Will Ban Travelers’ Cheques

Cabinet is expected to introduce a bill disqualifying quarantined cross-border travelers from claiming $1,000 federal sickness benefits unless they had to leave the country for medical treatment. One Senator said Parliament must address “hypocrisy issues” involving legislators who took sun holidays: “This legislation is not designed to hold accountable those in places of power and privilege.”

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