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Feds relax some EI rules, provide $6B in business support as Trump makes new tariff threats

Feds relax some EI rules, provide $6B in business support as Trump makes new tariff threats

The federal government is launching a more than $6-billion aid package for businesses impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and relaxing some employment insurance (EI) rules to help workers.Steven MacKinnon, Mary Ng and Rechie Valdez — the ministers of labour, international trade and small business — made the announcement Friday afternoon."We have tried and […]

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