News by subject: POLITICS

Instead of lockouts, back-to-work laws and intimidation tactics, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs must start bargaining in good faith with striking public sector workers ? many who have toiled tirelessly throughout the pandemic on the frontlines....

This week, delegates at the Ontario Federation of Labour's (OFL) 16th Biennial Convention voted overwhelmingly in favour of supporting Andrea Horwath and the New Democratic Party in the lead-up to the 2022 provincial election. The endorsement is a...

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has been announced as the winner of the prestigious 2021 Democracy Medal awarded by members of the International Association of Political Consultants (IAPC) which is the global peak professional body for...

A new measure for polarization from USC Annenberg, developed in collaboration with PR firm Golin and narrative intelligence company Zignal Labs, reveals that the political schism in America has narrowed only slightly since the 2020 U.S. presidential...

Today's minimum wage announcement is another example of how Conservatives start talking friendly about workers when votes are at stake, but Doug Ford's real record is one of putting corporate insiders first and leaving workers behind. "Behind Doug...

In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Emissions Reduction Alberta, a quote from Steven Guilbeault was mistakenly included. The corrected release follows: Sixteen shovel-ready projects will share $176 million in provincial and...

According to the BC Check-Up: Work, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on employment trends across the province, the Kootenays' unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent in September 2021, down from...

The Open Society Foundations join today with thousands of voices inside and outside Turkey, calling on the Turkish government to comply with the rule of law and end the imprisonment of Osman Kavala, the philanthropist and businessman who today marks...

An alliance of widows and workers in occupational disease clusters throughout Ontario are speaking out after Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton announced plans to introduce legislation that would give employers billions of dollars from the...

On the morning of Friday, October 29, 2021, injured workers and their allies across Ontario will go "trick or treating" ? with a twist ? to their MPP offices. Instead of the usual treat of sweets, injured workers will demand that they be "treated"...

For several years prior to the pandemic, Jordan Reichert of the Animal Alliance of Canada would organize a small group of animal advocates in Victoria, B.C. on Remembrance Day to remember the animal victims of war. Over the years that number grew...

Unity Unlimited announced that Sable Brands LLC plans to build the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, TX as part of a mixed-use development that will help revitalize the city's Historic Southside neighborhood. Declared a federal holiday on...

It has been a year-and-a-half since CBC exposed that the Ford government cancelled the annual surprise inspections of long-term care homes after it took office in 2018 and 17 months since Premier Ford promised to reinstate those comprehensive...

The Open Society Foundations urged the president of Turkey today to stop invoking George Soros's name in an effort to obscure the facts around the case of Osman Kavala, the businessman and philanthropist who has spent four years in prison there on...

"The Canadian Energy Centre (CEC) recognizes and applauds the immense amount of work put in by Steve Allan and the commission to issue a report of this breadth and scope. The report's findings, including the extensive use of foreign funds against...

With vaping slated for discussion at the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the WHO FCTC and of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP2), 100 experts in nicotine science and policy have penned a letter to the Heads of Delegation calling on the WHO...

President Bea Bruske is available to speak to media today on the urgent need for extending emergency supports to workers affected by the pandemic.  EI applications have risen while the Delta variant continues to affect hotspots across the country...

As the Biden Administration prepares to open land border points of entry to vaccinated travelers, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is asking Washington and Ottawa to work with the industry to reexamine appropriate mandate timelines for cross border...

The Government of Ontario has announced its intention to introduce first of its kind legislation that will make it unlawful for businesses to restrict delivery couriers from using restrooms at pickup and drop-off locations. "This legislation has...

On behalf of the One Ontario coalition, AECO Innovation Lab has sent the following open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, calling on him to take immediate action to establish a Development Approval One Window Data and Information Exchange Standard...

Canada's unions are urging the federal government to extend emergency benefits to help workers and their families still struggling through the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada's recent Labour Force Survey showed that nearly one and a...

Due in part to Canada's unfavourable business environment?which includes higher taxes, more regulation and lack of pipeline capacity?oil and gas investors will likely continue to divert investments from Canada to the United States, finds a new study...

UFCW 1518 is taking the cases of several Uber Drivers to the BC Labour Relations Board by filing an unfair labour practice complaint against giant tech corporation Uber. The Uber drivers claim that they were fired after refusing unsafe work. In one...

Canada's unions are marking the World Day for Decent Work on October 7, by calling on the federal government to focus on workers in their pandemic recovery plans and replace lost jobs with better ones. "The pandemic has highlighted the existing...

Last night CFA Society Toronto hosted its annual marquee event - the 2021 Annual Forecast Virtual "Dinner". Due to continued COVID-19 restrictions, this year's event was hosted online. Joining us yesterday evening was an internationally renowned...

The Conference Board of Canada released its two-year economic outlook and forecasts that Canada's real gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 5.1 per cent in 2021. Our projection for the year is down from previous estimates largely because the...

Feed Ontario had hoped that the Government of Ontario's Throne Speech today would include clear and strong commitments to the organization's recommendations for addressing food insecurity and poverty in Ontario. While the Speech recognized that the...

After an extended summer break, Ford's Conservative government returned to the legislature today. The legislature resumed with a Throne Speech that the Ontario Federation of Labour is calling, a last-ditch attempt to redefine Ford's failed and...

Canada's unions are marking the UN Day for Older Persons by highlighting the need for strong pension plans and social supports to help seniors retire in dignity at the end of their career. Canada's elderly population is growing: Statistics Canada...

Earlier today, following a National Truth and Reconciliation Day event hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress, the Congress' Indigenous Workers Vice-President, Gloria Lepine, and her sister, Linda Wilson, were verbally assaulted and Linda was...

Ontario REALTORS® are calling on the Government of Ontario to cut red tape and build on the successful More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 by ending Ontario's exclusionary single-family zoning rules in high-demand areas. Currently, it is illegal in...

Economic growth and business investment in Canada have been faltering, which has severely weakened the country's ability to encourage innovation or new business start-ups, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent,...

Ontario has experienced weak business investment over the past two decades with one of the lowest growth rates in the country, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank....

The first phase of a new Canadian Energy Centre (CEC) awareness campaign launched in the United States today asks Americans to choose Canadian oil imports first for solutions to cleaner energy production and a break from rising prices at the pumps....

With another minority government headed to Ottawa after this month's federal election, collaboration between parties will be key to a functional Canadian government. This is especially true when it comes to making homeownership more achievable in...

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) congratulates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party on its election win and looks forward to continuing to work with the Government of Canada to support the mineral exploration...

UFCW 1518 is calling on the operator of FreshCo Kamloops to grant store workers a statutory holiday on September 30 in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In May 2021, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation confirmed...

Westport Fuel Systems Inc. ("Westport Fuel Systems" or the "Company") is pleased to release their 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") Report outlining the Company's progress and sharing its forward plans to evolve and mature an...

Volunteers from all parts of the labour movement are knocking on doors across the country today, tirelessly getting workers and their families to cast their ballots today for a pandemic economic recovery with working people at its heart. "We are...

Canada may very well be headed for another minority government and Canada's unions want the new federal government elected on Monday to hit the ground running and deliver on promises made over the course of election campaign. Elected officials from...

A group of 15 scientists, who specialize in addictions and tobacco research, have released an essay, published by the American Public Health Association, calling for a more balanced approach to regulating vaping. When a group of scientists join...

As the pandemic strains Canada's public health care systems, nurses are sounding the alarm that urgent action is needed by all levels of government to fix Canada's nursing crisis. The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and provincial nurses'...

Health care systems are on the brink. Alberta is witnessing 1,500 new cases a day and rising while their health care system is on the verge of collapse. Saskatchewan saw a record 506 new cases. Cases are spiking in New Brunswick. To make matters...

The Canadian Labour Congress' election tour ends this week with a stop in St. John's. Executive Vice-President, Siobhán Vipond, will be campaigning in St. John's East in support of NDP candidate Mary Shortall.   "Newfoundland and Labrador has been...

Building codes in Canada contribute to homelessness by reducing the supply of low-income housing, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. "When addressing...

Sales and service workers have seen wages rise only 59 cents on average ? less than price a bag of potatoes has gone up ? since the pandemic struck. There are still nearly 300,000 more unemployed than in February 2020 and another million are employed...

As Canadians get ready to elect a new federal government next week, two issues are top of mind according to several public opinion polls: housing affordability and climate change.  And it's no surprise these two areas are prominent; housing and the...

An in-depth analysis of the campaign platforms of the five major political parties competing in the 2021 federal election finds some are promising measures that directly align with the priorities of Indigenous women in Canada, and others are missing...

As Canada considers restricting flavours in vape products, the Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) is astounded by the hypocrisy and inequity in the regulation of adult products. Alcohol, a substance known to cause significant harm to health, and...

In comments submitted to Sens. Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker, and Ron Wyden on "The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act," the Cannabis Freedom Alliance applauded the proposed bill because it would accomplish "the overarching goal of legalizing...