We need a holistic approach to health care
Looking back, I now realize that I learned many fundamental lessons of good health care at a very young age. The traditional life skills my people demonstrated while living off the land taught that responsibility and resilience through social capital (we-chi-e-twin) were instrumental to the concept of preventing sickness, starvation, and other ailments. I mimicked […]
Senators to trim Nov. 20 sitting to attend anti-harassment training
Senators will begin mandatory anti-harassment training this month, as work continues to refresh the Upper Chamber’s harassment policy. On Nov. 1, the Senate approved cutting short its Nov. 20 sitting so that Senators could attend a training session in the late afternoon. At least one more workshop will be held on Nov 27, using the […]
Debi Daviau re-elected, will lead PIPSC until 2022
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Debi Daviau has won a third presidential mandate, meaning she will lead the second-largest public service union until the end of 2021. Ms. Daviau, who ran against two other candidates, was announced the winner at the union’s 99th annual general meeting (AGM) held Nov. 2 and 3 at […]
How to unlock the potential of Canada’s North
While the mining industry is truly pan-Canadian, with operations from coast to coast to coast, it is particularly significant to northern Canada. In the Arctic specifically, mining is the largest private-sector employer, responsible for the employment of approximately 8,500 people, or one in every six jobs. These numbers increase substantially when the Arctic regions of […]
Canada’s research capacity in the North lags other countries
The changing Arctic is a new frontier of scientific discovery, industrial development, and socio-economic innovation. From China’s plan for a Polar Silk Road to Norway’s Nansen Legacy program on the Barents Sea and adjacent Arctic basin; from Russia’s intense extraction of its Arctic resources to Canada’s reconciliation with its Indigenous people; from the building worldwide […]
Liberals’ approach to the North is people-driven
Our government’s approach to the North is very much people-driven. Since coming into office in the fall of 2015, the government has made a substantial increase to the Northern Residents Deduction, targeted the Canada Child Benefit to those who need it most, and changed the rules around the Canada Workers Benefit to make it more […]
N.W.T., Canada can work together for sustainable northern development
A year ago this week, I was in Ottawa to call for a national discussion on the future of the Northwest Territories. My red alert was motivated by the continued stagnation of the Northwest Territories economy, compounded by concerns that federal decisions and policies could create roadblocks to meaningful economic development and cut our people […]
‘We still have work to do,’ says Senate sponsor of new anti-harassment law protecting Hill staff
The “heat’s turned up” on the need for education and prevention of workplace harassment now that a government bill extending Canada Labour Code procedures and protection to Parliament Hill employees has become law, says the bill’s Senate sponsor. Bill C-65, which received royal assent on Oct. 25, changes the Canada Labour Code to add sexual […]
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Anti-harassment bill passes: a first step, but an essential one
Harassment and violence have no place at work or anywhere else. People have been coming forward to share their experiences inspired by the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, and the high-profile cases involving well-known public figures have helped those affected by these pervasive behaviours bring their stories forward to be heard. But no one is […]
