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Prime Minister announces nomination of Harriet Solloway as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the nomination of Harriet Solloway as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada.

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  • The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the nomination of Harriet Solloway as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada.
  • The Public Sector Integrity Commissioner is an independent Agent of Parliament, appointed under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act for a term of seven years.
  • As an Officer of Parliament, the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner investigates wrongdoing in the federal public sector and helps protect persons who make disclosures and who participate in investigations from reprisals.
  • The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada is an independent federal organization that was created in 2007 under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act.

Monumental Gathering of Wealth at the Historic Guildhall & House of Commons Parliament: SWFI Global Wealth Conference 2023

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Saturday, May 27, 2023
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In the heart of Britain's historic capital, the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute® (SWFI®), esteemed as the global oracle on institutional investors and capital flows, will be hosting the monumental Global Wealth Conference.

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  • In the heart of Britain's historic capital, the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute® (SWFI®), esteemed as the global oracle on institutional investors and capital flows, will be hosting the monumental Global Wealth Conference.
  • An astounding $5 Trillion USD AUM from Global SWFs and asset managers will coalesce at the Global Wealth Conference, in an unprecedented display of global financial clout.
  • "The Global Wealth Conference serves as an extraordinary beacon of business prospects.
  • To make the most of this opportunity, the Global Wealth Conference is set to be a riveting affair.

Announcement of Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act review task force

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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Today, the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board, announced the appointment of an external task force that will explore revisions to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA).

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  • Today, the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board, announced the appointment of an external task force that will explore revisions to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA).
  • The nine-member task force's review will consider opportunities to enhance the federal disclosure process and strengthen protections and supports for public servants who come forward to disclose wrongdoing.
  • The act created the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, and also created the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal to address alleged cases of reprisal.
  • Currently, 134 government institutions are subject to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, including departments, separate agencies, Crown corporations and wholly owned subsidiaries, and Agents of Parliament, all of which must establish internal disclosure procedures.

ACPM submits open letter to Members of the House of Commons and the Senate regarding Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, (BIA) the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (PBSA)

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Friday, November 25, 2022
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An insolvency approach should provide employees and retirees with a high degree of certainty of receiving as much of their pension promise as possible.

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  • An insolvency approach should provide employees and retirees with a high degree of certainty of receiving as much of their pension promise as possible.
  • First, allow pension plans to continue to operate despite the insolvency or bankruptcy of the sponsoring employer.
  • Finally, asset pooling on a national level could enable insolvent company pension funds to deliver on the pension promise.
  • For further information or to schedule an interview, please contact:
    Lorianne Weston, Manager of Advocacy and Communications, ACPM;

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tables the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2022-23

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 17, 2022 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, tabled the Supplementary Estimates (B), 202223, in the House of Commons.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 17, 2022 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, tabled the Supplementary Estimates (B), 202223, in the House of Commons.
  • These Supplementary Estimates propose $20.8 billion in voted budgetary spending across 87 federal organizations.
  • - The Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board
    The 202223 Main Estimates, requested authority to spend $190.3billion in voted budgetary expenditures.
  • Total spending in these Supplementary Estimates represents a 10.4%increase to planned budgetary voted spending over the 202223 Estimates to date.

ACPM submits comments to FINA during their review of Bill C-228, an Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (PBSA)

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a letter submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (FINA), the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM) commented on Bill C-228, noting serious, undesirable and unintended consequences if the Bill should pass into law and outlining alternative approaches to secure retiree pensions, to achieve the same goal without the potential to harm the retirement income system.

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  • Indeed, it is stated this could virtually eliminate DB plans for active private sector employees who still accrue a DB pension.
  • Finally, the appointment of a federal pension asset manager could enable insolvent company pension funds to deliver on the pension promise.
  • ACPM is the leading advocacy organization for a balanced, effective and sustainable retirement income system in Canada.
  • For further information or to schedule an interview, please contact:
    Lorianne Weston, Manager of Advocacy and Communications, ACPM;

Trucking Industry Launches New Campaign to End Widespread Tax and Labour Abuse in Sector

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2022 /CNW/ - For over five years, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has been calling for action on a tax and labour scheme that has emerged in the trucking industry.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2022 /CNW/ - For over five years, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has been calling for action on a tax and labour scheme that has emerged in the trucking industry.
  • This practice opens the door to the possibility of widespread tax evasion and allows companies to sidestep the Canada Labour Code and all the rights and entitlements afforded to employees.
  • As a result, Driver Inc. has produced an uneven playing field in the trucking industry as it puts labour and tax compliant companies at a severe competitive disadvantage.
  • Today, CTA and the trucking industry is launching its largest push to date to let the Government and the Canadian public know what is happening in the sector.

Organizations for Health Action Announce Fall Policy Priorities

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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"Organizations for Health Action (HEAL), represent the interests of 40 national health organizations who represent thousands of healthcare professionals across Canada," began Alison Dantas, Co-Chair of HEAL.

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  • "Organizations for Health Action (HEAL), represent the interests of 40 national health organizations who represent thousands of healthcare professionals across Canada," began Alison Dantas, Co-Chair of HEAL.
  • The four integral policy recommendations HEAL will promote this Fall are:
    To address the current labour shortage in the healthcare sector, we are recommending that the federal government fund and provide leadership to a regionalized national Health Human Resource Plan, including health providers working in the public and private sectors, to meet population health needs.
  • Organizations for Health Action (HEAL) is a coalition of 40 national health organizations dedicated to improving the health of Canadians and the quality of care they receive.
  • Our members are professional associations of regulated healthcare providers and organizations of health charities that provide a range of healthcare services across Canada.

CLC: Rising Interest Rates Mean Families Suffer Another Hit in the Pocketbook

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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Workers and their families must not be asked to pay the price for high inflation, while greedy corporations grow richer and richer.

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  • Workers and their families must not be asked to pay the price for high inflation, while greedy corporations grow richer and richer.
  • Politicians must hold these mega-profitable corporations to account for taking advantage of this crisis to pad their profits, said Bruske.
  • Bruske added that with corporate profit margins at a historic high, profitable companies must now be asked to do their part.
  • While European countries are taxing energy companies exorbitant profits to invest in emergency supports for workers and their families, Ottawa has failed to act, said Bruske.

Kingston East Community Centre to receive green energy improvements

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Thursday, August 4, 2022
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"Residents of all ages and abilities have come to know and love the Kingston East Community Centre.

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  • "Residents of all ages and abilities have come to know and love the Kingston East Community Centre.
  • "Thank you to the federal government for investing in green energy retrofits at the Kingston East Community Centre.
  • This 22,000 square foot community centre offers a range of programs and services to the community and includes a full-size gymnasium, fitness centre, an indoor walking track, and youth and senior spaces.
  • Once completed, this project will provide residents in Kingston a modern, sustainable, and green community centre where they can continue to access important community and recreational programs and services for years to come.