Dan Albas at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On April 24th, 2020. See this statement in context.

April 24th, 2020 / 12:05 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

Minister, a legal opinion is just a legal opinion until it's checked by a court. We shouldn't have to have the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations determine whether or not you're in violation. I do hope that if you need legislative changes, you take it up at the next opportunity.

Now, in this announcement, your government said that seasonal workers would not be covered by the CERB, except that is not really—

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