Labour group calls for WCB to give more details about P.E.I. workplace deaths
Two workplace-related deaths on Prince Edward Island in 2020 triggered compensation payouts, according to the latest annual report from the Workers Compensation Board of P.E.I.
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I initially said, you know, this is a very progressive bill, said Minister of Social Development and Housing Brad Trivers, one of the PCs who voted to lower the voting age in 2017.
Trivers said he spoke with his very engaged 14-year-old daughter and her friends about the bill, and I thought, you know, in general there s probably a lot of support for this.
Minister of Social Development and Housing Brad Trivers said his constituents are against lowering the voting age, so he had to vote against the bill.(Legislative Assembly of P.E.I.)
But he said when he spoke to people in his district, I was quite frankly surprised at the opposition to it, so I really had to rethink my position, representing my constituents.
Islanders invited to weigh in on new legislation protecting temporary foreign workers
The Prince Edward Island government is looking for input on a proposed Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act, after calls the last few years to create additional protections for TFWs.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021 8:00 PM AT | Last Updated: January 23
Employers and recruiters of TFWs may be fined if they are found to be breaking rules, the province says. (CBC)