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PoliticsLabour2TuesdayDecember172013NEWSBRIEFSAlbertaestablishesAboriginalwomenscouncilsThegovernmentofAlbertaisappointingtwocouncilstofocusonimprovingAboriginalwomenseconomicandsocialwell-beingintheprovince.AccordingtoapressreleasetheFirstNationsWomensEconomicSecurityCouncilandtheMtisWomensEconomicSecurityCoun-cilwillactasadvisorygroupsreportingdirectlytoRobinCampbellAlbertasministerofAboriginalRelationsandbesupportedbyagovernmentworkinggroupincludingrepresentativesfromhealthandeducation.BothcouncilswillincluderepresentativesfromtheInuitcommunity.FatalcollisiononHwy.63nearStoneyMountainRoadPoorroadconditionsarebeingblamedforafatalvehiclecol-lisiononHwy.63thatclosedtrafcbothwaysfornearlyadayonDec.10.ThecollisionbetweenanarmouredvehicleheadingintoFortMcMurrayandaGMCtruckhappenedTuesdaymorningaround1000a.m.Thetruckdriverwaspronounceddeadonsceneandthedriverofthearmouredvehiclediedlaterinhospitalasaresultofhisinjuries.Apas-sengerinthearmouredvehiclewasuninjured.Thehighwaywasfullyreopenedby1100p.m.thesameday.MotoristswereaskedbyRCMPtodrivewithcautionasroadcon-ditionsatthetimeoftheaccidentweredescribedaspoor.RedfordshufesmorethanhalfofAlbertacabinetministersAlbertaPremierAlisonRedfordhasswornin10newmin-isterstohercabinetinitsrstshufesinceherelectionin2012.Therearrangementincreasesthetotalnumberofministersto19andassociateministersto11makingupmorethanhalfoftheProgressiveConservativecaucus.AmongthenotablechangesincludeRobinCampbelltak-ingoverasEnvironmentministerforDianaMcQueenwithMcQueentakingovertheEnergyportfoliofromnowMunicipalAffairsMinisterKenHughes.Anewminis-tryofJobsSkillsTrainingandLabourhasbeenaddedtobeledbyformerdeputypremierThomasLukaszuk.DaveHancockisthenewdeputypremier.MERRYCHRISTMASMERRYCHRISTMASHaveawonderfulChristmasandaFestiveSeasonHaveawonderfulChristmasandaFestiveSeasonSmithsLandingFirstNationP.O.Box1470FortSmithX0E0P0867-872-4950OnlineNWTjobrecruitmenthurtspoorsaycriticsByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnti-povertyactivistsintheNWTareconcernedthattheterritorialgovernmentsrecentdecisiontomoveallgovernmentjobrecruitmentonlinewillmakeitmoredif-ficultforcitizenswithoutreliableinternetorcomputeraccesstoapplyforjobs.YellowkniferesidentGeorgeLessardwhositsontheboardofthenationalorganizationCanadaWithoutPovertysaidtheneweRe-cruitsystemrequiresalevelofcomputerliteracyandac-cesscurrentlyunavailabletomanyoftheterritorysresi-dentstosuccessfullyapplyforjobswiththegovernment.Whatitsdoingisdiscrim-inatingagainstaparticularsocialandeconomicgroupthepoorandthepeoplewhodonthavecomputersbynotallowingthemtoapplyforjobshesaid.AswellforuserswhoforgettheirpasswordtologintotheiraccountsLes-sardsaidtheprocessforre-settingthatpassworddoesnotwork.SonotonlyistheGNWTputtingupunfairandinap-propriatebarriersthatmakeitverydifcultforthepoortoapplyforworkwiththeGNWTbuttheirwebsitefunctionssobadlythatitisalsoabarrierforthosewhoarenotcomputerliterateasIamandcertainlyexcludesmanyfromapplyingforGNWTjobshesaid.LessardsaidtheissuecouldverywellleadtoalongerpossibletoapplyforajobwiththeGNWTwithoutavalidemailaddress.Heisaskingthedepart-menttotracktechnicalis-suesraisedbyapplicantsandtodevelopabettertechnicalsupportserviceforthepublicattemptingtoapplyforjobsonline.HetoldTheJournalheisstillwaitingforare-sponsebutsaidtheminis-tersharessimilarconcernsandisinvestigatingwithinthedepartment.JackieBellcommuni-cationsmanagerwiththedepartmentofHumanRe-sourcesconrmedthatthedepartmentiscurrentlyre-viewingtheconcernsraisedbyapplicants.Shesaidindividualsarestillabletoapplyforjobsviafaxemailpostmailorinperson.NoneofthatinformationislistedintheHowtoApplysectionofthenewwebsitewhichoffersinstructionssolelyfortheeRecruitsystem.HoweverBellsaidcon-tactinformationforHRser-vicecentrescanbefoundonthewebsiteandonjobposterssentouttodifferentcommunities.BellsaidtheGNWTre-centlymadetheshifttoon-lineadvertisinginresponsetothecurrenttrendamongjobseekerswhichsawmostapplicantsbetweenJan.1andJune30ofthisyearstatetheyheardaboutthejobon-lineratherthanthroughprintadvertisinginnewspapers.Shesaidalternatemeansaretakentomakesureindi-vidualsincommunitieshearaboutjobsviaprintedjobpostersprovidedtolocalFirstNationshamletandMtisof-cesgovernmentserviceandcareerdevelopmentofcersandatNorthernstores.Amongthebarriersitsetsuparedifcultiesexperi-encedwhenusingthewebsiteLessardsaid.TheGNWTlaunchedanewHumanRe-sourcesHRwebsitegwnt-jobs.caonOct.1whichre-quiresuserstocreateaproleusingavalidemailaddressinordertoapplyforjobs.Lessardsaidhetriedapply-ingforajobtotestthewebsiteafterhearingcomplaintsfromfriendsandwasmetwithtech-nicalissues.Hesaidthepdfleforthejobwasmissingandittook12daysafterhecontactedthedepartmentfortechnicalassistancetogetaresponse.humanrightscomplaintasaviolationoftherighttowork.Itcontravenestheinterna-tionalcovenantoneconomicsocialandculturalrights.ThereforeanymemberofthepublicwhofeelsthathehasaproblemwithithaseverylegitimaterighttogototheNWTHumanRightsofceandlodgeacomplaintagainstthegovernmentLes-sardsaid.WeledehMLABobBrom-leybroughtsimilarconcernstoHRministerTomBeaulieulastweeksayinghewassur-prisedtolearnthatitsnoWhatitsdoingisdiscriminatingagainstaparticularsocialandeconomicgroupthepoorandthepeoplewhodonthavecomputersbynotallowingthemtoapplyforjobs.GeorgeLessardCanadaWithoutPovertyTheGNWTrecentlydecidedtomoveallofitsjobpostingsonlinetognwtjobs.caratherthanputtingoutprintads.PhotoGNWTHumanResources