The second opposition in Quebec City says the novel coronavirus pandemic has exposed a need to better support low-paid essential service workers.
Québec Solidaire co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois told Global News Morning that pay supplements offered to workers deemed essential during Quebec’s lockdown are a good start but need to go further. “I think this crisis has put under the spotlight people in our society that are essential to the well-being of our economy,” he told Global’s Laura Casella, saying now is the time to ensure workers are paid a higher wage not just for the duration of the crisis but permanently. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “What we want to see the government do is