Federal, Ontario governments square off over sick-leave days

Federal, Ontario governments square off over sick-leave days

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The Trudeau government is poised to give federally regulated workers more paid personal-leave days just as the Ford government is scrapping Bill 148, which takes away two paid sick days and a minimum wage hike to $15.

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