Bill C-83 — Corrections and Conditional Release Act Amendments November 20, 2018 The CBA agrees with end to solitary confinement, but says Bill C-83 leaves too much discretion for correctional administrators to deprive prisoners of basic rights and lacks independent oversight to ensure discretion is properly used.
Official Languages Act - Access to Justice in French and English October 26, 2018 The CBA says the Official Languages Act should be modernized to reflect today's linguistic realities and it should include an enforceable section requiring the Justice Minister to ensure a completely bilingual Constitution for Canada.
Bill C-75 Criminal Code and Youth Criminal Justice Act amendments September 14, 2018 The CBA supports proposals to improve court efficiencies while preserving fairness to the accused. It objects to proposals to abolish peremptory challenges, restrict preliminary inquiries and allow the introduction of police evidence by affidavit.
Draft practice directions on mediation, early case planning, settlement conference and stay of proceedings for negotiation August 17, 2018 The CBA comments on four revised practice directions from the Specific Claims Tribunal, emphasizing the likely impact on resources available to Indigenous claimants.
Modernizing the Official Languages Act August 14, 2018 The CBA says Parliament should add an enforceable section to the Official Languages Act requiring the Minister of Justice to ensure a completely bilingual Constitution for Canada.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child — Third Optional Protocol June 15, 2018 The CBA urges the government to ratify the third optional protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child establishing procedure to bring complaints about violations directly to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
National Commissioner for Children and Youth in Canada May 30, 2018 The CBA urges the government to create a National Commissioner for Children and Youth, to protect the rights of Indigenous children in Canada, and to implement the 2012 recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Tax Proposals for Private Corporations — Protecting Past Passive Investments May 25, 2018 The Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness continues to recommend measures to alleviate the burden of new passive income rules on businesses.
Reviewing Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime May 11, 2018 The CBA responds to a Finance Canada consultation on Canada's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime.
Bill C-45, Cannabis Act May 01, 2018 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.