Bill 62, which is now law, has three central functions: it affirms the religious neutrality of the state, prohibits people from covering their faces when giving or receiving public services, and creates a legal framework for accommodating religious minorities. Its… Read More ›
Human rights institutions
Developments in human rights commissions, tribunals and cultural institutions
Scorn for multiculturalism in Quebec yields troubling results
It is well known that multiculturalism is verboten among Quebec’s political and chattering classes, regardless of partisan affiliation. However, to have multicult-phobia actually move a political party to reject a qualified candidate (who also happens to be a black woman) should tell us something about how pernicious the current ideology is.
New Publication: Assessing human rights commissions & other institutions
Global Principles for the Capacity Assessment of the NHRIs National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are central to strong national systems for protection and promotion of human rights. These institutions, operating in a variety of contexts, can be instrumental in supporting… Read More ›
How #FirstNations Children Changed Human Rights in Canada
In January 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released one of the most significant decisions in its history: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (for the Minister of Indian and… Read More ›
CMHR a symbol for dissent and protest
Former Irish prime minister Mary Robinson, who served as the UN’s human rights chief, once said human rights offer us a vocabulary of both complaint and inspiration. She could just as well have been describing the tumultuous trajectory of the… Read More ›
