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Collected Item: “Facing fears workers won't work, Prince Edward Island asks Ottawa to change COVID benefits programs”

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Facing fears workers won't work, P.E.I. asks Ottawa to change COVID benefits programs

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Text Story

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This article talks about a fear that many people had early in the pandemic- that people receiving government aid wouldn't go back to work

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Economy, CBC, CERB, GOC, HIS9801,

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-covid-cerb-employment-benefits-1.5551216

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CBC News

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2020-05-01
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