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Ex-senator’s staff to be compensated $498K for harassment, abuse

October 14, 2020 The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – The Senate of Canada will pay nearly half a million dollars in compensation to nine employees of a now-resigned senator who say they suffered harassment, including sexual harassment, on the job. The decision today to award $498,000 in

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How to get your views on open banking heard in Ottawa

July 3, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

If open banking is on your radar screen, Senator Colin Deacon would like to hear from you. “I would love to have a conversation within [the property and casualty insurance] sector to talk with your sector leaders at some point,

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Senators urge feds to act on privacy, security issues with automated cars

January 30, 2018 Jordan Press - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government needs to take the wheel when it comes to the development and testing of self-driving cars on Canadian roads – or risk getting run over by the fast-approaching high-tech revolution, a Senate committee warns.

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Federal bill aiming to ‘promote greater shareholder democracy’ tabled in Senate

June 23, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

A bill proposing to give shareholders the option, under the Canada Business Corporations Act, to vote against corporate directors rather than merely withholding votes – and to abolish bearer shares – was tabled Wednesday in the Senate. Bill C-25 “makes

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Proposal to eliminate farm insurers’ tax exemption before Senate

June 21, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

An omnibus bill that proposes to eliminate the tax exemption for insurers covering farming and fishing properties has been referred to a Senate committee. Currently, Section 149 of the federal Income Tax Act stipulates that an insurer is exempt from

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Bill proposing nation-wide regulation of electronic cigarettes referred to Senate committee

March 17, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

A committee of Canada’s Senate plans to study proposed legislation that, if passed into law, would regulate electronic cigarettes under the federal Tobacco Act. Currently, “all regulation of e-cigarettes takes place at the provincial or municipal level,” Quebec Conservative Senator