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Strikers at the Port of Montreal on Thursday expressed their anger over the adoption overnight by the federal government of legislation forcing them back to work.
Bill C-29 has been adopted by the House of Commons and will be studied by the Senate, which will be convened Friday to do so.
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In a statement issued Thursday morning, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents the Port of Montreal’s longshoremen, attacked the Liberal government and Conservative opposition for voting to pass the law.
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OTTAWA - The House of Commons has approved legislation to put an end to a strike that has shut down one of Canada s busiest ports.
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has approved legislation to put an end to a strike that has shut down one of Canada s busiest ports.
Conservatives joined forces with the minority Liberal government early Thursday morning to pass Bill C-29 by a vote of 255-61. Three Liberals, as well as Bloc Quebecois, NDP and Green MPs, voted against it.
The bill is aimed at quickly reopening the Port of Montreal, where the flow of millions of tonnes of goods came to halt after 1,150 dockworkers began a strike Monday morning.
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