Complimentary Archived Video Hot Headlines in Human Rights - Racial Discrimination and the Legal Profession September 10, 2013 Peel Law Association v. Pieters, 2013 ONCA 396 (CanLII). Discussion of this important decision and its implications for human rights law in Ontario.
Complimentary Archived Video The Jury's Out: The Iacobucci Report on First Nations Representation on Ontario Juries May 30, 2013 The Report of the Honourable Frank Iacobucci into First Nations representation on Ontario juries considers and provides immediate practical suggestions to increase representation.
Complimentary Archived Video Who Is An Indian? Implications of The Daniels Decision and Other Métis Issues April 23, 2013 In the recent landmark decision of Daniels v. Canada, the Federal Court ended twelve years of litigation, holding that Métis and non-status Aboriginal peoples are “Indians” for purposes of s. 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867.
Complimentary Archived Video Elections Law: What Are the Limits of Judicial Review? March 06, 2013 The last few months have seen a flurry of high profile activity in the area of elections law: from administrative irregularities and voter registration in the Supreme Court’s decision in Opitz v. Wrzesnewskyj,, to conflict of interest regulation in Magder v Ford...
Complimentary Archived Video Re-Tooling the Practice of Human Rights Law - An In-Depth Look at the Pinto Report January 17, 2013 Andrew Pinto was appointed to conduct a review of the new Ontario Human Rights system created from fundamental changes to the Human Rights Code effective June 30, 2008.
Complimentary Archived Video An Evening with Joey Arvay September 12, 2012 Joseph J. Arvay Q.C. is unquestionably one of Canada’s leading constitutional litigators. He has been counsel on numerous landmark constitutional law cases.
Complimentary Archived Video The Canadian Securities Act Reference: Where Do We Go From Here? April 03, 2012 In December 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Reference re Securities Act. The unanimous court rejected the federal government's proposed national Securities Act as unconstitutional.
Complimentary Archived Video Hot Headlines in Human Rights February 28, 2012 In two decisions released within one week of one another, the Supreme Court of Canada changed the landscape for human rights law. In BC Workers' Compensation Board v. Figliola, the Supreme Court reduced the discretion of human rights tribunals to (re)hear allegations of discrimination..
Complimentary Archived Video Supreme Court Demonstrates Insite into Safe Injections Sites? November 30, 2011 The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its decision in Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society ("Insite").