CLC Applauds Significant Investments in 2021 Federal Budget

The Canadian Labour Congress is applauding significant investments in child care, training and skills development and a $15 federal minimum wage, in addition to a further expansion of emergency benefits announced in the 2021 federal budget earlier this week. 

This budget will bring some relief to the country’s workers and their families. However, the government missed an opportunity to implement a universal, single-payer pharmacare program in Canada. According to the federal government’s own Advisory Council on Pharmacare, a universal plan would reduce drug prices, save billions for families and businesses, and provide vital medicines to millions of Canadians who cannot afford to fill their prescriptions. 

Read the full CLC statement here.