The company that won a $21-million RCMP contract for security screening at the G8/G20 summits pleaded guilty Friday to one count of being unlicensed under Ontario law and was fined $45,000

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/polit...ore-summit?bn=1

small price to pay?

Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt's office confirmed that she will refer the matter to the Canadian Industrial Labour Board on Wednesday. That move would suspend strike action by the union and buy the government time to pass backto-work legislation.



Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/...l#ixzz1aZkE4tHu

they want their concessions back; when air canada was on the brink of bankruptcy, the employees rolled back wages and benefits to save their jobs. now the airline is profitable, they want compensation. the tory pirates want us all to have jobs: LOW PAY, NO BENEFITS, NO PROTECTION, NO ORGANIZING.

“For a government that likes to the talk about the economy this is actually good news for them,” pollster Nik Nanos told The Globe. “This is an issue the Prime Minister likes to engage on and it’s good for his personal brand.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/poli...article2198333/

propaganda works! they have convinced their faithful.

She added that the government will be considering its options, but added: "We will be clear that a work stoppage is unacceptable in this time of fragile economy."



Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/fp...l#ixzz1aZpe3Zwi

unacceptable? what is unacceptable is the fact that at every turn the pirates will use the excuse of a fragile economy to assert their authority; press their agenda.

A Calgary mother on maternity leave who was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer has been denied additional sickness benefits despite Ottawa’s pledge to ensure new mothers who become seriously ill can access the benefit.

http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeat...-ei-ruling?bn=1

legislative changes since 2002 meant to ensure ailing mothers access to EI benefits actually make it near impossible. according to estimates there are over 3000 women who are being denied.

"Electronic flight records show that Raitt and her chief of staff, Douglas Smith, were given complimentary upgrades to business class, approved personally by Duncan Dee, Air Canada's chief operating officer," NDP labour critic Yvon Godin wrote in a letter to commissioner Mary Dawson.



Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/...l#ixzz1ar9PMYRV

just a little thank you for the assistance in fucking over the help. The is the pirate way forward.

"Can you imagine what will happen to every other job posting in the public service of Canada if the government of the day in appointing an officer of Parliament says the rules don't apply to us?"

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/03/pol-liberals-vote-auditor-general-protest.html

surely ferguson has some value unbeknownst to the public. the pirates prevail.

J'aimerais bien que mes représentants au gouvernement puissent me comprendre dans mes deux langues constitutionnellement protégées.

les compteurs d'haricot aussi!

I DONT SPEAK FRENCH BUT I STILL AGREE merci