In both cases, we argue that the application of anti-hate crime legislation reveals the troubling nature of attempts to legally fix sexual identities. The law imagines gayness to be innate and obvious. These cases show that sexual identity is fluid and contingent. Our study also shows that, ...
as well as prohibited discrimination in a number of areas, including employment, housing, the workplace, land transactions and education. Early human rights legislation were often quasi-criminal pieces of legislation, which approached discrimination as a crime to be dealt with by the police and thr...
hinting at imposing Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Notwithstanding Clause, an odious escape clause allowing political leaders, premiers and, evidently, prime ministers, the ability to discard and replace portions of the Charter they don’t like with legislation that ...
“The Canadian Parliamentary Committee to Combat Anti-Semitism (CPCCA) has been holding hearings for the last two months. Their ultimate objective is to introduce legislation that would make it a crime to criticize Israel.” One has to wonder how many parliamentary committees have been held to e...
If not for the pioneering achievement of the CJN and the Holocaust survivors who politicised important issues and made them resonate with the wider public, Canada's memory and recognition of the Holocaust, legislation on hate crime, and school curriculum would be lacking....