Now....the CERB: If you've been paying into EI, you're covered for 35 weeks under the program because you paid into it just like normal. If you're not eligible, anything else should be an interest-free loan, to be paid off over a very reasonable period, say 20 or 30 years, or we claw it from your estate when you die.
If you take money from the gov, and you didn't pay into a program like EI, then YOU pay it back, again over a reasonable longterm period. I'm not paying for you to sit on your ass. F**k you. This will get people off their arses and looking for jobs real quick.
The wage subsidy is a joke. If your company is struggling, get a loan from banks with our ridiculously low interest rates, and have the gov carefully regulate this process.
But Canadians don't want this. They're lazy children sucking from the Queen's nipple looking for someone else to pick up their bill. Look at Trudeau's approval rating after CERB hit. Sitting on your ass doing nothing while getting paid is very popular!