First Nations Day in Canada
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
This is the longest day of the year and marks the changing of seasons. It is also a very important day for Aboriginal people…
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Corporate social responsibility is dead!
Monday, June 27th, 2011
Some organizations might be happy to hear that, but it’s not what you think. According to some, corporate social responsibility (CSR) was never more than a stopgap measure that allowed unsustainable companies to clothe themselves in robes of virtue.
Read the rest of this post »Supreme Court restricts agricultural workers’ freedom of association
Friday, May 6th, 2011
The Supreme Court of Canada has finally released its decision in Ontario (A.G.) v. Fraser affecting the working lives of agricultural workers in Ontario. The decision demonstrates just how divided opinions are on the question of limiting workers’ freedom of association under section 2(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, particularly restricting unionization and collective bargaining.
Read the rest of this post »Women in the workplace Part I: are women preventing themselves from achieving power in the workplace?
Friday, October 1st, 2010
The other day, I read an interesting article regarding an interview with the author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power. The author argues that it is actually women themselves who are preventing the achievement of female power in the workplace.
Read the rest of this post »Hearings scheduled to decide retirement ages of Air Canada pilots
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Between November 22 and November 25, 2010, the Federal Court of Canada will hold hearings and then decide whether the mandatory retirement age of 60 years should stand for about 3,000 Air Canada pilots.
Read the rest of this post »Slaw.ca: Canadian Human Rights Commission’s controversial ‘anti-hate’ policy
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
The Canadian Human Rights Commission recently posted a policy on its website concerning how it interprets and applies section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) when it receives an inquiry or complaint. The purpose of section 13 of the Act is to balance Canadians’ rights to equality and freedom of expression with respect to hate messages, as protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The parliamentary record indicates that section 13 was initially included in the legislation to address activities of individuals and groups who used the telephone system to disseminate hate messages. In December 2001, parliament amended the CHRA by adding section 13(2), which makes it clear that Internet hate messages come under the jurisdiction of the commission.
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Andrew Taillon:
Thanks Chris. I would suggest that the confusion arises from the way damages were...
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