Submissions and Resolutions

Resolution passed at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Bar Association

The CBA urges Health Canada to reconsider regulatory approach for monitoring medical assistance in dying.

The CBA comments on a proposed approach to federal cannabis regulations and urges an opportunity for public comment on draft regulations.

The CBA offers guidance on the template for Canada's next report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.

The CBA says Bill C-58 should not allow the Information and Privacy Commissioners to review records subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The CBA comments on the government's response to the Parliamentary Committee report on Immigration Consultants

The CBA recommends Deferred Prosecution Agreements and enhancements to the Integrity Regime to expand Canada's toolkit to address corporate wrongdoing.

The CBA continues to say that Bill C-23, Preclearance Act, 2016 unnecessarily and unjustifiably sacrifices the rights and liberties of Canadian travellers.

The CBA says the Official Languages Act should be modernized to reflect Canada's linguistic realities, and recommends improvements to access to justice in both official languages and to the bilingual capacity of the courts.

While the Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness welcomes some movement to proposed tax rules for Canadian-controlled private corporations, more consultation is needed to understand and address the consequences of the complex proposals.