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• It’s Way Too Easy Being Green – European Green Crab

  By loprespub on May 30, 2019

  

  Reading Time: 5 minutes(Disponible en français : Le crabe vert européen : un virage vert à éviter) Classified as “one of the world’s most successful aquatic invaders” by the Global Invasive Species Database, the European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) is native to Europe and… Read More ›

• Canada and NATO – 70 Years of Involvement

  By loprespub on April 30, 2019

  

  Reading Time: 6 minutes(Disponible en français : Le Canada et l’OTAN – 70 ans de participation) In spring 1949, the Government of Canada ratified the North Atlantic Treaty, becoming one of the 12 founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). A political, military… Read More ›

• International Women’s Day 2019: A Reflection on Women, Gender Equality and the 42nd Parliament

  By loprespub on March 8, 2019

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutesYou may also wish to consult other HillNotes in honour of International Women’s Day Women’s participation in Canadian politics and in the Parliament of Canada is longstanding. Over 100 years ago, women began lobbying to obtain the right to vote… Read More ›

• Update — Federal Legislation affecting People with Disabilities: Where We Are Today

  By loprespub on December 3, 2018

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes(Disponible en français : Mise à jour — Législation fédérale concernant les personnes handicapées : la situation actuelle) A Move towards a Canadians with Disabilities Act The idea of overarching federal accessibility legislation has garnered attention for decades. Many voices, including… Read More ›

• Gender Equality Week: Understanding Gender and Sexual Diversity Terminology

  By loprespub on September 24, 2018

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes(Disponible en français : Semaine de l’égalité des sexes : comprendre la terminologie des genres et de la diversité sexuelle) On 21 June 2018, An Act to establish Gender Equality Week received Royal Assent. With its enactment, Gender Equality Week was… Read More ›

• Net Neutrality in Canada

  By loprespub on September 20, 2018

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes(Disponible en français : La neutralité du Net au Canada) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC or the Commission) defines net neutrality as the general principle that “all traffic on the Internet should be given equal treatment by” Internet… Read More ›

• Indigenous Peoples and Sport in Canada

  By loprespub on June 21, 2018

  

  Reading Time: 5 minutesYou may also wish to consult other HillNotes in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day. (Disponible en français : Les peuples autochtones et les sports au Canada) As part of National Indigenous Peoples Day, on June 21 communities across Canada… Read More ›

• Understanding Artificial Intelligence – Canadian Perspectives

  By loprespub on June 20, 2018

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes(Disponible en français : Comprendre l’intelligence artificielle – Perspectives canadiennes) Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live, work, and play. This transformative technology can affect manufacturing, transportation, national security, the delivery of health care and other public or private… Read More ›

• Taxation and Regulation of Digital Currencies

  By loprespub on May 31, 2018

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes(Disponible en français : Fiscalité et réglementation des monnaies numériques) This HillNote is the first of three on the topic of digital currencies. Part 2 of the series will deal with issues and concerns related to digital currencies and part… Read More ›

• To Be or Not to Be an Officer of Parliament, That Is the Question

  By loprespub on April 26, 2018

  

  Reading Time: 4 minutes(Disponible en français : Être ou ne pas être un haut fonctionnaire du Parlement, telle est la question) The year 2017 produced a new crop of officers of Parliament. New incumbents have been appointed in the roles of Commissioner of Official Languages,… Read More ›