Work in a COVID-19 world

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The House from CBC Radio

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This week on The House, the service and retail sectors are being hit particularly hard by the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has put more than three million Canadians out of work since March. Chris Hall hears from three women who lost their jobs and face uncertain futures. Then, an expert on ageing considers whether it’s time to bring long-term care under the Canada Health Act, a pair of Tories discuss how the Conservative Party of Canada can push its leadership race into the spotlight amidst the pandemic, and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs explains how his province got it right — and what lies ahead as the Maritime province re-opens. Plus. part of one of senior producer Kristin Nelson’s doc on Canada's abortion debate — then and now.