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An Ontario pastor who was fired from a Baptist church after coming out as transgender has filed a lawsuit for wrongful dismissal, alleging her termination was spurred by discrimination.

An Ontario pastor who was fired from a Baptist church after coming out as transgender has filed a lawsuit for wrongful dismissal, alleging her termination was spurred by discrimination.

Wouldn’t that be ironic? A human rights challenge against an initiative designed to protect against such complaints

Winnipeg Free Press By: Danielle Da Silva | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 15, 2021 Last Modified: 10:47 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 15, 2021 | Updates Save to Read Later People wanting a seat at a blackjack table or in a movie theatre in Manitoba will first have to prove they’re vaccinated against COVID-19. There are no guarantees the employees dealing cards or serving popcorn are immunized as well. People wanting a ...

The Manitoba Human Rights Commission urges caution in the wake of the province’s plan to issue COVID-19 immunization cards to people two weeks after getting their second vaccine dose. 

The tour promised to 'scare' kids away from drugs, but residents say parading people through the neighbourhood is harmful and exploitative.

While Canada’s vaccine supply is growing, so is speculation about and pushback against requiring vaccinations on campuses.  Last week, the University of Western Ontario was the first major Canadian post-secondary institution to announce its intention to implement a mandatory vaccination policy for all students planning to live in residence this fall.  Queen’s should do the same. Western also stated that students who must opt out for reasons protected under the Human Rights Code can do so ...

May 20, 2021   ·   0 Comments By Luis R. Chacin Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada recently released its first report on the representation of women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities on the boards of directors and senior management roles of publicly traded companies. This report is the result of amendments made in 2018 to the Canada Business Corporations Act that introduced a new r...

Canadian free speech activist Lindsay Shepherd wrote a book based on her experience as a teaching assistant, when she was reprimanded for showing students clips of a lecture about pronouns and transgenderism. (Photo: vasiliki/Getty Images) Canadian author and columnist Lindsay Shepherd’s message to Americans is simple: Defend free speech or risk losing it. In 2017, Shepherd, then a teaching assistant at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, played for her class a series of clip...

Catholic school boards across Ontario are wrestling with whether to fly the Pride flag next month. Photo by Brianna Amick / Pexels Whose law gets to reign in a publicly funded school system that caters to one religion in an increasingly diverse society? That’s a question one of the largest publicly funded Catholic school authorities in the world, the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), wrestled with last week before voting to raise the rainbow Pride flag over each of its almost 2...