What the RNC told a judge to get a search warrant in the NLESD fraud probe | CBC News
The top financial official at the district concluded that those purchasing patterns were consistent with “quote-fixing or vendor collusion.”
The number of minimum wage workers has doubled since 1998
The
first major increase happened right before the start of the global
financial crisis in 2008. As people lost well-paying positions, many
were forced into lower-paying jobs.
The second big bump happened in 2018, in tandem with minimum wage increases in three provinces.
“The
proportion of employees earning minimum wage rose to unprecedented
levels, as increases in the minimum wage levels in Ontario, Alberta and
British Columbia resulted in a number of existing employees joining the
ranks of minimum wage workers,” said the report.
Ontario Agency Spent $865K Meant For Foster Kids’ Education On Its Own Costs
Foster agencies in Ontario are required to invest money equivalent to a federal child care tax credit into Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) for children in their care.
Brant Family and Children’s Services (Brant FACS), the children’s aid society in Brantford, Ont., had 317 children in its care in the last quarter of the 2018/2019 fiscal year. Agencies are required to add $160 per month into an RESP for children under the age of six and $60 per month for kids between six and 17.
Brant FACS is $865,000 behind in its contributions because it used the money to cover operating costs, according to a review of the agency done by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.
Scheer Wants You to Think Abortion Access Would Be Protected If He Wins. It Wouldn’t | The Tyee
The Conservative party leader has walked — or stumbled — along a tightrope on the issue. He’s trying to convince anti-abortion religious conservatives who helped him win the party leadership that he’s on their side, while assuring mainstream voters he’d never allow new laws restricting abortion.
It’s a contradiction that even baffles Conservative insiders.
Have You Been Told To ‘Go Back To Your Country’?
This summer, a community advocate in Calgary was told on Twitter to “go back to” his cave. A woman boarding an Air Canada flight told HuffPost a passenger had said something similar to her.
We want to hear from anyone who has experienced this form of racism.