Families in crisis before COVID-19 will be ‘worse off’ coming out pandemic says advocate

Published: May 5, 2020, 9:30 p.m.

The head of a anti-poverty advocacy group in Manitoba says it’s worried about families and the austerity measures governments are likely to put in place, post-pandemic.

Kate Kehler is executive director of the Winnipeg Social Planning Council (WSPC).

The WPSC is among a group of organizations pushing for the continuation of the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit, also known as CERB, post-pandemic.

That and more on this episode of Face to Face.