Sauer has been a union activist and outspoken advocate for health care workers for over 35 years, starting out as a steward in her workplace before going on to hold many roles in the union, including being on the SGEU Provincial Council for 19 years and on SGEU’s Administrative Committee as the NUPGE Vice-President for five years. She comes from SGEU’s Health Sector and has served for the past two years as the Health Sector Chair and the Health Providers Bargaining Unit Chair. She also spent many years on the Health Providers Negotiating Committee and is a graduate of the Harvard University Trade Union Program.
Lobby Watch: Moderna ramps up efforts regarding management of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries By Janet E Silver. Published on Apr 12, 2021 10:48am Parliament Hill pictured on Jan. 15 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada continues to surge, the push to vaccinate as many people as possible has intensified, but the cross-country rollout is still dealing with delays in the supply chain.
Last week Moderna was set to deliver 855,000 vaccine doses, which, as of Monday morning, had yet to arrive.
In an effort to reach out to the government to discuss the management of vaccine deliveries, the Massachusetts-based company has signed on with PAA Public Affairs Advisors, which has registered seven staffers to work on the file: Steve Van Groningen, Julie Groleau, Susan Cui, James Anderson, Felix Wong, Michael Von Herff and Noah Niznick.
iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Apr 12, 2021 10:48am Parliament Hill pictured on Jan. 15 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada continues to surge, the push to vaccinate as many people as possible has intensified, but the cross-country rollout is still dealing with delays in the supply chain.
Last week Moderna was set to deliver 855,000 vaccine doses, which, as of Monday morning, had yet to arrive.
In an effort to reach out to the government to discuss the management of vaccine deliveries, the Massachusetts-based company has signed on with PAA Public Affairs Advisors, which has registered seven staffers to work on the file: Steve Van Groningen, Julie Groleau, Susan Cui, James Anderson, Felix Wong, Michael Von Herff and Noah Niznick.
A Canadian view on Ceta trade deal
Thu, Mar 4, 2021, 00:12
Sir, – David O’Sullivan outlines his beliefs as to why Ireland should pass the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (Ceta) (“Causing EU crisis over Canada trade deal would be mistake for Ireland”, Opinion & Analysis, March 1st).
While the media has covered arguments both in favour and against the agreement in Ireland, there has been little coverage given into how Ceta is viewed in Canada.
Ceta has as many critics in Canada as it does in Ireland. In 2019, a range of civil society organisations, including the Council of Canadians, the National Farmers Union and the National Union of Public and General Employees, called on the French national assembly and senate to reject Ceta. The leaders of the New Democratic Party and the Green Party of Canada also wrote to their French counterparts urging them to vote against the agreement.
Sukhmeet Bhasin
Bathinda, March 2
More than 100 labour, community and civil society organisations in Canada and other countries have issued joint statement in solidarity with farmers of India.
The organisations include Canadian Labour Congress, Alberta Federation of Labour, British Columbia Federation of Labour, British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Manitoba Federation of Labour, National Union of Public and General Employees and many more.
In the statement, they have stated that the farmers’ agitation for the repeal of the agricultural laws has become the largest and longest sustained non-violent movement in the Indian history, surpassing Mahatma Gandhi’s historic Dandi March against the abhorrent salt law of the British colonial regime.