The CRA is still playing hardball over CERB payments — while larger tax questions go unanswered

Six years ago today (March 21, 2026), the federal government closed the border to non-essential travel with the United States to curb the spread of COVID-19. They had already shut down large sections of the economy, and started issuing hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to help companies and workers deal with the pandemic.

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