Author Archives
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Technological Advances and Privacy
Reading Time: 4 minutes(Disponible en français : Avancées technologiques et protection de la vie privée) Some of the technological advances that have emerged in the last few years have had or could have a significant impact on privacy and data protection. For instance,… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – How Do Digital Multinationals Legally Avoid Tax in Canada?
Reading Time: 2 minutes(Disponible en français : Résumé – Comment les multinationales du numérique échappent-elles légalement à l’impôt au Canada?) According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), multinational enterprises are using increasingly aggressive practices to reduce the amount of tax… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Sanctions: The Canadian and International Architecture
Reading Time: < 1 minute(Disponible en français : Résumé – Sanctions : l’architecture canadienne et internationale) Sanctions are measures implemented by governments to restrict or prohibit certain types of interactions with a foreign state, individual or entity. Governments impose sanctions in pursuit of foreign… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Overview of Canada’s Long-term Infrastructure Plan
Reading Time: 2 minutes(Disponible en français : Résumé – Aperçu du plan d’infrastructure à long terme du Canada) Through the Investing in Canada plan, the Government of Canada has committed to providing more than $187 billion in infrastructure funding over 12 years, including through bilateral… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Nuclear Energy and Radioactive Waste Management in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes(Disponible en français : Résumé – L’énergie nucléaire et la gestion des déchets radioactifs au Canada) Nuclear energy is used by about 30 countries around the world, including Canada, and provides just over 10% of the world’s electricity. However, producing… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Global Marine Plastic Pollution: Sources, Solutions and Canada’s Role
Reading Time: 2 minutes(Disponible en français : Résumé – La pollution plastique des océans dans le monde : les sources, les solutions et le rôle du Canada) Plastics have become ubiquitous throughout the global economy and in our daily lives as a result… Read More ›
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Ghost Fishing Gear: A Major Source of Marine Plastic Pollution
Reading Time: 5 minutes(Disponible en français : Engins de pêche fantômes : une source majeure de pollution marine par le plastique) Plastic pollution in marine environments is a global problem of increasing concern. Commercial fishing activities represent one of the main sources of ocean-based… Read More ›
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Pesticide Registration in Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes(Disponible en français : L’homologation des pesticides au Canada) Pesticides – or pest control products – are substances used to control living organisms that are considered harmful. For this reason, these substances can sometimes pose health and environmental risks. In… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Assisted Dying in Canada After Carter v. Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes(Disponible en français : Résumé – L’aide médicale à mourir au Canada après l’arrêt Carter c. Canada) In February 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) (the Carter decision), an important decision about the law on assisted dying. The… Read More ›
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Contributions of Indigenous Artists to the Parliament Buildings
Reading Time: 5 minutesYou may also wish to consult other HillNotes in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day. (Disponible en français : Œuvres d’artistes autochtones dans les édifices du Parlement) On June 21st Canada will celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. Communities across the… Read More ›