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The mandate letter of the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages includes a commitment to review and strengthen the powers of the Commissioner of Official Languages, as part of the modernization of the Official Languages Act.
Stakeholders have called for an enumeration of rights-holders to education in the minority language, in order to better support official language minority communities, and in line with the recommendations made on May 9, 2017 by the Standing Committee on Official Languages. A recent letter-writing campaign from official languages stakeholders throughout the country is calling for this enumeration to be carried out using the short-form questionnaire of the Census, which must be completed by all Canadian households.
Early Years Study 4 – report released by the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation on February 20, 2020
DOES A PROVINCE HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF CPP?
Status of Canada's trade with Ukraine since the CUFTA entered into force on August 1, 2017.
In negotiating the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Canada agreed to require simultaneous substitution during the Super Bowl. Allowing simultaneous substitution for the Super Bowl means that Canadians can no longer see U.S. ads, as they did during the 2017-2019 Super Bowls. Canadian viewers will see Canadian ads, allowing the current Canadian rights holder to better monetize the rights for the Super Bowl in Canada.
Canada also agreed to give U.S. programming services specializing in home shopping, including Canadianized versions of these U.S. programming services, access to the Canadian market.
What is the Government doing to address the serious problems in grain transportation which have arisen because of the blockades?
What is the Government doing to ensure efficient grain movement in Western Canada?