Four-day workweek proposed by Ontario Liberals, if elected

Ontario's Liberal Party has announced on Sunday that, if elected, they will start a pilot project to look into "the potential for a four-day work week."

The idea is that people will work the same total number of hours, but during four days per week instead of five.

According to CTV News, Steven Del Duca, the Ontario Liberal party leader, stated:

"I want us to understand if it has merit here. We’re a party that believes in science, expertise and evidence-based decision-making and so I want us to gather the facts in an open and transparent way."

"Let me be clear, improving the way we work does not mean that people don’t want to work hard."

De Duca continued, mentioning that he considers the four-day week to be a more healthy lifestyle choice:

"People want the chance to work hard and work meaningfully, without their job having a brutally negative impact on families, mental health, the environment and quality of life."

"We need people in Ontario, particularly the next generation of workers, to believe they can live happy lives and pursue rewarding careers right here."

One Ontario company has apparently already started implementing the four-day week, and has noted that, so far, it has been an overall success for the company and its employees.

Del Duca has also recently criticized the Ford government, saying that more vaccine mandates should be in place for workers in healthcare and education.