The Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter to Canada Border Services Agency, offers guidance on the development of trauma-informed practices when dealing with victims of gender-based violence, or GBV.

Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, covers several topics and the Canadian Bar Association offered suggestions and recommendations in a comprehensive submission from the Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Section, the Competition and Foreign Investment Review Section and the Construction and Infrastructure Law Section. The most salient ones are summarized below.

The Criminal Justice Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter to the House of Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee, offers comments on Bill C-40, Miscarriages of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law).

The End-of-Life Working Group of the Canadian Bar Association has long advocated for the clarification of end-of-life decision-making.