Thank you very much, Minister. I appreciate the work being done with the CERB. It remains, though, from the NDP's perspective, that it would have been far better if the government had gone forward with a universal direct payment. We would not be in this complicated situation, where so many people are falling through the gaps and are stuck and cannot get access to support in a dire situation.
That said, I have a question for you on people who do not qualify right now.
As it stands, based on the current eligibility rules for the CERB, it would appear that single parents who are no longer receiving vital spousal or child support payments due to an ex-partner's income being affected by COVID-19 are not eligible. This leaves single parents scrambling without funds, and, of course, children are without the support they need.
Will people who receive spousal or child maintenance become eligible to receive the CERB, and will you allow this change to take place?