Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Ontario Liberals Promise February Statutory Holiday

I suppose a Labour Day election promise to workers can't hurt...
From CBC:

Ontarians will be treated to another long weekend every year if the Liberals are re-elected next month, the government announced Monday.

The holiday, proposed for the third Monday in February, would be called Family Day and focused on giving families more time to spend together.

Finance Minister Greg Sorbara, also the Liberal campaign chairman, said the party would include the proposed day off in their election platform.

"Ontarians work very, very hard. Ontario winters are very, very long and Ontarians deserve a statutory holiday in February," he said on Labour Day...

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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