Canada’s employment minister testified in February that she was unaware when employees of her department were being investigated for falsely claiming pandemic benefits.
Carla Qualtrough appeared before the House of Commons standing committee on human resources on Feb. 7, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. She was asked a number of questions following the termination of 49 department employees fired for applying for and receiving up to $2,000 in monthly benefits from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) while still working for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
