February

The CBA comments on the expert review of prompt payment and adjudication of federal construction contracts and recommends a modest, workable system.

The CBA cautions that parts of the Competition Bureau's Draft Guide to Efficiencies Analysis in Merger Reviews takes positions not supported by jurisprudence and gives perspectives on complex issues that have not been adjudicated.

The CBA comments on the Privacy Commissioner's Draft Position Paper on Online Reputation and encourages further study of online reputation.

The CBA supports many changes made to Bill C-45 – the Cannabis Act – in the House of Commons, but reiterates its concerns about the Bill’s excessive reliance on the criminal law outside of the regulatory framework.

The CBA supports the goal of Bill C-66 (Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act ) to create a procedure for expunging convictions for consensual sexual activity between same-sex persons, and suggests improvements to the bill.

The CBA recommends changes to Bill C-50, amending the Canada Elections Act, to enhance privacy protection for Canadian electors.

The CBA comments on the Privacy Commissioner’s revised draft guidelines for obtaining meaningful consent and recommends some clarification.

The CBA comments on Impact Assessment Act in Bill C-69, to strengthen the new environmental assessment process and respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples.

The CBA applauds commitments in the 2018 federal budget to support asylum seekers and temporary foreign workers.

The CBA supports many changes made to Bill C-45 – the Cannabis Act – in the House of Commons, but reiterates its concerns about the Bill’s excessive reliance on the criminal law outside of the regulatory framework.