Author Archives: Linda McKay-Panos
Arbitration, Disability and Human Rights Cases
PDF version: Arbitration, Disability and Human Rights Cases Case commented on: AUPE v Alberta, 2013 ABCA 212. This case involves the fairly technical issue of whether, in Alberta, a grievance involving a human rights issue should be resolved by an … Continue reading
Publication Bans in Police Mr. Big Operations
PDF version: Publication Bans in Police Mr. Big Operations013 Case commented on: R v NRR, 2013 ABQB 302. NRR was a youth who was being charged with two counts of second degree murder, one count of possession of stolen property, and … Continue reading
New Developments in Long Running Alberta Privacy Case
PDF version: New Developments in Long Running Alberta Privacy Case Decision considered: Alberta Teachers’ Association v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2013 ABQB 106. This case, which has a long judicial history, has been followed closely by those interested in information and … Continue reading
Update in the Area of Family Status Discrimination
PDF version: Update in the Area of Family Status Discrimination Case considered: Canadian National Railway v Denise Seeley and Canadian Human Rights Commission, 2013 FC 117. In 2010, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released three cases involving Alberta women who … Continue reading
Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance
PDF version: Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance Case considered: Smith v St Albert (City), 2012 ABQB 780. In January, 2013, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Terry Clackson ruled that a recent St. Albert bylaw that restricted the … Continue reading