Question Period Notes
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What is the Government of Canada doing to address homelessness?
What is the Government of Canada doing for non-profits, charities, social enterprises and other social purpose organizations under the Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy?
What is the Government of Canada doing to reduce Canadians’ cell phone bills?
Update on the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy
In March 2021, the Government of Canada committed to assess the possibility to require federally regulated employers to provide menstrual products in the workplace through the Labour Program’s Forward Regulatory Plan: 2021 to 2023.
Growing interest in the idea of a basic income in Canada
New Inshore Regulations
Transformation of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
What is the Government of Canada doing to support the development of high-speed Internet in rural and remote areas?
Harassment and violence continues to be an ongoing issue in workplaces within the federally regulated sector, for example in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Department of National Defence (DND). The Government took action by strengthening provisions in the Canada Labour Code and passing new Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations on January 1, 2021, and will continue to prioritize the effective implementation of these changes