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What’s happening today
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer today, and while both remarked the world has become a more challenging place since their first meeting a year ago, neither named a specific issue in their public remarks. The Canadian Press reports.
Today’s must-read
Employers who’ve been accused of taking action against a whistleblower would be forced to prove their innocence, under proposed legislation introduced by the Manitoba government.
“Individuals who report wrongdoing should be protected,” said Public Service Minister Adrien Sala, who introduced Bill 14 last week.
Currently, people must prove they were laid off, demoted or otherwise punished because they’d reported wrongdoing. Gabrielle Piché has the story.
Changes to Manitoba’s Public Interest Disclosure Act have been introduced under proposed legislation put forward by the provincial government. (The Canadian Press files)
On the bright side
Armed with a zoology degree from the University of Manitoba, Janice Martin started work at Assiniboine Park Zoo in 1980 and never looked back.
She spent 43 years in various roles at the zoo until she retired in 2023. Retirement, however, was just a long lunch break for Martin. After four months away, she was back as a dedicated volunteer.
“I first started in Aunt Sally’s Farm in the summer of 1976 before going into university in the fall. Right after I graduated, there was an opening at the zoo. It was the perfect opportunity and I grabbed it. I worked my way through different areas over the years, first as a zookeeper, then a supervisor and finally as a curator for 10 years before I retired,” Martin, 68, says. AV Kitching has more here.
Janice Martin says volunteering at the zoo has been a rewarding way to spend some of her retirement, providing her an opportunity to carry out work she wasn’t able to do as an employee. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
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