The real shame is how little Canadians expect of their national government and how disengaged and unaffected they feel about politics at the national level.
Being in a union means earning a decent wage so that people can buy a home, a car, raise a family, take a vacation, put their kids through college, and retire in dignity.
The National Day of Mourning was established in Canada at the urging of the Canadian Labour Congress in 1984, and is now recognized in over 80 countries around the world.
Working Canadians have suffered enormously from Bay Street bigwigs, but most aren't aware of it. The President of the Canadian Labour Congress explains the ABCP swindle.
Scary close-up. Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper's recent history as the National Citizens's Coalition prez gives a true glimpse of his real beliefs.