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NB: Scrapping of NB Power sale a win for New Brunswick
[SAINT JOHN, NB] – The announcement that the sale of NB power is being abandoned is being lauded as a victory for the people of New Brunswick by the Council of Canadians. The Council of Canadians, which has opposed the sale of NB Power from the moment the proposed sale was announced in October 2009, [...] More
PE: Two-tiered minimum wage debate rages on
[CHARLOTTETOWN, PE] — A heated and lengthy debate on government’s proposal to bring in a two-tiered minimum wage continued in Charlottetown on Friday. The Standing Committee on Community and Intergovernmental Affairs has been hearing presentations on the concept of a differentiated wage for the past several weeks. More
PE: Buy American deal will hit P.E.I. hard, says council
[CHARLOTTETOWN, PE] — The Council of Canadians is raising questions about the Buy American trade deal announced by the Stephen Harper government. “Canada is giving away far more than it can receive in this deal,” says Leo Broderick of Charlottetown, vice-chair of the Council of Canadians. More
NL: Vale Inco plans for Sandy Pond upset Council of Canadians, CUPE
[ST. JOHN'S, NL] - Members of the Council of Canadians and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are boiling over at the thought of Sandy Pond becoming a waste deposit site for Vale Inco. About 50 people attended a public meeting in St. John’s Thursday, May 7 where representatives of the organizations said the [...] More
