Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA tells the federal External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada that it supports amendments to the Criminal Code and harmonized provincial and territorial legislation to address physician-assisted dying.

Whereas Canada’s prison population is increasing rapidly as a result of legislative changes including mandatory minimum sentences and increased sentences;

The CBA responds to the Competition Bureau's Patent Litigation Settlement Agreements, saying more debate is needed before landing on an appropriate enforcement approach to pharmaceutical patent litigation settlements under Canadian competition law.

The CBA comments on a private members' Bill by Ryan Leef of the Yukon, proposing changes to better address the interaction of people with FASD and the criminal justice system.

WHEREAS end of life decision-making in health care is legally, ethically and emotionally challenging

The CBA says Bill C-2 should not be passed, as it would create insurmountable legislative obstacles to establishing new, or retaining existing safe injection sites.

The CBA responds to the Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials working group on FASD to ensure the criminal justice system responds appropriately to people with FASD, a permanent brain injury caused by maternal alcohol consumption.

WHEREAS the legal profession has a responsibility to assist its members and their families who are experiencing personal problems due to mental health issues

Whereas a person, whose mother consumed alcohol during a critical development period in her pregnancy, may be born with a permanent organic brain injury which results in a cognitive disorder known as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a the range of neurological and behavioural challenges that may affect an individual

Submission to Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association