Social affairs and equality)
- Keywords
- COVID-19
- Guaranteed annual income
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The reasonable public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including directives to practice social distancing coupled with the closure or shut down of public gathering spaces, events and institutions, has had an unprecedented impact on the finances of Canadians;
- Many Canadians live paycheck to paycheck working in industries impacted by these public health measures resulting in missed work and pay;
- These people are worried where the money for rent or groceries will come from;
- Many freelance workers specializing in the arts, consulting, coaching and countless other industries have seen contracts canceled or indefinitely postponed;
- The income from these contracts has disappeared and now these workers are struggling to figure out how to pay their day to day expenses;
- Businesses have also been suffering from lost sales and contracts during this time; and
- While the hope is that they may weather this storm and recover once the danger has passed this will be difficult if customers cannot afford to come back.
- Open for signature
- April 6, 2020, at 4:08 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 6, 2020, at 4:08 p.m. (EDT)