PHOTOS: Alaska Governor Bill Walker illustrates about how much is left in the northern state’s budget now that oil prices have gone south. (Alaska Dispatch News photo.) Below: The wild rose, official flower of both Alaska and Alberta; baked Alaska, g…
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OPSEU Diablogue: Tories unlikely to stop Bill prohibiting paid plasma, but why are they even trying?
The Ontario Tories recently have appeared to be distancing themselves from some of the more unpopular positions adopted by the party under Tim Hudak. Voting for second reading of an Act intended to close the door on paid collection of … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: $110k Owen Sound MPP shrugs off 6-year PSW wage freeze, calls for two years more
Bill Walker walked into the room with a big smile but his body language gave away his discomfort of being a Tory MPP in a union hall. He constantly fidgeted with his purple scarf and never strayed far from the … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Tory health care white paper elicits a big ho-hum
If the Tories thought that yesterday’s new health care white paper was likely to change the channel on the byelection defeats, they likely woke up this morning disappointed. Despite health care’s long standing ranking as the number one issue among … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: New Tory health plan is simple – too simple
The new Ontario Tory plan for health care is simple – eliminate the Local Health Integration Networks and the Community Care Access Centres and let between 30-40 “hub” hospitals run the health care system – or at least the bits … Continue reading →
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