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Through the mandate letter to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Government has committed to creating new regulations for social media platforms, starting with a requirement that all platforms remove illegal content, including hate speech, within 24 hours or face significant penalties. This should include other online harms such as radicalization, incitement to violence, exploitation of children, or creation or distribution of terrorist propaganda. In the Speech from the Throne delivered on September 23, the Government of Canada reaffirmed it’s commitment to take action on online hate. Several news articles recently denounced the scourge of child pornography and called for government intervention in this regard.
Is competition law enforcement warranted against Facebook in Canada?
Why is the Government buying these ships despite increasing costs and uncertain timelines?
The Correctional Service of Canada has successfully implemented a number of measures to protect the inmate population from the COVID-19 pandemic.
FINTRAC, Canada’s anti-money laundering agency, is flagging telltale signs that a financial transaction could be linked to online child sexual exploitation and released an operational alert that the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to an increase in the consumption and production of digital material related to sexual abuse of children.
The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) is a long-term commitment to renew the vessel fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), create a sustainable marine sector, and generate economic benefits for Canadians.
This note focuses on the ongoing reduction of the overall queue and backlog, implementation of collective agreements, taxes, overpayments and underpayments.
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- All questions related to Next Generation Human Resources and Pay solution should be directed to the Minister of Digital Government
- All questions related to the negotiation of collective agreements and compensation for Phoenix damages should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
This note focuses on vendor support on the Phoenix file (IBM / Innovation Challenge) as well as the Phoenix pay system software upgrade (PeopleSoft 9.2).
Note: All questions related to Next Generation Human Resources and Pay solution should be directed to the Minister of Digital Government.
This note focuses on the efforts and progress to stabilize the Pay System, support employees, as well as financial investments in Phoenix.
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- All questions related to the Next Generation Human Resources and Pay solution should be directed to the Minister of Digital Government, responsible for Shared Services Canada
- All questions related to the mental health for public servants should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- All questions related to the negotiation of collective agreements and compensation for Phoenix damages agreements should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
Why is IRCC providing a pathway to permanent residency for refugee claimants working in the health care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic? When will this be implemented?