Dan Albas at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On April 24th, 2020. See this statement in context.

April 24th, 2020 / 12:25 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

Minister, you said you clearly believe that you have the authority to make a regulatory workaround despite what the Canada emergency response benefit act says in regard to the eligibility, as in “ceases working for reasons related to COVID-19”.

You say you have a legal opinion. Are you prepared to share this legal opinion with this committee as well as with the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations?

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