Little Ol’ Prince Edward Island: Where The Real Money Is

Eastern School Board v. Montigny and Ayangma 2007 PESCTD 18 – page 10

The Panel ordered the Eastern School Board to pay Mr. Ayangma $55,000 plus interest for lost wages, and a further $6,000 for hurt and humiliation.

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The Reverend Gael Matheson v. Presbytery of PEI and Others – page 8

Concerning the monetary claims, after looking at the constituent elements of the harassment experienced by the complainant, the Panel awarded $50,000 in general damages.

On the claim for loss of income, after considering the complainant’s duty to reduce her loss by seeking other employment, (and reducing the award by 10 per cent due to a partial failure to pursue employment opportunities), the Panel awarded the sum of $425,058.00 for loss of income during the years 1997-2006.

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Stephen Dowling v. Government of PEI

The Panel did not find Mr. Dowling’s termination to be discriminatory, however, it did find that he was denied an opportunity to compete for the position of Golf Shop Supervisor on the basis of political belief and his association with others who held that belief. Mr. Dowling was awarded $5,000.00 for hurt and humiliation.  Costs were ordered against the Government in the amount of $9,600.00. [By the way, “costs awarded against the government” means “taxpayers will foot the bill.”]

 

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Globe and Mail: Tribunal Should Rule Its Own Code Is Out Of Line

Section 7 of the B.C. Human Rights Code is not compatible with freedom of speech and expression in Canada, and should be struck down by a court, if not by the tribunal.

The rest.

Free Speech Debate? Nope, Drug Testing Bus Drivers

[Toronto Star, Letters To The Editor] Cases of human rights violations are visible and growing; this is just one of many examples that can be seen within Canada. Instead of dismissing issues such as these, we should stand up for what is right.

The rest.

Michael Coren To Human Rights Commissions: Let’s Party

[Edmonton Sun] I know that some people have complained about me to certain commissions, but I also know that the commissions in question have rejected the complaints. Yet as the B.C. Human Rights bunch takes on Maclean’s magazine I am ignored. Why? It can only be because I am a Roman Catholic, half-Jewish, heterosexual, bald Conservative immigrant. It’s offensive, unfair and horribly un-Canadian.

For years now these kangaroo courts — fear not, Australian marsupials are not yet protected under our hate crimes legislation so I’m okay — have gone after relatively anonymous teachers, tradesmen and church ministers who have few resources and limited connections. Come on guys, you’re missing an opportunity here.

The rest.

Bad News. The US Locks Up Criminals

[The AGE] THE US has 2.3 million people behind bars, more than any other country and more than ever before in its history, Human Rights Watch says.

The rest.

St. Catherine’s Standard: Time To Gut Section 13 Of Human Rights Code

Dykstra’s request for a review of the commission — which the committee is expected to vote on shortly — is a good first step.

But ultimately, we’d like to see that review support Liberal MP Keith Martin’s private member’s bill to abolish or significantly amend section 13.1.

The rest.

Calgary Herald: End The Human Rights Commission Farce

[Calgary Herald] All of which leads to this simple question. If the section of the Canadian Human Rights Act that enables all this anti-democratic nonsense is such a dog, why doesn’t the liberty loving Conservative government do something about it? Introduce a bill that simply removes Section 13, end of story.

There’s lots of support. It’s an open secret this comes up every week in caucus, (so the part of the Tory base that thinks their people aren’t trying needs to know that and give them due credit.) The more the story gets out about people like Steyn, or Calgary’s Ezra Levant, or Bishop Fred Henry getting hounded for a pastoral letter to his congregation, the more the general public will be on side.

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Rabbi Reuven: Sometimes A Free Society Needs To Override Basic Human Rights

Now we get it. All basic human rights are equal, but some are more equal than others.

[Chronicle Herald] Freedom of expression has long been regarded as a core democratic value, if not the core democratic value; but free speech is not an absolute right, and even the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms allows for laws to override basic rights if, as Section 1 states, they can be “demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.”

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Toronto Star: Freedom Of The Press So Interesting, We Think It Deserves 138 Words

[CP in Toronto Star] The lawyer for an Islamic man says an article published in Maclean’s magazine was hateful and contemptful of Muslims.

Faisal Joseph told a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal panel that the article by Mark Steyn failed to show the vulnerability of the group it focused on – Muslims – failed to show alternative points of view and presented its argument as fact.

Joseph was making his closing submission to the panel.

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