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On April 17, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised his government would proactively disseminate COVID-19 related information online. But the CBC’s ongoing “Big Spend” series has reported many gaps in available government information on the billions in pandemic funding going out the door.
For instance, its investigation revealed that the large trucking company, TFI International, received $63 million in wage subsidies by the end of September, while also paying out $45 million in dividends. Air Canada got $492 million under the wage benefit program. Two Ontario long-term care home companies, Extendicare and Sienna Senior Living, also received millions in federal government funding while paying a combined total of $74 million in dividends to shareholders.
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On April 17, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised his government would proactively disseminate COVID-19 related information online. But the CBC’s ongoing “Big Spend” series has reported many gaps in available government information on the billions in pandemic funding going out the door.
For instance, its investigation revealed that the large trucking company, TFI International, received $63 million in wage subsidies by the end of September, while also paying out $45 million in dividends. Air Canada got $492 million under the wage benefit program. Two Ontario long-term care home companies, Extendicare and Sienna Senior Living, also received millions in federal government funding while paying a combined total of $74 million in dividends to shareholders.