The time to act on EI sickness benefit reform is now

Canadians need a budget that supports their quality of life, which means not just their physical and mental health, but their financial health as well.

As Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, right, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and others make the difficult decision about what priorities to include in the budget, they should know that there are nearly one million Canadians living with and beyond cancer depending on them, writes Andrea Seale.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREA SEALE

March 24, 2021

Under normal circumstances, the government’s task of deciding what items to include in a budget is incredibly difficult. With no shortage of aspirational goals to achieve and election promises to fulfill, the choices are difficult. This year, the federal budget is being decided during a time of u...

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