Federal Government: HD Mining

Federal Government Dept: Earlier this month, the unions applied for a judicial review of federal government decisions that cleared the way for Vancouver-based HD Mining to bring at least 200 Chinese mine workers to the Murray River coal project near Tumbler Ridge, according to Globe and Mail. He also noted the important issues raised in the case and graphic: B.C. positions approved for foreign workers The federal government and HD Mining challenged the unions right to bring the case. But in a decision released Thursday, Justice Douglas Campell ruled the unions had public interest standing, saying individual workers would find it costly to pursue a court challenge. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.