Category: Current Events

Refugee Protection Act; repeals legislation that required companies bidding on federal contracts to pay their employees fair wages and overtime.

I was able to do so because there are things I believe in, things I am prepared to sacrifice for, things I am willing to be unpopular for,

Video game giant Electronic Arts is taking the axe to its Montreal office, laying off nearly two-thirds of the staff.

Named one of the worst employers in the United States over the past two years, the move came weeks after EA’s CEO resigned due to the company’s financial struggles.

The California-based gaming company has received a number of Quebec government subsidies. In 2010, the government agreed to cover 37.5 per cent of the labour costs at the studio, paying over $11,000 per employee.

Ottawa’s new policy last April to allow employers to pay foreign temp workers 15 per cent less than the prevailing wage simply offers an incentive for employers to replace Canadian workers with migrants, he added.

Despite the dismaying start in the first quarter, more than 300 million PCs are still expected to be sold worldwide this year. Tablet computers, a category that was insignificant until the iPad came along, is catching up rapidly: Nearly 200 million of those deices could be sold this year. Meanwhile, worldwide smartphone sales could surpass 1 billion units this year, Gillis predicted.