In mid-March 2020, Pierre Thibodeau’s thriving sports business grinded to a halt. “The main worry was all financial.” Thibodeau’s east-Ottawa sport equipment and apparel company, Houle Sports Excellence, was one of the thousands of non-essential businesses forced to temporarily close in a country-wide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For … Continue reading Keeping the Lights On: Did a wage subsidy in a time of crisis save Canadian businesses?