Category Archives: Labour
Girl Scouts call on cookie bakers to address child labour
The Girl Scouts of the USA said Wednesday that child labour has no place in its iconic cookies and called on the two companies that bake them to act quickly to address any potential abuses linked to the palm oil
Addressing mental-health issues linked to pandemic looming issue in 2021, Bains says
OTTAWA — Canada's industry minister says the country faces mounting mental health concerns that the government will have to address in 2021. Navdeep Bains says he has heard more stories about the mental health of workers and entrepreneurs alongside nee...
Ontario government facing criticism after COVID-19 shots slowed over holidays
The Ontario government has come under fire from critics after COVID-19 immunizations ramped down over the holidays. The Ministry of Health said in a statement Monday that hospitals administering the vaccine asked to change the schedule to ensure proper...
National daycare system will need funding to lower fees, expand spaces, Hussen says
OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of the government's push on child care says bringing down fees parents pay is a key ingredient in the Liberals' design for a national system. Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen also says that just
2021: Alberta eyes post-COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions
EDMONTON — Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says the goal in 2021 is to get vaccines out and put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, then work to fix a battered and beleaguered economy. But with a $21-billion deficit and
Pandemic pushed up timeline for long-sought EI review, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA — Canada's employment minister says plans to revamp the employment insurance system have been put on a faster path thanks to COVID-19. The pandemic has exposed shortcomings in EI, including that not every worker is covered, nor can everyone who
Pandemic pushed up timeline for long-sought EI review, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA — Canada's employment minister says plans to revamp the employment insurance system have been put on a faster path thanks to COVID-19. The pandemic has exposed shortcomings in EI, including that not every worker is covered, nor can everyone who
Dawn of Biden era offers new opportunities, old challenges for Canada-U.S. relations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If Donald Trump has anything in common with Canada, it might be this: a shared craving for the attention of the American people that at times can border on the pathological. Both could go through withdrawal symptoms in
CRA promotes public database to track employers using wage subsidies
OTTAWA — Canada Revenue Agency is launching a website to help Canadians track which employers have been using government wage subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CRA says its Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Registry website is part of a push for...
As vulnerable youth face CERB clawbacks, Trudeau says Liberals looking over options
OTTAWA — Marie Christian recalls the confusion that reigned as the young people she works with tried to navigate government aid at the onset of the pandemic. The program director for Voices: Manitoba's Youth in Care Network, works with those aged