The Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision that two school boards met their document disclosure obligations in a decade-old discrimination lawsuit, despite a key …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Federal court dismisses proposed class action against Department of National Defence over systemic racism claims
A Federal Court judge has struck down a proposed class action alleging systemic racism within the Department of National Defence, ruling that federal labour legislation bars the court from hearing …
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A Federal Court judge has struck down a lawsuit filed by a former Canadian Armed Forces member who claimed he was constructively dismissed and had his Charter rights violated over …
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Twenty thousand dollars. That’s what federal human rights complainants can receive for pain and suffering when they prove discrimination — the same amount since 1998, back when gas cost 65 …
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A Federal Court judge has dismissed a constitutional challenge to $20,000 caps on pain and suffering damages under the Canadian Human Rights Act, ruling that the case failed to establish …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Charter challenge dismissed in safety inspection case following worker injury in Brantford, Ont.
An Ontario court has rejected a Charter challenge brought by The Econo-Rack Group Inc., operating as Konstant Manufacturing, ruling that a Ministry of Labour inspector did not violate the company’s …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Court dismisses postal workers’ challenge of Ottawa’s 2018 back-to-work legislation
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a constitutional challenge brought by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) against the 2018 Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act (… …
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Returning Officer, terminated after moving, loses Charter challenge over Elections Canada’s residency requirement
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has upheld residency requirements for certain election officer positions under the federal Elections Act. The requirements from Elections Canada were challenged … To continue …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
It’s time to banish the notwithstanding clause, the slow killer of Canada’s rule of law
By Jeffrey B. Meyers, Kwantlen Polytechnic University I have written before that the far-right populist nationalism of the sort that fuelled the events of Jan. 6, 2021 in the United …
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FeaturedOpinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
How Québec’s Bill 21 could be vanquished by a rarely used Charter provision
By Kerri Anne Froc, University of New Brunswick This November, the Québec Court of Appeal will hear an appeal of Hak v. Attorney General of Québec on the constitutionality of …