Dalton Days for Ontario Public Service Employees?

Just how fast can the Ontario Government completely reverse its position on a particular course of action?  Apparently, it takes just a few months.

After declaring in February 2009 that the governing Liberal Party of Ontario would not be instituting “Dalton Days”, Premier Dalton McGuinty has been gradually preparing the public service to concede that they will be mandating some form of vacation-without-pay scenario.
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Christmas 2009 Will Be Very Difficult

Ontario is a big place.  You may be reading this posting after enjoying a day of fairly decent outdoor weather.  There is also an equally good chance that there is some very cold weather where you are living, too!  Mostly, it depends not only on  your physical location, but on what your perspective is, as well.  Ontario is an exceptionally big place when compared to the rest of the world.
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Increasing Caseloads Point to Broken EI Program

The trend towards dramatically increasing welfare caseloads in Ontario is highly suggestive of a federal Employment Insurance program that does not work.

Consider the following:
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• Between April 2008 and April 2009, the Guelph and Wellington Ontario Works caseload increased by more than 30%. The unemployment rate in Guelph since June 2008 has increased by 84.8 per cent.

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