corporate governance Archives

S-244: Better Collaboration Between Employers, Employees, & Union Representatives is Good for All

Senator Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada June 6, 2023 corporate governance, employment

Senator Omidvar spoke to Bill S-244, An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and the Employment Insurance Act.

OPINION: What Oscar-winner Frances McDormand can teach corporate Canada

Jennifer Wells Toronto Star March 6, 2018 Bill C-25, corporate governance, Diversity, Opinions

The point to glean is this: in hauling the Act into the modern era a group of senators supported the view that publicly traded corporations be compelled to set internal targets to boost diversity, the very ethos of the governing Liberals. The Senate voted against the amendment, 37 to 30, in third reading last Wednesday.

News Release: Senators Vote against Measure that would Accelerate Diversity on Corporate Boards

Offices of Senators Serge Joyal, Frances Lankin, Paul Massicotte, Lucie Moncion, Ratna Omidvar and André Pratte Senate of Canada February 28, 2018 Bill C-25, corporate governance, Diversity, employment equity, News Releases

We strongly believe that in order to increase the representation of these under-represented groups, the Government must do more than what is timidly provided for in Bill C-25. We will continue to highlight this issue in the future. We will pursue our efforts while employing the tools that are available to us through the Senate. And we will carefully monitor progress made in regards to the presence of these groups within key corporate positions.

Speech: Amendments to Bill C-25, An Act to Amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and Other Acts

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada February 8, 2018 Bill C-25, Chamber Speeches, corporate governance, Diversity, employment equity

As I have said repeatedly, I think of Bill C-25 as a soft tap on the shoulder. This amendment that Senator Massicotte has proposed is a nudge in the right direction. It’s an intentional nudge, so that we can get beyond aspiration — and I commend the aspiration and the intention in this bill — and take it to concrete action.

Speech: C-25 – An Act to Amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and the Competition Act

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada October 25, 2017 Bill C-25, Chamber Speeches, corporate governance, Diversity, employment equity

I believe that setting and changing regulations happen in a vacuum, with very little oversight from Parliament. Once we approve legislation and it is given Royal Assent, it leaves our influence. It is open to change, reinterpretation, redefinition, as the government of the day likes.

Pluralism Policies That Work – A call for more radical thinking

Ratna Omidvar Open Canada November 9, 2016 corporate governance, Diversity, inclusion

How can we create more welcoming and compassionate societies? One policy at a time. Here are nine initiatives to better promote inclusion, from a cross-section of speakers at this week’s 6 Degrees forum.