{"id":19683,"date":"2020-09-24T08:45:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T12:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/what-did-the-throne-speech-promise-for-employers-workers-150231"},"modified":"2020-09-24T08:45:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T12:45:35","slug":"what-did-the-throne-speech-promise-for-employers-and-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/09\/24\/what-did-the-throne-speech-promise-for-employers-and-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"What did the throne speech promise for employers and workers?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Martha Porado<\/span> | September 24, 2020 <\/p>\n

With employers and employees still suffering through the limbo of the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday\u2019s throne speech clarified how the federal government plans to continue to support Canadians.<\/p>\n

In her speech, Governor General Julie Payette said the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy<\/a> will be extended into 2021. She also said the government intends to shift away from emergency benefits in favour of beefing up the current employment insurance system to fold in pandemic-related support. Although, regarding these and other promises, the speech gave no specific timelines or numbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanadians should not have to choose between health and their job, just like Canadians should not have to take on debt that their government can better shoulder,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Read: Survey finds 76% of Canadian businesses used federal wage subsidy to keep employees<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The speech also highlighted the particular burdens Canadian women have taken on during the pandemic. The speech noted many women have taken on more unpaid care at home, while at the same time, low-income women have been hit hardest by cuts to paid work. In a bid to support parents \u2014 in particular, women \u2014 Payette said the government intends to make a long-term investment in creating a national early learning and childcare system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must not let the legacy of the pandemic be one of rolling back the clock on women\u2019s participation in the workforce, nor one of backtracking on the social and political gains women and allies have fought so hard to secure.\u201d<\/p>\n

The speech also promised additional access to mental-health resources and touched on the government\u2019s commitment to the formation of a national pharmacare system, particularly in light of many Canadians losing employer-provided medical benefits.<\/p>\n

Specifically, Payette said the government plans to accelerate progress toward a national system by developing a rare-disease drug strategy to help Canadians save on high-cost medications; establishing a national formulary to keep drug prices low; and working with provinces and territories that are willing to move forward quickly on the issue.<\/p>\n

Read: How can employers support staff with children during pandemic schooling?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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