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The Globe and Mail is reporting that a painting from Emily Carr, Skedans (1912), valued at several millions of dollars, was cleared for export despite an error on the cultural property export permit. This reflects negatively on the Expert Examiner component of the cultural property export permit application process. Canadian Heritage’s view is that this was a simple administrative error that would not have changed the granting of the permit itself.
The World Anti-Doping Agency Executive Committee has asserted that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) be declared non-compliant to the World Anti-Doping Code and subject to a series of consequences for the next four years. Russia now has 21 days to accept this decision or appeal it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
La pauvreté chez les personnes ethnicisées
In New Brunswick, Regulation 84-20 of the NB Medical Services Payment Act limits coverage of surgical abortion services to approved hospitals (three NB hospitals currently offer the service – two in Moncton and one in Bathurst). This means that women who receive these services at Clinic 554 in Fredericton are required to pay out of pocket.
Patient charges for abortion services received in private clinics are considered extra-billing and user charges under the Canada Health Act and raise concerns under the accessibility and comprehensiveness criteria of the Act. The NB Health Ministry has repeatedly stated publicly that the government has no intention of changing its position on the issue, most recently in its October 2019 response to a request to fund the services that came from the health authority (Horizon Health Network) responsible for the delivery of health services in Fredericton area.
Will the Minister enforce the Canada Health Act and penalise New Brunswick for not covering abortion services in the private clinic in Fredericton?
The OPC will be tabling a Report of Findings on December 10, 2019 based on complaints about the CBSA’s examination of digital devices in Parliament and publishing on the OPC website. On November 25, 2019, Radio Canada sent a media request about the report prior to its tabling in Parliament.
CSC is being criticized, including by court actions, for not providing enough support, in relation to the provision of clean needles, to offenders in federal institutions.