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Nov 26, 2018

Canadians should tread carefully on General Motors job losses

David J. Climenhaga

In its heyday, General Motors employed about 40,000 people in Canada. Now that number is just over 8,000, and is set to fall by nearly half. The prime suspect in the ordeal? Donald Trump.

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Nov 23, 2018

Imagine if you were forced to live in a tent at these temperatures

Open letter

In an open letter, students from St. Thomas University in Fredericton ask government to remedy the housing shortage that is so clearly evident by the tent city that has sprung up in the urban centre.

In cahoots

Nov 22, 2018

CUPW and CLC issue joint statement in support of workers

The Canadian Labour Congress joins the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in calling on Canada Post to negotiate fair contracts for postal workers.

In cahoots

Nov 22, 2018

AUPE welcomes joint-governance pension legislation

AUPE is welcoming Bill 27, the provincial government’s long-overdue legislation to place Alberta’s public sector pension plans under joint employer-employee governance.

In cahoots

Nov 22, 2018

Use of private firefighters and inmates in California wildfires raises serious questions

There is good reason to fear that the growing use of private firefighters and inmates could be seen as a way to avoid funding public services at the level required to respond to climate change.

In cahoots

Nov 20, 2018

Ontario Fall Economic Statement: a response from OSSTF/FEESO President Harvey Bischof

The Ford government’s Fall Economic Statement was delivered at Queen’s Park last week, and OSSTF responds to the reckless agenda of cuts.

In cahoots

Nov 20, 2018

Home Auditor General report confirms CRA more lenient on corporations, offshore than individuals

Canada’s Revenue Agency is more lenient in many ways with international and large businesses and taxpayers with offshore transactions than they are with individual Canadians.

Columnists

Nov 20, 2018

U.K. faces turmoil as EU negotiators meet Brexit challenge

Duncan Cameron

Overcoming furious rivals, British Prime Minister Theresa May has convinced her cabinet to support the "soft" Brexit deal with the EU, but the real test will come in a U.K. parliamentary vote.

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Nov 19, 2018

Big Oil calls for supply management to correct sinking crude prices

rabble staff

On Tuesday, the president of Cenovus Energy Inc. called for temporary production cuts across the Canadian oil sector to push prices back up. It's all about supply and demand.

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Nov 16, 2018

Ford government's economic statement is 'a plan for rich people'

Brent Patterson

What was in the economic statement released by the Ford government in Ontario?

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