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By: Law is Cool · September 26, 2009 · Filed Under Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Politics · Add Comment
The Attorney-General of Ontario, Hon. Chris Bentley, spoke to students at the University of Toronto on the issue of human rights.
Min. Bentley did a podcast interview with us previously on a similar subject. Human rights tribunals are likely to become a hot issue in the next provincial election, given that Tim Hudak has suggested he will campaign on having them scrapped.
Min. Bentley cites the Dresden case, and explains how human rights are the foundation of our society, even for those citizens we have neglected and abandoned abroad.
Video of his talk at UofT below, with an intro from Omar Alghabra:
