Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA tells the Prime Minister and Immigration Minister that it will work with the Government to address the conflict in Syria by offering pro bono services to help expedite the entry of refugees into Canada.

Whereas the right to vote is foundational to democracy and the rule of law, and the exercise of that right is crucial for the legitimacy and healthy functioning of democracy;

The CBA joins with other civil society groups to ask the federal government to support the inclusion of strengthening the rule of law as a goal for the post-2015 development agenda.

The CBA objects to new mandatory minimum and consecutive sentences in Bill C-35.

The Canadian Bar Association reiterates its support for a Private Member's Bill that will provide explicit protection for transgender persons in Criminal and Human Rights law and clarifies why the Bill should go forward unamended.

WHEREAS Canada is a party to the UN Convention against Torture, the four Geneva Conventions on humanitarian law, the Convention against Genocide, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Statute of the International Criminal Court

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

The CBA says proposed amendments to the Criminal Code in Bill C-26, to expand use of sex offender registries and, increase mandatory minimum and consecutive sentences, would not make children safer.

The CBA says Bill C-452, which would amend the Criminal Code to create a rebuttable presumption of guilt against anyone who lives with or is habitually in the company of a person who is exploited, is likely to be found unconstitutional.

The CBA is concerned that imposing stringent reporting requirements on labour organizations undermines the privacy of Canadians, may be unconstitutional, and unintentionally captures a myriad of pension or benefit funds with unionized employees.