March 08, 2010
MEDIA ADVISORY -- Experiences of Aboriginal Teachers: Focus of New StudyA major study of the professional knowledge and experience of Aboriginal teachers in Canadian public schools will be released Wednesday, March 10, at a special Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) symposium on Aboriginal education. The study was commissioned by the CTF and its advisory committee on Aboriginal education and funded by the Canadian Council on Learning.
March 05, 2010
Open letter to the UN chief over the outrage at the 54th Committee on the Status of WomenThe four Global Unions at the 54th session of the United Nations Committee on the Status of Women (UNCSW) currently held in New York issued an open letter to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, expressing their outrage at the process and substance of the event.
March 04, 2010
Letter of support for Library and Archives CanadaDear Minister Moore:
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) speaks for approximately 200,000 teachers
in Canada as the national voice on education and related social issues. CTF
membership includes teacher organizations across the country.
February 22, 2010
“Reality check” on women’s equalityOTTAWA – Labour and women’s groups have issued a report which they say is a “reality check” describing Canada’s lagging performance in achieving women’s equality. The report will be used at the Beijing +15 meeting at the United Nations in New York, March 1-12.
February 19, 2010
MEDIA ADVISORY
Labour, women’s groups release “reality check” on women’s equality
Canadian delegation to attend UN's Beijing plus 15 meeting
OTTAWA – Barbara Byers, Executive Vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress, along with leaders of labour and women’s organizations will release a report on Monday, February 22 which they describe as a “reality check” on Canada’s lagging performance in achieving women’s equality. Byers and the others are delegates to the Beijing + 15 meeting being held at the United Nations in New York, March 1-12.
February 12, 2010
RCMP’s by-youth, for-youth crime prevention program launches new and improved website
Ottawa, ON – Feb. 11, 2010 – For DEAL.org, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s by-youth, for-youth crime prevention website, it’s out with the old and in with the new.
The award-winning resource, which was created in 1997, has unveiled a revamped and redesigned site.
“As a by-youth, for-youth initiative, we are uniquely qualified to act as a voice for young Canadians,” says Erin Mulvihill, acting manager of the RCMP’s Youth Engagement Section, which publishes DEAL.org. “Improving the site to better serve our target audience will allow us to continue to do that.”