Category Archives: Human Rights

End? of a “Twenty-two-Year Odyssey” for Delorie Walsh

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Linda McKay-Panos

PDF version: End? of a “Twenty-two-Year Odyssey” for Delorie Walsh Case commented on: Walsh v Mobil Oil Canada, 2013 ABCA 238. While several blogs have been written on the Walsh v Mobil Oil Canada case (see here, here and here), … Continue reading →

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Arbitration, Disability and Human Rights Cases

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Linda McKay-Panos

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 →

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The Alberta Court of Appeal and the Test for Discrimination

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: The Alberta Court of Appeal and the Test for Discrimination Case commented on: Lethbridge Regional Police Service v Lethbridge Police Association, 2013 ABCA 47, leave to appeal denied, June 20, 2013, Supreme Court of Canada. A couple of months ago … Continue reading →

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Roundtable on Quebec v A: Searching for Clarity on Equality

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Roundtable on Quebec v A: Searching for Clarity on Equality Case Commented On: Quebec (Attorney General) v A, 2013 SCC 5 (case summary available here) On May 13, 2013, we led the … Continue reading →

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Language Protection in the Human Rights Sphere

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Scott Leigh

PDF version: Language Protection in the Human Rights Sphere 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) … Continue reading →

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