Statement Archive

Statement on Minimum Age Campaign

Posted: Sunday, 1 August 2010

This Statement is intended to guide the actions of individuals and affiliate organizations who have pledged to take part in a national campaign to raise awareness about Canada’s inadequate minimum age laws and to advocate for Canada to ratify the Internat… Read More

Surprise review of federal employment equity practices not grounded in reality

Posted: Tuesday, 27 July 2010

The announcement by Treasury Board President Stockwell Day and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney that the federal government will re-examine employment equity in the federal public service comes as a surprise to the Canadian Labour Congress and its 3.2 mill… Read More

Canadian Labour Congress opposes changes to Canada's national census

Posted: Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Discontinuing the long-form census and replacing it with a new voluntary questionnaire known as the National Household Survey is a mistake that will make it more difficult to develop public policy responses to changing demographic conditions. “Like the m… Read More

Canadian Labour Congress Statement on Passage of Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Posted: Monday, 12 July 2010

The Canadian Labour Congress is dismayed that despite widespread opposition from trade unions, faith groups and development non-governmental agencies, legislation to implement the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement received royal assent on June 30, 2010. … Read More