Finance committee  Certainly. It is alarming that teachers are spending out of their own pockets for their protective equipment to go to work each day, but it's nothing new for teachers across Canada. We have always financed our own classrooms, although we were never told that's what we would be do

Finance committee  Yes, we certainly can.

Finance committee  Thank you very much. It's an important question. I believe we're being overly optimistic to think that we will be on the other side of the third wave in nine weeks and won't require benefits. I think the federal government needs to take a closer look at that. We know substitute

Finance committee  Thank you for inviting me here today. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and committee members. I'm grateful for the opportunity to speak with you. I'm also pleased to be appearing alongside Hassan Yussuff. Many thousands of our teachers and education workers are also members of the CLC