Gender Unfairness in Courts 92.7 Gender Unfairness Whereas, Gender inequality presently exists in the courts and in the treatment of women as professionals, as witnesses, as accused persons, and as victims; therefore, be it, RES... Criminal Code and Court System
Non-disclosure Agreements / Non-disparagement Agreements 2022-04 NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS/NON-DISPARAGEMENT AGREEMENTS (NDAs) Whereas #1: Employers often force workers to sign non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements as part of severance packages th... Criminal Code and Court System
Plea Bargaining 92.2 Plea Bargaining Whereas, Women and children who have experienced abuse often receive unsympathetic treatment in the courts and as victims, do not have a formalized role in the plea bargaining pro... Criminal Code and Court System
Protection of Society from Dangerous Offenders 89.8 Protection of Society from Dangerous Offenders [Whereas,] Rationale: NCWC supports the decision by the Parliament of Canada not to reinstate capital punishment. However, NCWC also supports the ri... Criminal Code and Court System
Rape Legislation 81.7 Rape Legislation Whereas, The Department of Justice is currently considering alterations to the Criminal Code, pertaining to rape; therefore be it, RESOLVED, That The National Council of Women of... Criminal Code and Court System
To Establish an Effective and Just International Criminal Court 98.10 TO ESTABLISH AN EFFECTIVE AND JUST INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Whereas, the International Law Commission (ILC) was mandated shortly after the funding of the United Nations to codify the Nurembe... Criminal Code and Court System
Unequal Treatment of Women in the Canadian Court System 90.1 Unequal Treatment of Women in the Canadian Court System Whereas, Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms states the “Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right ... Criminal Code and Court System
Amendment of Criminal Records Act (Reiterated 88.14) 94.4 Incentives for Workplace Childcare Whereas, Statistics show that 42% of all children under the age of thirteen require childcare; and, Whereas, While some of these children are cared for in infor... Criminal Convictions
Non-Publication of Names of Accused and/or Arrested Persons 85.4 Non-Publication of Names of Accused and/or Arrested Persons Whereas, It is a time-honoured right of an accused in Canada to be presumed innocent until proven guilty; Whereas, Our right to know ab... Criminal Convictions
Reform of Canadian Correctional System 2011:03PU REFORM OF CANADIAN CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM Whereas 1 previous policy dealing with the correctional system called for the Government of Canada to: appoint a senior officer responsible for the tre... Correctional System
Consumer Education 68.C Consumer Education Whereas: One of the objects of our educational system is to equip students to become wage earners; and, The competent management of income, including a knowledge of such matter... Consumers Education
Need for Consumer Education Films 72.1 Need for Consumer Education Films Whereas: Consumer Education films available to Canadians are scarce and outdated (i.e., old model cars and long skirts); and, The present National Film Board cat... Consumers Education