Tag Archives: charter of rights and freedoms

B.C. port union challenges constitutionality of labour minister's back-to-work order
The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is formally challenging the legal and constitutional authority of the federal labour minister to order them back to work. In a legal documen...
Harvard Media Nov 20, 2024

Federal use of the Emergencies Act was unreasonable, judge rules
A judge has ruled it was unreasonable for the Liberal government to use the Emergencies Act to quell "Freedom Convoy" protests in the national capital and at key border points two years ago. In a deci...
Harvard Media Jan 23, 2024

Judge Reserves Decision in Pronoun and Gender Case
Lawyers for the provincial government argued for a judge to dismiss a challenge of a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at schoo...
Harvard Media Jan 12, 2024

Gender and Pronoun Law being challenged in court
A judge will be hearing a legal challenge over a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school. The law was put in place and is protec...
Harvard Media Jan 10, 2024
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission asks province to reconsider pronoun bill
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission is asking the province to reconsider its proposed pronoun legislation, saying it infringes upon the rights of students. In a letter, the commis...
Harvard Media Oct 19, 2023
Saskatchewan pronoun policy doesn't do enough to mitigate harms, say legal professors
Saskatchewan legislation that requires parental consent when children under 16 change their names or pronouns at school fails to ensure gender-diverse youth aren't harmed, say two legal professor...
Harvard Media Oct 15, 2023
What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision
Premier Scott Moe has pledged his government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province's school pronoun policy remains in place.&nbs...
Harvard Media Sep 29, 2023