Careers in Labour Law
A panel of experts spoke at the University of Western Ontario on careers in labour law on Feb. 14, 2008.
Administrative Law
Dion Calls for Withdrawal of Motion M-446
Two days ago, Liberal MP, Dr. Keith Martin proposed this private bill: Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, subsection 13(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act should be…
Liberal MPP Faces Human Rights Complaint
Davenport MPP Tony Ruprecht opposes more supportive housing developments in his riding at 184 Wallace St. But it’s his justification has drawn steep criticism, and a complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Commission (they’re everywhere…
Stick to Law, not Infection Control
Jon-Jo may know his law, but he certainly doesn’t know his infectious diseases. That’s what this South African blogger is saying about the Justice in Barrie who has recently drawn fire for his ignorance on…
Ezra Levant under “Government Interrogation”
Hear first-hand about Ezra Levant‘s proudest moment of his life, at the Alberta Human Right Commission.He expresses extreme disdain for the Commission, calls it a joke, and claims it is not even relevant to him….
Online Hate and the Law
The International Business Services (iBLS) did an excellent summary this week on Online Hate and the Law. They explain how freedom of expression, though necessary to health democracies, do have some limits, as detailed below….
Even Jihadists Have the Right of Free Speech
The Nanaimo Daily News ran an editorial on the Maclean’s case this week. Steyn responded to the article with some corrections. But we have our own responses to the Nanaimo editorial. Words not Actions Nanaimo…
Murphy Challenges Steyn on Human Rights
M.J. Murphy of BigCityLib blog challenges Mark Steyn to be consistent in his critique of Human Rights Commissions when they rightly target hate speech found in other quarters. Other Liberal bloggers have made similar comments…
The Oakes Test and Human Rights Tribunals
Levant on Anti-Homosexual Pastors In an article in the National Post titled, Drug dealers get the benefit of the Charter, but not pastors accused of homophobia, Ezra Levant, founder of the Western Standard and currently…
Hatred and Contempt Under the Canadian Human Rights Act
Hatred on the Internet Section 13(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act (“the Actâ€) makes it a discriminatory practice for a person or group of persons to communicate by means of the Internet, material that…
Employee Privacy in Canada
Cases in Canada We previously commented on the development of privacy laws in Canada, prompted by a recent case in NY State where an employer’s monitoring and unauthorized use of the employee’s e-mails was upheld….
Limiting Absolute Liability
Common Law Presumptions Due to the challenges inherent to absolute liability offences, the Supreme Court provided that regulatory offences would be presumed as strict liability. In R v. Sault Ste. Marie, the city was charged…