The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene in N.S. v. R. et al., a case currently before the Ontario Court of Appeal regarding whether a muslim woman, who is a complainant in a sexual assault case, must remove her niqab in order to testify. A niqab is a garment that covers all facial features [...]
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For years, the Waterloo Region District School Board has given the Gideons permission to offer free Bibles to fifth grade students in public schools. On December 4, 2009, CCLA wrote to the Board criticizing the governing policy and its historical and current application. Public schools should not be used as a vehicle for [...] On December 3, 2009 the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta released its ruling in the judicial review of Boissoin v. Lund. The decision overturned an Alberta Human Rights Commission Panel’s ruling that Mr. Boissoin had contravened Alberta’s hate speech prohibition. Mr. Boissoin, wrote an opinion piece which was strongly critical of those in the [...] The CCLA is encouraged by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s ruling that the Canadian Human Rights Act’s prohibition on communications that are likely to expose members of a group to hatred or contempt is an unjustifiable violation of freedom of expression. The CCLA has had significant concerns about the free speech implications of hate [...] CCLA is urging the Canadian Parliamentary Committee for Combating Antisemitism (the “Committee”) to adopt recommendations that recognize the importance of combating discrimination while also respecting freedom of expression. The right to equality is a paramount and fundamental right within Canadian society, and CCLA called on the Committee to combat discrimination and prejudice by ensuring an [...] |
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