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Temporary Foreign Worker Program under review
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program, will soon be under program review by the federal government.
Over years, the TFW has gained a bad rap for its treatment of migrant workers. According to Rabble.ca, this year, the TFW recruited migrant workers from China to work in a British Columbia coal mine. This coal mine received over 300 Canadian applications, however, all of the applications were denied.
According to Rabble.ca, this was due to the ability of speaking Mandarin as a qualification necessary on the application.
More controversially, the migrant workers were illegally asked to pay an approximate $12 500 in recruitment fees in order to work in Canada. This is likely due to lack of regulation in the TFW program.
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as well as the International Labour Organization's (ILO) declaration of fundamental principles and rights at work, may be a start of reference. however, as of yet, the Canadian government has not signed these international conventions.
Rabble.ca reports that according to the ILO, approximately 100 000 rights have been violated for seasonal agricultural workers in Ontario alone by restricting unions.
STORY WRITTEN BY: HANNAH BESSEAU
BC Blackout protest at gas station
In Vancouver, a protest forced a gas station to nearly shut-down its business.
30 people from the proactive environmental collective BC Blackout rallied in front of a Shell gas station in Vancouver's East-End neighbourhood on November 10th.
Vancouver Media Co-op's Zig-zag reports that the rally was against Royal Dutch Shell's involvement in expoiting Alberta's Tar Sands. Shell is also a part of various pipeline projects, most notably the Enbridge Keystone pipeline.
The protestors barricaded the gas station and gave leaflets to inform pedestrians. Motorists who passed by honked in approval.
About 30 policemen followed the protestors when the rally began at a nearby park all the way to the gas station. No arrests were made.
BC Blackout protestors claims their presence alongside with the policemen helped out in showing down that gas station's daily business.
An identical rally occurred on October 23rd by another collective known as The Rising Tides Vancouver-Coast Salish Territories.
STORY WRITTEN BY: SATURN DE LOS ANGELES
November 13, 2012
Hosted by: Kurt Weiss
Stories by: Danny Aubry, Carlo Spiridigliozzi & Hannah Besseau
Produced by: Catlin Spencer
Animal protection laws to be strengthened in Montreal
The city of Montreal is undertaking an ambitious project to enhance animal protection laws.
In a report by the McGill Daily, the city working in tandem with the SPCA is encouraging new pet owners to adopt animals from shelters in favour of pet shops. 200 pets were sdopted at the last "Operation Adoption" weekend in late October.
A new animal shelter for greater Montreal is to be built by 2014. Martine Painchaud, the press secretary for the mayor's office told the Daily that a government-run shelter will resolve a lot of Montreal's pet abandonment issues. Each of the 19 Montreal Island boroughs have their own animal protection laws. The mayor's office is suggesting 1 bylaw for all of the boroughs.
Quebec's record on stemming animal cruelty has been questioned recently. One of the cases that drew outrage, was the abuse of animals at the Berger-Blanc for-profit animal ahelter.
Flickr Photo by: lynnefeatherstone
Marois's 2016 daycare plan
Premier Pauline Marois promised that by 2016 every child within the province will have access to a $7.00 a day daycare space.
According to the Gazette Marois stated that 28,000 new spaces will be created.
Marois promised that the price for subsidized daycare spaces will remain $7.00 a day until 2016.
Owners of private unsubsidized daycare centres feel that it`s unfair that they will not be assigned to the new spaces.
Marois admitted that she favours state run early childhood centres because of the high rate of dissatisfaction for private daycare centres.
CJLO 1690 AM's Artist Outreach Program
Hear Marshall and Serge talk about the program on Champions of the Local Scene (Wednesdays 6-7pm).
Thanks to the CRFC, CJLO 1690 AM is proud to launch the Artist Outreach Program, a program run through the station to produce radio quality EPs for bands that have the content but may not have the financial means or technical skill to produce their content in a radio acceptable format. With this project CJLO aims to provide a stepping stone for local artists in the Montreal community to learn about how to get their music played on the radio and create a physical product that they can use to achieve this goal.
If your application is successful, CJLO will provide the services of a free recording in our studio and a mix and master of an EP’s worth of the chosen artist’s music (approximately 15-20 minutes long). This is however limited to approximately 70-80 hours of labor per artist/group to be split up between studio time, time for the producer to complete the mix/master, and time spent preparing the promotional materials to be sent to other radio stations.
Grâce au CRFC, CJLO 1690AM est fier de lancer le « Programme d’aide aux artistes », un projet de la station qui vise à produire des enregistrements (EP) de haute qualité pour les bands ayant du matériel musical mais qui n’ont pas les moyens financiers ou les compétences techniques nécessaires pour se produire eux-même dans un format acceptable pour être diffusé à la radio. Avec ce projet, CJLO espère offrir un tremplin pour les artistes montréalais en leur apprenant comment avoir leur musique diffusée en onde, et en produisant un enregistrement qu’ils pourront utiliser pour atteindre cet objectif.
Nous tenons à remercier le CRFC de nous offrir cette occasion de soutenir la scène musicale locale et nous avons très hâte de travailler avec les extraordinaires artistes montréalais.
Dans le cadre de ce programme, CJLO offrira gratuitement des services d'enregistrement dans son studio et effectuera le mixage et la masterisation d’un EP (durée d’environ 15 à 20 minutes). Le nombre d’heures de travail est toutefois limité à 70-80 heures séparées entre le studio d’enregistrement, le mixage/masterisaton et le temps requis pour préparer le matériel promotionnel destiné aux autres stations de radio. Après ces étapes, chaque artiste sera informé sur la meilleure façon de présenter leur musique pour la distribution radio.
Si vous êtes un artiste et êtes intéressé à participer au programme, veuillez remplir le formulaire d’application en cliquant ici avant 15 février 2013.
Si vous avez d’autres questions, veuillez contacter notre responsable de la liaison avec les artistes, Serge Del Grosso : radiometres@cjlo.com
November 12th, 2012
Hosted by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Aisha Samu, Alyssa Tremblay & Daniel J. Rowe
Produced by: Hannah Besseau
PQ reveals plans for Quebec, possible new Bill 101
A format of Bill 101 is to be introduced by Christmas in the NAtional Assembly.
According to CTV Montreal, Premier Pauline Marois is to introduce a revamped version of the bill as late as this coming Christmas. While details of the changed law haven't been revealed, Marois's campaign said it would apply to small businesses, limiting enrolment to English CEGEPs and to put stricter rules in place on English signs.
Also, speaking in front of party faithful, Marois called on the opposition to approve the upcoming November 20th budget.
With a minority government, the PQ face the possibility of losing the confidence of the National Assembly. Should it happen, that would trigger a winter election.
Flickr photo by: Parti Quebecois (officiel)
Cheaper to buy alcohol at government run liquor stores in Canada West
Over out West, a new report suggests that buying alcohol is much cheaper when the government's behind the counter.
According to the Globe and Mail, the report compared prices of 13 popular beverages at liquor stores across Western Canada.
It found that privately owned stores in Alberta and British Columbia charged significantly more than their public counterparts.
The report also noted that liquor store privatization lost the Albertan government $1.5 billion in revenue since 1993.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Parkland Institute released the report at the end of October.
Their findings were revealed just a week after Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall suggested that all new liquor stores in the province be privatized.
Premier Wall offered privatization as a way to save public money from being spent on building liquor stores to cater to the province's growing population.
Flickr photo by: Patrick Haney
STORY WRITTEN BY: ALYSSA TREMBLAY
Britain to cut aid to India
Trade not aid is the future of Britain and India's relationship according to the UK's international development secretary.
In a report by Al-Jazeera news, Britain will cut all aid to the developing economic powerhouse by 2015. The move comes as a result of domestic pressure in Britain to reduce aid to its former colony.
The move will save Britain about $320 million dollars over the next two years.
There are roughly tens of millions of people in India currently living in poverty. Aid groups have dismissed the decision calling it "premature."
Flickr Photo by: aaronjwebb
STORY WRITTEN BY: DANIEL J. ROWE
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