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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read May 31, 2012

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

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.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Union Relations / 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

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read April 15, 2010

EI will rise by a lot!

Several media outlets have reported that Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer announced a sharp rise in employment insurance rate. This stems from the recently tabled report: Projecting Employment Insurance Premium Revenues and Expenses made available on April 15, 2010...

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Payroll / 2010, 2011, Canada, EI premium rates, EI rates, Employment Insurance Act, Employment Insurance premium rates, Employment insurance rates, Parliamentary Budget Officer, Payroll, Projecting Employment Insurance Premium Revenues and Expenses

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