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Nuclear Power Phase-Out 2008:03PU NUCLEAR POWER PHASE-OUT Whereas 1 in 2004, NCWC adopted as policy: a. the rejection of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.’s concept for burial of nuclear waste b. the need for a broad-based public... Nuclear
Nuclear Power: Inclusion of Radioactive Emissions and Waste in the National Pollutant Release Inventory 2010:02PU NUCLEAR POWER: INCLUSION OF RADIOACTIVE EMISSIONS AND WASTE IN THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT RELEASE INVENTORY Whereas 1 in 1994, National Council of Women of Canada passed a policy urging the Gove... Nuclear
Making Midwifery Services Available to All Who Wish to Use Them 2010:01a. INCLUSION OF CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS IN THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION Whereas 1 According to the Rotterdam Convention’s review committee, chrysotile (the dominant form of asbestos found in Canada) is... Midwifery
Midwifery Services in Canada 2008:02PU MIDWIFERY SERVICES IN CANADA Whereas 1 In 1986 , the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) urged the Government of Canada to approve the legalization of midwifery . Whereas 2 Midwifery ... Midwifery
Cluster Munitions 2008:02EI CLUSTER MUNITIONS Whereas 1: In 1996 the National Council of Women of Canada approved policy 96.7 banning the production, use, and export of anti-personnel Land Mines worldwide, which did no... Land Mines
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... United Nations
Need for Reform of the Employment Insurance Program in Canada 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... Unemployment/Unemployment Insurance
Govt Discretion in Awarding Tax Credits to Film & Video Productions 2008:03EI GOVERNMENT DISCRETION IN AWARDING TAX CREDITS TO FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTIONS Whereas 1 to establish eligibility for receiving tax credits, a producer of films and videos requires a certificat... Taxation
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... Supreme Court of Canada
Guidelines on the Use of Stun Guns 2008:01EI GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF STUN WEAPONS Whereas 1 the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 16, 1966, sta... Stun Guns
Inadequacies in Income Transfer Programs for Low Income Seniors 2008:02 - INADEQUACIES IN INCOME TRANSFER PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS Whereas Statements 1. As pension coverage declines, a growing number of senior households rely on federal government transfers... Social Programs