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Parliament Suspended Until End of January 2009 (Dec. 15, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
On October 14, 2008, Canada held a general election that gave the governing Conservative Party 143 out of the 308 seats in the House of Commons. ...
Topic: Politics and Government
Jurisdiction: Canada
General Election 2008 (Oct. 07, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
On October 14, 2008, Canada will hold the 40th general election in its approximately 140-year history, and its third one in the past four years. Having ...
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Canada
New Offshore Oil Agreement Reached by Newfoundland and Labrador Province (Sep. 03, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
Although there is a moratorium on offshore drilling for oil off of Canada's west coast, a number of projects off the east coast have been approved ...
Topic: Natural Resources
Jurisdiction: Canada
New Rules Will Allow Many Foreign Students to Stay (Sep. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
Prior to this year, foreign students who wished to stay in Canada following their graduation usually had to leave the country and apply for either permanent ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Canada
Judge Orders Safe Injection Site Open in Vancouver (Jul. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
In 2003, the Canadian federal government granted the Vancouver Coastal Health and PHS Community Services Society temporary permission to operate a supervised narcotic injection site in ...
Topic: Health and Safety
Jurisdiction: Canada
Senate Passes Anti-Spanking Law (Jun. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
In 2004, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that the exception to the assault provisions of the Criminal Code allowing for limited corporal punishment of children was not ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Canada
Carbon Sequestration Project Announced (May. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
Canada's western province of Saskatchewan is already the site of the world's largest demonstration or experimental project for injecting and storing carbon dioxide in underground oil ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Canada
Immigration Reforms Proposed (May. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
A bill to create the Budget Implementation Act, 2008, currently in the House of Commons, contains provisions that are primarily aimed at reducing the backlog of ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Canada
Bill Introduced in Ontario to Require Reporting of Child Pornography (Apr. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
A member of the ruling Liberal party in Ontario who is not a member of the government has introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly that ...
Topic: Child Pornography
Jurisdiction: Canada
Proposal to Deny Tax Credits to Offensive Films (Mar. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
Tax credits offered by the federal and provincial governments have attracted many North American filmmakers to Canada. An issue respecting the federal credits has now arisen. ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Canada
Ontario Judge Rules Sikh Not Exempt from Helmet Law (Mar. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
In a decision released on March 6, 2008, that has not yet been formally reported, W. James Blacklock of the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton, ...
Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Canada
Government Introduces Bill to Tackle Aquatic Invasive Species (Feb. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
On November 29, 2007, the government introduced a bill to create a new Fisheries Act for Canada. The major purpose of this bill is to provide ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Canada
Federal Court Rules Safe Third Country Agreement with U.S. Is Unconstitutional (Feb. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
In the immediate aftermath of the events on September 11, 2001, Canada and the United States issued a statement on common security priorities. One of the ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Canada
Government Introduces Bill to Create New Offense of Identity Theft (Jan. 02, 2008) by Stephen Clarke
On November 21, 2007, Canada's ruling Conservative government, headed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, introduced a bill that would create a new offense of identity theft ...
Topic: Criminal Law
Jurisdiction: Canada
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeals of U.S. Deserters (Dec. 02, 2007) by Stephen Clarke
On November 15, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the appeals of two U.S. military deserters who had sought refugee status in Canada. ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Canada
Trade Dispute over Seals (Dec. 02, 2007) by Theresa Papademetriou
The European Union is the second largest market for seal products originating from Canada. Canada annually exports €12.7 million (about US$18.6 million) worth of seal products ...
Topic: Trade and Commerce
Jurisdiction: Canada / European Union
Canadian Government Introduces New Security Certificates Bill (Nov. 02, 2007) by Stephen Clarke
In the case of Charkaoui v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that aspects of Canada's law allowing for the detention of ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Canada
Conservative Government Outlines Legislative Program (Nov. 02, 2007) by Stephen Clarke
On October 16, 2007, the second session of Canada's 39th Parliament was opened with the customary Speech from the Throne. Delivered by the Governor General in ...
Topic: Legislative Power
Jurisdiction: Canada
Last updated: 12/15/2008