‘Chris Cormier’ Archives
Letter to the Toronto Star Editor: End of the “Austerity Era”
Dear Editor: When even the IMF is revising its hymn book to add a few verses about balancing austerity and cutbacks with spending you know we have reached the end of what we will soon call “the austerity era”. It will be characterized as a time when [Read More]
Letter to the Editor: Bill C317 A Bill to Destroy Unions
This is a story of the Harper Governments true hate for unions as a vehicle for social progress in Canada. For those unaware a private members bill has been introduced to force the Canada Revenue Agency to strictly inspect and publish Union budgets and adhere to new [Read More]
Letter to the Editor: Tax Evasion
Tax cheaters: Give us back our money There is a class of people and corporations in this country whose illicit financial practices have an enormous negative impact on the country and its citizens. Yet the law and order regime of Stephen Harper barely plays lip service to [Read More]
Ottawa Rally for Bargaining Rights
Sisters and Brothers, Smokey, Dave and I want to begin by thanking OPSEU members who attended on Friday to show the Premier that Bill 115 and the Protecting Public Services Act that take away free collective bargaining will be a fight like he has never seen before. We had [Read More]
Letter to the Editor RE: Don’t worry unions, it’s not personal
Ottawa Citizen RE: Don’t worry unions, it’s not personal Dear Editor: Don’t worry, Randall, it’s not personal when Canadian workers don’t want to give up their wages and benefits just so that you can get cheaper toilet paper made in China from [Read More]