Amid COVID-19, grieving support bill ‘really hit home’ for MPs, says Jeneroux

'It makes sense that we all get together and we show the country what Canada really is, and it’s a compassionate country,' says Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, who introduced Bill C-220.

Inspired by his own experience with losing with a loved one, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux’s Bill C-220, which would extend the amount of bereavement leave available to Canadians in federally regulated workplaces, has received cross-partisan support and co-operation.Screencap via ParlVu

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BY ALICE CHEN

March 10, 2021

After a year marked by loss, a private member's bill aimed at extending the time some Canadians can take off after the death of a loved one has garnered "unprecedented" cross-partisan support and co-operation. Bill C-220, first introduced by Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend, Alta.)...

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