Human Resources committee  That's a great question. I think there are a lot of unions that are trying to organize workers in precarious employment—vulnerable workers, in particular. You have the United Food and Commercial Workers, which is organizing migrant workers, newcomers to Canada, in meat-packing, g

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning, committee members. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on this important subject. The Canadian Labour Congress speaks on national issues on behalf of three million unionized workers in Canada. It brings together o

Finance committee  Specifically with respect to home care, for instance, there are no particular asks that we're bringing forward. We want to see a stronger and sustained federal commitment to spending more broadly on health care and the seniors strategy is an important part of that.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, committee members. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I'm here on behalf of the Canadian Labour Congress, Canada's largest labour central, advocating on behalf of three million workers in Canada. I want to s

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That there is as much space preserved as possible for that kind of political engagement....

Procedure and House Affairs committee  From the CLC's perspective, there are things to appreciate in the bill. I do think the committee does need to look at and very carefully reflect on the amount of space provided. In terms of the spending limits, the CLC doesn't typically come close to the spending restrictions, b

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As I understand it, the definition of partisan activity is now regulated, insofar as it promotes or opposes the candidacy or election of a particular party or candidate, but not insofar as it's speaking to an issue with which that party or candidate is associated. There is some a

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm talking mainly about third parties in political life.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  All of what I just said was to underscore our position that we understand and appreciate the need to regulate third party political engagement.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I work for the Canadian Labour Congress, not for the Ontario Federation of Labour.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  All I can tell you is that the CLC has an approach to general elections where we focus on the issues. That's what we want to talk about. Absolutely, we leave it for members to decide which party of the day best represents their interests on those issues.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The only funding to support the work of the Canadian Labour Congress comes from affiliated unions, which in turn derive from members' dues, absolutely. I would just remind you that's protected by the Supreme Court decision in Lavigne and in law in Canada, which understands the ad

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't know the answer to that. I just know that the CLC derives its funding base from a per capita amount charged on the basis of membership to affiliated unions.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As most people who know about the labour movement in Canada already realize, there are international unions that are present in Canada and that played a role, historically, in the formation of unions in Canada. Many Canadian affiliate unions of the Canadian Labour Congress are he

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely. The Canadian Labour Congress is arguably the largest democratically member owned and operated organization in Canada.