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Opening Remarks of the Pay Equity Commissioner to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women

Opening Remarks of the Pay Equity Commissioner to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Karen Jensen, Federal Pay Equity Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission

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  • Speeches
  • Pay Equity
  • 2021-02-04

Statement – Black history is Canada’s history

Today we celebrate the start of Black History Month. It is a month to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and celebrate their contributions to building the Canada we share today.

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  • Statements
  • Human Rights
  • 2021-02-01

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  • Speeches
  • Human Rights
  • 2021-02-01

Statement – We must do more to curb online hate

Four years ago today, a young man walked into the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City and opened fire, killing six and wounding several others. The attack shook the nation to its core.

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  • Statements
  • Human Rights
  • 2021-01-29

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  • Open letters
  • Human Rights
  • 2021-01-21

Statement - Building back better means leaving no one behind

Today, on International Human Rights Day, we must reflect on the global pandemic that has impacted our everyday lives and the human rights of people in Canada.

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  • News Releases
  • Human Rights
  • 2020-12-10

Statement - Disability inclusion essential to Canada’s recovery

Today, as we mark the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities, it is an opportunity for all Canadians to reaffirm our commitment to inclusion and equality by reflecting on how we can eliminate barriers for people with disabilities.

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  • Statements
  • Human Rights
  • 2020-12-03

Statement – Canadian prisoners continue to experience conditions of solitary confinement

The Canadian Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned and troubled by reports that prisoners being held in Correctional Service Canada’s new Structured Intervention Units (SIU) continue to experience conditions of solitary confinement.

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  • Statements
  • Human Rights
  • 2020-11-30

Remarks at the 2020 Meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Human Rights Ministers

Speaking Notes of Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission

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  • Speeches
  • Human Rights
  • 2020-11-10

Respecting the rule of law means respecting Treaty rights

The Canadian Human Rights Commission condemns the violence perpetrated against Sipekne’katik and Mi’kmaq throughout Mi’kma’ki. The reported threats, attacks, assaults, and destruction of property are disturbing and graphic displays of the deeply rooted intolerance and systemic racism Indigenous peoples continue to face.

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  • Statements
  • Human Rights
  • 2020-10-22

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