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Executive Summary – Digital Parliament: Canada in Context
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible 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 ›
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A Supply-and-Demand Perspective on Housing Affordability
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible 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 ›
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Executive Summary – The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: An Overview
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible 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 ›
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Executive Summary – Safety Management Systems in Canada’s Transportation Sector
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible 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 ›
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Executive Summary – Canada’s Tourism Economy
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible 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 ›
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Biannual Update on the Canadian Economy: Third and Fourth Quarters of 2021
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible 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 ›
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The 2022 Federal Budget at a Glance
Reading Time: 3 minutesDisponible 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 ›
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Executive Summary – Strategies to Optimize Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible 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 ›
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Executive Summary – Funding New Government Initiatives: From Announcement to Money Allocation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. New government initiatives are announced through different sources, including the Speech from the Throne, the federal budget, international agreements, federal–provincial-territorial agreements, ministerial mandate letters and ministerial proposals. However, before a new initiative receives funding, approvals from Cabinet, the Treasury Board and Parliament are needed. This paper describes these approvals along with the role… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations (the committee) plays a vital role in the parliamentary oversight of federal regulations. Whenever Parliament delegates legislative authority to the executive branch or other regulation-making bodies, the committee ensures that… Read More ›