Trudeau to push provinces on paid sick leave after pressure from NDP cdnpoli
Blanchet said the Liberals have followed through on neither, and ensuring they do is his priority.
“We’re suggesting the government can use something like the or employment insurance to deliver that program federally immediately. But we want to see something that is long term and that will require working with provinces and employers to deliver a long-term commitment so that forever in our country, everyone who needs paid sick leave will have access to it.”
The battle over the future of Parliament in the age of COVID-19 has largely coalesced around the limitations and uncertainty associated with virtual House of Commons sittings as they butt up against demands for full parliamentary representation and accountability during the pandemic. The Liberals are now proposing four meetings a week until June 17 with a hybrid of in-person and virtual attendance that would see a small number of MPs in the Commons chamber and others participating via two large video screens set up on either side of the Speaker’s chair.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during a sitting of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Pandemic in Ottawa on May 20, 2020.
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