A private member’s bill tabled by New Democrat Mining Critic Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt) would amend the Investment Canada Act to prevent job-killing foreign takeovers of Canadian companies. As it presently stands, when a foreign company proposes a takeover of a Canadian firm, the information it provides to Industry Canada is confidential, and cannot be [...]
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Prevent Job-Killing Foreign Takeovers
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010EI in Dire Straights
Monday, June 28th, 2010My colleague, Jean Crowder – Nanaimo – Cowichan recently issued the following Op-ed which I would like to share with you. With the clouds of recession still casting a deep shadow over many Canadians, I hoped the federal government would do everything it could to help workers and small business. Instead, they’ve done the opposite. [...]
American Subsidies Unfair
Thursday, June 18th, 2009More action still needed to address struggling Pulp and Paper industry OTTAWA – New Democrat Forestry Critic John Rafferty (Thunder Bay – Rainy River) said today that the Conservative government’s $1 billion forestry assistance plan is coming too late to reverse the industry’s 55,000 job losses and will not offset the damage done to the [...]
The Growing Income Gap in Canada
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008The old adage that “the rich get rich and the poor get poorer” has never been so true, especially these days in Canadian society. According to a new study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), poverty and inequality rates in Canada are now higher than most developed nations. The report found that, [...]