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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives a standing ovation during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on May 29, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Wattie)

Canada moves to ratify USMCA ahead of Pence visit

By Kelsey Johnson May 29, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government formally presented draft legislation to ratify the new North American Trade deal to parliament on Wednesday, less than 24 hours ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented the bill to the House of Commons, confirming a Reuters story from Tuesday that […] Read more

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Strikes called off as unions, CP reach tentative deals

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News May 30, 2018

Labour peace arrives Thursday morning at Canadian Pacific Railway, as the company and the unions for its conductors, engineers and signal maintainers have reached tentative deals. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Council No. 11, which represents about 360 CP signal maintenance staff, announced a tentative three-year deal with Calgary-based CP Tuesday evening. The […] Read more

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CP employees reject company’s ‘final’ offers

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 25, 2018

Conductors, engineers and signal maintainers at Canadian Pacific Railway are again within striking distance of striking. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP engineers, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which represents about 360 CP signal maintenance staff, confirmed Friday their members have voted to reject what CP described […] Read more

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Grain groups rip lawmakers over derailed transport bill

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 11, 2018

Several farm groups say partisan haggling has again derailed federal legislation they hoped would help improve rail freight service for the grain sector this year. Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, passed third reading in the Senate and was returned to the House of Commons with proposed amendments on March 29 — and went back […] Read more

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Two unions set to strike Saturday at CP

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 18, 2018

Unions representing engineers, conductors and signal maintainers on Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have served formal notice to strike starting Saturday. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP engineers and conductors, served strike notice late Tuesday, as did System Council No. 11 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), representing over […] Read more

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Recreational marijuana sales in Canada face fresh delays

By Leah Schnurr February 16, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — The sale of legalized recreational marijuana in Canada, which has already been pushed back once beyond the planned July start date, is set to be delayed even further, government officials said Thursday. The ruling Liberals are sparring with the upper Senate chamber, where a draft law is currently under review. Critics […] Read more

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Deal reached to avert CN strike, union head says

By Allison Lampert, David Ljunggren May 29, 2017

Montreal/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian National Railway and a union representing 3,000 conductors on Monday reached an agreement in principle ahead of a looming strike deadline at Canada’s largest railroad, said a top union official. The union had set a strike deadline of Tuesday at 4 a.m. ET after the railroad announced new work rules […] Read more

Fourth of July celebrations at Vermont’s State House in Montpelier. (Legislature.vermont.gov)

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Quebec again ponders mandatory GMO labelling

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 6, 2016

Quebec’s agriculture minister has telegraphed an interest in following the lead of a next-door neighbour to require mandatory labelling for foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The province’s governing Liberals previously called for such a system, making a GMO label law part of their election platform back in 2003, but have been quiet about their […] Read more

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Canada moves to ratify USMCA ahead of Pence visit

Strikes called off as unions, CP reach tentative deals

CP employees reject company’s ‘final’ offers

Grain groups rip lawmakers over derailed transport bill

Two unions set to strike Saturday at CP

Recreational marijuana sales in Canada face fresh delays

Deal reached to avert CN strike, union head says

Quebec again ponders mandatory GMO labelling

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