News & Events
Bullying victims are taking schools to court
Posted September 15, 2011 - Bullying lawsuits have appeared in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Waterloo, Ont., as parents turn to the civil courts for justice, according to Macleans.ca.
Article source Macleans.ca
Canadians Fight Government Proposal to Spy on Private Internet Use
Posted September 15, 2011 - OpenMedia.ca has launched three PSA-style videos as part of a citizen-led public education campaign to raise awareness about impending electronic surveillance laws.
Article source OpenMedia.ca
Housing and Human Rights Lunchtime Webinar Series
Posted September 15, 2011 - In October, the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation will be hosting a free lunch-time webinar series on housing and human rights in Ontario.
Article source Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA)
Parties need to address rent, affordable housing, tenants say
Posted September 15, 2011 - A report by the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association shows vacancy rates across the province fell from 3.5 per cent to 2.9 per cent in the past year while rents rose by 2.6 per cent. Almost half of Toronto residents are tenants and deserve to know where the provincial parties stand on rent controls and affordable housing, advocates say.
Article source Toronto Star
Time for helpers to stop hindering
Posted September 15, 2011 - In his Toronto Star column, Joe Fiorito presents responses to a recent column on the subject of the Social Assistance Review by people who didn't make it to the public hearings.
Article source Toronto Star
C-4 - Anti-smuggling or anti-refugee?
Posted September 14, 2011 - The Canadian Council for Refugees says most of the provisions in Bill C-4 punish refugees, not smugglers. The CCR is asking people to raise public awareness and speak out about the impacts the bill could have on refugees in Canada.
Article source Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)
Landmark human rights settlement in longest-running human rights case in Canada
Posted September 14, 2011 - For 23 years, Michael McKinnon, a former jail guard, battled the Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services over workplace discrimination. The matter finally came to a long-awaited end last month.
Article source Law Times
New Brunswick Court of Appeal orders new trial for man in spanking case
Posted September 14, 2011 - The court ordered the new trial, ruling the trial judge applied a subjective standard concerning the duration of the spanking.
Article source The Globe and Mail
Registered Disability Savings Plan information sessions announced
Posted September 14, 2011 - RDSPOntario has announced its schedule of live seminars in communities across Ontario, webinars, and one-on-one telephone consultations, to take place between September 2011 and February 2012.
Article source RDSP Ontario
Coroner suspends inquest into native teen's death
Posted September 12, 2011 - The inquest into the death of Reggie Bushie, a Grade 9 First Nations Boy, has been suspended until Thunder Bay lawmakers can form a jury that includes native people.
Article source Toronto Star
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