Canadian Government to extend EI benefits to families of seriously ill children

The Canadian Government announced today that Employment Insurance (EI) benefits will be extended to families of seriously ill children.  It will allow parents or legal guardians of minor children with a life threatening illness or injury to receive income support for up to 35 weeks.  The change to EI is expected to be in place by June 2013 and can be combined with the existing compassionate care benefit.

It is a rare occasion that I completely agree with the current government's policies but this is definitely one of them.


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Investing in Children is Good for the Economy

A new study came out today saying that investing in our nations children is good for the economy.  Sadly the current Federal Government does not believe in investing in Canada's children.  Dating back to one of their first official acts - dismantling a national child care program that would have been a giant leap forward towards helping families increase their income.

Child-friendly public policies good for economy, says study