Everything from Indian Act to Canada Labour Code altered in latest omnibus bill

Oct 192012
 
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from The Tyee

OTTAWA – The latest omnibus budget bill from the Harper government makes changes to everything from the Indian Act and the Canadian Labour Code to the Canada Shipping Act.

The bill kills off independent tribunals that examined things such as hazardous materials in the workplace and set the rates for employment insurance premiums, while making workers pay taxes on their employers' contributions to group health and accident insurance plans…

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