Federal Cabinet Minister Jason Kenney this week announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. These changes were not welcomed by the Restaurant Association of Canada, in particular the low-cost fast-food outlets. Good luck, Jason, getting extra fries with your next Big Mac.
In Washington, the NFL team long known as the Redskins is now known as the Washington No-Name. Speaker John Boehner has suggested it be called the Washington Lobbyists or the Washington Gridlockers. This is still under discussion. Meanwhile, a similar move is underway to strip the Edmonton Eskimos of that name, and environmentalists also have a problem with the Edmonton Oilers.
The dispute between the British Columbia government and the BC Teachers Federation continues. It is reported that BCTF President Jim Iker sent a note to Premier Clark, saying, "Still mad about that Grade 10 detention, Christy?"
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