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OTTAWA, Ontario, June 2, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Canada’s federal government paid out more than $9 million in COVID-19 relief funds to deceased individuals, new documents show.
As first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, according to documents the news site obtained, the Department of Employment made automatic payments totaling $9,208,500 to 15,398 people who had died and were deemed beneficiaries of Disability Tax Credits. In July 2020, the Canadian Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had announced that it would give a one-time payment of $600 to Canadians with disabilities.
According to the Department of Employment, the government will now be taking “a post-payment review to determine whether there are any overpayments.”
“In order for the payment to reach as many recipients as possible, all implicated programs conducted a detailed review and careful analysis of their data to confirm eligibility for the one-time payment, including how to address payments following the death of a beneficiary,” stated an Inquiry.
“Much like the need for clients to update their personal information with each department for their specific programs, death-related information would also need to be updated
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