A request for transparency in negotiating “trade” deals
CUPE and other unions have mounted campaigns against the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between ...
Month: August 2013
Home support workers should not subsidize employer payroll costs
The NB Coalition for Pay Equity is shocked to learn that home support workers’ retroactive pay equity adjustments for 2012-2013 ...
Austerity chokes Canada’s down-and-out as Harper, Flaherty look the other way
The exceedingly aggressive austerity cuts carried out by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty over the past ...
More job creation potential in clean energy than in oil and gas
Government leaders and a number of other pundits are telling us that New Brunswick needs the shale gas industry and ...
A chance to speak your mind about art in Fredericton
Fredericton - The Charlotte Street Arts Centre, a focal point for creation, presentation and education in the arts, is pleased ...
Egyptian authorities continue to detain Canadian filmmaker and emergency physician
Egyptian authorities are currently detaining two Canadians, Professor and Filmmaker, John Greyson, and Emergency Physician, Tarek Loubani, 48 hours after ...
Pipelines: Nation Builders?
Snapshot of the Energy East Pipeline website: http://www.energyeastpipeline.com/ It’s a game changer ! We need to ...
How two different celebrations carry same message
Mid-August is one of my favourite stretches of summer, but not because of vacation time or the fact that the ...
Arrest of Moncton prostitutes turns spotlight on issue
Two weeks ago, 11 women in Moncton were arrested for prostitution-related charges. The arrests were explained by an RCMP press ...