Healthcare professionals petition feds for CERB eligibility

Canadian healthcare professionals are calling on the federal government for support after many were deemed ineligible for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). According to the benefit, workers are only eligible when they “are or expect to be without employment or self-employment income for at least 14 consecutive days in the inital four-week period.” Jessica DeMars is a physiotherapist and owner of Breathe Well Physio in Calgary. She works primarily with vulnerable patients