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'This government is getting out of caring for seniors and trying to turn a quick buck by selling off some valuable properties.' - Darryl Walker.
'Industry has been consulted but the people of the province have been left in the dark.'
'Communities in which community medical laboratories have been closed due to Ontario government policies include Hamilton, Napanee, Smiths Falls, Perth, Bracebridge and Winchester.' - Ontario Health Coalition.
Severance packages will be calculated on the basis of 1.5 weeks of pay for each year of service to a maximum of 52 weeks.
'The main goal has to be public safety. Providing support, supervision and rehabilitation programs upon an offender's release into the community is critical.' - James Clancy.
'Even more than immigrants, temporary migrants like farm workers, live-in caregivers, construction workers and others face exploitative and precarious work and living conditions.'
The private consultants behind the eHealth spending scandal weren’t able to contain themselves from pinching the public purse for every last dime." - Warren (Smokey) Thomas.
Increasing incarceration of people with mental issues is cruel and unusual punishment – NUPGE.
'Both sides worked together to make the work site a better place for the staff and clients.' - BCGEU president Darryl Walker.
Among developed nations, Canada will now stand alone in Copenhagen blocking global progress.
The Human Resources Council for the Voluntary & Non-profit Sector is conducting a confidential survey which may be of interest to individuals aged 45+ planning to retire or make other work changes, or who are already retired.
