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 Volume 4 - Issue 11
MP Report
 National News

Increased Support for Victims and Strengthened Offender

Accountability

 

The Harper Government
today announced that
amendments to the
Corrections and
Conditional Release
Act (CCRA) have come
into force.  
These amendments, introduced as part of the Safe Streets and Communities Act, increase support for
victims of crime and make offenders more accountable for their actions.
 
To read more click here. 

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that he will participate in the G-20 Leaders' Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18-19, 2012. He will be accompanied by Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance.   
 

"Canada's message at the G-20 will be that economic growth and fiscal discipline are not mutually exclusive, they go hand in hand," said Prime Minister Harper. "I urge all G-20 members to follow through on their Cannes Action Plan commitments to address short-term risks and to ensure long-term growth and prosperity."

 

At the Summit, Prime Minister Harper will urge coordinated actions to respond to near-term risks to the global economy and to promote robust growth and job creation. He will also urge G-20 members to follow through on reforms to make the financial system stronger and more resilient.  He will reaffirm Canada's commitment to open markets and a fair, strong and rules-based trading system.

 

The Prime Minister will emphasize Canada's balanced stimulus and deficit reduction measures undertaken as part of Economic Action Plan 2012.  These and previous measures have led Canada to have one of the strongest GDP and employment growth rates in the G-7 countries since the beginning of the global economic downturn in 2008.

 

The G-20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation. Together, the members of the G-20 account for over 85 percent of the world economy and two thirds of the world's population. Through coordinated approaches to global financial and economic challenges, the G-20 helps to advance international economic stability, growth, jobs and prosperity.

 

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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
 

Did you know that between 4 and 10 percent of Canadian seniors experience some form of abuse? Did you know that one in five Canadians believes they know of a senior who might be experiencing some form of abuse?  And did you know that more than 9 out of 10 Canadians rate raising awareness of elder abuse as a high priority?

 

Whether the abuse is physical, psychological, financial or neglect, all forms of elder abuse are very serious and should not be tolerated. As you know, the Government of Canada has taken action through awareness campaigns, new legislation to better protect seniors and the New Horizons for Seniors Program.

 

Seniors deserve our enduring respect and recognition for all the contributions they have made over the years and continue to make in our communities, our workplaces and our homes. It's up to all of us to ensure the well-being of our seniors.

 

 

For more information and resources on elder abuse,
visit www.seniors.gc.cawhere you can link to Elder Abuse - It's Time to Face the Reality.
 

In particular, I would like to draw your attention to a web page on financial abusethat highlights steps to combat financial abuse. You can also call 1 800 O-Canada
(1-800-622-6232) to order publications on elder abuse and financial abuse.

 

 

Government marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with a Major Commitment to Elder Abuse
Awareness Projects

 

The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), announced a federal investment of almost $15 million under the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) for 33 pan-Canadian projects that address elder abuse. The announcement was made on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. 

 

"Our government is committed to ensuring the well-being of Canadian seniors and we remain dedicated to ending elder abuse in all its forms," said Minister Wong. "By partnering with a variety of stakeholders and organizations from across Canada, we can help seniors better protect themselves from abuse while continuing to raise awareness."

Minister of State Wong made the announcement before the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, which is receiving $675,000 to create and disseminate a best-practices guideline on elder abuse awareness for nurses across Canada.

The NHSP continues to support seniors through a new call for proposals for community-based projects, some of which also address elder abuse. The call was issued May 8 and will close June 29, 2012 (September 15, 2012 for Quebec).

 

For more information, visit: www.hrsdc.gc.ca/seniors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada's Cyber Security Strategy
For a stronger and more prosperous Canada
 

Canadians' personal and professional lives have gone digital: we live, work, and play in cyberspace. Canadians use the Internet, computers, cell phones and mobile devices every day to talk, email, text and twitter with family, friends and colleagues. We do business online everyday, from banking to shopping to accessing government services - and we do it from wherever we happen to be. Digital infrastructure makes all this possible, and also keeps essential services up and running.

 

 

Canadians - individuals, industry and governments - are embracing the many advantages that cyberspace offers, and our economy and quality of life are the better for it. But our increasing reliance on cyber technologies makes us more vulnerable to those who attack our digital infrastructure to undermine our national security, economic prosperity, and way of life.

 

To read more click here.

 
Useful links:
 

Cyber Security information for Canadians

Cyber Security information for Canadian businesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diamond Jubilee 

 

Recently, celebrations were held across the Commonwealth celebrating Queen Elizabeth's 60 years as our monarch.  What did you think about the Diamond Jubilee?

 

A)   The celebrations were memorable - this was an

       historic event.
 

B)   I was not interested - the monarchy isn't significant

      for Canada.

  

To vote click here.