Labour minister announces inquiry into costly 2023 port strike in B.C.
by CP24
CP24— Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.'s port strike last summer. The federal government says in a statement the port strike was a single labour dispute that caused a major "economic disruption" as longshore workers walked picket lines for just under two weeks last July. O'Regan says the commission will be headed by veteran mediator Vince Ready, who was tapped during the strike to...
CP24—Federal addictions minister says B.C. public decriminalization reversal under review. It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help curb concerns over public drug use.
Global News—Cost for B.C. to host 2026 FIFA world cup doubles, now pegged at up to $581M. The province is hosting a technical briefing for the media on Tuesday and will hold a live press conference at 3 p.m.
Global News—Addiction a ‘health-care crisis’ as B.C. eyes public drug use ban: minister. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says B.C.'s application to recriminalize public drug use is still under review and maintains addictions is a health crisis.