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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 26, 2024 9:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have approved a strike mandate after more than a year of contract negotiations. Longshore workers voted 97.9 per cent in favour of …
Read More »Federal Court to review public service’s return to office mandate – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 30, 2024 4:57 pm Updated August 30, 2024 7:55 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Federal Court has agreed to review the federal government’s decision to mandate public servants return to the office three days per …
Read More »Ontario opposition parties ready for ‘very early election’ if Ford cuts mandate short
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford refused to rule out an early election at a news conference in late May, he started whispers that bounced through the now-empty corridors of Queen’s Park. Staffers drafting legislation and regulations wondered if their work would see the light of day and MPPs started to …
Read More »Refuse a breath test? What Ontario drivers should know under new police mandate
Highways throughout southern Ontario will be busy this Victoria Day long weekend as residents mark the unofficial start to summer. With what is traditionally a busy time on the roads, police throughout the region will be keeping an eye out for impaired drivers. If travelling through the Greater Toronto Area, …
Read More »Sask. teachers union resumes bargaining Wednesday, begins vote on new sanctions mandate
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation announced it is sitting at the bargaining table Wednesday and Thursday to continue negotiating a new collective agreement with the province. STF members also began voting Wednesday morning on a new mandate so the union can implement job …
Read More »Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate as wildfire season looms – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 10, 2024 11:27 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Workers with Quebec’s forest fire agency have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches. The Unifor union, which represents …
Read More »Could gambling help Manitoba address its deficit? Heads turn after MBLL mandate – Winnipeg
As the Manitoba government faces down a projected $1.6-billion deficit, could an expansion of the province’s gaming industry help? Earlier this week, the NDP government appointed new members to the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MBLL) board, with a mandate to “work collaboratively with stakeholders to lift the pause on gaming …
Read More »Ontario English Catholic teachers vote to hand union strike mandate
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The day after elementary school teachers in Ontario voted in favour of a strike mandate, Catholic teachers have handed their union the same bargaining tool. Teachers represented by the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) voted 97 percent in favour of a …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate letters demanded savings by ‘year two’
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford took over the reins of the provincial government in 2018, he was determined to expedite a central campaign promise: make government more efficient by shaving four cents of every dollar spent by Queen’s Park. Instead, the Progressive Conservative government’s first budget, delivered by then-finance minister …
Read More »Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate letter promised to hold cabinet ministers accountable
After Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives were swept into office in June 2018, ending 15 years of Liberal rule, newly minted Premier Doug Ford provided his cabinet ministers a new north star. He would run a government defined by ethics, accountability and a province that was strictly “for the people.” In a …
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