As the economy opens up – more and more businesses are having trouble finding people to work – paying them $2,000 a month while not working may have something to do with it.

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The Centre for Policy Alternatives joins the NDP and Green Parties in proposing that the way to get out of the COVID-19’s deep economic hole is to implement a wealth tax on assets over $20 million as well as a huge jump in capital gains tax and excess profits.

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The federal government says it can’t produce a budget because of all the uncertainty. If uncertainty’s the obstacle then we’ll never see another budget because it’s not clearing up any time soon.

While we’re at it – let’s blame everything on capitalism. The trouble is it’s not only wrong, it’s a dangerous misdiagnosis of the trouble and the cure.

70% of Canadians have no problem with record borrowing with virtually no Parliamentary scrutiny. Former Auditor Generals like Dennis Desautel and Sheila Fraser must be crying.