Author Archives: Linda McKay-Panos
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
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
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
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
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