US President Biden had previously said said cuts and sanctions were possible in response to the law. The United States has imposed travel restrictions on Ugandan officials in the wake of an anti-LGBTQ law signed by President Yoweri Museveni last month. The law has been condemned as one of the harshest in the world. Among […]
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Canadians have the right to a healthy environment with the passage of new laws
Article content Changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act enshrining the right to a healthy environment have passed into law. Article content The federal government has been working on the legislation for several years, and introduced the latest version in the Senate in February. It also adds a sentence to the act guaranteeing that every […]
COLUMN Carol Hughes on gun law and flags
Debate on Bill C-21 now moves over to the Senate, says Algoma – Manitoulin – Kapuskasing Member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes writes a regular column about initiatives and issues impacting our community. The government’s firearms legislation, Bill C-21, recently passed in the House of Commons. With an increase in gun deaths in Canada […]
Trump’s defeat in Carroll case presages more legal peril
With one jury verdict in the books — complete with a $5 million award to Carroll — here’s a look at what’s coming next in Trump’s legal travails. Indictment watch in Fulton County Key date: July 11 Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results […]
Halifax woman leaves rental unit during water leak, locks changed
A Halifax lawyer says a recent case he handled for a woman convicted from her apartment shows the province’s tenancy law needs to be strengthened to ensure hearings are recorded and perjury is punished. Devin Maxwell represented his assistant, paralegal Wendy Mugridge, against Olympus Properties Management Ltd. at a March 30 residential tenancies hearing. During […]
The Canadian government proposes tires on assault-style firearms
The Canadian government is proposing a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once legislation now before Parliament comes into force OTTAWA, Canada — The Canadian government is proposing a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once legislation now before Parliament comes into force. Under the scheme announced Monday, the government would make regulations […]
Where parental snooping is becoming the law
This concerns many privacy groups and children’s mental health advocates, who worry that in the rush to protect teens from predators, drugs and other online dangers, lawmakers might also be creating real-life harm for children in difficult situations. “That means that a child couldn’t privately discuss sexual abuse with friends online, they couldn’t privately discuss […]
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IDI Threatens to Hold More Massive Protests if the Omnibus Law Health Bill is Passed
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Slamet Budiarto, Deputy Chairperson of the Executive Board (PB) of the Indonesian Doctors Association (PB IDI), said that his institution would stage a bigger protest if the DPR passed the Health Omnibus Law Draft (RUU). Currently, the Health Bill is being discussed by the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI because […]