Month: March 2021

A sad, painful and classy farewell

[GTranslate]TORONTO – When rules do not make sense, disappointment can turn to bitterness. How cruel, I thought, that extended family, friends, business partners, employees neighbours and others could not participate in what supportive people need to do by nature – rally around those who suffer great personal loss.

AstraZeneca: Canada ahead on his way, waiting on Ema decision

TORONTO – Canada is continuing its immunization campaign with the three vaccines approved by the regulator. The confirmation came from the health authorities, who clarify the case related to AstraZeneca, while in Europe the final decision of EMA (the European drug body) regarding the resumption of the use of the vaccine of the Anglo-Swedish consortium, blocked in many countries, is expected for tomorrow.

Temporary farm workers in Canada, at high risk of infection

Field workers in raincoats picking strawberries

The planting season begins and human rights organizations and labour unions warn that new measures by the federal government to attract foreign seasonal agricultural workers for spring planting are not enough to prevent a repeat of the deadly outbreaks of Covid-19 of the last year in farms and food processing plants.

Trabajadores agrícolas temporales en Canadá, en alto riesgo de infección

Field workers in raincoats picking strawberries

La temporada de siembra comienza y las organizaciones de derechos humanos y uniones sindicales advierten que las nuevas medidas del gobierno federal para atraer trabajadores agrícolas temporales extranjeros para la siembra de primavera no son suficientes como para evitar una repetición de los brotes mortales de Covid-19 del año pasado en granjas y plantas procesadoras de alimentos.