P.E.I. Tories vote down sick notes bill for second time in two years

Dr. Kay Dingwell, an emergency room physician, estimated she sees at least two people each shift who are seeking sick notes. She estimated each of these patients take up between 40 and 60 minutes of time of over-stretched frontline health workers. PHOTO BY STU NEATBY /The Guardian Article content For the second time in two years, emergency room physician Dr. Kay Dingwell watched as the governing Progressive Conservatives voted down a bill that would have prohibited employers from requiring employees to obtain a sick note from a physician before allowing them to stay home from work. Article con…