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Opposition Leader Roger
Grimes says Danny Williams’ Back-to-Work legislation is already being
described across Canada as the most regressive and repressive in Canadian
history. The Liberal Opposition desperately wants to have a full debate and
suggest some possible amendments in an attempt to make it more reasonable
and respectful of the workers’ rights. "We can’t
even get to suggest the proposed changes because the government has used
their majority to stifle our ability to debate," stated Opposition Leader
Roger Grimes. "They are determined to ram the worst law in Canadian history
through without even letting the elected members say their piece. This at a
time when the workers are already back at work."
The law says a worker is fired if they didn’t return
to work. If a worker is in a car accident on the way to work and is taken to
hospital instead of arriving at work, they are not even provided an
opportunity to explain what happened - they are simply fired.
"We were denied an opportunity to talk about these
situations because of restrictions imposed on us by Danny Williams and his
majority," said Mr. Grimes. "It shows once again the heavy-handed and
dictatorial approach of this Premier." |