Jun 25, 2010 Jennifer Stone DURHAM — It’s a small line in the recently passed federal budget, but if you ask some politicians, it could have far-reaching implications — positive or negative, depending on who’s discussing it — with regard to the proposed construction of new nuclear reactors at the site next to Darlington. The [...]
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My private member’s bill, C-437, incorporated in principle into government legislation
On Thursday, June 17, 2010 the government tabled Bill C-43 in response to a Superior Court ruling that required the federal government to grant RCMP members the right to collective bargaining. What the government did not mention is that their legislation is almost identical to Bill C-437, which I introduced in the House of Commons [...]
Mounties’ union gaining favour: poll
Current program viewed as weak By Chris Cobb, The Ottawa Citizen May 13, 2010 Rank-and-file RCMP officers across Canada want the right to form a union or a totally independent internal association to look after their interests. According to a new internal RCMP survey to be released today, roughly half of the Mounties polled favour [...]
Opposition urges Tories to allow Mounties to form union to deal with labour issues
OTTAWA — RCMP labour relations are a “dinosaur” at the root of low morale among thousands of rank and file Mounties and are in desperate need of reform, Liberal Consumer Affairs critic Dan McTeague said Thursday. McTeague is urging the Harper government to act on a new internal RCMP survey showing overwhelming support for an [...]
Liberal MP wants to scrap part of the RCMP Act
OTTAWA — Canada’s cops won’t be able to strike, but Liberal MP Dan McTeague wants RCMP officers to be able to form a union just the same. Specifically, he wants to scrap a part of the RCMP Act that prohibits officers from collective bargaining, and some officers want it scrapped, too. In a recent internal [...]
