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Omaha Steve

(99,706 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2015, 07:05 PM Jul 2015

Canadian Parliament passes anti-union legislation (Oh Canada how could you)

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/canadian-parliament-passes-anti-union-legislation

By Mark Gruenberg, Press Associates Union News Service
July 12, 2015

OTTAWA
Using moves taken wholesale from the right wing’s playbook in the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Conservative Party leader, jammed a wide-ranging anti-union law through Parliament.

The law forces unions – and nobody else -- to disclose every financial item, including who got paid and each payment’s purpose. That includes otherwise-confidential licensing agreements and fees for professional services, such as attorneys that unions use.

Harper’s law, enacted before expected parliamentary elections this year, drew outrage from seven of Canada’s 11 provinces, the Canadian Labour Congress, its largest union – the Canadian Union of Public Employees – and other unions in the U.S.’ northern neighbor.

CUPE called the law just one more reason for voters to oust Harper, a Conservative, from the prime minister’s chair, and elect a New Democratic Party government. NDP is the leading opposition party in Parliament.

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Canadian Parliament passes anti-union legislation (Oh Canada how could you) (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 2015 OP

That will not survive a Charter of Rights challenge. It's a clear violation of privacy and Monk06 Jul 2015 #1

He's virulently anti-union GliderGuider Jul 2015 #2

Compared to Harper, Walker is pro union. BTW Harper is a Dominionist Evangelical, but apparently Monk06 Jul 2015 #5

That's basically it. nt laundry_queen Jul 2015 #4

I really hope Canada gets a NDP-Liberal coalition govt. N/t roamer65 Jul 2015 #3

Monk06

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1. That will not survive a Charter of Rights challenge. It's a clear violation of privacy and

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 08:21 PM

Jul 2015

association. And not just individual privacy. It violates client confidentiality.

Harper knows he's gone and is just shitting on the carpet on his way out the door.