Education Act

Slaw: ‘Gay-Straight Alliances’ in schools part of anti-bullying Bill

May 31, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights, Union Relations, 0

Through Standing Committee on Social Policy hearings, the government heard that students should be allowed to call student-led, single-issue groups specifically “Gay-Straight Alliances” or other similar names. This has angered some Christians, among them Evangelical and Catholic groups as well as their leaders, who feel that this Bill would force them to allow clubs with the name “Gay-Straight Alliance” in their schools. They feel accepting such a premise violates their beliefs, Charter rights and religious freedom.

2011, Anti-bullying, anti-bullying laws, Bill 13, Board employees, bullying, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, Catholic school board, Education Act, employment law, Freedom of religion, Gay-Straight Alliances, Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association, Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, the Accepting Schools Act

Do your managers and front line workers have accurate info about human rights issues?

November 22, 2011 Andrew Lawson Human Resources, Human Rights, Training and Development

Do your managers and front line workers have accurate facts about human rights issues? A number of conversations I have had with workers lately inform me that many people allow their emotions to overwhelm the facts. The misunderstandings that flow from this emotional response can lead to costly violations of the law for your organization.