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It has been more than 25 years since 14 women were murdered at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. And yet, women and girls in Canada still face violence in their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities every single day.  For the past two years, the Canadian Labour Congress has been spearheading an initiative to address the impact of domestic violence in the workplace.…

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SRNA Firm In Their Position: Cannot Support SALPN Bylaws Without a clear decision making framework in place, SRNA will not support proposed changes. By now, many of you will have received the recent communication from the SRNA [November 26, 2015] regarding the SALPN’s re-submission of their proposed bylaws for review by the Ministry of Health. (Click here to view a copy of f the…

GLOBAL: http://globalnews.ca/news/2362339/sask-families-say-seniors-care-issues-being-ignored/ REGINA – When Lynn Emerson had concerns in early 2015 about her 101-year-old mother’s care at a facility in Wolseley, she says her worries fell on deaf ears. Emerson decided to compile a list of complaints from other families whose loved ones were in the care home, but when she shared the…

LEADER POST: http://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/families-workers-raise-more-seniors-care-concerns The second-last sitting question period of the year focused solely on seniors’ care. As Opposition Leader Cam Broten put concerns to the government, about 10 people sat in the gallery, at times nodding and shaking their heads, sometimes with their arms crossed, as they listened…