Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears open to Premier Doug Ford’s $1-billion bid to double sick-pay benefits by enabling Queen’s Park to bolster the existing federal program. The provinces need to look at the way to deliver paid sick leave directly through employers, which the federal government can’t do,” said Trudeau. In a letter last Thursday, provincial Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy implored Freeland to allow Queen’s Park to top up the CRSB. “It also covers a broader range of workers across the province … gig workers for example and the self-employed,” said McNaughton. “It’s because Doug Ford doesn’t believe in paid sick leave.

Source: thestar April 27, 2021 12:53 UTC