B.C. Premier lets himself be suckered by ‘green jobs’ scam

Canadian Taxpayers`Federation magazine – Summer 2010
Corporate welfare wastes your money

There truly is no government spending program more wasteful than corporate welfare. …

When first elected in 2001, [B.C. Premier] Gordon Campbell promised to eliminate government subsidies to businesses that give some companies or industries an unfair advantage over their competitors.  Read more... (201 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)

Women can’t watch piddling men – Union cries discrimination

The Charlottetown Guardian – June 25, 2010
Supreme Court dismisses application for review of males-only job posting

The Supreme Court of P.E.I. has dismissed an application for judicial review filed by the P.E.I. Union of Public Sector Employees over the posting of males-only employment positions for addiction services. In a 19-page decision written by Supreme Court Justice Gordon Campbell, the court agreed with the findings of an arbitration board which dismissed two grievances filed by the union in this matter. Campbell found that the arbitration board’s ruling was reasonable given existing legislation.  Read more... (205 words, estimated 49 secs reading time)