Author Archives: Scott Leigh

About Scott Leigh

Scott Leigh has just completed his second year at the University of Calgary where he is completing his Juris Doctor degree. Scott also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta with a major in Business Economics and Business Law. He has previous work experience in the areas of corporate commercial, real estate, and wills.

Language Protection in the Human Rights Sphere

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Cases considered: Caron v Alberta (Chief Commissioner, Human Rights Commission), 2013 ABQB 13, and Chieriro v Michetti, 2013 AHRC 3.

The Caron language rights saga discussed in previous posts on ABlawg (see here) continues, as the next development in his continuing litigation was recently released by the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. This post will discuss that decision, as well as a recent decision of the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal, Chieriro v Michetti, 2013 AHRC 3, which also raises issues about the protection of language-related rights.  

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