The Christian Heritage Party of Canada,also referred to as CHP Canada,is a minor social conservative and Christian right federal political party in Canada;it was founded in 1987,the brainchild of two couples in British Columbia,namely Bill and Heather Stilwell who were Roman Catholics and Ed Vanwoudenberg and his wife,Reformed Protestants. CHP advocates for Canada to be governed according to Christian principles and ethics. The party's stated principle is that "the purpose of civil government is to ensure security,freedom,and justice for all its citizens from conception till natural death,by upholding just laws". CHP states that,if the party forms government,it hopes to "apply proven Judeo-Christian principles of justice and compassion to Canada's contemporary public policy needs".
Miguel Figueroa is a Canadian political activist who was the leader of the Communist Party of Canada from 1992 to 2015. He is known for the landmark Figueroa case,which redefined the role of small parties and Canadian Parliamentary democracy,as well as his role re-establishing the Communist Party of Canada in the post-Soviet era.
James Moore is a Canadian politician who formerly served as the Minister of Industry in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The Canadian Labour Congress,or CLC is a national trade union centre,the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is one of Canada's largest national labour unions and the largest union in the Canadian federal public sector. PSAC members work in every province and territory,and also work abroad in embassies and consulates.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector –although it has in recent years organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well. CUPE is the largest union in Canada,representing some 700,000 workers in health care,education,municipalities,libraries,universities,social services,public utilities,transportation,emergency services and airlines. Over 60 per cent of CUPE's members are women,and almost a third are part-time workers. CUPE is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress and is its greatest financial contributor.
Kenneth V. Georgetti is a Canadian labour leader. Georgetti served as president of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) from 1999 to 2014. Prior to this,Georgetti served as president of the British Columbia Federation of Labour,and was the youngest person to hold the role.
Paul Moist is a former national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE),Canada's largest trade union,having served from 2003 to 2015.
Vancouver Community College is a public community college in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. Founded in 1965,it is the largest and oldest community college in British Columbia,offering 91 certificate programs,31 diploma programs,and 3 bachelor's degree programs. VCC has two campuses:Broadway and Downtown.
Shirley Geraldine Edwina Carr was a Canadian union leader who was the first woman president of Canada's largest labour organization,the Canadian Labour Congress.
Mary-Woo Sims (沈明麗) is a social justice activist. Best known as a former chief commissioner of the British Columbia Human Rights Commission,Sims was also a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the electoral district of Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam in the 2006 federal election.
Anna Marina Terrana was the elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Vancouver East in British Columbia,Canada,serving as that riding's MP from 1993 to 1997 in the Canadian House of Commons - 35th Parliament. Terrana sat as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Richard Stewart is the mayor for the city of Coquitlam,British Columbia. He was elected to Coquitlam City Council in 2005,and became mayor in 2008.
Judy Darcy is a Canadian health care advocate,trade unionist,and former politician. Darcy was the first Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia. She was the fourth National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees from 1991 until 2003,making her the second woman and second Jewish-Canadian person to hold the post,and business manager of the Hospital Employees' Union from 2005 to 2011.
The Hospital Employees' Union (HEU),founded in 1944 at Vancouver General Hospital,is now the oldest and largest trade union for hospital workers and health care specialists in British Columbia. The HEU represents 46,000 members across the public,non-profit and private health sectors. It is also a member in the British Columbia Federation of Labour and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Douglas Horne is a Canadian former politician,who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election,representing the riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. He was the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He previously served as the Premier's Parliamentary Secretary,as well as Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole. In addition,he has served as the Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (2012–13),Deputy Chair of the Select Standing Committee for Public Accounts (2009–13) and a Member of the Select Standing Committee for Children and Youth (2009–13) for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He also served on the Provincial Treasury Board,the Legislative Review Committee,and the Local Government Elections Task Force during his first term of office.
Jeffrey "Jeff" Raymond Rose is a Canadian trade unionist and former public servant. He is national president emeritus of the Canadian Union of Public Employees,having served as national president of CUPE from 1983–1991,and was deputy minister of intergovernmental affairs for the government of Ontario from 1991 to 1995.
Charles Fleury is a Canadian trade union activist who is currently the National Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Fleury was first elected to his current position of National Secretary-Treasurer on November 2,2011 at the CUPE National Convention in Vancouver,British Columbia.
The Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) is a Canadian labour union,with over 30,000 members in every Canadian Province and Territory. CEIU is affiliated with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and all CEIU members are automatically members of the PSAC. As affiliated,the PSAC is the bargaining agent for CEIU and other component unions for negotiations with the Treasury Board. CEIU is a member of the Program and Administrative Services (PA) group.
The Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) is a trade union based in British Columbia,Canada. Established in 1963 as the independent Pulp,Paper and Woodworkers of Canada,it has been affiliated with the Confederation of Canadian Unions since its founding in 1969.
