e-3288 (Social affairs and equality)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The economic shutdown in response to COVID-19 disproportionately impacted Indigenous, racialized, gendered, disabled, young people and people living on low incomes;
- The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) design and communication flaws led to confusion for applicants and agency staff;
- Many recipients were advised by government and social services staff to apply for CERB but are now being deemed ineligible;
- The Government of Canada has already committed to a repayment amnesty for self-employed workers;
- The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) acknowledges undue hardship warrants relief from tax obligations;
- Marginalized people living in poverty will experience undue hardship resulting from CERB repayments, further entrenching poverty in Canada; and
- In some cases, repayment of CERB debt by people living on low incomes who have been deemed ineligible to receive it may only be possible by withholding regular government benefits, causing undue hardship.
- Open for signature
- March 24, 2021, at 4:04 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- April 23, 2021, at 4:04 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Daniel Blaikie
(Elmwood—Transcona)
June 11, 2021 (Petition No. 432-01084)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 40 |
British Columbia | 113 |
Manitoba | 153 |
New Brunswick | 12 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 |
Northwest Territories | 8 |
Nova Scotia | 48 |
Ontario | 614 |
Prince Edward Island | 4 |
Quebec | 46 |
Saskatchewan | 11 |
Yukon | 4 |