Law passes requiring Google and Meta to pay for news content
A federal bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms has become law.
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Parliamentarians on Emergencies Act committee must take secrecy oath
Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the government’s representative in the Senate.
Senators demand race-based data on Canadian MAID requests
Senators want the federal government to collect race-based data on who requests and receives medical assistance in dying in Canada.
Ottawa granted third extension by Quebec Court to deal with revamped assisted-dying law
A Quebec judge has granted the federal government another delay in bringing medical assistance in dying legislation in line with a ruling from the province's Superior Court.
Constitutional challenges to MAID bill inevitable, senator explains
The government's representative in the Senate concedes it's possible that a bill to expand access to medically assisted dying may be struck down as unconstitutional by the courts.