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October 2010: Pension reform; Lakoff lecture/workshop; health-care proposals; workplace injury and fatality records website
Oct 16, 2010

New poll shows massive support for pension reform More than three quarters of Canadians support increasing Canada Pension Plan benefits, according to a new national survey released today by Canadian […]

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Friends of Medicare campaign launched in Alberta
Oct 14, 2010

Legal opinion commissioned by Alberta Federation of Labour says proposed changes are “not consistent with a democratic society.” Edmonton (14 Oct. 2010) – Friends of Medicare (FoM) has launched a […]

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Apprentices willing to leave home, but can’t find work
Oct 13, 2010

Ben Stacey of Grand Bank is a journeyman pipefitter and pipe insulator, who travels back and forth between Newfoundland and Alberta for work. He’s been doing this since 2007, working […]

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Critics fear ‘radical reform’ of health-care system
Oct 13, 2010

Two advocacy groups say the proposed Alberta Health Act will be a piece of “shell legislation” that will give politicians the power to privatize health care without any public debate. […]

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Medicare, labour groups say Alberta Health Act could lead to more private care
Oct 12, 2010

EDMONTON – Medicare and labour groups want Alberta to shelve planned changes to laws that govern the province’s health-care system. The Friends of Medicare says the new Alberta Health Act […]

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Friends of Medicare launches campaign to drop health law changes: Legal opinion commissioned by AFL says proposed changes are undemocratic
Oct 12, 2010

Edmonton – Friends of Medicare (FoM) today launches a new campaign to persuade Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky to abandon proposed changes to provincial health laws. “It’s time to move on […]

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