
IT WASN'T FREE MONEY: Now CRA Is Coming To Get It
Government help isn’t help — it’s a conditional loan with a delayed audit. Six years after CERB was rolled out during the pandemic, the Canada Revenue Agency is clawing back billions from Canadians who were told to apply, encouraged by employers and unions, and now face retroactive reassessments, interest, and penalties. This episode exposes how CERB clawbacks are happening, why they were always inevitable, and what this means for future rebates like EV incentives, grocery rebates, and carbon credits.Using real cases reported by CTV News, including Canadians now owing tens of thousands of…
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