Nova Scotia lagging on support for firefighting-related cancers – Halifax

Nova Scotia lagging on support for firefighting-related cancers – Halifax

in Mar 01, 2019

[ad_1] In 2003 labour laws in Nova Scotia related to firefighters contracting cancer on the job rivalled any other province in Canada but without any revisiting since being enacted, other provinces have caught up and passed the one-time country leader. The NDP introduced a bill to start the spring sitting that would see ovarian, breast,[…]

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Morneau won’t say if there was pressure put on Wilson-Raybould, says his focus is jobs

Morneau won’t say if there was pressure put on Wilson-Raybould, says his focus is jobs

in Feb 28, 2019

[ad_1] Finance Minister Bill Morneau wouldn’t comment Thursday if there was “implicit pressure” on Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the SNC-Lavalin case and said his job was to continue ensuring Canadians can get jobs. Morneau also wouldn’t comment on allegations he and his office pressured her to intervene. [ad_2] Source link

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Leeds and Thousand Islands chief administrator steps down, takes new role in Otonabee-South Monaghan – Kingston

Leeds and Thousand Islands chief administrator steps down, takes new role in Otonabee-South Monaghan – Kingston

in Feb 28, 2019

[ad_1] The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands is looking for a new chief administrator. Greg Borduas, the person formerly in the role, has left the municipality to take a similar job in Otonabee-South Monaghan. WATCH: Leeds and Thousand Islands CAO sues councillor and Corus Entertainment for $1 million In May of 2017, four[…]

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Wilson-Raybould describes moment she learned she was losing AG job
Wilson-Raybould: Morneau stressed the need to ‘save jobs’ on SNC-Lavalin

Wilson-Raybould: Morneau stressed the need to ‘save jobs’ on SNC-Lavalin

in Feb 27, 2019

[ad_1] Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould described for the House of Commons justice committee the pressure she received from Finance Minister Bill Morneau on the SNC-Lavalin file to, as she said Morneau pressured her to consider possible job losses in the province of Quebec. [ad_2] Source link

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Ontario labour board rules Unifor labour actions against GM were unlawful

Ontario labour board rules Unifor labour actions against GM were unlawful

in Feb 26, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO – The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ruled that members of Unifor engaged in unlawful strikes in their efforts to protest the planned closure of the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont. The ruling, dated Feb. 22 and posted by Unifor late Monday, orders the union and its members including president Jerry[…]

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Ontario Health super agency to co-ordinate provincial health-care system

Ontario Health super agency to co-ordinate provincial health-care system

in Feb 26, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario is consolidating its local and provincial health networks to create a central agency as part of a system overhaul, the health minister announced Tuesday, though she wouldn’t say if the move will save money or lead to job losses. Health Minister Christine Elliott said that legislation will be introduced later Tuesday[…]

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Jobs will be cut, one office closed as Ontario ombudsman takes on child advocate duties

Jobs will be cut, one office closed as Ontario ombudsman takes on child advocate duties

in Feb 22, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO – Some workers in the provincial Child and Youth Advocate’s office will lose their jobs when the Ontario Ombudsman assumes its duties this spring, the watchdog said Friday. Ombudsman Paul Dube also confirmed that the advocate’s office in Thunder Bay will close but said he will consult with northern and Indigenous communities to[…]

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