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Lobby Roundup: Restaurant lobbyists ask Doug Ford for help to pay their workers minimum wage

Lobby Roundup: Restaurant lobbyists ask Doug Ford for help to pay their workers minimum wage

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying roundup

  • Xavier Richer Vis

    Xavier Richer Vis

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  • Roberto Rocha

    Roberto Rocha

    Roberto is an award-winning journalist who specializes in computational methods for investigations. Before joining the IJF, he was a data journalist at CBC News and the Montreal Gazette.

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Xavier Richer Vis,
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8 June, 2023 • 5 min read
Lobby Roundup: Restaurant lobbyists ask Doug Ford for help to pay their workers minimum wage
Waitress Paulina Pasierbek serves patrons at a Joey Restaurant in Toronto in June 2020. Restaurants Canada says its members are still struggling from the COVID-19 pandemic and is asking the Ontario government for a financial lifeline. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

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Bell, Telus and CN Rail lobbying against anti-scab legislation promised by Liberals

Bell, Telus and CN Rail lobbying against anti-scab legislation promised by Liberals

The Liberals are facing pressure from the NDP and major unions to ban scabs

  • Kayla Zhu
    Kayla Zhu
Kayla Zhu
13 Jun 2023 • 4 min read
Nearly 40 per cent of student visa applications from India rejected for vague reasons

Nearly 40 per cent of student visa applications from India rejected for vague reasons

IRCC has given 336,251 rejections for “other” and “unspecified” reasons since 2011

  • Hannah Carty
    Hannah Carty
Hannah Carty
6 Jun 2023 • 2 min read
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