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CFL would welcome Johnny Manziel, with conditions — ProFootballTalk
Johnny Manziel knows he’s not going to play football again this year (if ever). And the CFL is in the middle of their season. Those two pesky facts aside, the commissioner of the Canadian Football League said he’d welcome Manziel north of the border, with conditions. “We try not to speculate on situations like that,”…
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Report on terrorist threat to Canada released
OTTAWA, Aug. 25, 2016 /CNW/ – The 2016 Public Report on the Terrorist Threat to Canada provides a clear picture of the terrorist threats faced by our country and is part of the Government’s commitment to be open and transparent with Canadians. The report will help Canadians better understand the current threat environment and the action being taken by our Government to keep Canadians safe, while protecting our rights and values.
The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today released the 2016 Public Report on the Terrorist Threat to Canada. In 2015 and early 2016, the main threat to Canada remained that violent extremists could be inspired by groups such as Daesh and al-Qaida to carry out an attack.
Supporting the Government’s counter-terrorism measures is Canada’s National Terrorism Threat Level, which is presented for the first time in this report. This important tool helps government officials and law enforcement agencies identify risks and vulnerabilities and determine which measures to put in place to prevent or mitigate a violent act of terrorism. The current threat level remains at medium.
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“Canadians expect their government to take all necessary steps to keep them safe, while safeguarding our values, our rights and freedoms and the open, inclusive democratic character of our country. Fundamental to effective national security is a solid understanding among Canadians of the threats we face. That’s what this report provides, including the current National Terrorism Threat Level for Canada. We want to prompt a rich, thorough, factual discussion of our overall national security framework, so we can shape it together – based on our clear-eyed safety requirements and the principles by which we wish to live our lives.”
– Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
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Cost Estimate for Bill S-209: An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (communications with and services to the public)
17 August 2016
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Summary
This private member’s Bill amends Part IV (Communications with and services to the Public) of the Official Languages Act. The objective of this legislation is to better align the Regulations of the Act with the “fundamental purpose of the Official Languages Act, which is to enhance the vitality and protect the rights of official language minority communities”. It requires an increase in the availability of bilingual federal services and communications by broadening the basis for determining whether there is significant demand. It does this by requiring services to those members of the public who are able to communicate in the minority official language rather than only those whose First Official Language Spoken is the minority official language.
The number of new bilingual offices will increase from 1,984 to 3,648, which includes new Canada Post points of service. The incremental cost of the implementation of the provisions related to the ability to communicate in the minority language contained in Bill S-209 is approximately $146 million for one-time expenses, and approximately $9 million ongoing, for the federal government. The cost to Canada Post is over and above this amount and is not available for public release.
Cost Estimate for Bill C-261: An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for survivors and children)
17 August 2016
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Summary
Upon the death of a contributing member of the Regular Canadian Forces (CF), certain members of the Reserve Forces, as well as members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), who at the time of death were entitled to an annuity or an annual allowance, the survivor and children of these contributing members are eligible for an immediate annual allowance.
The purpose of this enactment is to increase the allowance given to the survivors and children of CF or RCMP contributors from 50% to 70% of the contributor’s annuity or allowance.
The changes proposed by Bill C-261 will results in an incremental increased pension liability of $5.046 billion for the regular CF pension plan, $7 million for the Reserves CF pension plan, and $1.32 billion for the RCMP pension plan. The annual servicing costs will increase by $112.55 million for the regular CF pension plan, $910,000 for the reserves CF pension plan, and $39 million for the RCMP pension plan.
Incremental Cost of Raising the survivor benefit to 70%
| Increase in Actuarial Liability at 2015-03-31 ($Million) | |||
| CF Regular | CF Reserve | RCMP | |
| Active Members | 1,447.0 | 5.70 | 540.0 |
| Pensioners | 2,342.0 | 1.10 | 536 |
| Current widows(ers) | 1,257.0 | 0.20 | 244 |
| Total | 5,046.0 | 7.00 | 1,320.00 |
| Increase in annual Current Service Cost at 2015-03-31 ($ millions) | |||
| CF Regular | CF Reserve | RCMP | |
| Government | 112.55 | 0.91 | 39.00 |
| Members | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 112.55 | 0.91 | 39.00 |
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