A Truism...

Canada's labour movement made itself a target

Canadian unions are dying because they don't have a product people want to buy. If unions provided the job security and bargaining leverage they claim, people would line up to pay their dues. 

...possibly now we will get some answers

Union Transparency Bill Passes

Sun News;

Union members are closer to uncovering how their dues are spent after legislation passed Wednesday night that would force labour bosses to disclose their salaries and bonuses and how much is steered to political activities. [...]
"It will be thrown down by the courts. I have no doubt about that. And it's just red meat for the Reform party base. It's pure demagoguery," said NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair.
"It's inapplicable. It will never work. It's going to be a bureaucratic nightmare and this from a government that says it's against red tape."

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