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Minister rejects NDP calls for Bill 9 firefighter protection to be made retroactive

Bill 9 amended the Workers’ Compensation Act to expand presumptive cancer coverage to all firefighters who served during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire

March 15, 2023 By Matthew Black, Edmonton Journal

March 15, 2023, Edmonton, Alta. – Alberta’s governing UCP is rejecting calls from Opposition New Democrats to amend a bill before MLAs that expands presumptive cancer coverage to all firefighters who served during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE

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