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18 May 2011 Take Action: Urge New Parliament to Address Problems With Canadian Human Rights Commission

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A The letter calls on your Member of Parliament (carbon copied to the Prime Minister and Minister of Justice) to finally make reforms to the Canadian Human Rights Act in light of the wide-spread public and legal support to do so.

15 May 2011 Baby Steps

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Ti Ma sing a different tune sing a different tune .

06 May 2011 Prima Facie and the Reversal of Onus

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One important aspect of modern judicial systems is the presumption of innocence. In order to force punishment or restitution on a defendant in criminal proceedings, the burden of proof falls onto the prosecution. prima facie evidence to even begin a trial.

29 Apr 2011 No Freedom of Thought, Belief, or Expression

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The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal recently issued written reasons why it dismissed a complaint against a Knights of Columbus chapter located in the small town of L’Orignal , Ontario . The fact that the complaint was dismissed came as no surprise, but the reasons for the dismissal are certainly alarming, and provide yet another warning to Canadians how their fundamental freedoms are in serious danger.

23 Apr 2011 Redefining Truth, Emplyment, and Other Important Terms

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Comedian Guy Earle has never been one to pull his punches. In fact, invective and innuendo is almost indispensable to a comic’s repertoire. It is especially necessary for the inevitable moment when the comic must “put down a heckler”. Vancouver

15 Apr 2011 A Warped Sense of Entitlement

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For the most part, the Human Rights Act and Codes prohibit negative discrimination; that is, treating someone adversely on the basis of a protected ground like race or sex. While this policy is open for misuse, most notably the gradually widening definitions over what constitutes prohibited grounds, it does mirror the fundamental principle upon which any legitimate government is based: the Rule of Law.

31 Mar 2011 A Tragic Flaw in Human Rights Tribunals

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By Daniel Lublin Employers often complain that human rights tribunals are stacked against them. One employer’s recent experience, related below, demonstrates why. After a night of drinking at a company-sponsored retreat in North Carolina, Anne-Marie Sutton slipped into a bathing suit and joined some colleagues in a hot tub. Sutton, a contractor for an Ontario accounting firm, had travelled with the company to the retreat.

24 Mar 2011 1001 Ways to Spend Your Tax Dollars

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The Canadian Human Rights Commission is becoming quite adept at shoveling your tax dollars out the door. Lawyers in Ottawa were happy to hear that the CHRC is appealing a decision

18 Mar 2011 Playing Fast and Loose With Definitions

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Tr Wh Fortunately, unlike criminal violations, systemic discrimination was a rapidly disappearing problem. It is arguable whether the Human Rights Commissions and Tribunals had much of an effect on this; racial discrimination was rapidly rising to the forefront of social conscience in the decades before any legislation was put in place.

11 Mar 2011 It’s Silly Season at the BC Human Rights Tribunal

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There is no shortage of comic relief in a recent decision recent decision by the BC Human Rights Tribunal, in which it fined a Victoria

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18 May 2011 Take Action: Urge New Parliament to Address Problems With Canadian Human Rights Commission

15 May 2011 Baby Steps

06 May 2011 Prima Facie and the Reversal of Onus

29 Apr 2011 No Freedom of Thought, Belief, or Expression

23 Apr 2011 Redefining Truth, Emplyment, and Other Important Terms

15 Apr 2011 A Warped Sense of Entitlement

31 Mar 2011 A Tragic Flaw in Human Rights Tribunals

24 Mar 2011 1001 Ways to Spend Your Tax Dollars

18 Mar 2011 Playing Fast and Loose With Definitions

11 Mar 2011 It’s Silly Season at the BC Human Rights Tribunal

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