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TRUDEAU'S WAR ON A SMALL ALBERTA TOWN
By Crystal Warner
Selfie sticks were oddly missing on October 27 when senior federal government officials announced at a staff-only meeting that the Case Processing Centre (CPC) for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) would be relocated from the town of Vegreville to Edmonton, Alberta.
It is a move the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum says will result in the responsible spending of taxpayer money, create more net jobs in Alberta, correct inefficiencies, and reduce processing times. Read more!
MANITOBA LABOUR UNDER PALLISTER'S BOOT
By Scott Price
A major crisis is facing the labour movement and the left in Manitoba. Within the first six months of the Progressive Conservative provincial government’s four year mandate labour laws have been rolled back, cuts to civil service are being made and crucial jobs in Manitoba’s north could disappear. A consultant firm (KPMGLLP) know for advice in privatization of service is being brought in. Read more!
TRUDEAU'S PRO-BUSINESS ECONOMIC AGENDA
By Michal Rozworski
The fall fiscal update gave us a good idea of the economic model that Trudeau’s Liberals are gradually putting forward and it is business-friendly to the core. The infrastructure bank was the big news item in the fall fiscal update but there are far more goodies to make business happy tucked away in the update and in news from recent weeks. Read more!
EMPLOYERS NERVOUS ABOUT ALBERTA WCB REVIEW
By Bob Barnetson
Alberta is reviewing it workers’ compensation system for the first time in 15 years. A few weeks ago, Merit Contractors started a campaign with the basic message is that business is opposed to increased operating costs:
The government’s intended direction is clear: it wants to make it easier to file claims and expand the number of claims that are covered. As a result, WCB premiums are inevitably going to go up. Read more!
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