Category Archives: Human Rights

Private Health Insurance and Charter Section 7

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Linda McKay-Panos

By: Linda McKay-Panos  PDF Version: Private Health Insurance and Charter Section 7 Case discussed: Allen v Alberta, 2014 ABQB 184 Over the past few years, various courts across Canada have addressed the ambit of the Charter right to life, liberty … Continue reading →

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“Arbitrary Disadvantage”: A Slip of the Pen or Something More?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: “Arbitrary Disadvantage”: A Slip of the Pen or Something More? Case commented on:McCormick v Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, 2014 SCC 39 I have written several ABlawg posts on the test for discrimination under human rights … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Limits Employment Relationship in Human Rights Cases

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Linda McKay-Panos

By: Linda McKay-Panos  PDF Version: Supreme Court Limits Employment Relationship in Human Rights Cases Case commented on: McCormick v Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, 2014 SCC 39 In an earlier post, I expressed hope that in McCormick, the Supreme Court of … Continue reading →

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Federal Court of Appeal Clarifies Requirements for Family Status Discrimination

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Linda McKay-Panos

By: Linda McKay-Panos PDF Version: Federal Court of Appeal Clarifies Requirements for Family Status Discrimination Case commented on:Canada (Attorney General) v Johnstone, 2014 FCA 110 (Johnstone, 2014) In an earlier post (see here) which discussed the case of three women … Continue reading →

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A Vital Judgment: Upholding Transgendered Rights in Alberta

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: A Vital Judgment: Upholding Transgendered Rights in Alberta Case commented on: C.F. v Alberta, 2014 ABQB 237 (CanLII) Alberta’s Director of Vital Statistics interpreted her home statute, the Vital Statistics Act (RSA 2000, c V-4 (Old … Continue reading →

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