Notley Commits to Bring Back her Disastrous Bill 6 Legislation
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Summary
In this episode, Alberta's premier, Rachel Notley, answers a question about Bill 6, the controversial minimum wage bill that was introduced by the United Conservative government in 2015. She also discusses the possibility of Bill 6 being reintroduced in the next election.
Transcript
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Hi, Ms. Notley, I was hoping I could ask you a question.
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I want to switch gears for a minute if I could.
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I host a daily agriculture show, and I wanted to ask you a question about Bill 6.
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As you know, it led to a number of protests throughout the province who were premier.
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Several committees were formed to study the bill more closely.
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If the NDP forms government again late next month, would you be reintroducing a bill similar to Bill 6?
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There's no question that we remain concerned about safety for farm workers all across the province.
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And as you know, when the UCP undid Bill 6, they also undid a whole bunch of other things.
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A lot of people don't know that farm workers in Alberta actually aren't necessarily entitled to be paid the minimum wage
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So, we would be looking at it, but you know, we learned from last time.
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And we know that we need to consult with farmers and employers in that sector.
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We know that we had made good progress after the fact last time in terms of having a whole bunch of,
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reaching a lot of agreement with key leaders within the sector.
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And so, we would go back to where that work had left off.
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And then we would hope to be able to move forward on some elements of it after we've had a chance to really talk with folks.
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