Premier Tony Wakeham was in Prince Edward Island this week for the annual Council of the Federation meeting, where Canada’s premiers gathered before meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. NTV’s Marykate O’Neill has more on what came out of those meetings.
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Premier Tony Wakeham to reject any move to hike politicians’ salaries before the House of Assembly reopens on March 2. “Wakeham needs to show leadership while families are struggling with the cost of living and reject politician pay raises,” said Devin Drover, CTF Atlantic Director and General Counsel. […]
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One of the first big challenges for the new provincial government will be collective bargaining. A number of public sector unions will see their contracts expire this year. One of them is the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association. NTV spoke with NLTA President Dale Lambe on Issues and Answers this weekend.
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Members of the FFAW are meeting with the premier and fisheries minister today ahead of their protest deadline. The union says if the provincial government doesn’t rapidly affirm the union’s asks today, they’ll be on Confederation Hill tomorrow.
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A political staffer of Tony Wakeham’s office was found to be earning $275,000 as a special advisor. As NTV’s Ben Cleary explains, that has the opposition parties crying foul.
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