Human Resources committee  We support a Canadian training levy along the lines of Quebec's 1% law, to be put in place by the federal government. The training levy in Quebec has led to more workers benefiting from training programs. I find there's something lacking when in Nova Scotia and in Newfoundland

Human Resources committee  I do agree. I believe it has to be universal in order to work. I did work in health care, and I can't count the number of people, the young mothers, who come out of courses that are promoted to help with the recruitment and retention crisis in health care. They go through the pro

Human Resources committee  We find it more and more common. In Nova Scotia we have a very high illiteracy rate. What we find most concerning is that when we lose jobs, when we have shutdowns of employers, factories, or whatever, and they're in that transition period, we discover that we have a lot of worke

Human Resources committee  From our perspective, we'd like to see all of the avenues worked on, of course, but if we had to pick one that has importance or maybe stands out from the others, it would be affordable child care. It's keeping women out of the job market, and it has become almost a crisis in tha

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. I would have been on time, but I couldn't find parking. The Canadian Union of Public Employees-Atlantic Region represents approximately 16,000 Nova Scotia members, and we have approximately 6,000 members who reside in Newfoundland and Labrador. We are citiz