Child Prostitution, Child Sex Tourism, Criminal Harassment and Female Genital Mutilation 96.15EM Emergency Resolution: Child Prostitution, Child Sex Tourism, Criminal Harassment and Female Genital Mutilation Whereas: Children by virtue of their lack of maturity, are more vulnerable than a... Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation 2018 UPDATE 2: FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION Whereas #1 in 1992 NCWC had an Emergency Resolution urging the Government to pass legislation making female circumcision illegal in Canada and in 1996, part of... Female Genital Mutilation
Female Sexual Mutilation 92.18EM Emergency Resolution: Female Sexual Mutilation or Female Genital Mutilation Whereas, The Criminal Code of Canada does not permit a child to consent to mutilation nor does it permit a parent to... Female Genital Mutilation
Accountability for Government Created Foundations and Funds 2002:03EM ACCOUNTABILITY FOR GOVERNMENT CREATED FOUNDATIONS AND FUNDS Whereas: the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) commends the Government of Canada for its allocation in the Budget of Dece... Federal Government
Appointment of Judges to Supreme Court of Canada 2008:01 APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES TO SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Whereas 1 the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court of Canada is held by the Governor General, although in practice appointments are mad... Federal Government
Concerning Proposed Reform of Canadian Senate 2007:01 CONCERNING PROPOSED REFORM OF THE CANADIAN SENATE Whereas 1 the strength of the Canadian Senate has always been its ability to provide sober second thought about the substance of new legislati... Federal Government
Federal-Provincial Negotiations 97.15EM Federal-Provincial Negotiations Whereas , national social programs such as Medicare, Old Age Security and Employment Insurance, contribute to national unity by presenting a shared vision and s... Federal Government
Funding Travel Accommodation Costs of Attending Gov’t Consultations & Meetings 2005:04 INCLUSIVE WORDING FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM ENGLISH VERSION The original English words for “O Canada” were gender neutral. “All thy sons” was adopted by Act of Parliament in 1914. NCWC has proce... Federal Government
National Anti-Poverty Legislation 2006:02 NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY LEGISLATION Whereas : poverty is an underlying cause of marginalization and social exclusion which undermines the social fabric of any society; and Whereas : Canada was r... Federal Government
Party Switching in Parliament 2022-05 PARTY SWITCHING IN PARLIAMENT Whereas #1 parties are the primary mechanism linking voters and politicians in modern mass democracies; and Whereas #2 20 MPs in Canada have switched parties in t... Federal Government
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) 2005:02PU Public Private Partnerships (P3s) Whereas: 2004 Policy resolved that 1) National Council of Women of Canada adopt as policy that public-private partnerships (P3s) for public infrastructure, ... Federal Government
Public-Private Partnerships 2004:05 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS P3S Whereas some governments in Canada are looking towards public-private partnerships (P3s) to meet the cost of new public infrastructure; and Whereas depending on... Federal Government