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New Brunswick legislature quickly passes bills to address coronavirus pandemic

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The New Brunswick legislature has passed a pair of bills to help the province deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. A handful of members, sitting well apart, met for just 20 minutes Friday morning to quickly approve the legislation without debate. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Changes to the Employment Standards Act are to protect the jobs of workers who are quarantined or forced to stay home to care for loved ones during the pandemic.

Amendments to the Emergency Measures Act allow the government to open daycares for the children of essential workers when all other avenues have been exhausted.

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