I guess the member for Brampton Centre was wrong.
In B.C. it's fire season and flood season. Volunteer firefighters are having to choose between feeding their families and protecting our communities. Like millions of others, many have lost their regular employment and are collecting the Canada emergency response benefit.
Will the government make an exception so that volunteer firefighters who earn more than $1,000 while on duty will not have their CERB benefit taken away for the month? In my riding, several calls have already gone unanswered because volunteer firefighters have been worried about losing their CERB if they take a call.