NDP pledge to hike taxes could affect investment, leading to fewer BC jobs BC jobs and investment could be heading for a rough ride over the next few years with a new NDP government, according to figures compiled by a leading Canadian economist. Jack Mintz, head of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, [...]
Jill Clayton says Children First Act will strip Albertans’ rights to know what records exist about them A new Children First Act aimed at protecting children from abuse in Alberta will erode individuals’ ability to control their own personal and health information by increasing sharing between government agencies without consent, says the province’s privacy commissioner. Jill Clayton [...]
Canada should concentrate on training its own citizens, not using temporary foreign workers Canada has become too dependent on the temporary foreign workers program and has failed to address the lack of skilled workers through domestic-made solutions, says a new report into foreign workers in Canada. Kevin McQuillan, the author of All The Workers We [...]
Langley candidate Mary Polak accuses Hauptman of leaking campaign strategy to NDP The B.C. provincial election became even weirder Tuesday as the campaign manager for Liberal incumbent Mary Polak resigned over “hateful attitudes” by party members toward gays, followed by allegations from the candidate that he leaked campaign strategy to the NDP. Todd Hauptman resigned Tuesday [...]
Investigation discovers one prohibited contribution from Katz Group An investigation into alleged illegal campaign donations from the Katz Group to the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta during the last election has determined that only one contribution was in violation of the Elections Act. Outgoing chief electoral officer Brian Fjeldheim found that a $25,000 donation to [...]
Safety concerns by Alberta jail guards sparked the illegal wildcat strike An agreement between the provincial government and the union representing striking Alberta jail guards was reached late Tuesday night that will end the five-day illegal strike. The strike began last Friday after an employee was suspended for complaining about safety issues at the Edmonton Remand [...]
Earl Silverman committed suicide Friday in Calgary In the end, Earl Silverman lived for nothing and died for something, the way he wanted it, I guess. That was always his tag signature at the end of emails: Live for nothing; die for something. Those emails were sent to comfort male victims of domestic violence, to [...]
Earl Silverman operated only safe house for me in Canada Earl Silverman, the tireless crusader for the rights of abused men, died Friday of apparent suicide. Silverman, who himself was a victim of female perpetrated-domestic abuse, founded the only men’s shelter in Canada. The Men’s Alternative Safe House was forced to close last month after [...]
Naheed Nenshi hints Manning Centre may be breaking charity laws The Manning Centre came under fire Thursday by Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Ald. Diane Colley-Urquhart who both called the conservative think-tank’s integrity into question, suggesting the group is intimidating current councillors and may have broken financial donation laws. Colley-Urquhart says she was intimidated by Dimitri Pantazopolous, [...]
Cal Wenzel video – Mayor Nenshi suggests election finance laws were broken The secretly taped video that shows Calgary home builders in a room listening to Cal Wenzel talk about supporting candidates they feel will vote in their favour was finally released in its entirety Tuesday night. Mayor Naheed Nenshi fought back Wednesday morning, calling [...]
