The Government of Canada's Weekly Acquisitions List is a list of publications by various public bodies and agencies of the federal government that were catalogued in the previous week
Among other documents, the most recent list features:
- Public inquiry into foreign interference in federal electoral processes and democratic institutions : final report (The Honourable Marie-Josée Hogue, Commissioner): "I also note from the evidence that Canada has responded to attempts at foreign interference with measures and mechanisms to better detect, deter and counter them. I took note of the competence, dedication and experience of the members of Canada’s senior public service and national security and intelligence community who testified before me. These men and women, who work in the shadows and beyond partisan lines, play a crucial role in safeguarding our democratic institutions, and they do it well. That said, the government’s response has been far from perfect: I have observed that the government has sometimes taken too long to act, and that coordination between the various players involved has not always been optimal. Processes by which information had to be passed on to certain decision-makers, including elected officials, have not proved as effective as they should have been. In addition, the government has proven to be a poor communicator and insufficiently transparent when it comes to foreign interference. The measures implemented over the past two years, along with several statements made on the matter, suggest that the government is now prioritizing the fight against foreign interference. This must continue. (from Volume 1 - Word from the Commissioner)"
- Protecting language rights : overview of the Commissioner's interventions in the courts (2018-2025) (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages): "Here I am—already at the end of a seven-year mandate as Commissioner of Official Languages, during which great progress has been made in terms of language rights in Canada. As the cases I participated in—either as a party or intervener—throughout my mandate show, I have not hesitated to appear in court to both protect language rights and advance jurisprudence in this area. Unsurprisingly, I have been involved in many cases involving my enabling statute, defending fundamental rights such as access to the courts in the official language of one’s choice, the public’s right to receive services and communications in the official language of their choice, the right to work in the official language of one’s choice in the public service and the vitality of official language minority communities. Like my predecessors, I also took every opportunity to make innovative arguments before the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the right to minority-language education, as is constitutionally protected by section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Lastly, twice before the Supreme Court of Canada, I helped protect access to the courts in the official language of one’s choice under section 530 of the Criminal Code. Reflecting on all these cases, I am finishing out my mandate with cautious optimism about the protection of language rights for individuals and official language communities in Canada. (Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages)"
- What We Heard - The Law Commission of Canada in Listen & Learn Mode June to December 2024: "When the LCC officially resumed its operations in June 2023, it immediately began its
formal engagement with individuals and organizations who, each in their own ways,
embodied aspects of the agency’s raison d’être: living law, pursuing justice, renewing
hope.
Through roundtables, multilateral discussions, individual meetings, larger conferences,
and informal conversations, the LCC sought to develop an understanding of the law
reform and justice landscape in Canada and beyond. These engagements bore many
fruits: they helped to uncover issues which interlocutors considered pressing or likely to
emerge on the horizon; they presented an opportunity to understand interesting
initiatives already underway, so as to avoid unintended duplication and to identify
potential partnerships; and the roundtables and multilateral discussions served as a site
for mutually beneficial exchange, allowing participants to learn about the work and
perspectives of others, and to form connections across their endeavours (...) This is the LCC’s third What We Heard report, covering the period from June to December
2024. It sets out the preoccupations, projects, and possibilities that emerged from the
LCC’s engagements during that period, including: Listen & Learn roundtables with
faculties of law; meetings with Parliamentarians; participation in numerous conferences;
discussions with scholars interested in questions of law and justice; focus circles with
subject-matter experts; and rich exchanges with members of the judiciary, public policy
makers, and community organizations."
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