Adams lost her job in late March when COVID-19 shut down the television show she was working on. She was about 150 hours short of qualifying for employment insurance, which is how the federal government delivers maternity and parental leave benefits. She was told she needed to work the necessary hours by December to qualify for 35 weeks of parental benefits. "I find it's very cold-blooded to ask women that just gave birth to basically go back to work," Gibeau said. "Not only have they just given birth with all the challenges that implies in terms of recovery, but finding work right now is not exactly an easy task."

Source: CBC News June 08, 2020 21:18 UTC