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Charter challenge filed in Quebec regarding the province’s back to school plan
- September 1, 2020
- Amanda Dimilta
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Parents in Quebec are anxious about their province’s back to school plan, which does not require any students to wear masks in class and which only offers a remote learning option to student’s who provide supportive medical documentation. If students do not attend in person and do not provide a doctor’s note, they will not receive an education. » Read the rest
HRTO Delays Compromise Access to Justice
- September 1, 2020
- BakerLaw
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Most of bakerlaw’s work occurs at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO). Since the Ford government came to power, the Tribunal has been struggling to address cases in a timely manner. At first, there was the consolidation of the Social Justice Tribunals into Tribunals Ontario (link). » Read the rest
Vulnerable Complainant Wins Sexual Assault Case
- September 1, 2020
- Kimberly Srivastava
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Recently, in B.C., the Court awarded $844,000 to a victim who was subjected to sexual assaults by a priest in the 1970s. You can read more about the story here (link).
Rosemary Anderson was a young teacher when she became a member of the church community. » Read the rest
Back to School Update for Private and Independent Schools
- August 27, 2020
- Amanda Dimilta
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On August 25, 2020, education law expert Eric Roher of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP led a discussion regarding school re-opening plans for private and independent schools during the Covid-19 pandemic. The webinar provided a helpful summary of the recent regulations, guidelines and announcements which impact re-opening plans for schools. » Read the rest
Segregation and Mental Health
- August 26, 2020
- Kimberly Srivastava
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The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has filed a motion to address Ontario’s breach of legal obligation to keep prisoners with mental health disabilities out of segregation (link). The motion comes on the heels of Justice David Cole’s report (link) issued in April which concluded that Ontario has not provided adequate support to prisoners with mental health disabilities. » Read the rest
The Law of Pandemics
- August 26, 2020
- BakerLaw
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Interested in the intersections of COVID-19 and the law? Check out this course (link) being taught by Nathalie Des Rosiers this fall.
Professor Des Rosiers is the Principal of Massey College and former Deal of Law at the University of Ottawa (link).
Psychosis and Police: a dangerous mix
- August 26, 2020
- Kimberly Srivastava
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There has been a lot in the news lately about who is best positioned to respond to those experiencing a mental health crisis. “Wellness checks” are best done by those who have proper training to provide assistance to those being checked in on. » Read the rest
COVID-19, Wills and Dependent Children with Disabilities
- August 26, 2020
- Kimberly Srivastava
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Making or Updating your will in light of the pandemic?
A recent case in Alberta: Lamont Estate, 2020 ABQB 449 (link), dealt with the sale of a house where the testator’s dependent daughter lived. The daughter challenged the sale as she had lived in the house rent-free for years. » Read the rest
Every Citizen: Perspectives on Lowering the Voting Age
- August 24, 2020
- BakerLaw
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The Centre for Justice and Youth is hosting a FREE webinar this Friday! Learn about different perspectives regarding lowering the voting age. Register here (link).
A Trip to Guernsey …
- August 20, 2020
- BakerLaw
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Have you ever wondered:
How do persons with disabilities, living in a small self-governing island (population 65,000), set about establishing anti-discrimination laws? And why, in a small island, are such laws needed? Thirdly, what on earth has this to do with bakerlaw in Toronto, when the island in question is a British Crown Dependency located the other side of the Atlantic, eighty miles south of England and twenty miles west of France? » Read the rest