

In addition to these, among the total of 145 recommendations are calls to: The report also pushes for more spending on research and innovation to help Canadian companies grow and compete globally, and it wants to see $2 billion earmarked for global vaccine research and production in the budget. Federal programs and services will have to effectively support Canadians as they emerge from these challenging times,” reads the report. However, Canadians have shown solidarity in making the individual and collective sacrifices needed to guarantee the health and safety of all Canadians, especially the most vulnerable. Canadians have been challenged economically, socially, physically and mentally. “The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way Canadians socialize, entertain, work, study and shop. MPs are also calling on the government to keep up various COVID-19 support programs, such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, and to “consider the implementation of a universal basic income program.”
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“When the economy enters the recovery phase, fiscal policy will have to balance the short-term goal of stimulating the economy back to its full capacity with the long-term goal of keeping federal finances on a sustainable path,” reads the committee report. It also calls on the government to make good on a series of commitments, such as national child care and pharmacare programs, while not setting the country on an unsustainable spending path.
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The House of Commons Finance Committee tabled a pre-budget consultation report on Tuesday, and it focuses on suggestions for how to keep up pandemic aid as well as supporting rebuilding the economy and key sectors, post COVID-19. The upcoming 2021 federal budget is going to be critical to setting in motion Canada’s post-pandemic recovery efforts and it’s time the government act on a series of promises the government has made, say MPs.
