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The first demands related to the labour market were not long in coming, as Quebec s largest union federation announced its priorities even before the official call of the federal election.
Ag sector welcomes clarified tax bill after weeks of confusion By Jeff Labine. Published on Jul 20, 2021 4:58pm (Dreamstime photo) Agricultural associations are relieved, now that the federal government has cleared up confusing legislation that gives more generous tax treatment to small businesses, including farms. After passing through Parliament, Bill C-208 received royal assent on June 29, which is when it became law. However, a June 30 news release from the Department of Finance created confusion by stating that the bill’s amendments to the Income Tax Act would not apply until the next taxation year, beginning on Jan. 1, 2022. This caused House of Commons’ Finance committee chair Wayne Easter, a Liberal MP, to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday in an attempt to clear up the matter. On Monday, the Finance Department and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland issued separate news releases saying Bill C-208 has been part of Canada’s Income Tax A ....
Quebec public sector workers’ struggle at the crossroads Demonstration of health care workers protesting inhumane working conditions, including lack of PPE and endless hours of forced overtime, during the pandemic’s first wave in spring 2020. The struggle Quebec’s 550,000 public sector workers are waging against the efforts of the right-wing Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) provincial government to impose new wage-cutting contracts on them is in grave danger. The province’s major labour federations the Quebec Federation of Labour (QFL), the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CNTU) and the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) have all announced in recent days that they have reached “global agreements” with the government of the ex-Air Transat CEO François Legualt. ....