O’Regan scores first Liberal victory in months and a potential promotion with port strike file: former Liberal staffer Hughes
The labour minister’s perceived success in the B.C. port workers dispute is more a reflection of how poorly his cabinet colleagues have fared on their own files, argues Conservative strategist Anthony Koch.
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The curious case of Ottawa’s housing bubble backstop
The cost of helping mortgage holders avoid the pain of higher interest rates will be borne by all consumers as the banks pass the cost along.
Feds should send clearer message to labour movement when it comes to critical infrastructure: Beatty
Anti-scab legislation is ‘priority No. 1’ for the labour movement, but unions aren’t relying on the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement when it comes to strike considerations, says CLC president Bea Bruske.
‘You can’t get blood from a stone’: Critics say CERB repayment process undermines poverty reduction goals
Advocates say the Canada Revenue Agency hardened its approach after it was criticized in a ‘tone-deaf’ report from the auditor general.
Exploitation of international students a consequence of using sector as economic driver, says advocate
The Canada Border Services Agency has laid charges against an India-based education consultant ‘for his involvement in providing fake Canadian college admission letters to numerous students.’
More safe housing needed to end violence against Indigenous women, say NDP MP, Indigenous advocates
‘Housing is the biggest thing,’ says NDP MP Lori Idlout, noting too many women are put at risk because there’s not enough of it.
Sustainable Jobs Act promises Indigenous engagement but avoids nation-to-nation language that might upset provinces
The federal government’s newly tabled sustainable jobs plan has been described as a victory for labour, but advocates say it leaves Indigenous nations subject to provincial and territorial approaches to the energy transition.
Researchers warn House committee about the ‘dramatic erosion’ of affordable rental units
Canada’s largest residential landlords say a shortage of new supply is at the heart of the housing crisis, but researchers and advocates are warning about the loss of affordable rental units.
‘Strike action will resume’ if PSAC members reject tentative deal reached with feds
Economist Jim Stanford called the remote work provisions ‘very significant’ and precedent-setting for return to office talks in both union and non-union workplaces.
