#canadianlaw — Public Fediverse posts
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Canadian regulators find ChatGPT privacy rules broken from the start: Four Canadian privacy regulators find ChatGPT's GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models breached federal and provincial privacy laws on consent, accuracy, and data retention. https://ppc.land/canadian-regulators-find-chatgpt-privacy-rules-broken-from-the-start/ #PrivacyLaw #ChatGPT #DataProtection #AIRegulation #CanadianLaw
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Trading rights for efficiency: Why Bill C‑12’s restrictive asylum measures will likely backfire
#Canada #BillC12 #CanadaPolitics #ImmigrationRights #AsylumPolicy #Refugees #LegalCounsel #ImmigrationLaw #Efficiency #HumanRights #CanadianLaw #PolicyAnalysis
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The Supreme Court of Canada is delaying its ruling on a landmark privacy case involving Facebook's role in the 2010s Cambridge Analytica scandal.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme-court-reserves-decision-facebook-privacy-case-9.7134978
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OpenAI States New Protocols Would Have Flagged Tumbler Ridge Shooter to Police
OpenAI states new rules would have reported Tumbler Ridge shooter to police. Learn why this matters for AI safety and government rules in Canada.
#OpenAI, #TumblerRidge, #AISafety, #CanadianLaw, #ChatGPT
https://newsletter.tf/openai-tumbler-ridge-shooter-police-reporting-rules/
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OpenAI's new safety rules mean the Tumbler Ridge shooter's activity would have been reported to police. This is a big change from their past actions.
#OpenAI, #TumblerRidge, #AISafety, #CanadianLaw, #ChatGPT
https://newsletter.tf/openai-tumbler-ridge-shooter-police-reporting-rules/
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Solving the digital sovereignty “…issue starts with legal solutions that modernize Canadian privacy and data governance laws. This has two obvious benefits. First, our woefully outdated laws pre-date today’s social media and AI companies, meaning we desperately need rules, penalties and enforcement powers that are better able to counter today’s privacy risks….
#privacy #canadianlaw
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-catch-22-of-canadian-digital-sovereignty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-catch-22-of-canadian-digital-sovereignty -
Politicians claim denying people bail and keeping them in jail until their trial will make things safer. And yet: there is no credible evidence that releasing someone on bail increases crime. #CanadianLaw
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Air Canada flight attendant ‘unlawful’ strike exposes major fault lines in Canadian labour law
#Canada #AirCanada #FlightAttendants #Strike #LabourLaw #WorkerRights #LabourRights #CanadianLaw #Labour #WorkersRights #UnionStrong #LabourUnions #CUPE
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Air Canada flight attendant ‘unlawful’ strike exposes major fault lines in Canadian labour law
#Canada #AirCanada #FlightAttendants #Strike #LabourLaw #WorkerRights #LabourRights #CanadianLaw #Labour #WorkersRights #UnionStrong #LabourUnions #CUPE
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Air Canada flight attendant ‘unlawful’ strike exposes major fault lines in Canadian labour law
#Canada #AirCanada #FlightAttendants #Strike #LabourLaw #WorkerRights #LabourRights #CanadianLaw #Labour #WorkersRights #UnionStrong #LabourUnions #CUPE
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Air Canada flight attendant ‘unlawful’ strike exposes major fault lines in Canadian labour law
#Canada #AirCanada #FlightAttendants #Strike #LabourLaw #WorkerRights #LabourRights #CanadianLaw #Labour #WorkersRights #UnionStrong #LabourUnions #CUPE
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Why is #Colonialism still a part of #CanadianLaw & society? What are the #decolonisation challenges #Canada currently faces? Jim Reynolds attempts an answer in his 2024 book "Canada and Colonialism"
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #CanadianStudies #PostColonialStudies #IndigenousPeoples #FirstNations
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#anncavoukian #CanadianCharter #CanadianConstitutionFoundation #canadianlaw #civilliberties #constitutionalrights #digitalsurveillancecanada #distracteddriving #dominicnaimool #dronepolicing #dronesurveillance #joshdehaas #KingstonPolice #lawenforcementtechnology #legalchallenge #personalprivacy #policedrones #policetechnologyethics #privacyrights #publicsafety #Section8 #surveillancecontroversy #trafficenforcement #unreasonablesearchandseizure
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#anncavoukian #CanadianCharter #CanadianConstitutionFoundation #canadianlaw #civilliberties #constitutionalrights #digitalsurveillancecanada #distracteddriving #dominicnaimool #dronepolicing #dronesurveillance #joshdehaas #KingstonPolice #lawenforcementtechnology #legalchallenge #personalprivacy #policedrones #policetechnologyethics #privacyrights #publicsafety #Section8 #surveillancecontroversy #trafficenforcement #unreasonablesearchandseizure
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#anncavoukian #CanadianCharter #CanadianConstitutionFoundation #canadianlaw #civilliberties #constitutionalrights #digitalsurveillancecanada #distracteddriving #dominicnaimool #dronepolicing #dronesurveillance #joshdehaas #KingstonPolice #lawenforcementtechnology #legalchallenge #personalprivacy #policedrones #policetechnologyethics #privacyrights #publicsafety #Section8 #surveillancecontroversy #trafficenforcement #unreasonablesearchandseizure
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#anncavoukian #CanadianCharter #CanadianConstitutionFoundation #canadianlaw #civilliberties #constitutionalrights #digitalsurveillancecanada #distracteddriving #dominicnaimool #dronepolicing #dronesurveillance #joshdehaas #KingstonPolice #lawenforcementtechnology #legalchallenge #personalprivacy #policedrones #policetechnologyethics #privacyrights #publicsafety #Section8 #surveillancecontroversy #trafficenforcement #unreasonablesearchandseizure
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#anncavoukian #CanadianCharter #CanadianConstitutionFoundation #canadianlaw #civilliberties #constitutionalrights #digitalsurveillancecanada #distracteddriving #dominicnaimool #dronepolicing #dronesurveillance #joshdehaas #KingstonPolice #lawenforcementtechnology #legalchallenge #personalprivacy #policedrones #policetechnologyethics #privacyrights #publicsafety #Section8 #surveillancecontroversy #trafficenforcement #unreasonablesearchandseizure
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The jury in a sexual assault case against five former world junior hockey players in London, Ontario, has been discharged. The case is now proceeding with just a judge. On Thursday, a juror sent a note to the judge that outlined concerns that two defence lawyers were whispering to each other and laughing "as if they are discussing our [jurors'] appearance" as they entered the courtroom. All five defence teams asked for a mistrial or for the jury to be discharged, citing perceived "prejudice" of the jurors against the defence. Here's more from @cbcnews on the many problems that have plagued the high-profile prosecution, including an earlier mistrial caused by a defence lawyer talking to a juror during a lunch break.
#Canada #CanadaNews #Hockey #Law #CanadianLaw #Sport #WorldJuniorHockey
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Probationary clauses in Ontario employment contracts….what are they good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again! #law #canadianlaw
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Musing about employment law today....do you think probationary clauses in employment contracts provide any real benefit to employers in Ontario?
I am inclined to think they do not since the ESA minimums still apply. Moreover, a poorly drafted probationary period clause risks tanking the entire employment agreement. #law #canadianlaw
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An online petition calling on the Canadian government to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship has been signed by more than 300,000 people (when told this on X, Musk replied, in a now-deleted post, "Canada is not a real country"). But according to experts, that's highly unlikely to happen. @cbcnews explains why.
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I have noticed that LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot continue to be absolutely rubbish for any form of Canadian case law research. However, they are much better when asked to solely focus on statutes.
I suspect this is because the LLMs have not yet been properly trained on case law and there may be copyright issues with accessing this training information, whereas statutes are freely available from government websites. This is just speculation. #ai #law #canadianlaw
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*The #Saugeen #FirstPeoples won their lawsuit 👏 Appeals court dismissed #Ontario government's appeal. Justice was finally served.*
Ontario's top court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a strip of #SaubleBeach, a popular Ontario tourist spot, has always belonged to a local #FirstNation.
In a 121-page decision on Monday, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed appeals brought by the Municipality of South #BrucePeninsula, the Ontario government, and several local families to the April 2023 ruling by Superior Court Justice Susan Vella.
"Justice was done today," said Saugeen First Nation Chief Conrad Ritchie in a statement, calling it a "powerful moment" for the Saugeen community.
In her 2023 decision, Vella ruled that "Chi-Cmiinh," a roughly two-kilometre strip of beach at the northern end of Saugeen Reserve No. 29, had always belonged to Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation, and that the federal government breached its treaty rights.
The Crown, Vella wrote, failed to protect and preserve the #treaty it signed in 1854, Treaty 72, in which the First Nation and neighbouring #Chippewas of Nawash surrendered Saugeen Peninsula, excluding five #Indigenous reserve territories. One would become #ReserveNo29.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7405601
#GoodNews #CDNpoli #ONpoli #FirstNationsJustice #JusticeServed #NativeCanada #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #HonourTheTreaties #FirstNations #Legal #CanadianLaw #TruthBeforeReconciliation #OntarioLaw #lawsuit #UNDRIP
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*The #Saugeen #FirstPeoples won their lawsuit 👏 Appeals court dismissed #Ontario government's appeal. Justice was finally served.*
Ontario's top court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a strip of #SaubleBeach, a popular Ontario tourist spot, has always belonged to a local #FirstNation.
In a 121-page decision on Monday, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed appeals brought by the Municipality of South #BrucePeninsula, the Ontario government, and several local families to the April 2023 ruling by Superior Court Justice Susan Vella.
"Justice was done today," said Saugeen First Nation Chief Conrad Ritchie in a statement, calling it a "powerful moment" for the Saugeen community.
In her 2023 decision, Vella ruled that "Chi-Cmiinh," a roughly two-kilometre strip of beach at the northern end of Saugeen Reserve No. 29, had always belonged to Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation, and that the federal government breached its treaty rights.
The Crown, Vella wrote, failed to protect and preserve the #treaty it signed in 1854, Treaty 72, in which the First Nation and neighbouring #Chippewas of Nawash surrendered Saugeen Peninsula, excluding five #Indigenous reserve territories. One would become #ReserveNo29.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7405601
#GoodNews #CDNpoli #ONpoli #FirstNationsJustice #JusticeServed #NativeCanada #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #HonourTheTreaties #FirstNations #Legal #CanadianLaw #TruthBeforeReconciliation #OntarioLaw #lawsuit #UNDRIP
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*The #Saugeen #FirstPeoples won their lawsuit 👏 Appeals court dismissed #Ontario government's appeal. Justice was finally served.*
Ontario's top court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a strip of #SaubleBeach, a popular Ontario tourist spot, has always belonged to a local #FirstNation.
In a 121-page decision on Monday, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed appeals brought by the Municipality of South #BrucePeninsula, the Ontario government, and several local families to the April 2023 ruling by Superior Court Justice Susan Vella.
"Justice was done today," said Saugeen First Nation Chief Conrad Ritchie in a statement, calling it a "powerful moment" for the Saugeen community.
In her 2023 decision, Vella ruled that "Chi-Cmiinh," a roughly two-kilometre strip of beach at the northern end of Saugeen Reserve No. 29, had always belonged to Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation, and that the federal government breached its treaty rights.
The Crown, Vella wrote, failed to protect and preserve the #treaty it signed in 1854, Treaty 72, in which the First Nation and neighbouring #Chippewas of Nawash surrendered Saugeen Peninsula, excluding five #Indigenous reserve territories. One would become #ReserveNo29.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7405601
#GoodNews #CDNpoli #ONpoli #FirstNationsJustice #JusticeServed #NativeCanada #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #HonourTheTreaties #FirstNations #Legal #CanadianLaw #TruthBeforeReconciliation #OntarioLaw #lawsuit #UNDRIP
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*The #Saugeen #FirstPeoples won their lawsuit 👏 Appeals court dismissed #Ontario government's appeal. Justice was finally served.*
Ontario's top court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a strip of #SaubleBeach, a popular Ontario tourist spot, has always belonged to a local #FirstNation.
In a 121-page decision on Monday, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed appeals brought by the Municipality of South #BrucePeninsula, the Ontario government, and several local families to the April 2023 ruling by Superior Court Justice Susan Vella.
"Justice was done today," said Saugeen First Nation Chief Conrad Ritchie in a statement, calling it a "powerful moment" for the Saugeen community.
In her 2023 decision, Vella ruled that "Chi-Cmiinh," a roughly two-kilometre strip of beach at the northern end of Saugeen Reserve No. 29, had always belonged to Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation, and that the federal government breached its treaty rights.
The Crown, Vella wrote, failed to protect and preserve the #treaty it signed in 1854, Treaty 72, in which the First Nation and neighbouring #Chippewas of Nawash surrendered Saugeen Peninsula, excluding five #Indigenous reserve territories. One would become #ReserveNo29.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7405601
#GoodNews #CDNpoli #ONpoli #FirstNationsJustice #JusticeServed #NativeCanada #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #HonourTheTreaties #FirstNations #Legal #CanadianLaw #TruthBeforeReconciliation #OntarioLaw #lawsuit #UNDRIP
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*The #Saugeen #FirstPeoples won their lawsuit 👏 Appeals court dismissed #Ontario government's appeal. Justice was finally served.*
Ontario's top court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a strip of #SaubleBeach, a popular Ontario tourist spot, has always belonged to a local #FirstNation.
In a 121-page decision on Monday, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed appeals brought by the Municipality of South #BrucePeninsula, the Ontario government, and several local families to the April 2023 ruling by Superior Court Justice Susan Vella.
"Justice was done today," said Saugeen First Nation Chief Conrad Ritchie in a statement, calling it a "powerful moment" for the Saugeen community.
In her 2023 decision, Vella ruled that "Chi-Cmiinh," a roughly two-kilometre strip of beach at the northern end of Saugeen Reserve No. 29, had always belonged to Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation, and that the federal government breached its treaty rights.
The Crown, Vella wrote, failed to protect and preserve the #treaty it signed in 1854, Treaty 72, in which the First Nation and neighbouring #Chippewas of Nawash surrendered Saugeen Peninsula, excluding five #Indigenous reserve territories. One would become #ReserveNo29.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7405601
#GoodNews #CDNpoli #ONpoli #FirstNationsJustice #JusticeServed #NativeCanada #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #HonourTheTreaties #FirstNations #Legal #CanadianLaw #TruthBeforeReconciliation #OntarioLaw #lawsuit #UNDRIP
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A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.
Chief Mike Maquinna, a descendent of #ChiefMaquinna who met British explorer Capt. James Cook in 1776, says the claim in #BCSupremeCourt seeks to return decision-making, resource and ecological stewardship to the #Mowachaht / #Muchalalaht First Nation.
He says the province has been acting as the sole decision-making authority in the #GoldRiver / #Tahsis areas of northern #VancouverIsland especially with regards to the forest resource, without the consent of his nation.
Hereditary Chief Jerry Jack says the claim filed today seeks title to about 66,000 hectares of land from #FriendlyCove to Tahsis in the north and #ButtleLake in the east, and an undisclosed amount of financial compensation.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #IndigenousBC #BCFirstNations #NativeCanada #BCNDP #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #NoConsent #Landback #FirstNations #TruthBeforeReconciliation #Reparations #Decolonization #Colonialism #IndigenousJustice #UNDRIP #Legal #BCLaw #CanadianLaw #Lawsuit #Justice
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A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.
Chief Mike Maquinna, a descendent of #ChiefMaquinna who met British explorer Capt. James Cook in 1776, says the claim in #BCSupremeCourt seeks to return decision-making, resource and ecological stewardship to the #Mowachaht / #Muchalalaht First Nation.
He says the province has been acting as the sole decision-making authority in the #GoldRiver / #Tahsis areas of northern #VancouverIsland especially with regards to the forest resource, without the consent of his nation.
Hereditary Chief Jerry Jack says the claim filed today seeks title to about 66,000 hectares of land from #FriendlyCove to Tahsis in the north and #ButtleLake in the east, and an undisclosed amount of financial compensation.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #IndigenousBC #BCFirstNations #NativeCanada #BCNDP #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #NoConsent #Landback #FirstNations #TruthBeforeReconciliation #Reparations #Decolonization #Colonialism #IndigenousJustice #UNDRIP #Legal #BCLaw #CanadianLaw #Lawsuit #Justice
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A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.
Chief Mike Maquinna, a descendent of #ChiefMaquinna who met British explorer Capt. James Cook in 1776, says the claim in #BCSupremeCourt seeks to return decision-making, resource and ecological stewardship to the #Mowachaht / #Muchalalaht First Nation.
He says the province has been acting as the sole decision-making authority in the #GoldRiver / #Tahsis areas of northern #VancouverIsland especially with regards to the forest resource, without the consent of his nation.
Hereditary Chief Jerry Jack says the claim filed today seeks title to about 66,000 hectares of land from #FriendlyCove to Tahsis in the north and #ButtleLake in the east, and an undisclosed amount of financial compensation.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #IndigenousBC #BCFirstNations #NativeCanada #BCNDP #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #NoConsent #Landback #FirstNations #TruthBeforeReconciliation #Reparations #Decolonization #Colonialism #IndigenousJustice #UNDRIP #Legal #BCLaw #CanadianLaw #Lawsuit #Justice
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A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.
Chief Mike Maquinna, a descendent of #ChiefMaquinna who met British explorer Capt. James Cook in 1776, says the claim in #BCSupremeCourt seeks to return decision-making, resource and ecological stewardship to the #Mowachaht / #Muchalalaht First Nation.
He says the province has been acting as the sole decision-making authority in the #GoldRiver / #Tahsis areas of northern #VancouverIsland especially with regards to the forest resource, without the consent of his nation.
Hereditary Chief Jerry Jack says the claim filed today seeks title to about 66,000 hectares of land from #FriendlyCove to Tahsis in the north and #ButtleLake in the east, and an undisclosed amount of financial compensation.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #IndigenousBC #BCFirstNations #NativeCanada #BCNDP #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #NoConsent #Landback #FirstNations #TruthBeforeReconciliation #Reparations #Decolonization #Colonialism #IndigenousJustice #UNDRIP #Legal #BCLaw #CanadianLaw #Lawsuit #Justice
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A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.
Chief Mike Maquinna, a descendent of #ChiefMaquinna who met British explorer Capt. James Cook in 1776, says the claim in #BCSupremeCourt seeks to return decision-making, resource and ecological stewardship to the #Mowachaht / #Muchalalaht First Nation.
He says the province has been acting as the sole decision-making authority in the #GoldRiver / #Tahsis areas of northern #VancouverIsland especially with regards to the forest resource, without the consent of his nation.
Hereditary Chief Jerry Jack says the claim filed today seeks title to about 66,000 hectares of land from #FriendlyCove to Tahsis in the north and #ButtleLake in the east, and an undisclosed amount of financial compensation.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #IndigenousBC #BCFirstNations #NativeCanada #BCNDP #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #NoConsent #Landback #FirstNations #TruthBeforeReconciliation #Reparations #Decolonization #Colonialism #IndigenousJustice #UNDRIP #Legal #BCLaw #CanadianLaw #Lawsuit #Justice
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The history of domestic implementation of Canada’s international human rights commitments is disappointing, particularly when it comes to economic and social rights. Many countries struggle to live up to these obligations, but few position themselves as a global human rights champion the way Canada does. Over the past 75 years, Canada has neglected to build the necessary legal foundations, government structures, and political will at home to institutionalize human rights and provide accountability to rights holders. We need a new national framework for international human rights implementation.
To support this broad goal, Maytree’s report examines Canada’s national, sub-national, and intergovernmental mechanisms for the domestic implementation of our international human rights commitments.
Countries around the world are establishing new or improved standing structures for human rights implementation known as “National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up” (NMIRF). Maytree’s report documents how Canada’s #NMIRF currently functions, how it is falling short when compared to the best practices identified by the UN, and what specific changes are needed.
The way forward will require political leadership, particularly from the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Human Rights #FMHR. Maytree hopes this report will help spur them to action.
https://maytree.com/publications/in-search-of-political-will/
#CDNpoli #PoliticalWill #HumanRights #CanadianLaw #InternationalLaw #MaytreeReport #UNDRIP #Legal #Canada
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The history of domestic implementation of Canada’s international human rights commitments is disappointing, particularly when it comes to economic and social rights. Many countries struggle to live up to these obligations, but few position themselves as a global human rights champion the way Canada does. Over the past 75 years, Canada has neglected to build the necessary legal foundations, government structures, and political will at home to institutionalize human rights and provide accountability to rights holders. We need a new national framework for international human rights implementation.
To support this broad goal, Maytree’s report examines Canada’s national, sub-national, and intergovernmental mechanisms for the domestic implementation of our international human rights commitments.
Countries around the world are establishing new or improved standing structures for human rights implementation known as “National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up” (NMIRF). Maytree’s report documents how Canada’s #NMIRF currently functions, how it is falling short when compared to the best practices identified by the UN, and what specific changes are needed.
The way forward will require political leadership, particularly from the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Human Rights #FMHR. Maytree hopes this report will help spur them to action.
https://maytree.com/publications/in-search-of-political-will/
#CDNpoli #PoliticalWill #HumanRights #CanadianLaw #InternationalLaw #MaytreeReport #UNDRIP #Legal #Canada
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The history of domestic implementation of Canada’s international human rights commitments is disappointing, particularly when it comes to economic and social rights. Many countries struggle to live up to these obligations, but few position themselves as a global human rights champion the way Canada does. Over the past 75 years, Canada has neglected to build the necessary legal foundations, government structures, and political will at home to institutionalize human rights and provide accountability to rights holders. We need a new national framework for international human rights implementation.
To support this broad goal, Maytree’s report examines Canada’s national, sub-national, and intergovernmental mechanisms for the domestic implementation of our international human rights commitments.
Countries around the world are establishing new or improved standing structures for human rights implementation known as “National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up” (NMIRF). Maytree’s report documents how Canada’s #NMIRF currently functions, how it is falling short when compared to the best practices identified by the UN, and what specific changes are needed.
The way forward will require political leadership, particularly from the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Human Rights #FMHR. Maytree hopes this report will help spur them to action.
https://maytree.com/publications/in-search-of-political-will/
#CDNpoli #PoliticalWill #HumanRights #CanadianLaw #InternationalLaw #MaytreeReport #UNDRIP #Legal #Canada
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The history of domestic implementation of Canada’s international human rights commitments is disappointing, particularly when it comes to economic and social rights. Many countries struggle to live up to these obligations, but few position themselves as a global human rights champion the way Canada does. Over the past 75 years, Canada has neglected to build the necessary legal foundations, government structures, and political will at home to institutionalize human rights and provide accountability to rights holders. We need a new national framework for international human rights implementation.
To support this broad goal, Maytree’s report examines Canada’s national, sub-national, and intergovernmental mechanisms for the domestic implementation of our international human rights commitments.
Countries around the world are establishing new or improved standing structures for human rights implementation known as “National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up” (NMIRF). Maytree’s report documents how Canada’s #NMIRF currently functions, how it is falling short when compared to the best practices identified by the UN, and what specific changes are needed.
The way forward will require political leadership, particularly from the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Human Rights #FMHR. Maytree hopes this report will help spur them to action.
https://maytree.com/publications/in-search-of-political-will/
#CDNpoli #PoliticalWill #HumanRights #CanadianLaw #InternationalLaw #MaytreeReport #UNDRIP #Legal #Canada
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The history of domestic implementation of Canada’s international human rights commitments is disappointing, particularly when it comes to economic and social rights. Many countries struggle to live up to these obligations, but few position themselves as a global human rights champion the way Canada does. Over the past 75 years, Canada has neglected to build the necessary legal foundations, government structures, and political will at home to institutionalize human rights and provide accountability to rights holders. We need a new national framework for international human rights implementation.
To support this broad goal, Maytree’s report examines Canada’s national, sub-national, and intergovernmental mechanisms for the domestic implementation of our international human rights commitments.
Countries around the world are establishing new or improved standing structures for human rights implementation known as “National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up” (NMIRF). Maytree’s report documents how Canada’s #NMIRF currently functions, how it is falling short when compared to the best practices identified by the UN, and what specific changes are needed.
The way forward will require political leadership, particularly from the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Human Rights #FMHR. Maytree hopes this report will help spur them to action.
https://maytree.com/publications/in-search-of-political-will/
#CDNpoli #PoliticalWill #HumanRights #CanadianLaw #InternationalLaw #MaytreeReport #UNDRIP #Legal #Canada
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November 7th — #UNDRIP in the Courts: What's at Stake? [Webinar]
RAVEN will be hosting a one-hour webinar with representatives from #Kebaowek First Nation and the #Gitxaała Nation to discuss how they are using UNDRIP in #CanadianLaw. In both cases, the Crown argued in different ways that UNDRIP didn't apply to the circumstance.
What's at stake? The decisions in both cases will shape how UNDRIP applies in the Canadian #legal system for decades to come, but how and in what way is still unknown. Show solidarity and join us as we are in conversation with our panelists to learn more about what's at stake, and what the #FirstNations are hoping to achieve through their cases about UNDRIP.
WHEN:
Thursday, November 7th, 5:00-6:00pm (PT), 2:00-3:00pm (ET)https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/undrip-in-the-courts-whats-at-stake/e621223
#IndigenousRights #BCpoli #CDNpoli #LearnMore #Webinar #NativeLand
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Bitfarms adopts shareholder rights plan as Riot attempts takeover - The plan, which passed after Bitfarms’ shareholder meeting, will complic... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfarms-shareholder-rights-plan-riot-takeover #shareholderrightsplan #shareholderprotection #hostiletakeover #riotplatforms #bitcoinmining #boardmeeting #canadianlaw #bitfarms
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Camille is inviting everyone to a #CandlelightVigil outside the #Kamloops courthouse on June 3, 9 a.m. to help raise awareness.
She said there will be #Indigenous drummers & singers there.
“I want people to know they can come and support this if they have a problem with the justice system or missing and murdered Indigenous people,” she said.
#Lillooet #MMIP #BClaw #CanadianLaw #BritishColumbia #Statlimx #Xatsull
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Camille is inviting everyone to a #CandlelightVigil outside the #Kamloops courthouse on June 3, 9 a.m. to help raise awareness.
She said there will be #Indigenous drummers & singers there.
“I want people to know they can come and support this if they have a problem with the justice system or missing and murdered Indigenous people,” she said.
#Lillooet #MMIP #BClaw #CanadianLaw #BritishColumbia #Statlimx #Xatsull
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Camille is inviting everyone to a #CandlelightVigil outside the #Kamloops courthouse on June 3, 9 a.m. to help raise awareness.
She said there will be #Indigenous drummers & singers there.
“I want people to know they can come and support this if they have a problem with the justice system or missing and murdered Indigenous people,” she said.
#Lillooet #MMIP #BClaw #CanadianLaw #BritishColumbia #Statlimx #Xatsull
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Camille is inviting everyone to a #CandlelightVigil outside the #Kamloops courthouse on June 3, 9 a.m. to help raise awareness.
She said there will be #Indigenous drummers & singers there.
“I want people to know they can come and support this if they have a problem with the justice system or missing and murdered Indigenous people,” she said.
#Lillooet #MMIP #BClaw #CanadianLaw #BritishColumbia #Statlimx #Xatsull
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#ContentWarning: This story contains details of #SexualAssault that may be disturbing to some readers.
A 47 yr old #RichmondBC man, who was #convicted of sexual interference of his niece when she was 12 yrs old, was sentenced on Thursday afternoon to almost 2 years of #HouseArrest & 3 yrs of #probation.
A publication ban is in place to protect the victim's identity.
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An #Indigenous #employee with the #Canadian #Broadcasting Corp. #CBC is taking up the fight against what he describes as #SystemicRacism by his #employer.
Richard Agecoutay, 61, has been granted a #HumanRights hearing over claims of #discrimination at the #PublicBroadcaster, where he’s worked since 2001
#CDNpoli #GovernmentFunded #NativeNews #NativeCanada #equity #CorporateEthics #Justice #Legal #CanadianLaw
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Mom's #LifeLabs #DataBreach #ClassAction settlement cheque arrived. A whole $5.86 - after $2 processing fee 😏
"The website says the lawsuit occurred after the personal information, including health card numbers, of 8.6 million customers was stolen.
Payments are much smaller than what was originally promised on the settlement approval notice, which was compensation of $50 to $150."
#MedicalData #CanadianLaw #Legal #Canadian #HealthCareServices #PrivacyBreach
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On April 14, 2023, Justice Vermette released her reasons in Mathur v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 2316 (Mathur), the #first #CharterChallenge in #Ontario against a #government actor for actions taken related to #ClimateChange to reach a #FullHearing on its merits in any #Canadian #court
#Canada #legal #CaseStudy #ecojustice #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateLaw #ClimateJustice #CourtCase #Lawsuit #CanadianLaw #OntarioLaw