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  • More Than 30 Striking Workers Killed in South Africa

    From Huffington Post and Associated Press: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police officers killed more than 30 miners who charged them at a Lonmin PLC platinum mine, authorities said Friday, as a national newspaper warned that a time bomb ticking over poor South Africans has exploded. Thursday’s shootings are one of the worst in South…

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  • Canadian corporations sitting on mountain of cash instead of Investing in jobs, growth

    Last week, the Globe and Mail reported on an interesting independent report from Capital Economics. It shows Canadian corporations have been collecting and sitting on a large and growing “mountain” of cash. Its author, Canadian economist David Madani says investing or even paying out bigger dividends with just a small portion of that cash would provide amajor…

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  • Small Biz Research shows Consumer Demand Limiting Growth, BUT Small Biz Lobbyists attack unions instead

    OTTAWA – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business continues to ignore its own research about the fragile state of the Canadian economy, says Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress. Georgetti was commenting on the CFIB’s recently-released Business Outlook survey for July 2012. “The CFIB’s study shows that for the fourth month in row…

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  • Increase Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) Rental Allowance NOW!

    Proposed action: The Province of Manitoba increase social assistance (EIA) rental allowance to 75% of median market rent. The Province estimates this will cost approximately $18.5 million annually. This is less than 1% of the Manitoba budget. Overview of Issue: EIA recipients are provided with a rental allowance that has increased marginally since 1992 when…

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  • MFL participates in consultation on skills shortages

    On Thursday, August 2, MFL President Kevin Rebeck and MFL Special Projects Coordinator Jean-Guy Bourgeois participated in a federal consultation on strategies to address Canada’s skills shortages. The consultation session was led by Dr. Kellie Leitch, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. Dr. Leitch led a very participatory and open-ended…

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