Category Archives: Human Rights

Court of Queen’s Bench Overturns Panel Decision in Boissoin v. Lund

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Linda McKay-Panos

Case considered: Boissoin v. Lund, 2009 ABQB 592 PDF version: Court of Queen’s Bench Overturns Panel Decision in Boissoin v. Lund Justice Earl Wilson of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently overturned the Human Rights Panel decision, which found that … Continue reading →

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Court upholds Alberta’s Hate Speech Law

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Jennifer Koshan

Case considered: Boissoin v. Lund, 2009 ABQB 592 PDF version:  Court upholds Alberta’s Hate Speech Law Back in September, I predicted the failure of a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s hate speech law, section 3 of the Human Rights, Citizenship and … Continue reading →

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Human Rights, Police and Tenancy: A Troubling Mix?

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Linda McKay-Panos

Case considered: Beaverbone v. Sacco, 2009 ABQB 529 PDF version:  Human Rights, Police and Tenancy: A Troubling Mix? A recent decision of Justice Joanne Veit of the Court of Queen’s Bench brings to light the potential interrelationship between landlord and … Continue reading →

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Alberta’s Hate Speech Law Under Challenge

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Jennifer Koshan

Case considered: Boissoin and the Concerned Christian Coalition Inc. v. Lund, currently before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench PDF version: Alberta’s Hate Speech Law Under Challenge There has been much talk recently of whether hate speech laws are properly … Continue reading →

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Post-Kapp Decision May Indicate the Way Discrimination will be Determined in Human Rights Cases

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Linda McKay-Panos

Case Considered: Van Der Smit v. Alberta (Human Rights and Citizenship Commission), 2009 ABQB 121 PDF Version: Post-Kapp Decision May Indicate the Way Discrimination will be Determined in Human Rights Cases In the past few years, the application to human … Continue reading →

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