Manitoba government employee survey shows fewer people satisfied with work – Winnipeg

in May 10, 2019

A new survey says less than 40 per cent of Manitoba civil servants feel as though they are valued employees. The 2018 employment engagement survey shows a significant decline in the number of people feeling satisfied with their departments and their work since the last survey in 2015. Many employees in the survey say government[…]

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Ontario premier says management-level jobs will be axed amid health-care system overhaul

Ontario premier says management-level jobs will be axed amid health-care system overhaul

in Mar 13, 2019

[ad_1] CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Premier Doug Ford says there will be management-level job losses as a result of the planned merger of 20 provincial health agencies into one. Ford says people in the local health integration networks, such as CEOs, presidents and vice-presidents will be axed, but front-line jobs will be protected. READ MORE: Ontario[…]

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Trudeau not the prime minister of Quebec: Saskatchewan premier

Trudeau not the prime minister of Quebec: Saskatchewan premier

in Mar 07, 2019

[ad_1] Two western premiers say the SNC-Lavalin affair is distracting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a time when he should be focused on jobs in their region. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe took aim Thursday at the prime minister’s comments about 9,000 jobs tied to the Quebec company. “I remind the prime minister again, he’s not the[…]

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Former New Brunswick premier writes report on challenges, opportunities for bilingualism – New Brunswick

Former New Brunswick premier writes report on challenges, opportunities for bilingualism – New Brunswick

in Feb 03, 2019

[ad_1] Brian Gallant admits he “should have spoken more about bilingualism” during his time as the premier of New Brunswick in a new report he wrote on language tensions in the province. Gallant, the soon-to-be former leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, says he spoke with 100 community leaders as he spent the last[…]

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Court denies bid to speed up hearing into Ron Taverner OPP commissioner appointment

Court denies bid to speed up hearing into Ron Taverner OPP commissioner appointment

in Jan 14, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO – An Ontario court has rejected a request to speed up a hearing into whether it should order the province’s ombudsman to investigate the appointment of a friend of a premier’s to the job of top cop. OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair is asking Ontario’s Divisional Court to force an investigation into the[…]

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Scott Moe uses fight against carbon tax to define 1st year as Sask. premier

Scott Moe uses fight against carbon tax to define 1st year as Sask. premier

in Dec 26, 2018

[ad_1] Scott Moe is almost one year into his tenure as Saskatchewan premier and he has used his opposition against a federal carbon tax as a major front in the early battle to define his leadership. Moe points to the pending tax as one of the biggest economic headwinds facing his province. Since replacing Brad[…]

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