Speaking Notes for Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
Speaking Notes for Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
In its 2018 Annual Report released today, the Canadian Human Rights Commission says more people contacted the Commission to ask for help than any other year in its history.
“The Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes the federal government’s introduction of federal housing legislation, in particular the appointment of a Federal Housing Advocate.
Speaking Notes of Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned by Quebec’s announcement this week that it will seek to ban religious symbols for all provincial public servants in roles such as, police officers, judges, teachers and senior officials.
Good evening everyone. It is a pleasure to be here with all of you, on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg people.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission joins the world in shock, dismay and outrage over the news of the deadly attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families, the people of New Zealand, and the global Muslim community.
Today, the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Dr. Ivan Zinger, and the Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Ms. Marie-Claude Landry, released a joint report entitled Aging and Dying in Prison: An Investigation into the Experiences of Older Individuals in Federal Custody.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is encouraged by the introduction of legislation to reform the federal child welfare system. Reforming the current system would be a significant step forward for Indigenous children and families in Canada.