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UFCW Canada welcomes ruling in human trafficking trial and calls for end of labour trafficking

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星期二, 六月 27, 2023

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TORONTO, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW Canada, the country’s leading advocate for agricultural workers, welcomes the ruling by Justice Michael MacArthur in the human trafficking trial in London, Ontario.

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TORONTO, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW Canada, the country’s leading advocate for agricultural workers, welcomes the ruling by Justice Michael MacArthur in the human trafficking trial in London, Ontario.
UFCW Canada stands in solidarity with these survivors and all survivors of labour trafficking and calls on the Ontario Government to implement laws that strengthen the human and labour rights of thousands of migrant agricultural workers who make critical contributions to Canada’s food supply.
“The Ontario Agricultural Employees Protection Act as it currently exists does not offer adequate protection against labour abuses,” says Santiago Escobar, National Representative at UFCW Canada.
Prevention is better than cure.”
As more labour trafficking investigations are exposed to the outrage of Ontarians, UFCW Canada calls on the Ford Government to offer more support to victims of human trafficking.

Introducing Higher Fines for Employers Withholding Migrant Workers' Passports is Not Enough

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星期五, 三月 24, 2023

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While UFCW welcomes stiffer penalties for abusive employers and other irresponsible actors, the proposed legislation Working for Workers Act, 2023, is not enough.

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While UFCW welcomes stiffer penalties for abusive employers and other irresponsible actors, the proposed legislation Working for Workers Act, 2023, is not enough.
This is an essential step towards correcting the intolerable power imbalance that exists in heartland of Canada’s food production system.
The Ford Government can also support migrant agricultural workers by making the Provincial Nominee Program more accessible and facilitating efforts by migrant agricultural workers to obtain Permanent Residence.
For 30 years, UFCW Canada has been the leading voice and advocate for domestic and migrant agricultural workers.

REMINDER - Media Advisory: Patients to Share Stories About Being Charged Hundreds or Thousands of Dollars by Ontario Private Clinics Extra-Billing & Upselling

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星期一, 二月 27, 2023

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The Coalition will present evidence in press conferences with patients Monday morning showing the private clinics charge patients for medically necessary services, upsell patients for medically unnecessary services and make access to care contingent on paying for extra fees.

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The Coalition will present evidence in press conferences with patients Monday morning showing the private clinics charge patients for medically necessary services, upsell patients for medically unnecessary services and make access to care contingent on paying for extra fees.
This is currently happening in private for-profit cataract clinics, MRI clinics, colonoscopy clinics across Ontario and it is costing patients hundreds to thousands of dollars.
Monday, February 27 at 9:45 a.m. in person at Queen’s Park media studio, Toronto
Monday, February 27 at 10:30 a.m. by Zoom for cross-province media.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdO-grT0jHNz6kMCBWrfXaer3Xfh...
Natalie Mehra, Executive Director, Ontario Health Coalition & patients from Kingston, Newmarket and Sarnia-Lambton

REMINDER - Media Advisory: Patients to Share Stories About Being Charged Hundreds or Thousands of Dollars by Ontario Private Clinics Extra-Billing & Upselling

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星期日, 二月 26, 2023

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The Coalition will present evidence in press conferences with patients Monday morning showing the private clinics charge patients for medically necessary services, upsell patients for medically unnecessary services and make access to care contingent on paying for extra fees.

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The Coalition will present evidence in press conferences with patients Monday morning showing the private clinics charge patients for medically necessary services, upsell patients for medically unnecessary services and make access to care contingent on paying for extra fees.
This is currently happening in private for-profit cataract clinics, MRI clinics, colonoscopy clinics across Ontario and it is costing patients hundreds to thousands of dollars.
Monday, February 27 at 9:45 a.m. in person at Queen’s Park media studio, Toronto
Monday, February 27 at 10:30 a.m. by Zoom for cross-province media.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdO-grT0jHNz6kMCBWrfXaer3Xfh...
Natalie Mehra, Executive Director, Ontario Health Coalition & patients from Kingston, Newmarket and Sarnia-Lambton

Media Advisory: Patients to Share Stories About Being Charged Hundreds or Thousands of Dollars by Ontario Private Clinics Extra-Billing & Upselling

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星期五, 二月 24, 2023

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The Coalition will present evidence in press conferences with patients Monday morning showing the private clinics charge patients for medically necessary services, upsell patients for medically unnecessary services and make access to care contingent on paying for extra fees.

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The Coalition will present evidence in press conferences with patients Monday morning showing the private clinics charge patients for medically necessary services, upsell patients for medically unnecessary services and make access to care contingent on paying for extra fees.
This is currently happening in private for-profit cataract clinics, MRI clinics, colonoscopy clinics across Ontario and it is costing patients hundreds to thousands of dollars.
Monday, February 27 at 9:45 a.m. in person at Queen’s Park media studio, Toronto
Monday, February 27 at 10:30 a.m. by Zoom for cross-province media.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdO-grT0jHNz6kMCBWrfXaer3Xfh...
Natalie Mehra, Executive Director, Ontario Health Coalition & patients from Kingston, Newmarket and Sarnia-Lambton

Private Capital Markets Association President and Vice-Chair Craig Skauge Comments on OSC Developments

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星期三, 七月 20, 2022

The PCMA also lauds the Ford government for its publicly enunciated five-point plan to create confidence in Ontario's capital markets, its "open for business" policies as well the Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce's (Taskforce) independent recommendations as they pertain to capital formation in Ontario.

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The PCMA also lauds the Ford government for its publicly enunciated five-point plan to create confidence in Ontario's capital markets, its "open for business" policies as well the Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce's (Taskforce) independent recommendations as they pertain to capital formation in Ontario.
The composition of the recently announced Advisory Council to the CEO of the OSC only further cements this truth.
The Private Capital Markets Association of Canada (PCMA) is Canada's largest private capital markets community.
The PCMA is the national voice of the private capital markets in Canada with a focus on the exempt market.

Campaign for Public Education to Hold Press Conference

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星期五, 五月 27, 2022

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What we need from a new government is a pledge to reverse the cuts to public education, Seaborn believes, and adds, What we need from Ontario voters is to elect MPPs who will reverse the cuts.

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What we need from a new government is a pledge to reverse the cuts to public education, Seaborn believes, and adds, What we need from Ontario voters is to elect MPPs who will reverse the cuts.
Adds Habiba Aden, a Special Education assistant, Just as dozens of positions are cut, our children in need of specialized learning is greater than ever!
Campaign for Public Education is an association of organizations, civic agencies and groups representing community leaders, parents, adult learners, students, education workers and ethno-racial community representatives.
Since 2001, we have been campaigning together for quality public education for all in order to Give Students what they Need to Succeed

London and District Labour Council Mobilizes May 1 in a Historic Province Wide Day of Action to Demand a Workers First Agenda and to Fight for a New Government on June 2

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星期日, 五月 1, 2022

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Its high time for a new government.

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Its high time for a new government.
The Ford Government shamefully privileged their corporate cronies and private schools for rapid tests at a critical point in the pandemic.
And now they are attempting to gain votes through last minute maneuvers that only show how desperate and fundamentally immoral they are, leading into the election.
Its time to put workers first and its time for the supports every community needs.

MEDIA ADVISORY: London and District Labour Council Plans May 1 Actions to demand a workers first agenda and elect a new Government on June 2

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星期五, 四月 29, 2022

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After four years of Ford Government attacks on workers, and two years of a pandemic that highlighted the inequalities in our systems, this is one of over 20 actions being organized across the province to demand better for Ontario and a new Government.

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After four years of Ford Government attacks on workers, and two years of a pandemic that highlighted the inequalities in our systems, this is one of over 20 actions being organized across the province to demand better for Ontario and a new Government.

OFL: Damning AG report Confirms Ford’s Conservative Government Failed to Protect Long-Term Care Residents During Pandemic

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星期五, 四月 30, 2021

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In it, the OFL took the government to task on countless reports that include life-saving recommendations.\n\xe2\x80\x9cArchie Campbell\xe2\x80\x99s words from the SARS Commission continue to haunt us.

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In it, the OFL took the government to task on countless reports that include life-saving recommendations.\n\xe2\x80\x9cArchie Campbell\xe2\x80\x99s words from the SARS Commission continue to haunt us.
And the Ford Government has blood on their hands,\xe2\x80\x9d said Patty Coates, OFL President.
The Commission has already released two interim reports .\n\xe2\x80\x9cClearly, Doug Ford has failed workers, seniors, their families, caregivers, Ontarians.
Our long-term care system needs radical reform,\xe2\x80\x9d said Coates.\nThe Ontario Federation of Labour represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario.