Reading Time: 5 minutes 2 July 2020, 11:45 a.m. (Disponible en français : La pandémie de COVID-19 et les droits des personnes handicapées) The COVID-19 pandemic presents multiple risks to the rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities. Approximately 6.2 million Canadians over the… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 31 August 2020, 9:40 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Mise en place de mesures temporaires en matière d’immigration dans le… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Le rôle des membres non permanents du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU) In June 2020, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly will elect 5 non-permanent members to the UN Security Council for the 2021-2022 two-year term…. Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Les réfugiés LGBTQ2* au Canada) *This note uses the preferred Canadian acronym LGBTQ2 (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirited) to refer to individuals and organizations in domestic contexts, and the preferred international acronym LGBTI (lesbian,… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 26 June 2020, 8:20 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : La COVID 19 et le système correctionnel fédéral) Since the start… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Note: This publication was updated in January, 2022: Gender Considerations and the COVID-19 Pandemic Revised on 9 November 2020, 10:25 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible… Read More ›
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 ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 29 March 2021, 11:10 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Résultats cliniques dans différentes populations au Canada lors de pandémies) On 11… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Mois de l’histoire des noirs : dates et personnages clés) February is Black History Month, a time when Canadians are invited to reflect on the history of Black people in Canada, and to honour the many… Read More ›
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 ›