May, 24, 2012

'Labyrinth of federalism' stalling human rights progress: MPs

Committee calls for new human rights minister and more light on a federal-provincial-territorial committee.

Published December 1, 2010

Citing concerns over how Canada's human rights obligations are being implemented, a parliamentary committee has called for significant changes in order to uphold the country's reputation as a global leader in the field.

Chief among these changes is opening up a secretive committee made up of provincial, territorial and federal government officials to more scrutiny, and designating a minister who will...

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