26-10-2017 19:14 via edmontonjournal.com

Government to review final farm safety reports into Bill 6

A final set of reports about controversial farm safety laws introduced by the NDP government will be released Thursday.
Bill 6 sparked an outcry in rural Alberta when it was passed in December 2015. The law made Workers’ Compensation Board insurance coverage for paid farm and ranch workers mandatory as of Jan. 1, 2016.
Hundreds of opponents descended on the legislature to protest rules they said would hurt family farms across the province.
The backlash prompted the governmen
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