Business
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May 30, 2024
Alberta lashes out at proposed expansion of federal anti-greenwashing laws
Alberta’s environment minister is crying foul over Ottawa’s proposed Bill C-59, saying its anti-greenwashing measures will amount to a gag order on Canada’s oil and gas industry.
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May 30, 2024
MPs call for automatic renewed work & study permits for Hong Kongers; 97.6% get permanent residence
The Commons citizenship and immigration committee has urged Ottawa to “immediately automatically renew open work permits and study permits” for Hong Kong nationals as they wait in Canada for their permanent resident applications to be decided by the immigration department, which has more than 10,000 applications awaiting disposition.
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May 30, 2024
UN group on human rights in Canadian correctional system: Fail | John L. Hill
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited Canada at the invitation of the government to assess Canada’s compliance with the country’s legal obligations and to ensure human rights were being respected.
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May 30, 2024
RRSPs: Their consequences for estates, beneficiaries
A landmark budget speech was delivered to Canada’s House of Commons on March 14, 1957, by Walter Harris, minister of Finance under the Liberal government of Louis St. Laurent. Despite John Diefenbaker’s rise to power on June 10, 1957, mere months later, the groundwork was laid for the implementation of the registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) in Canada.
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May 30, 2024
Cellphones in Ontario schools, the voice of the child, part two | Marvin Zuker
On March 25, 2024, Florida became the first state to effectively bar residents under the age of 14 from holding accounts on services like TikTok and Instagram. The bill, effective January 2025, signed by Gov. Ron De Santis, prohibits certain social networks from giving accounts to children under 14 and requires the services to terminate accounts that a platform knew or believed belonged to underage users. It also requires the platform to obtain a parent’s permission before giving accounts to 14- and 15-year-olds.
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May 29, 2024
Uber faces possible class action in Quebec over inadequate wheelchair accessible services
Uber is facing a possible class action concerning allegations that it is breaching Quebec’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms by failing to provide adequate wheelchair-accessible services across the province, according to a release.
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May 29, 2024
Parliamentary budget officer reports federal corporate income tax revenues up 87 per cent
Federal corporate income tax revenues have grown by 87 per cent between 2019-20 and 2022-23 to reach $93.9 billion, boosted by sharp increase in collections from the manufacturing, real estate and wholesale trade sectors, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO).
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May 29, 2024
B.C. begins consultations to designate psychotherapy as regulated health profession
British Columbia is beginning consultations regarding proposed changes that would designate psychotherapists as a regulated health profession under the B.C. Health Professions Act. The province said that the move would increase patient safety and create more consistent care delivery for those accessing mental health services.
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May 29, 2024
More Ontario schools, school boards join $4.5 billion lawsuit against social media giants
A number of school boards and private schools in Ontario have joined a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against tech giants Meta, Snapchat and TikTok for allegedly disrupting student learning and the education system.
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May 29, 2024
Politically exposed persons and money laundering, part two
Politically exposed persons (PEPs) are individuals who hold prominent public positions or have close associations with such individuals. Due to their influential roles, PEPs are considered to be at a higher risk of being involved in corrupt activities, including money laundering. However, it is crucial to emphasize that being a PEP does not grant immunity from the law, especially when it comes to money laundering.