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Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough is the sponsor of new government legislation to fix a loophole in the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit and temporarily extend the duration of employment insurance benefits by 12 weeks.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

March 1, 2021

After a month-long standoff in Parliament, the Liberal government has introduced a bill that will fix a legal loophole in the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) introduced

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