Work to rule didn’t stop Hawaii trip

Teachers are underfire for traveling to professional development conferences, including one in Hawaii, despite their work to rule campaign…and that’s come under fire from the Education Minister.

Karen Casey was reacting to a CBC report that 11 teachers went to Hawaii last week with the permission of the Teachers Union. Casey pointed  out all extracurricular activities for students have been cancelled. Although these trips were approved prior to the job action, she doesn’t understand how the union can defend them.

Community Services reviewing health food assistance

Community Services Minister Joanne Bernard says everything is on the table as her department reviews social assistance.

Her comments came after a judge sent a complaint back to the Human Rights Commission about the amount given to recipients for special health-related diets. Bernard says her department spends $8.8 million a year paying for special diets…but the program hasn’t been revamped since 2001.