Workers compensation in NS

A group fighting for injured workers wants an independent inquiry into the workers compensation system.

The Pictou County Injured Workers Association told a legislature committee the system needs an overhaul.  Mary Lloyd says the system is geared toward keeping down costs for a small number of large employers that account for most workplace injuries.

Her group called for such an inquiry in 2012 but it was rejected by the then NDP government as too costly and complex.

Trump’s speech to congress

President Donald Trump gave his first speech to congress hearalding what he called a new chapter of American greatness.

Trump also called for a significant increase in military spending and an overhaul of the health care system in the U-S.  He also said he wants to pump a trillion dollars into fixing America’s infrastructure, saying the time for “small thinking” is over.