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As criticism of the government’s emergency loan program for small businesses known as Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) mounts in some quarters, there are calls for other ways to combat the economic impact of COVID-19.Jon Shell, co-founder of the advocacy group Save Small Business (SSB) says the federal government should be implementing an emergency commercial…

Some small businesses desperate to access the federal government’s emergency COVID-19 loan program say that $40,000 could save their business, but they don’t qualify under the government’s rules.Anna Malazhavaya, a tax lawyer with Toronto based Advotax Law says the CEBA loan program’s rules make it hard for many legitimate businesses to qualify. (Alina Rahkman)While Prime…