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Weekly Poll for November 20, 2009
Ten people were arrested in Quebec as part of a crackdown on organized crime in the province’s construction industry.
Is organized crime a problem in Canadian construction?
| Not at all |
 12% |
| Yes |
 58% |
| Slightly |
 30% |
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1. November 23, 2009 — I read an article about a shortage of heavy equipment operators in Nova Scotia. I browse the job banks quite frequently and I don’t see too many opportunities for suitable and good paying employment. I don’t see much has changed since I left my home province of Nova Scotia back in 1991-1992. After doing a lot of research it seems to be the same old scenario as when I left: It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Respond to this comment
Wayne T. Boudreau, Cambridge, Ontario