Both Thunder Bay Members of Provincial Parliament can’t hide their frustration.
Judith Monteith-Farrell (NDP) and Michael Gravelle (Liberal) tell Acadia Broadcasting that the province’s plan to push Ottawa to double the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) to $1,000 per week isn’t an immediate solution.
“Disappointing is the polite word to use,” said Gravelle, the representative for Thunder Bay-Superior North. “That is not acceptable, we need to continue to push for paid sick days. This is a priority for not only the Ontario Science Advisory Table but also medical professionals across the province have pushed the premier to act on this.”
Monteith Farrell, the Thunder Bay-Atikokan member, added it’s discouraging that the government has taken this approach. “When a Premier says that we’re going to have the best program in North America, and then fails to deliver, it is very disappointing.”
The Premier said back on April 22nd that the Ontario government was actively working on a provincially run paid sick leave benefit to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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