February

The CBA urges the government to ratify the third optional protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child establishing procedure to bring complaints about violations directly to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

The CBA urges the federal government to maintain the role of the Immigration and Refugee Board as an independent quasi-judicial tribunal responsible for refugee determination in Canada.

The CBA urges the government to create a National Commissioner for Children and Youth, to protect the rights of Indigenous children in Canada, and to implement the 2012 recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

The CBA recommends amendments to Bill C-58 to improve access to information laws and safeguard solicitor-client privilege and judicial independence.

The Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness continues to recommend measures to alleviate the burden of new passive income rules on businesses.

The Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee comments on Budget 2018 proposals to change the timing of Canada's foreign affiliate reporting requirements.

The CBA encourages transparency and accountability in Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada appointments, training and complaints processes.

The CBA notes the Competition Bureau's draft Abuse of Dominance Enforcement Guidelines sometimes take an inconsistent or expansive view of the jurisprudence, and suggests clarifications.

The CBA responds to a Finance Canada consultation on Canada's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime.

The CBA urges the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector to focus its mandate on modernizing the federal income tax rules pertaining to charities.