Ontario’s education minister Lisa Thompson defends $140K EQAO job for failed Tory candidate

Ontario’s education minister Lisa Thompson defends $140K EQAO job for failed Tory candidate

in Feb 20, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO – Education Minister Lisa Thompson is defending the $140,000 salary for a failed Tory candidate to lead a standardized testing organization – a job that was previously a part-time appointment. Cameron Montgomery was announced recently as the new full-time chair of the board of directors of the Education Quality and Accountability Office. READ[…]

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Calgary needs $10M to prepare for new NDP workers compensation law – Calgary

Calgary needs $10M to prepare for new NDP workers compensation law – Calgary

in Feb 12, 2019

[ad_1] The City of Calgary has saved nearly $60 million in the workplace by cutting down on jobs and streamlining efficiency, but new provincial legislation may throw off the city’s streamlined system. The Alberta NDP has introduced Bill 30 and now employers must provide suitable, alternative jobs within 3 days for an employee who is[…]

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Eastern Alberta communities fear NDP’s oil production cap change will mean job losses

Eastern Alberta communities fear NDP’s oil production cap change will mean job losses

in Jan 29, 2019

[ad_1] Workers in communities like Bonnyville, Lakeland County, Elk Point and Lloydminster are worried changes to Alberta’s oil curtailment formula will cost as many as 1,000 people their jobs. “Everyone’s in kind of a state of panic,” said Kurt Muller, who runs Jacknife Oilfield Services, a transportation and mechanical repair company in Bonnyville. “It’s challenging.[…]

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