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Ted Arnott to Hold Media Conference on His Private Member’s
Bill 30, the Volunteer Fire Fighters Employment Protection
Act
Waterloo-Wellington
MPP Ted Arnott has called a media conference on Bill
30, a bill to protect ‘Double Hatter’ fire fighters.
Double-hatters are usually full-time firefighters who
work for a city department, but also serve as volunteer
firefighters in their off-hours in their home communities.
The professional firefighters' union has been threatening
these firefighters with the loss of their full-time
jobs if they refuse to quit as volunteers.
Bill
30 passed Second Reading on June 6, 2002, had public
hearings at committee, and was received back in the
Legislature in its amended form. It is awaiting Third
Reading.
The
following individuals are scheduled to join Mr. Arnott,
make a presentation and take questions on THURSDAY NOVEMBER
7, 2002, beginning at 12:45 p.m. in the Queen’s Park
Media Studio:
Hazel
McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga
Raised
a question in support of Bill 30, to the Minister of
Public Safety and Security during the Ministers’ Forum
at the Association of Municipalities Conference in August
2002. As Chair of the Large Urban Mayor’s Caucus of
Ontario (LUMCO), Mrs. McCallion signed a resolution
passed by LUMCO supporting Mr. Arnott’s Bill.
Tim
Lee, Double Hatter fire fighter
Works
as a professional fire fighter in Whitby, he refused
to resign his volunteer position in Little Britain.
His union has “convicted” him for volunteering and has
given him 14 days to resign as a volunteer or they will
take action to have him expelled from his union, and
he would then stand to lose his full time job as a fire
fighter.
Dave
Thompson, President, Fire Fighter’s Association of Ontario
The
Association of Volunteer Fire Fighters represents Ontario’s
volunteer fire departments, fire companies and volunteer
fire fighters.
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