Reading Time: 7minutesDisponible en français. In recent years, global demand for minerals and metals has grown significantly, driven primarily by an energy transition and technological advances. With vast mineral resources and a strong industrial capacity, Canada could position itself to take advantage... Read More › The post The Critical Minerals Supply Chain: Building Canada’s Resilience appeared first on HillNotes.| HillNotes
Reading Time: 4minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote compares Canada’s productivity performance with that of other Group of Seven (G7) countries and Australia, which has a resource-rich economy that is similar to Canada’s. The HillNote is the second in a four-part series on... Read More › The post What Is Canada’s Productivity Performance and How Does It Compare to Other Countries? appeared first on HillNotes.| HillNotes
Reading Time: 5minutesDisponible en français. Genocide, a crime under international law, has been officially recognized in several cases by national or international courts and tribunals, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. However, states, non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental organizations such as... Read More › The post State Recognition of Genocide appeared first on HillNotes.| HillNotes
International Ozone Protection Day, or World Ozone Day, is marked every year on 16 September – the date the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the Montreal Protocol) was signed in 1987. This HillNote provides an overview of the progress made through the Montreal Protocol to reverse damage to the ozone layer caused by human-made synthetic substances. The Montreal Protocol is often cited as an example of the progress that can be made on environmental issues through ...| HillNotes
This HillStudy presents a non-exhaustive overview of the language regimes in place in the provinces and territories, and it briefly describes the main features of each one. In Canada, jurisdiction over language is shared between the various levels of government. The federal government has adopted a bilingual language regime in which the two official languages are English and French. Although it has established its own support measures, it relies on the provinces and territories to help ensur...| HillNotes
