Source: flickr/Elvert Barnes
By Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle
Reposted from LawNow 46(1) with permission
Canadians voted federally in September, and Albertans head back to the polls in October for municipal elections. But who has the right to vote in these elections?
Read MoreSource: flickr/reader of the pack
By Auska Adhikari
Summer Law Student, ACLRC
The newly proposed Bylaw 47M2021, entitled Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw, was approved by the Calgary City Council on June 2, 2021.
Read MoreSource: flickr/Marco Verch Professional
By Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle
Reposted from LawNow 45(6) with permission
Vaccine passports could be required to travel, to access some locations, or to receive goods and services. What should we be concerned about?
Read MoreSource: flickr/Sangudo
By Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle
Reposted from LawNow 45(6) with permission
We all enjoy watching national and international sports events. But most of us have no idea about an athlete’s journey to make it to these events.
Read MoreSource: flickr/Patrick Haney
by Linda McKay-Panos
Reposted from LawNow 45(6) with permission
According to Statistics Canada (2017), 22% of Canadians over the age of 15 live with at least one disability that limits their everyday activities. Federal and provincial human rights legislation prohibit discrimination based on mental and physical disability. However, many believe there is a need to proactively address systemic barriers.
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Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyharris/
Recently, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal declined to accept a complaint in a case called The Customer v The Store, 2021 BCHRT 39 (The Customer). Since November of 2020, due to COVID-19, masks have been mandatory indoors in B.C. Before that, many businesses followed recommendations to make face coverings mandatory. Most recently, under Ministerial Orders passed under the authority of the Emergency Program Act, a visitor to an indoor public space must wear a face covering. There are exemptions to the rule. These include where a person is unable to wear a face covering because of a “psychological, behavioural or health condition” or “a physical, cognitive or mental impairment” (see s. 4 of the Order).
Read MoreSource: flickr/Sean MacEntee
By Linda McKay-Panos
Reposted from LawNow 45(4) with permission
When regulating the Internet, Canada struggles with it being borderless and how to uphold freedom of expression.
Read MoreSource: flickr/Tim Dennell
By Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle
The federal and provincial governments in Canada have decided not to mandate COVID-19 vaccines. This decision comes despite high rates of vaccine hesitancy and even though the majority of people need to be vaccinated to return to normal life.
Read MoreSource: flickr/Matthias Muller
By Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle
Reposted from LawNow 45(3) with permission
Individuals may identify with a gender that goes along with their sex given at birth, they may identify with a gender that is different from their sex given at birth, or they may identify with a non-traditional notion of gender. “Transgender” characterizes those who identify with a non-traditional gender.
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