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The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is Canada's largest union.

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Canada’s lost months: When COVID-19′s first wave hit, governments and health officials were scattered and slow to act

From January to March, official pandemic preparations were marred by the same kind of miscommunication and friction as in the SARS outbreak of 2003. Dozens of infectious-disease experts, health officials and politicians spoke with The Globe to piece together what went wrong

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Between Jan. 26 and Jan. 30, Monir Taha, an associate medical officer of health with Ottawa Public Health, wrote a series of increasingly agitated e-mails to high-ranking Ontario health officials, outlining concerns about the federal response to the emerging threat of the novel coronavirus.

Right to Refuse Unsafe Work

As a worker in Ontario you have the legal right to refuse unsafe work, according to Section 43(3) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, when you believe that any equipment, workplace condition or contravention of the OHS act is likely to endanger you or another person’s health and safety. This factsheet briefly outlines the steps required.

Craig Saunders

As a worker in Ontario you have the legal right to refuse unsafe work, according to Section 43(3) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, when you believe that any equipment, workplace condition or contravention of the OHS act is likely to endanger you or another person’s health and safety.

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The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is Canada's largest union.