BC Government says new holiday isn’t likely here
Vancouver BC Canada - sunny day in February
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Our provincial government has no plans to give us a new holiday in February despite the fact many people in several provinces have enjoyed today off. Labour Minister Olga Ilich says B.C. isn’t likely to join that list.
In Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta, it’s ‘Family Day’ and in Manitoba, it’s ‘Louis Riel Day’. But it’s a routine Monday here in B.C. Labour Minister Ilich says we have nine statutory holidays every year, and the other provinces are just catching up. In B.C., Remembrance Day is a holiday.
The provincial government says they examined the issue and claims every day off costs about $370 million in terms of lost productivity.
