The child labour that the B.C. Liberals intend to permit isn't the innocent sort, like a paper route or a little help for the family business. A child as young as 12 years old will be allowed to work full-time at any occupation under provincial jurisdiction, no matter how dangerous, with only the consent of one parent. That includes farm labour, and working in a paint plant, gas station, restaurant, or door-to-door sales.
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Are we becoming such an apathetic people that turning back the clock 100 years makes such a little impression upon the masses?
It seems so.
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If there was ever a time for Canadians to become pushy - now is the time - for time is running out on this nation called Canada.
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Dave Ruston
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"So many right-wing Christians, so few lions." - t-shirt I saw @ school