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Real solutions missing in Alberta government response on TFWs: More must be done to address province’s labour needs and protect vulnerable workers
Sep 8, 2011

The Alberta government has recognized the failings of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, but has missed an opportunity to offer real solutions, says the province’s largest labour organization. “We […]

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Federal Tories’ promise to restrict bitumen exports falls by wayside
Sep 8, 2011

The Harper government has quietly buried a controversial promise to ban bitumen exports to countries that are environmental laggards, as Alberta and the energy industry formalize plans to ship oilsands […]

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Western Canadian Energy Ministries “Collaborate” in Secret with Petroleum Cartel to Develop Fracking Policies
Sep 7, 2011

Vancouver – Through top-down deregulatory and environmental streamlining directives under the recently formed New West Partnership, the British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan Ministries of Energy (for oil and gas) held […]

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Defeat of SB 5 could embolden private-sector unions, Kasich warns
Sep 7, 2011

CLEVELAND — Gov. John Kasich said today that a Republican loss on Senate Bill 5 this fall could make it easier for private-sector workers to unionize. Speaking to about 250 […]

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New West Partnership Includes CAPP Lobbyists in Fracking Policy Development
Sep 6, 2011

The British Columbia Ministry of Energy was designated a “lead agency” in a backroom collaboration with Alberta and Saskatchewan to address water concerns for the province’s rapidly expanding shale gas […]

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McGowan: Trades workers under attack
Sep 5, 2011

Labour Day is a holiday to honour the contributions that workers make every day to the economy and the communities in which they live. It’s supposed to be a day […]

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