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Whistleblower protections are stronger when people feel confident speaking up about wrongdoing in their public sector workplace. The Ombudsperson’s recommendations aim to improve fairness, confidentiality & trust under the Public Interest Disclosure Act. bcombudsperson.ca/news_release...

In 2021, the province fixed a nearly identical issue for a different set of workers who had received EI-ERB during COVID. Yet now it is refusing to fix the cases of reactivated EI claims or explain why. The Ombudsperson found this was unjust and recommended a legislative fix.

Many had taken parental or medical leave just before COVID-19 hit. When in 2020, they lost work due to COVID-19 and applied for CERB, their old EI claims were reactivated. This technicality made them ineligible for the $1000 provincial benefit.

The BC government has failed to confirm if second-generation Doukhobor survivors will be compensated. Families remain in limbo, with no clarity and no answers. The Attorney General needs to make this a priority. bcombudsperson.ca/news_release...