Since the start of the pandemic, Canada has faced a labor shortage like never before. There are currently more than 912,000 job vacancies, nearly double the number in 2019. Quebec is the hardest-hit province, with 64% of small and medium-sized businesses struggling to hire. Saint-Bruno, a popular ski resort located an hour from Montreal, has a desperate shortage of temporary workers. Even the health sector has been affected.
Commission approves project for treatment of drug addicts in prison
The rapporteur includes a provision in the Anti-Drug Law to make explicit the duty of the prison health system to...