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April 13, 2020

Canada Subsidizes Employee Salaries in Bid to Curb Unemployment
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Canada passed a record $52 billion bill Saturday subsidizing salaries by
75% for qualified businesses in order to stem mass layoffs amid the
coronavirus crisis. Canada has reported nearly 25,000 cases and over 700
deaths.


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