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Canadian Human Rights Commission closes Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax offices
The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) announced plans last month to close its regional offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Halifax, a move some critics are calling an attack on the human...
June 6: Access Awareness Symposium
Date Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Time 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., panel discussion; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., reception
Where The Law Society of Upper Canada, 130 Queen St. West, Toronto
Phone 416-947-3413; 1-800-668-7380, Ext. 3413; TTY 416-644-4886
Email To register: equityevents@lsuc.on.ca by June 4, 2012
Titled "Independent Living and Attendant Services: Tools to Promote and Defend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities," this program is offered free to lawyers, paralegals, students, and members...
June 12: Community forum, Understanding the Poverty of Injured Workers in Ontario
Date Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Time 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Where Injured Workers' Consultants, 815 Danforth Ave., Suite 411
Phone 416-461-2411
Email smantis@tbaytel.net
This free forum features Bonnie Heath, York University, and Peri Ballantyne, Trent University. All are welcome, information and sregistrations at the phone number or email address provided.
G20 report blasts police for excessive force, civil rights violations
Police violated civil rights, detained people illegally, and used excessive force during the G20 summit two years ago, a new report concludes.
Ontario Ministry of Labour launches enforcement blitz aimed at ensuring students are safe at summer jobs
On May 1, 2012, the Ontario Ministry of Labour launched a four-month enforcement blitz across the Province to check that employers of students comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act....
Ottawa phasing out SIN cards to fight identity theft
The federal government is phasing out the plastic SIN card issued to millions of Canadians to save money and help avoid identity theft.
May 16: Community Discussion on Police Contact (Carding)
Date Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Time 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Where 1652 Keele St., (Keele St. and Rogers Rd.)
Contact York Youth Coalition
Phone 647-705-7333
Email shadya@yorkyouthcoalition.org
This event focuses on recent changes in police contact (carding) strategies and on sharing ideas to strengthen relations between police and racialized communities.
Tightening the Screws on the Unemployed
The significant changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) program which are to be quickly implemented through Budget 2012 with very little consultation have not received enough critical attention...
How the Toews-sponsored Internet surveillance bill quietly died
The Internet surveillance legislation sponsored by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has disappeared down a dark legislative hole. For all intents and purposes, the bill is dead.
Courts turn to video-conference testimony to cut costs
Some critics object to remote cross-examination of witnesses, saying it's harder to spot falsehood or honesty in body language
If you are deaf and have had a bad experience communicating with the Police, share your story
The Ontario Association of the Deaf (OAD), the Canadian Hearing Society, ARCH Disability Law Centre, and Peel, Halton, and London Police Services want to learn how to improve communication in...
Ontario's Youth Leaving Care hearings call for fundamental changes to child welfare system
Ontario's child welfare system must change to address the isolation, vulnerability, and abandonment felt by children in foster care and group homes, says a report written by youth.
Bill C-31 will re-victimize women refugees and their children
The Barbra Schlifer Clinic, METRAC, and LEAF, all dedicated to women's equality and to ending violence against women, have presented their concerns about the bill to the Commons Committee on Bill...
Temp agencies may seem like a good idea but beware the risks
This article explores some of the pitfalls of temp work for new immigrants in areas such as pay, disputes between the agency and the client, and making complaints.
Condo Law: NDP MPP wants law to help 1 million Ontario condo owners
Under this new law, there would be a condo review board, a tribunal to resolve disputes among owners, condominium boards, property managers, and developers, and would address matters such as...
As prisons close, complaints of overcrowding rise
Inmates in Canada's federal prisons have been sleeping in trailers, interview rooms, family visiting spaces, and gymnasiums, while the percentage of prisoners sharing cells built for one has...
'Draw The Line' campaign targets sexual violence
The campaign challenges common myths about sexual violence and equips bystanders with information on how to intervene safely and effectively.
It's tougher than ever to enforce your human rights in Ontario
Does Bill 107 make lives better for victims of discrimination? Far from it, says this opinion piece by David Lepofsky and Avvy Go.
June 14: 4th Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights
Date Thursday, June 14, 2012
Time 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Where Churchill Room B, Delta Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto
The symposium will include a full day of skills-building workshops on key issues impacting people living with HIV and front-line service providers.
More convicts must pay their own way in prison, Toews declares
The federal government will charge inmates more money to stay behind bars beginning next year as part of a slate of changes to prison life announced by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews Wednesday...
