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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. Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday setting up a special tribunal with the authority to …
Read More »Abuse survivors unsatisfied after human rights tribunal settlement comes with NDA
A woman who alleges gender discrimination by York Regional Police isn’t allowed to talk about the terms of her settlement at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, a restriction that transparency advocates say shields public institutions from accountability. In her 2024 complaint to the tribunal, Jeanie McKay alleges she was …
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 »Canada now approves far fewer Jordan’s Principle education requests in Ontario, tribunal hears
The federal government has drastically cut funding for First Nations kids in Ontario seeking educational support under Jordan’s Principle — from $122.1 million to just $1.2 million over the same time periods in 2024 versus 2025 — a tribunal hearing revealed this week. In other words, the funding level in …
Read More »Bangladesh tribunal indicts former leader Sheikh Hasina over protester deaths
A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. A three-member panel, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, indicted Hasina, former home …
Read More »Alberta human rights tribunal dismisses trans woman’s discrimination complaint against EPS
An Alberta human rights tribunal has dismissed a complaint that the Edmonton Police Service was discriminatory in how officers responded to a safety complaint about a transgender person who hadn’t reported back from a date. However, in a Jan. 10 written decision, human rights commission member Sandra Badejo said two …
Read More »Tribunal rules in favour of injured migrant workers seeking more compensation
Six years after a devastating injury on an Ontario farm, Leroy Thomas says he’s finally feeling hopeful about the future. The former seasonal worker from Jamaica dislocated his spine while working at a Simcoe, Ont., tobacco farm in 2017, an injury that left him unable to continue as an agricultural …
Read More »Rogers-Shaw deal: Tribunal continues to hear closing arguments in merger case – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 14, 2022 6:55 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Closing arguments are expected to continue before the Competition Tribunal Wednesday, as the organization weighs whether the $26-billion merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. should be blocked. The …
Read More »Rogers-Shaw deal decision looms as Competition Tribunal hears closing arguments – National
The Competition Tribunal is expected to hear closing arguments Tuesday in a case meant to decide whether the $26-billion merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. will be blocked. The oral arguments are expected to be the hearing’s final step before Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton mulls …
Read More »Cindy Blackstock asks Human Rights Tribunal to reject $20B child welfare compensation deal
An Indigenous children’s rights advocate — whose 15-year battle with Ottawa led to a historic $40 billion settlement agreement over discrimination in the First Nations foster care system — is asking the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to send the compensation deal back to the drawing board. Cindy Blackstock, executive director …
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