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Ontario Ministry of Labour casting call seeks ‘non-union’ actors
Unions and the NDP are blasting the PC government over a casting call for a Ministry of Labour acting job that is limited to ‘non-union’ performers amid the multi-year ACTRA strike.
Feds mum on timeline for Bennett’s tobacco manufacturer crackdown
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett’s mandate letter orders her to ensure tobacco companies “pay for the cost of federal public health investments in tobacco control,” though little details have been offered since the document was published in December 2021.