Trudeau also floated the idea of boosting EI payments for jobless energy sector workers. "That's something we're happy to look at," Trudeau said when asked if the federal government would support the purchase of rail cars. "We're not wasting any time," Notley told a Canadian Club luncheon late November, formally announcing the rail car purchase. Trudeau suggested the federal government could ease the pain for the energy sector by temporarily extending Employment Insurance benefits for affected workers. Tune in to watch Rosemary Barton's full interview with the prime minister Sunday Dec. 9 on The National at 10 p.m on CBC Television (9 p.m.

Source: CBC News December 06, 2018 20:17 UTC