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Day of Mourning - Ken Georgetti speaks in Burnaby

Posted: Thursday, 28 April 2011

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Day of Mourning - Hassan Yussuf speaks in Ottawa

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Day of Mourning - Marie Clarke Walker speaks in Saskatoon

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Sisters and brothers – I have to ask all Canadian workers a question which makes us sick to our stomachs – “Is Today The Day You Die At Work?” That workers leaving for their job each day should ask themselves that terrible question, is totally unac… Read More

Day of Mourning - Barbara Byers speaks in Saint John

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Speech at the National Day of Mourning Ceremony in Ottawa

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