by POG Admin 3 | Aug 6, 2024 | Blog, General News
‘The Coutts 4’ has been a national story for a few years. Two of the four men, Chris Lysak and Jerry Morin, were released in February after signing plea agreements for lesser offences while the other two men, Chris Carbert and Tony Olienick, remained in custody for another 5 months awaiting trial.
Carbert and Olienick have now been found not guilty of conspiracy to commit murder but convicted of the charges of mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, with Olienick also seeing a guilty verdict for possessing a pipe bomb.
by POG Admin 3 | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog, General News
In a recent statement, BC’s Chief Medical Officer, Bonnie Henry, and Provincial Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, jointly announced a new plan for BC’s health care professionals.
With perfect timing for the coming provincial election, after years of ignoring our pleas, they proudly announce the end to vaccination mandates for all BC health care workers.
by POG Admin 3 | Jul 30, 2024 | Blog, General News
Quebec politicians, specifically those at the municipal level, have been resigning in droves, sighting harassment and intimidation as their common reasons for departure.
In response to this ‘alarming trend’ the Quebec government has earmarked $2 million dollars for mental health support and enacted a law to protect the sensitive emotional state of their politicians.
by POG Admin 3 | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog, General News
The Canadian government is coming to terms with the knowledge that they are not as infallible as they believed in their ability to enact laws without accountability or, more importantly, without liability.
The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that they should be held to account when enacting unconstitutional laws that infringe upon our rights, specifically those which are “clearly wrong, in bad faith or an abuse of power.”
by POG Admin 3 | Jul 20, 2024 | Blog, General News
Another employer has been forced to backtrack, after adopting a heavy-handed approach in their response to those choosing to exercise their right not to be vaccinated.
Arbitrator Mark Wright has ruled in a case between the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and former employee, Jill Thompson, a Child and Youth Counsellor since 2003.
