February

The CBA supports draft regulations on immigration detention of children and suggests improvements.

The CBA reports on the results of a consultation on the evolving role of Ottawa agents at the Supreme Court of Canada.

The CBA offers input on ways to improve the service standards of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

The CBA offers Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada its input on how to improve the spousal sponsorship program.

The CBA says the Official Languages Act should be modernized to reflect today's linguistic realities and it should include an enforceable section requiring the Justice Minister to ensure a completely bilingual Constitution for Canada.

The CBA says that Finance Canada’s legislative proposals will likely provide charities with increased freedom to conduct non-partisan political activities and offers recommendations to address some concerns.

The CBA offers input on proposed regulations to Bill C-65, legislation that will address harassment and violence in federal workplaces.

The CBA comments on GST/HST rules for holding corporations and recommends expanding the rules to other types of investment vehicles such as partnerships or trusts.

The CBA comments on the federal judicial application package (superior courts).

The CBA supports proposals to improve court efficiencies while preserving fairness to the accused. It objects to proposals to abolish peremptory challenges, restrict preliminary inquiries and allow the introduction of police evidence by affidavit.