Federal Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier will not disclose to parliamentarians how many federal employees have been fired for defrauding a pandemic-relief subsidy program intended for Canadians who were struggling with unemployment.
MPs have repeatedly sought to obtain the number from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) after a committee learned in February that a number of employees in Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough’s department were fired for applying for and receiving up to $2,000 in monthly Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments while still working for Employment and Social Development Canada.
