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Yesterday, February 21st, 2018l \u00a0Wayne Gates, Transportation Critic and NDP MPP for Niagara Falls, continued to press the Liberal government to release details on the future of Carillion Canada\u2019s operations for winter road maintenance in the province.<\/p>\n
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\u201cLast month, the Minister of Transportation said that a new arrangement exists with Carillion Canada to keep the roads plowed this winter, following the collapse of its parent company\u2014but she refused to disclose this arrangement,\u201d said Gates. \u201cA worker was quoted as saying, \u2018Our patrol yard doesn\u2019t have enough trucks to keep the highways safe\u2019\u2014will the premier provide certainty for the public and Carillion workers, and disclose its new agreement with the company?\u201d<\/p>\n
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In its creditor protection filing, Carillion Canada disclosed that it owed $750 million and only had enough cash to continue operations until February 17. While the Wynne Liberals claim that there is a new agreement between Carillion Canada and the Ministry of Transportation, it\u2019s keeping this agreement secret and workers in the dark.<\/p>\n
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Gates said Carillion workers are worried that their paychecks won\u2019t be there for them when bills are due, noting that workers and families shouldn\u2019t be forced to settle and simply take the Wynne Liberals at their word that winter road maintenance will continue.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis is no time for secrecy\u2014workers do not know if they will be paid, the snowplows may not roll if a snowstorm hits,\u201d said Gates. \u201cIf winter road maintenance were still in public hands, we would not be in this mess.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe ultimate solution is to restore this work to the public sector.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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