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Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there’s been agreement on one of Canada’s main goals at the international conference in Montreal aimed at protecting the world’s declining biodiversity. Guilbeault says the more than 190 nations at the COP15 meeting have agreed that Indigenous people must be fully consulted on conservation …
Read More »Hockey Canada scandal shows the need to ban non-disclosure agreements, advocates say
There are growing calls to outlaw non-disclosure agreements across the country as Hockey Canada and other sports organizations reel from sexual assault scandals, including some that led to multi-million dollar payouts to keep details about the incidents secret. Non-disclosure agreements can prohibit sexual assault complainants from speaking publicly about their allegations in …
Read More »Abuse and harassment survivors ‘silenced’ by non-disclosure agreements fight for change to B.C. law
WARNING: This article contains references to sexual abuse and may affect those who have experienced abuse or know someone affected by it. Not even the death of her father could free Susan MacRae from the legal restraints that prevent her from talking about the sexual abuse she allegedly suffered as a child. …
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