Author Archives: Linda McKay-Panos

About Linda McKay-Panos

Linda McKay-Panos is the Executive Director of the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre. She taught Language Arts and Social Studies with the Calgary Board of Education for 7 years before returning to university to obtain a Law Degree. She practiced law for a time, before joining the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre in 1992 as a Research Associate. Linda is a sessional instructor in the Faculties of Communication and Culture and Law at the University of Calgary. Linda received her Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degrees from the University of Calgary. Linda is the President of the Alberta Association for Multicultural Education and the Past President of the Public Legal Education Network of Alberta. Linda is the author of several publications dealing with civil liberties, access to information, human rights, discrimination, equality and related topics. Linda received the 2001 Suzanne Mah Award and an Alberta Centennial Medal in 2005 for her work in human rights in Alberta.

Court of Queen’s Bench Overturns Panel Decision in Boissoin v. Lund

Case considered: Boissoin v. Lund, 2009 ABQB 592 PDF version: Court of Queen’s Bench Overturns Panel Decision in Boissoin v. Lund Justice Earl Wilson of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently overturned the Human Rights Panel decision, which found that … Continue reading

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Further Developments in the Cassels FOIPPA Matter

Case considered:  Edmonton Police Service v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2009 ABQB 593 PDF version: Further Developments in the Cassels FOIPPA Matter Recent developments in the case of Cassels highlight a difficulty faced by many people who request access … Continue reading

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Human Rights, Police and Tenancy: A Troubling Mix?

Case considered: Beaverbone v. Sacco, 2009 ABQB 529 PDF version:  Human Rights, Police and Tenancy: A Troubling Mix? A recent decision of Justice Joanne Veit of the Court of Queen’s Bench brings to light the potential interrelationship between landlord and … Continue reading

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Privacy and Video Surveillance on Campus

PDF Version: Privacy and Video Surveillance on Campus With thanks to Greg Hagen for his helpful suggestions on a draft of the blog. Recently, I was walking across the campus at the University of Calgary and noticed that there was a … Continue reading

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Post-Kapp Decision May Indicate the Way Discrimination will be Determined in Human Rights Cases

Case Considered: Van Der Smit v. Alberta (Human Rights and Citizenship Commission), 2009 ABQB 121 PDF Version: Post-Kapp Decision May Indicate the Way Discrimination will be Determined in Human Rights Cases In the past few years, the application to human … Continue reading

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