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Changes to harassment legislation
On November 7, the government introduced Bill C-65, which makes changes to harassment provisions in the Canada Labour Code. The […]
ACFO: Give FIs a voice in departmental reviews
ACFO President Dany Richard and General Counsel Scott Chamberlain appeared before the House of Commons Finance Committee September 27, asking […]
Former Assistant PBO calls for greater role for Financial Officers
Sahir Khan, the former Assistant Parliamentary Budget Officer, was part of a CBC Radio feature on the ongoing Phoenix pay […]
ACFO on Budget 2018: Leveraging our public resources
ACFO recently submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of the committee’s 2018 […]
Bill C-4 receives Royal Assent
Image: ACFO President Dany Richard and Senator Diane Bellemare celebrate the Royal Assent of Bill C-4. Senator Bellemare championed Bill […]
ACFO welcomes report on whistleblower protection, calls on government to implement quickly
ACFO recommendations feature prominently in a new report from the House Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates and the […]
ACFO congratulates the government on ratifying ILO Convention 98
On June 14, 2017, the Canadian government ratified the International Labour Organization’s Convention 98, which provides protection at an international […]
Update: ACFO continues to advocate for stronger whistleblower protections
Over the past few weeks, you may have seen an increase in media coverage of the role of whistleblowers and […]
ACFO Victory at the ILO
In September 2015, ACFO led the charge in drafting a complaint against the Harper Government that was filed at the […]
Budget 2017: Proposed changes to parental benefits
In addition to some of the proposals highlighted in ACFO’s policy recap of the 2017 budget, it has become clear […]
Budget 2017: Positive messaging but limited action
The 2017 federal budget contains encouraging messaging about several of ACFO’s priority areas but the plan is short on the […]
"Clear choices" for a better Canada
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released their 2017 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) with a series of common sense […]