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• Publish a discussion paper that will develop a broader framework for understanding and respecting Indigenous legal traditions, including the issue of institutional change, the capacity of Canadian governments and society to address it, and the choice of tools to effect this change.
• Consult broadly with stakeholders and produce a report in 2007-2008.

• The Métis National Council (MNC) and LCC co-hosted the national symposium on Crown-Métis Relations in February, 2006.  The following four areas were addressed at the symposium: whether the Métis people “Indians” within section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867; the doctrine of inter-jurisdictional immunity and the aboriginal rights of the Métis; moving forward on the Métis self-government agenda; and, Métis identification and citizenship.
• On March 1-3, 2006, the University of Regina hosted a national conference on the challenges and issues of Aboriginal justice. The Law Commission of Canada's Bruno Bonneville spoke about the LCC sponsored project Indigenous Legal Traditions.

• Engage Canadians in a critical debate of how to improve democracy and justice in a globalized world. Activities will include:
• • The Biennial Conference of the International Law Association;
  • The Canadian Legal Conference of the Canadian Bar Association;
  • Meetings with non-governmental organizations, officials of federal and sub-national governments, Parliamentarians, legal practitioners and others.
• Conduct research to determine appropriate roles for entities in international law-making and to explore the extraterritorial application of law.

• Following the Commission's release last year, in of March, 2006, of a discussion paper titled Crossing Borders: Law in a Globalized World, a roundtable was hosted on June 8, 2006 on Canadian law in a globalized world and the issues raised in Crossing Borders: Law in a Globalized World.  The consultation document set out the issues and sought input on the ways in which legal reforms could enhance the ability of the domestic legal system to respond effectively to the opportunities and complex challenges that globalization presents. 

The Commission is studying the ways in which the law allows people to attain economic security or the manner in which it impedes them in achieving this security.  The law plays an important role in determining the types of work that are recognized, valued and rewarded, as well as those that are downgraded, poorly regarded and prohibited.

In 2004-2005, the Commission published a discussion paper titled Is Work Working? Work Laws That Do A Better Job, which engages Canadians on whether and how the law should evolve to recognize and value non-standard work arrangements and protect vulnerable workers.

This project will provide a useful framework for evaluating the various policy and regulatory options available in order to ensure adequate and appropriate support for the promotion of economic security of those engaged in work in the broad sense of the term.

In 2006-2007, the Commission will conduct additional research and continue to consult with Canadians, with a view to producing a report in 2007-2008.

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As a result of property-related provisions in the Indian Act, people living on reserves are unable to use their property to secure loans.  The Commission to explore solutions to this situation, which creates a systemic barrier to the management of personal fiannces.

This project will provide recommendations to address the issue of equitable access to financial resources for those living on reserves.

With its existing research, in 2006-2007, the Commission will consult with experts in the area about proposed viable solutions with a view to producing a report in 2007-2008.

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Over the past two decades, there has been a gradual loosening of the connection between policing and the state.  Today, the state remains a significant player in the delivery and regulation of policing, but there is now a range of private policing organizations that are actively engaged in maintaining order, as well as investigating and preventing crime in public spaces.

The Commission is exploring the complex relationships that are emerging between public police and private security agencies in Canada.  The Report to Parliament will identify the need for better communication and partnerships among the police and private security agencies, and will make recommendations to address this need.

In 2006-2007, the Report In Search of Security: The Future of Policing in Canada will be tabled in Parliament.

The Commission will follow up on the report by discussing with interested stakeholders its recommendations.

• In 2006, a report entitled: In Search of Security: The Future of Policing in Canada was submitted to Parliament.  The report examines the emergence of networks of policing in Canadian society and recommends changes to the legal and policy environment to reflect this new reality.

The Commission will examine how other customary practices and traditions co-exist with the formal legal system, and the extent to which they can be accommodated in keeping with the values of human rights, equality, freedom of religion and multiculturalism.

This project seeks to provide a systematic framework to address the accommodation and integration of customary and traditional practices within the Canadian legal system.

• In 2006, a paper jointly commissioned by the Community Foundations of Canada and the Law Commission of Canada entitled: Unsettled: Legal and Policy Barriers for Newcomers to Canada was published.  The aim of the paper is to highlight legal and policy barriers to the successful settlement of immigrants and refugees to Canada, and how these can be overcome.

The objective of this project is to understand the reasons why certain patterns of behaviour are identified under the concept of crime and to examine the impacts of such a concept on personal, social, economic and governance relationships by assessing the various options available for regulating undesirable behaviour.

The aim of this project is to provide policy makers with a framework that can be used to assess the consequences of choosing the criminal law and other intervention strategies as a response to unwanted behaviour.

• Continue consultations with stakeholders;
• Consolidate current research and produce a Report to Parliament.
• Exploration of new topics:
• • Access to justice;
  • Risk;
  • Economic and social rights;
  • Cultural diversity;
  • Privacy;
  • Barriers to immigration settlement; and
  • Right to communicate.

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