Loading ...CANADA – Documents detail push, and pushback, on Liberal promise to block unvaccinated from EI
Internal government documents show that the Liberals’ pledge to prevent unvaccinated people from accessing jobless benefits didn’t eliminate all avenues for them to enter the employment insurance system.
The documents show that officials argued against blocking access to the sickness benefit, saying it was “arguably even more” important for the unvaccinated to receive the support so they could isolate after a positive test and not have an incentive to go into work.
The details are contained in documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act that outline some of the moves inside government as officials readied for a wave of layoffs for workers who refused to get vaccinated.