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Alberta’s use of temporary foreign workers ‘shameful,’ says labour group: Many employers said to use guest-worker program as first choice, not last resort
Aug 2, 2011

Alberta employers are increasingly looking to temporary foreign workers (TFWs) to fill jobs despite long unemployment lines in other parts of Canada, according to the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). […]

Tory leadership contenders defend energy stimulus program: Labour group says $2.9 billion would have been better spent elsewhere
Aug 1, 2011

EDMONTON — Despite Alberta Federation of Labour claims the province blew $2.9 billion on drilling incentive programs that failed to create jobs or investment in the oilpatch, the Conservatives vying […]

Canadian jobs lost down the pipeline
Aug 1, 2011

Last week U.S. lawmakers decided that President Barack Obama must make a decision sooner than he wanted to on construction of the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline, which would deliver […]

‘Dubai of the North’ tag irks Alberta
Jul 29, 2011

CALGARY – Calling Alberta the “Dubai of the North” is insulting to the Arab city, says the provincial employment and immigration minister. Thomas Lukazsuk is reacting to a comment made […]

Koch Brothers’ Americans for Prosperity Begins Six-Figure Ad Buy for GOP Recall Candidates
Jul 29, 2011

Six-Figure Ad Buy for GOP Recall Candidates Wisconsinites See Why ‘David Koch’ Was Told ‘Thanks a Million!’ By Walker During Prank Call As Pro-Republican AFP Spending Tops $500,000 in Wisconsin […]

July 2011: Tories give billions of dollars and thousands of jobs away; Alberta Dubai of the North; ethical shopping website; CETA
Jul 28, 2011

Alberta Tories give away billions of dollars and thousands of jobs The Alberta Progressive Conservative government’s management of the energy industry and provincial finances has come under fire from the […]