Moving from CERB to EI

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 11 p.m.

The Canadian Emergency Response Benefit was only designed to last for 6 months. As the pandemic reaches into the seventh month, what will millions of Canadians do if they can't find a job?\n\nIn this episode of This Is Why, we look at how the federal government is planning to support Canadians through unprecedented times.\n\nContact:\n\nAdam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter\n\nDave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter\n\nThis is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter\n\nEmail us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca\n\nGuests:\n\nDavid Macdonald, senior economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives