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   From: puela@nyet.ca   
      
   The Canadian Press - January 3, 2015   
      
   FTQ planning strategic vote to kick out Harper in upcoming election   
      
      
   The Fédération des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ) intends to do everything it   
   can   
   to break Stephen Harper’s party’s chance of winning the upcoming federal   
   election in October.   
      
   In an interview with La Presse, union president Daniel Boyer said the FTQ wants   
   to “get rid” of the conservative government.  He said the FTQ has been in   
   talks   
   with other union groups across Canada to stimulate a strategic vote in the next   
   elections.   
      
   Boyer also said the group has targeted eight regions in Quebec where it intends   
   to support “any candidate capable of beating a conservative.”   
      
   The FTQ expects to leave behind its former ally, the Bloc Québécois, to   
   support   
   Thomas Mulcair’s NDP — perceived to be a defender of unionized workers.   
      
   In recent months, unions have taken a strong stance against the Harper   
   government’s plans to adopt a law that would make the union accreditation   
   process more difficult for businesses operating under federal jurisdiction.   
      
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