To the Editor:
Working people across the province are scratching their heads as the Government of Saskatchewan has called for additional feedback on 2011's Workers Compensation Board (WCB) Committee of Review (COR) Report.
The report, which is more than eighty pages long, makes a total of fifty-seven recommendations, fifty-five of which are made by consensus between representatives from business and those on behalf of working people.
We certainly support the government holding thorough, public, and transparent consultations prior to making legislative changes, but the vast majority of the recommendations in the WCB COR report were made by consensus. What is the government hoping to accomplish by asking for more feedback?
The government's new call for feedback will further extend the review process as new submissions will now be accepted until early March. The COR report makes a number of recommendations that have been carried forward for years as successive Legislatures have failed to implement the necessary changes.
The WCB COR report includes a number of recommendations that will benefit those in our province unfortunate enough to suffer injuries or acquire illnesses as a result of their work. These consensus recommendations should be acted upon as soon as possible; we don't need further delay.
Larry Hubich, President of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour.
