Union Bug Blog
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Feb 08, 2013 -
Programs Won't Solve Jail Crisis
Recently, the NDP government released a report from the adult corrections capacity review committee, a group that was formed to provide recommendations to government on how to ease chronic overcrowding in Manitoba jails. Far from providing realistic solutions to overcrowding, however, the committee's report threatens to exacerbate the problem for decades to come.
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Feb 01, 2013 -
The Folly of Corporate Tax Cuts
The Canadian Labour Congress has produced a report entitled “What Did Corporate Tax Cuts Deliver” as a backgrounder for Corporate Tax Freedom Day, which fell on January 30 this year.
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Jan 28, 2013 -
Common Causes Coalition and Idle No More Rally on Parliament Hill as MPs Return to Work
People in communities across Canada are coming together under a banner of “Common Causes” on January 28 as Members of Parliament head back to work and Parliament resumes.