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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I'm losing focus on what farmers want here. Do they want no OHS coverage for family farms? Or do they want special exemption for certain parts of it because of the goodwill system?
I'm having a hard time supporting either side. However, if the argument is "we've been doing it this long without any OHS, why change now" then I'm not sure that's enough grounds to stand on. Conversely. the NDP haven't done enough homework on this and are backtracking. So perhaps both sides need to come to a reasonable middle ground.
And if that's what happens - negotiating a reasonable middle ground - then I would say democracy is a success, since the people spoke up and the government listened.
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My point has been that if its all about the WCB then all we're talking about is subsidizing health care costs through one form of insurance or another.
Ie. If someone gets hurt who pays? If its the Province through health care and theres no kick-in from the farmers themselves via WCB or Insurance then yeah, that makes sense. Its a high-risk profession and they should be insured so as not be a burden on the system.
But its a dangerous profession and they're all insured, so that doesnt seem to be the problem. So what is the problem?
Is it just about moving the farmer' money from a private insurance program to a public one?