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Dorota Blumczynska didn’t even need to look at the Manitoba Museum’s bank accounts to know it couldn’t afford to buy the royal charter that formed Canada’s oldest business when the Hudson’s Bay Company faltered last year. “Our acquisition budget as a museum has a balance of just over $4,000,” the …
Read More »Quebec’s housing tribunal rules no-pet clause in rental lease violates Charter rights
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A recent ruling by Quebec’s housing tribunal has found a rental lease’s “no-pet” clause to be …
Read More »Alberta Legislature passes Charter override on 3 additional laws
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Alberta’s governing United Conservatives stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the second, third and fourth time in …
Read More »Hudson’s Bay to seek court permission to auction off charter, art and artifacts
Hudson’s Bay Co. is expected to seek court permission today to auction off its art, artifacts and the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company, which announced Wednesday it will liquidate all its remaining stores. The department store company, which is Canada’s oldest business, filed a notice of motion last …
Read More »Supervised drug consumption sites win injunction, can stay open for now amid Charter challenge
An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to keep 10 supervised consumption sites open while he considers a Charter challenge of a new provincial law that bans the sites from operating within 200 metres of schools or daycares. Justice John Callaghan of the Superior Court of Justice said all sites …
Read More »Vancouver Canadian Charter challenge seeks to give homeless campers daytime sheltering rights
A lawsuit from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) aims to prove that prohibiting people from sheltering in public spaces in Vancouver during the daytime violates sections of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “Shelter is a fundamental human right. It provides people with safety, security, community and is necessary, …
Read More »Calgary mayor concerned about affordable housing after charter changes – Calgary
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Mayor Jyoti Gondek is concerned about the province’s proposal to repeal a provision in the city’s charter that requires developers to help fund affordable housing projects. On Monday, the province said it will be changing certain provisions in Calgary’s city charter to …
Read More »LGBTQ policy in N.B. schools violates Charter rights of kids: child advocate
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2023 11:18 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says changes to the province’s policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools violate the Charter rights of children. Kelly Lamrock released his findings …
Read More »Court misconstrued Charter when directing feds to bring men in Syria home, Canada argues – National
The Canadian government says a federal judge misinterpreted the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in directing officials to secure the release of four men from detention in northeastern Syria. Government lawyers are set to stress that point in the Federal Court of Appeal Monday as they seek to overturn a …
Read More »Canada-bound Afghans left in the dark after two charter flights from Islamabad are cancelled
Two charter flights scheduled to leave Islamabad for Canada carrying Afghan refugees failed to depart Pakistan this week, CBC News has learned. “That was quite disappointing; to find out that the flight was cancelled,” said Jameel Haqmall, a former Canadian NGO employee who fled Afghanistan in May with his family after …
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