You know things are dull when former President Gord Wilson has to get his message out in the Toronto Star.
Wilson's letter to the editor

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In Canada, we all suffer a loss of our rights in the violation of the rights of another Canadian. As a unionist, I fully understand how vulnerable workers' organizations become when fundamental human rights violations begin to erode our security. Canada's largest provincial labour federation meets in Toronto this month. I trust its members will make clear their willingness to challenge those who believe they have license to trample the rights of any and all Canadians. The action of Canadian authorities is outrageous and undermines the security of all of us.

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It would definitely make for a more lively convention if Chrisopherson took a run at Samuelson. I think David would make a pretty good Fed pres, too. I was just joking around by suggesting it, though, I agree the odds of it happening are highly doubtful.

Sid Ryan, on the other hand, is also hanging around and presumably unemployed. He could make things really interesting. But if the CAW won't be at convention, I don't think there is enough of a base for any opposition candidate to draw upon. So the convention will probably be another snoozefest, I am sorry to say.

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For what?

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They HAVE issued 10 press releases since Labour Day (although nothing since October 28).

It would be fun to start a rumour that someone is running against Wayne but not worth the effort of having one.

[aside]The 2002 CLC Convention didn't even have candidate speeches on the floor for the top elected officials. It was all done in caucuses]. [/aside]

[ 15 November 2003: Message edited by: Non-partisan partisan ]

They've posted the main policy document
here.. I haven't read it yet but a quick scan shows it's got a lot of good stuff that we'd all like to see and a detailed list of McGuinty's promises.

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Elaine Bernard, Ph. D., Executive Director
Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law
School and Harvard Trade Union Program
Tuesday, November 25
2:00 p.m.

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Agenda

[ 24 November 2003: Message edited by: robbie_dee ]

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But they do have a $750,000 photocopier.

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http://media.xerox.ca/news/default.asp?aID=54

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In addition, the 155 page-per-minute (ppm) DocuTech 6155 has been certified for use as the Book Factory¡¦s print engine, offering a lower-cost alternative to the DocuTech 6180 Book Factory and its 180 ppm engine. The Book Factory has about 100 installations worldwide, mostly with manufacturers, for internal and external documentation; book publishers; and government and scientific institutions, for reports.

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Was up late one night this week suffering insomnia and had a look at an old newscast from 20 years ago (Cable Pulse 24 runs re-runs of 1980's City-TV newscasts late at night). One of the news items was Cliff Pilkey blasting the Bill Davis government at the opening of the OFL convention.

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The executive was reelected by acclamtion.

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