Thank you very much.
One of the things this legislation does is extend the leave period for workers under the Canada Labour Code so that they can be entitled to take leave consistent with the program length of the Canada recovery sickness benefit and the Canada recovery caregiving benefit, both of which are being increased by two weeks, but of course this will only be in federally regulated workplaces, or about 17% of the Canadian workforce.
What efforts have already been made to reach out to provinces? Does the government have any commitments from the provinces that they will likewise be extending leave provisions at the provincial level so that Canadians can benefit from the extension of these programs?