Council of Canadian Academies

Canada recognizes and supports the first International Day of Plant Health

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Canada is proud to join the United Nations and countries around the world in recognizing today as the first International Day of Plant Health.

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  • Canada is proud to join the United Nations and countries around the world in recognizing today as the first International Day of Plant Health.
  • This day follows the efforts devoted to the International Year of Plant Health in 2020 in raising awareness on a global scale about the value of our precious plant resources and the need to protect them with increasing vigilance.
  • "The International Day of Plant Health is an opportunity to be reminded of how important plant health is to the overall viability of agriculture.
  • - The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
    "The International Day of Plant Health is an opportunity to raise awareness about the important need to protect plant health and safeguard our crops, ecosystems, forests and natural habitats.

Statement - Government of Canada welcomes Council of Canadian Academies' report Building a Resilient Canada

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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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This report highlights the urgency of improving our response to climate change related extreme weather events.

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  • This report highlights the urgency of improving our response to climate change related extreme weather events.
  • Over the course of the last year, wildfires, flooding, heat waves, and winter storms ravaged our communities and our economy.
  • We welcome and support the core findings of the Council's report, including that climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction need to be better integrated.
  • The Government of Canada is committing to stronger knowledge sharing and collaboration practices, and greater collaboration between our organizations - including in the fields of climate change and emergency management.

Expert Advisory Group Releases Report on Assisted Dying and Mental Disorders

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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2020 /CNW/ - Following comprehensive review of the available evidence, the Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) released a report today cautioning that evolving assisted dying policies must not put the lives of Canadians who live with mental illness at risk.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2020 /CNW/ - Following comprehensive review of the available evidence, the Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) released a report today cautioning that evolving assisted dying policies must not put the lives of Canadians who live with mental illness at risk.
  • The EAG report highlights the need to set evidence-based policies and not discriminatorily ignore the realities of mental illness.
  • The Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) consists of individuals with extensive Canadian and international experience with MAiD policy and practices, and mental health and illness issues.
  • The EAG includes members of the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) expert panels on MAiD, and additionally those with lived experience/expertise of mental illness.