February

The CBA comments on the Canadian Transport Agency's discussion paper on Modernizing Regulation for Air Transportation.

The CBA responds to the Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying, tasked with examining issues about requests by mature minors, advance requests, and requests where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition.

The CBA calls for more legal aid for immigration and refugee matters in Canada, in light of reduced funding and service suspension in several jurisdictions.

The CBA says Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations under PIPEDA should balance individual privacy rights and the legitimate needs of businesses to collect, use and disclose personal information for reasonable purposes.

The CBA encourages Finance Canada to expand the Bank of Canada unclaimed balances program to include unclaimed pension monies.

The CBA comments on OSFI's draft derivatives guidelines and encourages clarification on independent valuation inputs for derivatives.

The CBA urges that criminal offences for cannabis follow the models for regulated substances like tobacco and alcohol.

The CBA recommends balancing national security and privacy rights, and reminds the government to protect solicitor-client privilege at the border.

The CBA comments on the new airline joint venture approval process in Bill C-49, Transportation Modernization Act, suggesting changes to balance the benefits with the risks and costs of the new process.

The CBA urges caution in amending the Criminal Code to address drug and alcohol impaired driving.