The Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes the Government of Canada’s announcement yesterday and sees this as another important milestone for the rights of persons with disabilities in Canada. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is more than just a document — it is a set of obligations agreed to by Canada to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities.
Tomorrow, the Canadian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada to argue on behalf of the people of Canada—that they be allowed to use the human rights system to fight discrimination when it results from a federal law.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes yesterday’s announcement by Labour Minister Patty Hajdu of proactive pay equity legislation.
Canada’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) confirms that our country is still failing millions of Canadians by denying them an equal chance to succeed and thrive. It is unacceptable that in a country that offers so much opportunity, there is such abject poverty and stark inequality facing so many people in Canada.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission applauds the Government of Canada and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale’s promise to end the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) is pleased to announce the appointment, by Order in Council, of a new part-time commissioner, Ms. Dianna Scarth, effective immediately.
In a speech in Ottawa yesterday, the Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Marie-Claude Landry, delivered an important message to the young people of Canada: their voices matter.
Yesterday’s announcement is a historic moment for the rights of persons with disabilities, and for all of Canada.
Dr. Harrington has been a career law professor for almost 20 years, having taught at the University of Nottingham, Western University and the University of Alberta, where she currently serves as a Full Professor within the Faculty of Law.
Today on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Canadian Human Rights Commission invites all Canadians to reflect on the inequality and barriers that persons with disabilities continue to face in their daily lives.