Canada could invoke Federal Emergencies Act to aid Ontario with vaccines and sick pay
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Canada's Federal Emergencies Act could be a way for Ontario to access the paid sick leave and improved vaccine rollout it so desperately needs, according to Jagmeet Singh, and he's urging Justin Trudeau to consider invoking it to help the province navigate its deadly third wave.
The leader of the NDP sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau Monday morning asking him to revisit the possibility of declaring a public welfare emergency under the act in Ontario as case rates continue to soar and ICUs fill up, something that was considered by the PM once before early on in the pandemic.