Mennonite Central Committee Canada
Registration:
15
of
49
(2010-11-02
to
2011-06-16)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-300 An Act Respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil and Gas Corporations in Developing Countries. We have been asking Members of Parliament to support this bill in order to hold Canadian mining companies accountable for their practices overseas.
- Bill C-35 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (cracking down on crooked consultants) with respect to how it will affect those individuals who are legitimately helping with certain immigration matters and charging modest fees, but who may not be able to afford certification through the new regulatory body.
- Bill C-49 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act and the Marine Transportation Security Act (preventing human smugglers from abusing Canada's Immigration System Act). We will be asking Members of Parliament to vote against this bill.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Bill C-36 An Act Respecting the Safety of Consumer Products (Canada Consumer Product Safety Act). We have been working with Department of Health officials in a consultation process for the exemption regulations.
- Working with Citizenship officials on the issue of loss of citizenship as it relates to the implementation Bill C-37 An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act.
Policies or Program
- Aboriginal Affairs as relates to rights of indigenous peoples' landclaims, access to proper housing, and clean water on reserves.
- Criminal Law Reform as it relates to our work on restorative justice and victims' rights.
- International Relations as related to Canadian foreign policy in Afghanistan concerning international development and the withdrawal of Canadian troops.
- International Relations as relates to development in southern Sudan and humanitarian aid to Darfur.
- International Relations as relates to humanitarian issues in Palestine and the Palestine/Israel peace process.
- Refugee and immigration policies as related to war resisters.
Regulation
- Immigration and refugee protection regulations related to the sponsorship and settlement of refugees.