Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Niki Mohrdar, Michael Lemieux and Brandon Judd

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Construction workers across Quebec walked off the job yesterday. The move was a result of a dispute between the provincial government and construction unions.

The workers were protesting Bill 33. It was announced last month and goes in to parliamentary hearings this week. If passed it would take away the ability of unions to dictate the workers on job sites. Under the bill, contractors would be able to choose from a list of eligible employees.

The public inquiry into the Robert Pickton investigation has entered a new phase. Family members of the serial killer's victims testified on Monday in Vancouver, B.C.

Victim Marnie Frey's mother Lynn claimed social status was the reason a proper investigation was never launched by Vancouver police or former mayor Philip Owen.

"If Marnie would've been a woman from UBC, SFU or Langara School, somebody in the community who was higher up, or not a low-life prostitute, Philip Owen would've definitely have looked for her," she said. "But because she was an addicted prostitute, he didn't give a damn. And that's the truth of the whole matter. They just didn't give a damn."

American artist Julie Ault gave a lecture at Concordia on Friday. She spoke about the multiple roles she undertakes as an artist and the numerous ways of depicting relevant social issues. Esther Viragh reports.

Julie Ault is an artist of many talents. She is an exhibition designer, curator and editor of several publications. Anne Bertrand, one of the organizers of the event, felt it was important to invite the artist to the university.

“She’s a very important figure in contemporary art and I think that it’s really essential that Concordia students be introduced to this standard of artist.”

A Quebec woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her seven year old daughter.

Kathrine Dufresne appeared in court despite sustaining injuries sometime Saturday. She was ordered by the court to undergo a thirty-day psychiatric evaluation.

Quebec provincial police stated that the father arrived at his home Saturday to find his daughter unconscious. Dufresne was also injured and both were rushed to hospital where the daughter was pronounced dead. An autopsy is underway to find the exact cause of death. The father has been cleared of any involvement in his daughter’s death.