You mentioned Quebec as well. In that province I believe their parental leave plan also allows more people to participate, meaning, for instance, if you're self-employed, you're able to pay into the plan in order to receive a greater level of benefits. There is an increased cost, but they've also seen an increase in the number of males taking parental leave to look after their children—and they're far above, and perhaps more feminist, than some other jurisdictions. Anyway, it seems to be more encouraged there. This measure would obviously increase the level of flexibility, but there are a lot of self-employed employees who could possibly use that to their benefit.
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