The Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce launched a study on cybersecurity and cyberfraud the goal of helping reduce this 21st-century criminal activity that bilks millions of Canadians out of their hard-earned savings every year. The committee will examine: Cyberthreats to Canada’s financial and commercial sectors; Identity theft, privacy breaches and other fraudulent activities … Read more
Conservative Senator Larry Smith issued a statement: “Yesterday, Bill S-231, an Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code (protection of journalistic sources), sponsored by Senator Claude Carignan, received final approval in the Senate, and received Royal Assent today,” he said. “Thanks to the hard work of Senator Carignan, Bill S-231 will protect journalistic sources, define … Read more
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration is pleased to announce the addition of Alison Korn as Issues Management and Media Relations Advisor. Korn, who assumes her new position Monday, October 16, 2017, was the successful candidate following an open application process. Call 613-995-8409.
Human rights groups told members of the Senate Committee on Human Rights on September 27 that the federal government should impose targeted sanctions, travel bans and an arms embargo against the Myanmar military. Witnesses also recommended expanding diplomatic efforts and increasing support for humanitarian relief efforts in order to halt the violent attacks perpetrated by that country’s security forces … Read more
Senators welcomed news that the federal government launched public consultations to review possible regulatory changes to the decision making process of the Copyright Board of Canada. The committee hopes the consultations will include a review of the Board’s outdated procedures that lead to lengthy delays in the setting of tariffs for copyrighted works. These delays create … Read more
Senators Wanda Thomas Bernard, Lillian Dyck, Sandra Lovelace Nicholas, Kim Pate and Murray Sinclair sent a joint letter to Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball calling for the release of imprisoned Labrador land protectors James Learning, Eldred Davis and Marjorie Flowers. “We call on the province to release these three Land Protectors and to create effective spaces for them to … Read more
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade is calling on the Canadian government to play a leadership role in supporting the rule of law and human rights in Venezuela. The government should, for instance, continue to support projects from the Canadian embassy’s Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives, which focuses on building the capacity … Read more
The Parliament of Canada has extended the deadline for nominations in the search for Canada’s eighth Parliamentary Poet Laureate. The new deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, September 1st, 2017. The next Poet Laureate will therefore be from the francophone community. Call 1-866-599-4999.
More Canadians are over the age of 65 than under 14 — a profound demographic change that is creating significant challenges for the country’s finances and affecting Canada’s economy, the Senate Committee on National Finance said in a report. To counter these effects, the committee is urging the federal government to adopt a national seniors strategy … Read more
Members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce released their report, Study on the current and emerging issues of the banking sector and monetary policy of the United States, to provide a snapshot of current and emerging issues regarding economic relations between Canada and the United States. The report comes after fact-finding missions to New … Read more
