Tag: Canadian human rights

Quick Knockouts of Some Human Rights Complaints in Canada

By Hadiya Roderique Mar 21, 2011 Northern Exposure

Updated: Mar 21, 2011

by Hadiya J. Roderique Human rights claims are an increasingly common occurrence for Canadian employers. Employees or former employees can initiate these claims at little or no cost in most Canadian jurisdictions (the various provinces, territories, or the federal sphere). An employer must defend human rights claims to avoid an award of damages or other […]

Response to last week’s article

By Brian Smeenk, Fasken Apr 21, 2008 Northern Exposure

Updated: Apr 21, 2008

by Brian Smeenk Editor – Northern Exposure Like the hockey gag line about going to a fight only to have a hockey game break out, last week Northern Exposure was the site of shock and awe, and a good legal debate broke out. There was a lot of interest in our post last week about […]