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Gary Corbett

Fellow members,

I would like to encourage you to take a look at these interesting articles and video clips, which have recently appeared in various media across the country.

In Solidarity,
Gary Corbett

  • Worth Reading:The Public Service Muscles Up
  • Publish Date: 09-NOV-2011 09:59 AM
  • If you were headed for a brawl — maybe you would call it the “fight of your life” — you might want to look for a tough friend to back you up as you head for that showdown in the schoolyard.
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  • Worth reading: "No Mere Budget Cut" by Bob Sandford, Water Canada
  • Publish Date: 21-SEP-2011 01:23 PM
  • Unless you believe that contracting a flesh-eating disease is a reasonable way to lose weight, it is difficult to interpret what is presently happening to Environment Canada as a mere budget cut. (This link will take you to an external website. Please note some employers may restrict access to external websites.)
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  • Worth Reading: Hidden cost of cuts to Environment Canada
  • Publish Date: 26-AUG-2011 08:38 AM
  • It has been announced that 776 positions will be eliminated at Environment Canada. Senior scientists and their support staff will be reassigned to other government jobs, resulting in the outright cancellation or downsizing of programs such as ozone research, aircraft-based measurements, solar radiation monitoring, climate adaptation, air toxics research, and air quality research and monitoring.
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