Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. Every week, some five Canadians die waiting for an organ transplant. Deceased donors are an important source of organs for transplantation since each donor can provide up to eight organs. Between 2010 and 2019, the Canadian Institute… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. On page 176 of Budget 2021, there is one small paragraph that could have far-reaching implications. There, the Government of Canada announced that it would soon begin consultations on a new carbon pricing measure, known as a… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disponible en français. In Canada, the third week of April is National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week. Every year, the number of Canadians awaiting organ transplantation surgery surpasses the number of organs available for transplant. This HillNote provides an… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many legislatures around the world to adopt or expand their use of digital technologies in order to continue exercising their core functions of legislating, studying issues of public policy, scrutinizing governments and representing… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. If housing supply and housing demand could talk, they would tell us that proposals that increase supply have the effect of reducing the price of housing and increasing quantity. As for proposals that increase demand, they raise… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the CRPD) is an international treaty that was adopted in 2006 to help protect the rights of people with disabilities around the world. Canada and 183 other states parties have… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. Safety management systems (SMSs) are internationally recognized frameworks that help companies identify safety risks and prevent potential accidents. In Canada, SMSs were introduced into federally regulated transportation in the early 2000s. In terms of air and marine transport, respectively,… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutes Disponible en français. Canada’s multi-billion-dollar tourism sector employs hundreds of thousands of Canadians and is supported by all levels of government. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global tourism and travel sector revenue decreased by 49% from the previous year,… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. This HillNote highlights key trends in the Canadian economy in the third and fourth quarters of 2021. Although the economy improved in the second half of 2021, the recovery remains uneven among certain sectors and population groups…. Read More ›
Reading Time: 3 minutes Disponible en français. The federal budget outlines the government’s revenue estimates and expenditure priorities for the fiscal year. It is a key component of the financial cycle. The outlook for budgetary revenues and expenses can be found in the 2022… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutes Disponible en français. In the Canadian parliamentary context, English and French enjoy equality of status and use. In fact, there are a number of constitutional and legislative provisions governing the use of both official languages in Parliament. These provisions, which have evolved over the… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutes Disponible en français. Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms sets out the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination. The Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) has consistently interpreted this right as protecting substantive equality. This means that laws – as well as government activities and policies – must not simply treat people the same. Instead, the effect that a law has on different… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutes Disponible en français. The deceased organ donor rate in Canada is lower than that of top-performing countries, but Canada’s rate has improved in recent years. Although the gap between the number of Canadians awaiting organ transplants and the number of… Read More ›