“He points to the statistics around those who’ve sought protection after speaking out. Since 2007, 306 people have submitted a complaint to the integrity commissioner, saying they suffered a reprisal for blowing the whistle.”

,”Of those complaints, 14 people settled through conciliation. Only one person has completed the tribunal process, and that woman lost her case.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/delays-in-whistleblower-protection-system-1.4803588

Greetings,

This year’s Labour Day will focus on the Canadian Labour Congress’ (CLC) campaign to pressure the federal government to create a universal and public pharmacare program.

Currently, nearly one third of working Canadians do not have an employer-funded prescription drug plan. And over half of Canadians have said they are afraid they will not be able to afford their prescription medication in the future.

A national, universal and public prescription plan for everyone would be a monumental achievement for the labour movement that would benefit all Canadians. That’s why this year’s theme for Labour Day is “Pharmacare: Let’s get it right.”

Canada is the only developed country in the world with a universal health care program that does not include universal prescription drug coverage. This Labour Day let’s continue our work to make our country better by demanding the government create a national pharmacare program.

In Solidarity,
Sharon DeSousa,
PSAC Ontario Regional Executive Vice-President