By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton Legislation Commented On: Alberta Human Rights Act, RSA 2000, c A-25.5 PDF Version: Grounding the Alberta Human Rights Act and the Proposal to Protect Vaccination Status The Alberta Human Rights Act (AHRA) has been in the news lately as a result of Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement – consistent […]
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By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton & Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Women’s Charter Equality before the Supreme Court of Canada: Where Do We Stand as of International Women’s Day 2022? Matter Commented On: International Women’s Day 2022 March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), a day on which we assess the progress towards achieving women’s rights. The […]
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Family Violence and Family Law in Alberta: The Need for Legislative Reform and Expansive Statutory Interpretation Legislation Commented On: Family Law Act, SA 2003, c F-4.5 (CanLII) November is Family Violence Protection Month in Alberta, and this provides a good opportunity to reflect on the laws that address family violence in […]
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 During Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Week at the University of Calgary in February 2021, […]
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 Court of Canada released its long-awaited decision in Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC […]