Charter of Rights and Freedoms: The right of workers to bargain collectively over their terms and conditions of employment has been upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada as part of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the right to strike is a key element of our democracy recognized in rulings on international covenants that Canada has signed, according to The Chronicle Herald. Our research shows that the best method for governments to accomplish this is to use as light a legislative touch as possible. Health care, police, fire and emergency services, can and do all withstand the occasional labour disruption much better than critics suggest and What are we to make of the outlawing of a paramedics strike in Nova Scotia? Strikes cause disruption and difficulties. This is not a new thing. For the past half-century Canadian governments, both federal and provincial, have wrestled with the dilemma of how to maintain adequate public services while honouring collective bargaining. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kerry-Lynne Findlay: British Columbia Tory MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay wrote to Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose last year encouraging her to get her department to enter into talks to renew its lease on a building owned by a constituent, according to The Star. She signed her letter as both the member of Parliament for Delta-Richmond East and as parliamentary secretary and OTTAWA One of Prime Minister Stephen Harpers parliamentary secretaries looks to have run afoul of conflict-of-interest rules by lobbying on behalf of a man in her riding. Findlay was the parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice at the time she wrote the letter. She has since been promoted to associate minister of national defence, where she is now responsible for military procurement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

unauthorized workers: In place of the unauthorized workers now commonly found labouring in lower-skilled jobs in the agriculture or service industries, many of these workers would be legal, some of them permanent-resident green card holders or even citizens, according to Times Colonist. That's the portrait that emerges from recent analyses of the far-reaching bill passed last month by the Senate with the backing of the White House. Although the bill aims to secure the borders, track people overstaying their visas and deny employers the ability to hire workers here illegally, it by no means seeks to choke off immigration. Indeed, the U.S. population over the next two decades would be likely to increase by 15 million people above the probable level if no changes were made to immigration laws, according to the Congressional Budget Office and WASHINGTON - Landmark immigration legislation passed by the Senate would remake America's workforce from the highest rungs to the lowest and bring many more immigrants into the economy, from elite technology companies to restaurant kitchens and rural fields. Illegal immigration across the border with Mexico would slow, but legal immigration would increase markedly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: Venezuela and Bolivia both made asylum offers to Mr. Snowden over the weekend, and Nicaragua has said it is also considering his request. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Snowden encouraged to accept Venezuela #039;s asylum offer President Raul Castro stood shoulder-to-shoulder Sunday with Latin American countries that have expressed a willingness to take in National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, but made no apparent reference to whether Cuba would be willing to offer him refuge or safe passage. Brazil seeks U.S. clarification on reports of NSA spying (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

General Motors: From Wal-Mart to General Motors to PepsiCo, companies are increasingly turning to temps and to a much larger universe of freelancers, contract workers and consultants. Combined, these workers number nearly 17 million people who have only tenuous ties to the companies that pay them -- about 12 per cent of everyone with a job, according to CTV. The number of temps has jumped more than 50 per cent since the recession ended four years ago to nearly 2.7 million -- the most on government records dating to 1990. In no other sector has hiring come close and WASHINGTON -- Hiring is exploding in the one corner of the U.S. economy where few want to be hired: Temporary work. Hiring is always healthy for an economy. Yet the rise in temp and contract work shows that many employers aren't willing to hire for the long run. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Bank of Canada: The surveys were done in the spring, and were thus caught up in the market turmoil at the time, which no doubt played a role in the results, according to Globe and Mail. QUEBEC PQ plays politics with provincial investments Expect caution to be the watchword when the Bank of Canada releases its business outlook and senior loan officer surveys Monday. Canadian businesses are forecast to have remained in a cautious mood through the early days of summer, said economists at Toronto-Dominion Bank. More Related to this Story (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Bruce Springsteen: Well, sort of. , according to Times Colonist. The screening, for one night only, is part of a simultaneous worldwide broadcast in more than 50 countries. In addition to SilverCity, the film will also be shown at Galaxy Cinemas in Nanaimo. Later this month, Bruce Springsteen will perform in Victoria for the first time in his hall of fame career. The Boss is the focus of an acclaimed new documentary, Springsteen I, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on July 22 at SilverCity movie theatre on Tillicum Road. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: The O Globo newspaper reported over the weekend that information released by NSA leaker Edward Snowden shows that the number of telephone and e-mail messages logged by the U.S. National Security Agency in January alone was not far behind the 2.3 billion reportedly collected in the United States. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Spain says its airspace never closed to Morales Brazils Foreign Minister said Sunday his government is worried by a report that the United States has collected data on billions of telephone and e-mail conversations in his country and promised an effort for international protection of Internet privacy. Snowden encouraged to accept Venezuela #039;s asylum offer (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Deisy Buitrago: "No, there has not been any type of communication," Foreign Minster Elias Jaua told state television when asked about the case. "We are waiting until Monday to know whether he ratifies his wish to take asylum in Venezuela." , according to Reuters. Reporting by Daniel Wallis and Deisy Buitrago; Editing by Sandra Maler CARACAS - Venezuela said on Saturday it had not had any contact with former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, a day after President Nicolas Maduro offered him asylum in defiance of Washington. Washington is demanding the arrest of Snowden, who is believed to be holed up in the transit area of a Moscow airport, for leaking details of secret U.S. surveillance programs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Nicolas Maduro: But there were no immediate signs that efforts were underway to bring him to either nation after Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua made their offers during separate speeches in their home countries Friday, according to The Star. Snowden, who is being sought by the United States, has asked for asylum in more than 20 countries, including Nicaragua and Venezuela. Many another nations have turned him down and CARACAS, VENEZUELA The quest by NSA leaker Edward Snowden for a safe haven has taken a turn toward Latin America, with offers for asylum coming from the leftist presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela . The offers came one day after leftist South American leaders gathered to denounce the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo Morales plane over Europe amid reports that the fugitive American was aboard. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.