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On Monday May 4th, Greg Phillips, in his capacity as national president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE), testified before the House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) as part of its “Parliamentary Duties and the COVID-19 Pandemic” study.

During this year’s Mental Health Week, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) promotes social connections, because having a social network is also having a support network. What is hard now is nurturing and maintaining those connections.

Our home is a planet where life thrives, diverse and colorful. Earth abounds with beautiful nature, a masterpiece that is a joy to experience and good to get closer to when looking for comfort, calm and relaxation. If we can turn our attention away from our current forced isolation and take our eyes beyond the walls around us, we will soon see how therapeutic nature can be and how much we need it.

It is with immense sadness that the Canadian Association of Professional Employees joins all Canadians in extending its deepest condolences to members of the Portapique community of Northern Nova Scotia, and to the broader RCMP family, following the senseless shooting that took 22 lives, on Saturday April 18.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have come together and mobilized to help the most vulnerable members of our society.

We're proud to unveil this year's 2020 CAPE calendar. Like previous editions, the CAPE calendar identifies holidays and pay days.

On Wednesday, November 13, CAPE held its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) under the theme "Strength in Diversity".

During this time of isolation, social distancing and in the context of prolonged teleworking, it is important for people feeling vulnerable and at risk to have easy and quick access to mental wellness and personal safety resources.

It has been two weeks since our community began feeling the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which quickly threw everyone into crisis management mode. This unprecedented situation has put the resilience of our public institutions and that of the entire public service to the test.

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed every year on March 21 to bring our attention to the ongoing efforts to fight racial biases and the negative impact it has on our lives.