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Is this the right time for the government to be negotiating new collective agreements for public servants?
Opposition parties, stakeholders and a part of the Canadian population are concerned with a growing deficit brought by emergency measures introduced by the Government in response to COVID-19.
When will the government revisit the leave provisions that were put in place for public servants in response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
PUBLIC SERVANTS DISCLOSURE PROTECTION ACT REVIEW - IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSE COMMITMENTS
In 2017, recommendations for legislative amendments to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act were made. What has been done so far to improve the internal disclosure regime?
On June 18, 2020, the Prime Minister announced a national exposure notification app that uses technology designed by Google and Apple. Since then, the provinces of Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, New-Brunswick and Saskatchewan have also adopted the app. As of Monday September 21, the app has been downloaded 2.7 million times.
Cyber security has been a topic of interest in the media after the Government of Canada experienced a credential stuffing attack which affected GCKeys.
What are the Government of Canada’s key accomplishments with respect to Open Government?
A full review of the Access to Information Act is taking place for the first time since it came into force in 1983.
On September 10, 2020, the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Labour, announced new funding of $2.5 million over two years for the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) to create more sector-specific guidance and new e-learning tools to help Canadian workplaces operate safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Does the Government of Canada support the application of the Charter of the French Language to federally regulated employers in Quebec?