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On May 9, 2022, the CBC published the above noted article related to RCMP’s testimony at the Parliamentary Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics related to facial recognition technology.
Transport Canada’s role in the reporting of unidentified aerial phenomena
On March 1st, 2022, the Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency tabled Bill C-13 An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts in the House of Commons. This Bill provides for, among other things, a strengthening of the Commissioner of Official Languages’ powers, such as the ability to impose administrative monetary sanctions to certain privatized or Crown corporations in the field of transportation which offer a service to the travelling public.
On May 13, 2021, the Quebec government unveiled its reform of the Charter of the French Language, commonly known as Bill 101. Draft Bill 96 is entitled An act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec.
In a press release of April 4, 2022, the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) published a study on the target for Francophone immigration in minority settings. The FCFA is calling for the demographic weight of Francophone minority communities to be restored to 4.4%. To achieve this, the organization is proposing the adoption of a much higher and progressive target for Francophone immigration: 12% in 2024 rising to 20% in 2036.
In their mandate letters (December 2021), all Ministers have been given the mandate to “implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and to work in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to advance their rights”. Specifically, the Minister of Canadian Heritage has a mandate (December 2021) to “Work with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation to ensure that the Indigenous Languages Act continues to be fully implemented and is supported by long-term, predictable and sustainable funding in order to preserve, promote and revitalize Indigenous languages in Canada”.
The Government of Canada has made an important investment of more than $27 billion over five years through Budget 2021 to build an early learning and childcare system across Canada, in collaboration with the provinces and territories. Combined with other investments, including Indigenous early learning and childcare, up to $30 billion over five years is being provided to support early learning and childcare.
What is Service Canada doing with regard to Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) debt notifications?
Transformation of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation