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An impossible choice: at least 540,000 low wage workers risk losing CERB if they refuse unsafe work - David Macdonald - [Behind the Numbers]

May 7, 2020|In Sectoral policies|By Admin

David Macdonald from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues that as businesses start to re-open, the questions of who determines whether workplaces are safe and the impacts on eligibility for the CERB will become crucial.

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