Canadian Coast Guard captain fired for ‘willfully’ ignoring distress call: labour board

Canadian Coast Guard captain fired for ‘willfully’ ignoring distress call: labour board

The Canadian Coast Guard fired one of its captains on the grounds he "willfully" ignored a distress call about a sinking boat in cold and choppy P.E.I. waters, according to a recently posted federal labour board decision."His misconduct was significant,

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