Canadian Teachers' Federation / Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants
Registration:
6
of
24
(2011-12-19
to
2012-05-17)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Obtain funding for education programs related to Cyberconduct
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Continue to support amendments to the Criminal Code to address the misuse of technology and occurrences such as cyberbullying.
- Lobby for changes to Canadian Labour Code to reflect Supreme Court of Canada decision of June 2007 re collective bargaining as a constitutional right.
- Lobby for changes to Copyright legislation ensuring that teachers and students can access freely available Internet material for education purposes.
- Make presentations during Federal budget consultations on Child Poverty and the connection to education of children and youth.
- Oppose any attempt to remove Section 43 of the Criminal Code.
- Propose the strengthening of laws against exploitation of women and children.
- Seek to broaden, under the Income Tax Act, the ability of teachers to deduct employment expenses.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Lobby for the creation under the Canada Health Act, of a universal health care benefits program for all Canadian employees, a national system for long-term and elder care, and a national system for affordable prescription drugs.
- Promote the reduction of Child Poverty through budget measures that would increase the minimum wage, improve Employment Insurance benefits, increase investment in social housing, and, improve access to post-secondary education.
Policies or Program
- Lobby for a universal child care system with federal/provincial/territorial agreements.
- Lobby for restrictions to the ability of employers to impose part-time employment.
- Lobby for the inclusion of child and youth services as part of federal/provincial/territorial agreements for immigrants and refugees, thus improving the education environment and opportunity for those children.
- Obtain a political committment to develope a national poverty reduction strategy.
- Raise the profile of the importance of protecting defined benefit pension plans.
Regulation
- Seek changes to the Employment Insurance Program designed to improve access to benefits for part-time workers.
- Seek to improve the regulations for the rating of films and video games to prevent violent products from being sold to children.