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ELECTION WATCH

How Injured Workers are making a difference:
Injured workers from across Canada are mobilizing and organizing for targeted political action during provincial elections. Any Minister from any province who is responsible for the WCB portfolio is being assessed for their action or inaction regarding injured workers' issues. If the Minister is found lacking, a targeted campaign will be launched in their riding by injured workers across Canada to make WCB an election issue in that Minister's riding. By swaying the vote of people in that Minister's riding, that Minister can be UN-elected.

Alternatively, if the Minister has been found to be taking meaningful action (not just words), to improve the plight of injured workers, then that minister will NOT be targeted for un-election.

(The Canadian Injured Workers Society is non-partisan.
We do not advocate any particular party or political ideology.)

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Election Dates

Past Elections:
Incumbent Ministers Responsible for Workers Compensation:
March 2008 - Alberta - Iris Evans - (PC for Sherwood Park) - REELECTED
October 10, 2007 - Ontario - Steve Peters - (Liberal for Elgin—Middlesex—London) - REELECTED
October 9, 2007 - Nfld/Lab - Shawn Skinner - (PC for St. John’s Centre) - REELECTED
October 1, 2007 - NWT - David Krutko - (IND for Mackenzie Delta) - REELECTED
May 28, 2007 - PEI - Carolyn Bertram - (LIB for Rustico-Emerald) - REELECTED
May 22, 2007 - Manitoba - Nancy Allan - (NDP for St. Vital) - REELECTED
October 10, 2006 - Yukon - Brad Cathers - (Yukon Party for Lake Laberge) - REELECTED
June 13, 2006 - Nova Scotia - Kerry Morash - (PC for Queens) - DEFEATED by NDP Vicki Conrad (by 55 votes)
May 17, 2005 - BC - Graham Bruce - (LIB for Cowichan-Ladysmith) - DEFEATED by NDP Doug Routley



RELEVANT ELECTION HISTORY:
2007:

Alberta:

Kevin Taft and the Alberta Liberal Opposition
have posted a Labour Relations position statement on their website that includes the intent to:
"Establish an independent public inquiry, including
an intensive audit, into the operations of the WCB."
http://www.albertaliberal.com/index.php/alp/policies/C26
If the Liberals are elected in Alberta, Injured workers across Canada will be watching this proposed public inquiry as it will be an important and long overdue step towards addressing fairness in the Alberta workers compensation system.


2006:

Alberta:

UPDATE:
Since PC Leader Ed Stelmach dumped the 2 previous Ministers responsible for WCB (see below) the new Minister, Iris Evans, has done nothing to address fair compensation and the abuse of injured workers by the Alberta WCB.

New PC leader Ed Stelmach has dumped from Cabinet
the last two Ministers responsible for WCB,
Clint Dunford and Mike Cardinal.
Clint Dunford was criticized for not addressing the longstanding claims by injured workers before his portfolio was transferred. His replacement, Mike Cardinal was silent on the issue as well and was also criticized for reporting falsely low workplace injury rates.
http://www.ciws.ca/articles_alberta_workplace_injury_rate.htm


Nova Scotia:

Kerry Morash (PC)
Constituency - Queens
Minister of Labour responsible for the Workers' Compensation Act (except Part II)
WAS OUSTED BY Vicki Conrad (NDP) by 55 votes



2005:

BC:

Graham Bruce (Liberal)
Constituency - Cowichan-Ladysmith
Minister of Labour responsible for Workers' Compensation
WAS OUSTED BY Doug Routley (NDP)



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