April

In November 2014, CBA responded to measures in Bill C-43 - Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2 enacting the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act.

Phase 4 of country-monitoring is focused more on detection, enforcement, and corporate liability, and other major topics relevant to adequate implementation of the Convention's obligations.

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) says that clear criteria for safe injection sites are a good idea but Bill C-2, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act amendments, would instead create almost insurmountable barriers to establishing or maintaining those sites.

In its intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada in the appeal of R. v. Nur, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) argues that judges should be able to consider less extreme measures than mandatory minimum sentences (MMS), and calls for the implementation of a so-called “safety valve.”

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) welcomes Bill C-32, Victims Bill of Rights Act, calling it an important step for victims of crime.

Marie Christine Kirouack, Executive Director of Quebec’s Programme d’aide aux membres du Barreau du Québec (PAMBA) is the 2014 winner of the Canadian Bar Association

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) cautions that Bill C-36, Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, introduced by the federal government in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, may fall short on constitutional grounds.

A message from the Chair of the National Competition Law Section, Jay Holsten.