Opposition parties refused Wednesday to give the unanimous consent needed to swiftly pass the government's latest emergency aid bill.

The bill included provisions to deliver on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise of a one-time, tax-free benefit of up to $600 for Canadians with disabilities.

That benefit, along with other measures in the bill, are now in limbo.

The bill also includes a proposed expansion of the wage subsidy program to include more seasonal workers and some additional businesses and proposed penalties for fraudulently claiming the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.

As well, it proposes changes to the CERB in response to concerns that the benefit is discouraging people from returning to low-paying jobs.

For a variety of reasons, some of them unrelated to the content of the legislation, no opposition party was prepared to give the unanimous consent needed to debate and approve the bill within a matter of hours.

Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez proposed splitting the bill to deal with the disability benefit separately but the Conservatives nixed that idea, holding out instead for a full resumption of business as usual in the House of Commons.

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