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WEB POLL: Is emergency benefit enough?

The government is giving $2,000 a month to people left without work by COVID-19
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (CPAC)

Applications began Monday, April 6 for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), and hundreds of thousands of Canadians who have lost work due to COVID-19-related closures are expected to apply.

If you or someone in your family is applying, will the $2,000 per month be enough to get you and your family through the crisis?