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Where does legitimate religious expression end and hate speech begin?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Kathleen Mahoney

PDF Version: Where does legitimate religious expression end and hate speech begin? Alan Hunsberger, a Wildrose candidate who ran for election for the provincial legislature in Alberta, believes the Edmonton Public School Board’s policy of adopting anti-bullying policies to protect … Continue reading →

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The Alberta Election and Human Rights

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Jennifer Koshan

Document considered: Wildrose Platform on Justice, Policing and Human Rights PDF Version: The Alberta Election and Human Rights Several human rights issues have been raised in the Alberta election campaign to date. Perhaps most significantly, the Wildrose party’s platform on … Continue reading →

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Cost Decision from Canadian Human Rights Commission Case: Implications for Albertans

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Linda McKay-Panos

PDF version: Cost Decision from Canadian Human Rights Commission Case: Implications for Albertans  Decision considered: Canadian Human Rights Commission v Canada (AG), 2011 SCC 53 (“Mowat“) The Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) decision about costs in the Mowat case was … Continue reading →

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Legal costs can be an issue in human rights cases

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Linda McKay-Panos

Case considered: Canadian Human Rights Commission v. Attorney General of Canada, et al., 2009 FCA 309, leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada granted, SCC Bulletin April 23, 2010, #33507, 2010 CanLII 20527 PDF version: Legal costs can be … 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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