Federal Legislation

The North stood loud and proud to defend the rights of federal Statistics Canada workers in Ottawa this Valentine's Day. At a special rally held in front of the Stats Can headquarters, PSAC Regional Executive Vice President Julie Docherty made a rousing speech in support of Statistical Survey Operations (SSO)* workers. For over two years workers have been without a new contract with SSO. SSO has refused to address any of the key issues that they’ve raised in negotiations. Instead, SSO has engaged in legal obstructionism to avoid solving real workplace problems.

National Post columnist Christie Blatchford can be a polarizing force at the best of times, but she raked Veterans' Affairs Minister Julian Fantino over the coals for ignoring and strong-arming veterans fighting the closure of veterans' affairs offices across the country. The veteran journalist holds back no punches as she accuses him of being a bully who will steamroll anyone who steps in his way. 

REVP North Julie Docherty took a stand to push for the government to retract its decision at a conference in November.To learn more, read here.