Impact on Local Populations of Global Rush to Acquire Farmland 2014.03 IMPACT ON LOCAL POPULATIONS OF GLOBAL RUSH TO ACQUIRE FARMLAND Whereas 1: Since 2008 there has been an unprecedented rush to buy up farmland in Africa, South America, and Asia with countries w... Farmlands
Call for a New National Energy Strategy for Canada 2008:03 CALL FOR A NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY FOR CANADA Whereas 1 Canada currently lacks a comprehensive energy strategy which would provide clear direction in balancing both resource development and e... Energy
Need for Reform of the Employment Insurance Program 2008:06 NEED FOR REFORM OF THE EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM Whereas 1 restrictive changes to Employment Insurance (EI) Program entitlements in the mid-1990s resulted in a decrease in the percentage of... Employment/Insurance
Youth Employment 2012:04 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Whereas 1 youth unemployment in Canada, following the 2008 economic crisis, is considerably higher than adult unemployment; and Whereas 2 long term unemployment in young peopl... Employment/Insurance
Stimulating Economic Activity at times of Economic Downturn 2009:04EI STIMULATING SOCIALLY EQUITABLE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AT TIMES OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURN Whereas 1 the National Council of Women passed a resolution in 1989, Reduction of Federal Government Debt , cit... Economics
Stimulating Socially Equitable Economic Activity at Times of Economic Downturn 2009:04EI STIMULATING SOCIALLY EQUITABLE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AT TIMES OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURN Whereas 1 the National Council of Women passed a resolution in 1989, Reduction of Federal Government Debt , cit... Economics
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... Criminal Code and Court System
Child Poverty and Poverty Reduction Strategies 2008:01PU CHILD AND FAMILY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES Whereas 1: In 1991, the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) urged the Government of Canada to reduce the number of families in poverty by... Child Poverty
The Need for a National Denticare Program 2008:04 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL DENTICARE PROGRAM Whereas 1 Dental care stands outside Canada’s publicly-funded universal health-care delivery system; and Whereas 2 many Canadians, particularl... Denticare
The Canadian Book Exchange Centre 2008:04EI THE CANADIAN BOOK EXCHANGE CENTRE Whereas 1 Library and Archives Canada has announced its intention to close the Canadian Book Exchange Centre as of June 30, 2008; and Whereas 2 for 35 years... Canadian Book Exchange
Call for Canadian Support for UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2008:08 CALL FOR CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Whereas 1 Canada has been a vocal supporter of Human Rights Declarations and Conventions at the UN; and Whereas 2 t... Aboriginal Peoples
Point of Sale Security 2008:07 POINT OF SALE SECURITY Whereas 1 Point of Sale (POS) systems provide the initial interface for credit card and debit card transactions and the devices themselves provide virtually no security;... Economics