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"I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind." From the Canadian Bill of Rights, July 1, 1960. |
| Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law: |
8. (1) Every employee is free to join the trade union of their choice and to participate in its lawful activities. |
5.01 CUPW Collective agreement
| There shall be no discrimination, interference, restriction, coercion, harassment, intimidation, or stronger disciplinary action exercised or practiced with respect to and employee by reason of ... political or religious affiliation, ... or membership or activity in the Union. |
70 Questions pertaining to the sale of BC Rail:
| 1. Will the government hold a public inquiry into the
sell-off of BC Rail as soon as the criminal proceedings conclude so that B.C. taxpayers
can finally get the answers they deserve? 2. When did the government first learn that the BC Rail deal was the target of an in-depth RCMP investigation? 3. When will the government release all documents -- including documents which may not be directly linked to the charges -- that relate to government policies or decisions regarding BC Rail? |
Acts to acquire majority stake in Aeroman El Salvador
Air Canada: Outsourcing at London Heathrow
Air Canada: Outsourcing the Orchestra
TELUS still outsourcing in Manila
France Safeguards Universal Post Services
French postal service launches largest retail bank network
New Zealand follows France's lead and starts Kiwibank - Profits are up
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The Joy of Privatization and the loss of public acountability:
B.C. derailment prompts environmental worries
What about public concerns about toxic spills?
Alberta Aboriginal band suing CN Rail over oil spill
CN dumps 40,000 litres of caustic soda into the Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River will take 50 years or more to recover
CN How Do We Sleep Beside an Anaconda?
Derailment is 11th of the year
| "That's almost double the accident rate that BC Rail had before CN Rail bought the line from the the B.C. Liberal government in July 2004 and began running longer and less frequent trains than BC Rail did on the mountainous route." |
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The Joy of Privatization - Not
Leaving CN's track record aside and observing what happens when a large Corporation is no longer publicly accountable or bound by laws that protect the environment, let's take a look at privatization from a cold hard dollar and sense perspective. Privatizing Canada Post is not good for the private sector as it will cost them more to use their services.
Today I received a package that was sent from a friend in New York. The product and postage was already paid for. The package came COD because I had to pay GST which was not a big surprise because the same thing would have happened if the package was sent through USPS and Canada Post. The difference was the brokerage fees. Canada Customs adds on a five dollar user fee on top of the GST charges which is collected by Canada Post for them. UPS charges $50.00.
That's quite a difference. That is with UPS's law suit suing Canada under NAFTA claiming that UPS can't compete with Canada Post's prices. UPS claims that because Canada Post already has a network of first class mail, it is cost efficient for them to send courier items and they can do so faster and cheaper than the private sector. That is bizarre. That's like claiming Greyhound should not be legally permitted to ship parcels because they already have a network of busses in place.This is where the Corporate obsession becomes bizarre and common sense is removed through well meaning but poorly written trade agreements.
Canada Post CEO Plans more rate increases
| "It's no wonder that the B.C. Liberals skipped having a fall sitting of the B.C. Legislature last year - it could be awkward having to explain what is essentially the cannibalization of government by government." Siobhan Rowe |
