By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive:

According to a list recently obtained by the Alberta Federation of Labour, the Royal Bank of Canada, (RBC) is one the thousands of Canadian employers fingered in the unraveling Temporary Foreign Worker scandal.  The document shows that scandals at RBC and other high-profile employers are “just the tip of the iceberg.:

In the following “open letter to Canadians“, the RBC’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Gord Nixon, plays victim, apologizes, tells us his bank was/is “compliant with the regulations”.

Then he wants you all to know that “The question for many people is not about doing only what the rules require – it’s about doing what employees, clients, shareholders and Canadians expect of RBC. And that’s something we take very much to heart.”

By: United Steelworkers Union | Press Release:

TORONTO – “The news that RBC is replacing 45 of its employees with workers from India is just further proof that corporations and the Harper government intend to use the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to lower wages across Canada,” said Ken Neumann, National Director of the United Steelworkers (USW). ”We are ready to assist the RBC workers and represent them in any legal matters and hope they will contact us.”

by Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Nov. 18, 2011:

Even as the threat of eviction from Confederation Park looms larger, the Occupy Ottawa movement is getting stronger, says Arun Smith.

Yesterday, the movement held simultaneous marches before four key Ottawa landmarks: the Canadian Human Rights Monument, US embassy, Novotel hotel and the Sparks Street Mall.

Before leaving the park, the protesters observed a minute of silence to honor Occupy movements facing eviction and police brutality across the world.