INDEX 2014

JANUARY 2014

January 20, 2014 - No. 1

Crimes Continue on Railroads Despite Lac-Mégantic Tragedy
• Derailment and Explosion near Casselton, North Dakota
• Transport Canada Quietly Lifts Safety Measure at Behest of Monopolies
• "Transport Canada Has a Public Interest to Ensure that the Railways Are Safe" - Interview, Brian Stevens, Unifor National Rail Director
• ArcelorMittal Railway Workers Say No! to Unsafe Conditions - Interview, Philippe Bélanger, President, Local 6869 USW, Quebec North Shore

January 21, 2014 - No. 2

Government Denial that Employment Insurance Reform Causes Great Damage
• Continued Resistance Movement Sets the Record Straight - Pierre Chénier
• Real Life Exposes Minister of Employment's Falsehoods - Interview, France Simard, Coordinator, Mouvement action chômage, Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
• Social Security Tribunal Discourages Appeals
• Government Spin on Numbers

January 24, 2014 - No. 3

Parliament Opens on Monday
Harper Out, Now!

Postal Workers Face the Challenge of Harper Government's Attacks
• Keep the Post Office Public! - Louis Lang

For Your Information
• How Atomic Energy Canada Was Privatized -- Example for Canada Post?
• The Privatization of Atomic Energy Canada -- Harper's Gift to SCN-Lavalin - Louis Lang

January 27, 2014 - No. 4

Parliament Opens Today
Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast Oppose Harper's Dictatorship

Keep the Post Office Public!
• Postal Workers Rally Against Canada Post's Attacks

In the Parliament
• Bill C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act -- Growth for Whom? - Jan Slomp, President, National Farmers Union
• New Vision Proposed for Canadian Seed Ownership - National Farmers Union
• Fundamental Principles of a Farmers Seed Act - National Farmers Union

January 28, 2014 - No. 5

Protests Across the Country as Parliament Opens
• Mass Action in Ottawa to Defend the Post Office
• Actions in Other Cities
• What the Workers Had to Say
• The People Reject These Decisions that Do Not Take into Account Their Needs - Interview, Magali Giroux, Director, Organization Services, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Montreal Local

January 30, 2014 - No. 6

Fight Over Control of Canada's Resources
• No Means No! Northern Gateway Approval in Contempt of the Rights of First Nations and Canadians - Peggy Morton
• Criminal Wrecking of Public Institutions Renders Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel Recommendations Meaningless
• First Nations Continue to Uphold Their Rights in Ring of Fire Development
• Information on the Coveted Strategic Mineral Chromite

Canadian Mining Companies Abroad
• Infinito Gold Threatens Costa Rica with $1-Billion Lawsuit

January 31, 2014 - No. 7

Time for a New Direction for Alberta
• Organize for the People's Empowerment
• No to State-Organized Force and Violence to Impose Conditions of Employment - Peggy Askin
• Unions Affirm Workers' Rights and Launch Legal Challenge to Bill 45 and Labour Legislation - Peggy Morton
• Health Care Workers Confront Intransigent Provincial Government