Liberal sick days promise still a day late and a dollar short

One may wonder after 18 months of this pandemic, why the prime minister didn’t make these changes beforehand to help vulnerable workers, instead of using it as a cudgel against his opponents in an election?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the Liberals’ paid sick days pledge in Winnipeg on Aug. 20. While the feds can mandate paid sick days only for federally regulated workplaces, the leadership of the federal government in terms of labour rights cannot be underestimated, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

August 25, 2021

OTTAWA—Is this election over yet? This is not the start the Liberals had been hoping for and it behooves one to consider the possibility of another minority Liberal government; they may end up spending millions of dollars on an election just to wind up with the same result. The election is still i...

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