TORONTO – “If both sides are willing to tackle issues outside the confines of the proposals on the table, there is a chance for agreement.” That sentence, from today’s lockout update by the Canadian Media Guild, is a head-scratcher. We’re not sure how either side can tackle the issues outside of their own proposals in a negotiation. Anyway, CMG said that it and the CBC are still in contact but with neither side yet willing to budge, a face-to-face meeting would be pointless, says the union. It also said that the federal Minister of Labour, Joe Fontana, told them he’s...
