Generally, when talking about the situation in Canada, the emphasis is on the prevalence of systemic discrimination —policies or practices that are part of an organization, which perpetuate disadvantage. This is pervasive in Canada and difficult to address because it is reinforced by acceptance as the “normal” way of doing things. However, while complex systemic […]
HUMAN RIGHTS | Overt Discrimination and Hate Crimes are Increasing During COVID-19
July 2, 2020 By Linda McKay-Panos
NOT-FOR-PROFIT | COVID-19 Support: Getting the ‘best bang for the buck’
July 2, 2020 By Peter Broder
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated charity and non-profit organizations’ revenue sources to an extent rarely, if ever, seen before. Though some high-profile groups saw governments and the public funnel generous support to them and there have been a few clever online initiatives to raise money, that is just a small part of the story. The […]
HOUSING | Alberta’s New Condominium Regulations: Insurance
July 2, 2020 By Judy Feng
On January 1, 2020, revised condominium governance regulations came into effect in Alberta. This article is part of a multi-part article series on Alberta’s new condominium regulations. Stay tuned for our next article on repairs. The previous incarnation of the regulations primarily addressed the type of insurance condominium corporations were responsible for. For example, condominium […]
EMPLOYMENT | Bad Behaviour 5.0: Employees getting away with …
Whitford was not given sufficiently clear and detailed warnings about his misconduct, was mislead [sic] by approvals granting him leave, and was not told that failure to prepare a return-to-work plan could result in his dismissal. Further, he was not caught drinking on the job, other than the one occasion when he made no attempt to […]
YOUTH & THE LAW | Medical Treatment: When can I give my own consent?
July 2, 2020 By Jessica Steingard
We are in the middle of a global health crisis – the COVID-19 pandemic. With health on everyone’s mind, now is a perfect time to talk about when you can give your consent to medical treatments, without your parents’ approval. To be clear, by youth we mean anyone under the age of majority in the […]
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