October 9, 2025
Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis stands between union leaders Belinda Wilson (left) and Kimsley Ferguson (right) after public servants marched on Bay Street demanding delayed or omitted pay increases among other issues on October 8, 2025. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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