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Four cases have been filed by different provincial governments to challenge the constitutionality of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. So far, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal have found the Act to be constitutional. The provinces appealed these decisions to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Federal efforts to protect Canadians against gun crime.
What is the Government doing to address online harms?
What is the Government doing to combat Canadian extremist travellers?
Background and status of the Meng extradition proceedings.
Canada is deeply concerned with the humanitarian situation in north-east Nigeria.
Ongoing violence in Iraq has affected millions of Iraqis since early 2014 and has resulted in acute humanitarian needs.
Inside Syria, over 13.1 million people remain in need of humanitarian assistance, including over 2 million in hard to reach areas. Restricted access continues to plague the humanitarian response.
Approximately 3.9 million people in Mali continue to face a multidimensional crisis characterized by food insecurity, malnutrition, and population displacement.
Canada is deeply concerned with the ongoing violence and political instability in Libya and the resulting humanitarian crisis.