The Ontario Progressive Conservatives, who wanted to unveil their transit plan Sunday, had to scrap a photo-op due to a lack of proper permits — for which they blamed the union that represents Toronto transit workers.
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New union should focus on young retail workers
It’s a grim time in Canadian labour history. Unemployment is chronically high, currently at 7.2 per cent. The country lost 39,000 jobs in July, the fourth of the past seven months that has seen losses.For 15-to-24-year-olds it’s even worse: as of June, 13.8 per cent of young adults were out of work and looking.
How not to do spending cuts
When Stephen Harper finally won his coveted majority in 2011, he did so after a campaign promising to reign in government spending and to bring the federal budget out of deficit by 2015. So how has he done?
Canada’s Senate continues to produce hard-hitting reports that state the obvious
A new Senate report released earlier this week recommends Canada step up its energy export game if the nation is to truly capitalize on our abundant wealth of natural resources. Despite taking three years to put together, the report doesn’t really say anything new.
Canada looking to set up network of foreign military bases, because why not?
Despite budget cuts at home, the federal government is trying to set up seven different military bases around the world. Because Canada, fuck yeah!
Environment Canada team that monitored toxic air pollution now monitoring job listings
Late Friday afternoon, as hard-working Canadians were preparing to pack up their work for the week, the federal government took another hard swing at the dead horse that is the environment in this country.
The myth of $325: Maclean’s and the Quebec student strikes
Okay, so maybe it started with $325. But over the last two months it’s clear the Quebec student strike has become about much more than this baseline number that has been op-ed fodder for the last two months. Here’s a breakdown.
Say goodbye to your SIN card
Buried in the federal government’s giant omnibus budget bill is a provision to scrap SIN cards. They will no longer be issued starting in 2014 in an effort to save some extra cash; they cost the government $1.5 million to issue each year.
How the Quebec protests started and how they got out of control
As pundits and editorialists try to pin down who is more “entitled” the actual issues at stake in the Quebec student protest have been ignored. Few have been able to accurately explain the depths of dissent that is months in the making, and its increasing nuance.
France’s new president François Hollande is a spineless socialist who rides a scooter to work
François Hollande was elected France’s new president yesterday with about 52 per cent of the vote, becoming the first Socialist president in 17 years. He also becomes the first French president to have used “Niggas in Paris” for a campaign video.
Canada’s national parks, now with 50 per cent less park thanks to Conservative budget cuts
In a nickel-and-dime bid to save $5.2 billion a year, the federal government is preparing to deliver thousands of public servants their walking papers. Hardest hit will be those hippies at Parks Canada.
Italian curator so mad about budget cuts he’s burning his museum’s art
Italy’s awful economy and government cutbacks have driven one museum curator to resort to a dramatic form of protest: burning his own museum’s art.