CORRECTION/Media Advisory: Federal Budget Media Availability


OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 15, 2017) -

This document corrects and replaces the media advisory that was sent today at 2:10 PM EDT.

CLC President Hassan Yussuff, CLC Senior Economist Angella MacEwen, and CLC Senior Researcher Emily Norgang will be available in the Railway Committee Room in Centre Block to comment once the federal budget has been tabled on March 22nd. Mr. Yussuff and Ms. MacEwen will provide comment in English, and Ms. Norgang will provide comment in French.

It is expected this year's federal budget will include several initiatives related to education and training, infrastructure, and job creation.

The CLC's pre-budget statement is available at canadianlabour.ca.

Who: Hassan Yussuff, CLC President
Angella MacEwen, CLC Senior Economist
Emily Norgang, CLC Senior Researcher
Where: Railway Committee Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill
When: 4:15 pm, Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Contact Information:

Media contacts:
Kerry Pither
National Director, Communications
613.294.2203
kpither@clc-ctc.ca

Chantal St-Denis
National Representative, Media Relations
613.355.1962
cstdenis@clc-ctc.ca