 Rights group aims to stop killing of Canada GMO pigs
 22.05.2012 20:23  0 views  0 comments
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A U.S. animal rights group hopes to save a herd of genetically modified pigs from early deaths after funding dried up for a Canadian research project that has stoked controversy about altering animal genes to produce food. Possible euthanization of the nine so-called Enviropigs, descendants of swine first bred 13 years ago by the University of Guelph in Ontario to lessen the environmental impact of pig waste, has drawn opposition from Farm Sanctuary, a New York state-based group that places abused animals in new homes. ... Czytaj więcej »
| Statistics Canada cuts raise privacy concerns
22.05.2012 19:39 0 views 0 comments
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Government budget cuts could threaten the privacy of personal and business information as Canada's statistics agency abandons its standalone computer system and finds cheaper ways to obtain its data. Canada's privacy watchdog, who famously challenged policies at Facebook and Google , and chief statistician Wayne Smith both see risks in Statistics Canada cost-cutting measures, part of a broad effort to eliminate the Canadian federal budget deficit by 2016. ... Czytaj więcej »
| Ex-Bank of Canada boss urges crisis policy changes
22.05.2012 18:35 0 views 0 comments
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada must improve its monitoring and prevention of systemic financial crises stemming from such things as housing bubbles and overly exuberant lending practices, former Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen said on Tuesday. To deal with such macro-prudential risks, Thiessen and former Senior Deputy Governor Paul Jenkins said in a paper that a new policy committee should be set up, which would be chaired by the central bank chief and include the heads of other agencies. ... Czytaj więcej »
| Air Canada, machinists dispute heads to arbitrator
22.05.2012 17:39 0 views 0 comments
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(Reuters) - Air Canada said on Tuesday its dispute with the union representing its 8,600 mechanics, baggage handlers and cargo agents will be handed to a government arbitrator after the two sides were unable reach a settlement in 10 days of mediated talks. Both sides will now prepare their final offers for the arbitrator, Michel Picher, to consider. Picher has less than 90 days to choose either the offer from Air Canada, the country's biggest airline, or the one put forward by the union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. ... Czytaj więcej »
| Canada labor minister to meet with CP Rail, union
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(Reuters) - Canadian Labour Minister Lisa Raitt said on Tuesday she will meet representatives of Canadian Pacific Railway and the union representing its locomotive engineers and conductors to encourage the two sides to reach an agreement to avoid a strike. "Our government is concerned that a work stoppage would have a negative effect on Canadian businesses, families, and the economy," Raitt said in a statement. ... Czytaj więcej »
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