Farm worker protections debated as NDP presses questions
The New Democrats push for assurances on farm worker safety amid Liberal moves reducing overtime and minimum wage protections. Ministers defend enforcement and imply limited alternatives for farm labor, while noting immigrant workers bear the brunt of policy gaps. Footnote cites Indo-Canadian workers observing the exchanges.
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Nightmare ends in Canada document recovery ordeal
The writer reports that a passport and birth certificate stolen from the Chetwynd post office on February 13, 2006 were not recovered by Canada Post, the Law Society of BC, lawyer Charles Fletcher, Canadian Intelligence Services, Passport Canada, or the RCMP for about a year. A Fort St. John firm recovered them on March 1, 2007, at a cost of 29140.86, prompting distrust in the legal and enforcement system.
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Court ruling on party funding raises beer budget fears
A Ontario Supreme Court decision would fund all registered parties from last election votes, but Crown counsel seeks suspension pending appeal. The author questions using student unions and beer money as an excuse and accuses the government of misusing public funds in a bid to delay smaller parties.
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Progressive-Conservatives
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Supreme Court of Canada
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