Wednesday June 18, 2014 – 11am
Posted Jun 18, 2014 01:30:41 PM.
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11:00- Tim Gray, Executive Director of Environmental Defence
Gray in response to the federal cabinet’s decision to approve the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline: Approving the Northern Gateway pipeline rejects science, disrespects First Nations, ignores the government of British Columbia and brushes aside the voices of millions of Canadians. It makes clear that the federal cabinet will approve even the most destructive tar sands projects and put land, water, communities and our climate at great risk. Despite cabinet’s approval, the pipeline will not be built. These conditions cannot be met – an approval with conditions is as good as a no. Opposition to the project will only grow louder and stronger every day. This project will be challenged in the courts and on the ground. We are calling on all MPs in the House of Commons to speak up for Canada and urge the federal cabinet to reconsider this irresponsible decision.
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11:30- Kendra Behringer, Edmonton resident
Behringer says she’s being discriminated against because she has 22 visible piercings is reigniting the debate about workplace dress codes. The 24-year old complained that one prospective employer threw out her résumé in front of her, but lawyers believe her chances of establishing discrimination are slim to non-existent, while employment and image experts say businesses are entitled to set rules on how workers dress. She’s launched a campaign to make it illegal for employers to discriminate based on body modifications, something that would require an amendment to the Alberta Human Rights Act. Her petition has amassed more than 200 signatures and she’s looking for an MLA to put her case to the Alberta legislature, she told the Edmonton Journal.
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