Andrew Furey

$10 a day child care for families in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey,today announced an agreement that will support an average parent fee of $10 a day for regulated child care spaces in the province in 2023, significantly reducing the price of child care for families.

Key Points: 
  • The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey,today announced an agreement that will support an average parent fee of $10 a day for regulated child care spaces in the province in 2023, significantly reducing the price of child care for families.
  • This includes creating 5,895new regulated early learning and child care spaces within five years to ensure all families of children under age six can access child care.
  • In January 2021, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador implemented its $25 a day child care system to help ease the financial pressures on families.
  • In addition to the federal contribution, Newfoundland and Labrador currently invests approximately $60million in early learning and child care annually.

Newfoundland and Labrador budget regresses to failed austerity measures

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Monday, May 31, 2021

ST. JOHN'S,NL, May 31, 2021 /CNW/ -Newfoundland and Labrador's 'Change Starts Here' budget regresses to failed old-school austerity measures, as newly-elected Premier Andrew Furey missed the opportunity to launch a progressive plan to move the province and its workers forward.

Key Points: 
  • ST. JOHN'S,NL, May 31, 2021 /CNW/ -Newfoundland and Labrador's 'Change Starts Here' budget regresses to failed old-school austerity measures, as newly-elected Premier Andrew Furey missed the opportunity to launch a progressive plan to move the province and its workers forward.
  • "Focusing on a balanced budget forces the government to enact short term measures rather than creating a vision for the future and then developing a path to get there," said MacNeil.
  • While the budget does offer some investment in oil and gas, it falls short on support for hard-hit workers.
  • However, the budget failed to help workers by raising the minimum wage or legislating employer-paid sick leave, as Unifor called for during the last provincial election campaign.

Re-election of Newfoundland Liberal's provides opportunity to reset priorities

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Saturday, March 27, 2021

ST. JOHN'S, NL, March 27, 2021 /CNW/ - The election of PremierAndrew Furey with a majority government provides the opportunity for the Liberal government to reset its priorities to improve the lives of workers and their families.

Key Points: 
  • ST. JOHN'S, NL, March 27, 2021 /CNW/ - The election of PremierAndrew Furey with a majority government provides the opportunity for the Liberal government to reset its priorities to improve the lives of workers and their families.
  • Unifor repeatedly called on Furey, and his predecessor Dwight Ball, to increase the Newfoundland minimum wage to $15 an hour.
  • "The pandemic has disproportionately hurt low-income earners across Newfoundland and Labrador, including those on the frontline," said MacNeil.
  • "Newfoundland and Labrador should be a leader on paid sick days and not be left dragging behind other provinces."

Canada's COVID-19 exposure notification app now available in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey, today announced that people in Newfoundland and Labrador can now receive one-time keys from their health authorities to use with COVID Alert, Canada's COVID-19 exposure notification app.

Key Points: 
  • The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey, today announced that people in Newfoundland and Labrador can now receive one-time keys from their health authorities to use with COVID Alert, Canada's COVID-19 exposure notification app.
  • The COVID Alert app is free and voluntary, and is another tool to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
  • The Government of Canada established the COVID-19 Exposure Notification App Advisory Council to ensure the app meets the highest standards in public health outcomes, privacy, and technology.
  • It builds upon an exposure notification solution developed by Shopify volunteers in coordination with the non-profit Linux Foundation Public Health .