"NUPGE urges governments to act to meet their human rights obligations on this International Day for Human Rights and to understand that these obligations go beyond their borders." — Larry Brown, NUPGE President

As the first cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 are reported in Canada, it is incredibly frustrating to realize that without tax dodging by large corporations and the wealthy, the money would have been there to vaccinate everyone in the world, and we’d be a lot closer to bring the pandemic under control.

However, as the statistics reveal it is crucial to identify the root causes of gender-based violence such as the inequality, biases, and discrimination that women face and take actions now to end them. — Larry Brown, NUPGE President.

“The announcement about the repeal of the PSSA and the government’s stated intention to take a ‘different approach’ should translate into meaningful change at the bargaining table immediately. Public workers who have kept Manitoba’s public services running through the pandemic should be treated fairly.” — Kyle Ross, MGEU President

"While the world is consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we must not forget that the HIV/AIDS pandemic is ongoing. World AIDS Day is an important moment to press for continued action to eradicate HIV/AIDS. Understanding the failures made in dealing with  AIDS can help us better deal with the current pandemic. ” — Larry Brown, NUPGE President

“People with disabilities need real support now,” said Larry Brown. “They have been sounding the alarm bells for years about their precarity and the pandemic made things even worse for them.”

We oppose the sale of unregulated, unreported genetically engineered foods and seeds. We oppose the proposals from Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that would allow many gene-edited genetically engineered foods and seeds onto the market with no government oversight.

GreenNewTrade.org identifies concrete solutions that would bring about change in international trade rules — change that would better enable the types of actions needed to address the climate crisis. 

"A decade with no investment in EMS and the massive amount of people waiting for care due to delayed procedures and diagnosis means that what could have been preventative care is becoming a health emergency and overwhelming our incredibly stretched ambulance service." — Mike Parker, HSAA President and advanced care paramedic

A reminder that privatizing alcohol sales will increase the number of alcohol-related health care problems, including deaths, and the costs for the public.

“Gender-based violence has not gone away during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it’s gotten worse — in homes, in workplaces, and in public. Although it is not a new issue, the pandemic has brought a new urgency to the need to invest in prevention and in supports and services for victims and survivors.” — Larry Brown, NUPGE President

“The government owes these 30 people an explanation and tell them why it was better to cut their funding and take away their jobs, rather than conduct a transparent audit to hold those people actually responsible to account.” — Jason MacLean, NSGEU President

“There’s an onus on government and law enforcement to ensure transgender and gender-diverse people feel like they can access their services safely. Trust must be rebuilt.” ― Larry Brown, NUPGE President

“Without collecting race-based COVID-19 data, the government is effectively saying they know some populations are more vulnerable than others, but they’re not interested in taking concrete steps to help the communities who need it most.” — Larry Brown, NUPGE President

If P3 privatization schemes are as good as the privatization industry claims, what’s wrong with a judicial inquiry?