Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA urges the federal government to take immediate action over reports that two 2SLGBTQI+ activists have been sentenced to death in Iran.

The CBA appreciates the Supreme Court of Canada’s commitment to enhancing public appreciation of Canada’s law and democratic institutions in its upcoming sitting in Quebec City.

The CBA recommends changing the security classification criteria in the Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations to end the discriminatory effect.

The CBA outlines issues of importance for the legal profession at the 2022 G7 Summit.

The CBA comments on Criminal Code amendments in the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 to introduce the offence of wilfully promoting anti-Semitism.

The CBA urges the government to work with Indigenous groups and give them resources to implement an action plan to significantly reduce incarceration rates of Indigenous peoples.

The CBA comments on Criminal Code and Identification of Criminals Act amendments to increase flexibility in the criminal justice system in the wake of COVID-19.

The CBA comments on medical assistance in dying for persons with mental illnesses, mature minors and advance requests.

The CBA responds to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights’ review of the 2014 proposes changes to the criminal and municipal aspects of the law.

The CBA supports Bill C-5 as a step towards reforming mandatory minimum sentences and restoring conditional sentence orders in the Criminal Code.