05 May 2009

No, sorry... this time there's no...

...singing & dancing... but Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla is definitely back in the media limelight...
The allegations surfaced two weeks ago at a public meeting where nannies told two Ontario cabinet ministers that placement agencies and employers are using the federal Live-In Caregiver Program to keep them enslaved.
And she seems to have been hoist by her own party's petard...
Prompted by Wynne to speak their minds, nanny Gordo stood up and accused Dhalla, MP for Brampton-Springdale, of holding her passport and refusing to pay her when she quit.
Steve Janke has more.

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UPDATE: Hey Ruby, there's always Bollywood...
“This morning I called the leader to personally tender my resignation as Multicultural and Youth Critic in order to focus my attention on clearing my name,” the statement said.

“I will work with the appropriate officials to ensure the facts of the matter are clarified and corrected regarding my family’s experience with live-in caregivers and will work vigorously to defend my reputation.
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