Category Archives: Equality

Protection Against Online Hate Speech: Time for Federal Action

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Emily Laidlaw

By: Emily Laidlaw & Jennifer Koshan, with Emma Arnold-Fyfe, Lubaina Baloch, Jack Hoskins, and Charlotte Woo PDF Version: Protection Against Online Hate Speech: Time for Federal Action Legislation Commented On: Canadian Human Rights Act, RSC 1985, c H-6 Editor’s Note … Continue reading →

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Tugging at the Strands: Adverse Effects Discrimination and the Supreme Court Decision in Fraser

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Tugging at the Strands: Adverse Effects Discrimination and the Supreme Court Decision in Fraser Case Commented On: Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28 (CanLII) On October 16, 2020, the Supreme … Continue reading →

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R v Theriault: A Case of Epistemic Injustice

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Brynne Harding

By: Brynne Harding PDF Version: R v Theriault: A Case of Epistemic Injustice Case Commented On: R v Theriault, 2020 ONSC 3317 (CanLII) On the morning of Friday, June 26, 2020 – among more than 20,000 other people – I tuned … Continue reading →

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Sex Offender Registries and Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible: Exit Ramps and Equality

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan and Joe Koshan PDF Version: Sex Offender Registries and Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible: Exit Ramps and Equality Case Commented On: G. v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 264 (CanLII); leave to appeal granted, 2019 CanLII 89651 … Continue reading →

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Law Needs Feminism Because…

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Law Needs Feminism Because… Event Commented On: Law Needs Feminism Because, 2020 National Forum x Calgary Law Needs Feminism Because (LNFB) is a Canadian-based collective made up of law students and legal professionals that undertakes … Continue reading →

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