Tag: BC strike

Singh Says NDP Won’t Support Back-to-Work Legislation to End BC Port Strike

Jagmeet Singh said the Trudeau government will not be getting any help from the federal New Democrat Party (NDP) in pushing through legislation to end a British Columbia port workers strike. NDP leader Mr. Singh made the remarks on July 4 in a statement that said his party “would oppose back-to-work legislation.” “We would decline,”…


BC Strike Affects Many Across the Country

For prairie farmers like Bill Prybylski, the strike at ports in B.C. is frustrating. While the strike, which entered its fourth day Tuesday, is not expected to affect bulk shipments of grains—like loading up a freighter with wheat—it will still affect a variety of other agricultural products, such as specialty crops like mustard and peas…