$27.4B in COVID benefit payments need further scrutiny: AG report
Hogan estimates $4.6 billion was paid to people who were not eligible, while another $27.4 billion in payments to people and businesses should be further investigated.The audit found that efforts to recover overpayments have been limited, with the Canada Revenue Agency collecting $2.3 billion through voluntary repayments.
Hogan also the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program did help sectors hit hardest by the pandemic, but it is unclear how effective that help was because of how little data was collected from businesses.
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