Reading Time: 5 minutes 27 April 2020, 9:15 a.m. (Disponible en français : Défis associés à la liberté d’expression et à l’accès à l’information en temps de pandémie : points de vue national et international) Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression;… Read More ›
Law, justice and rights
Executive Summary – The Canada Health Act: An Overview
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Disponible en français : Résumé – La Loi canadienne sur la santé : Un aperçu) The Canada Health Act (CHA) sets out criteria and conditions that provincial and territorial health insurance plans have to meet in order to receive the… Read More ›
Freedom of Expression – A Continuing Debate
Reading Time: 6 minutes (Disponible en français : La liberté d’expression : un débat qui se poursuit) “Everyone has the … freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.” – Section (2b) of the Canadian… Read More ›
COVID-19 and the Federal Correctional System
Reading Time: 5 minutes Note: This publication was updated in June, 2020: COVID-19 and the Federal Correctional System 7 April 2020, 9:05 a.m. (Disponible en français : La COVID-19 et le système correctionnel fédéral) In recent weeks, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) reported cases of… Read More ›
Human Rights in Emergency Situations
Reading Time: 5 minutes 1 April 2020, 2 p.m. (Disponible en français : Le respect des droits de la personne dans les situations d’urgence) In addition to obligations during peacetime, States have duties to respect and ensure human rights during wartime and national emergencies. In… Read More ›
Continuity in Canada’s System of Government During a Crisis
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 5 June 2020, 9:35 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Continuité du système de gouvernement du Canada en temps de… Read More ›
Federal Authorities During Public Health Emergencies
Reading Time: 6 minutes Revised on 16 July 2020, 8:45 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Les pouvoirs du gouvernement fédéral en cas d’urgence de santé publique)… Read More ›
Taming State Surveillance: Reconciling Camera Surveillance Technology with Human Rights Obligations
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Encadrer la surveillance exercée par les États : Concilier l’utilisation des technologies de vidéosurveillance avec les obligations en matière de respect des droits de la personne) Centralized state camera surveillance is but one component of a… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›