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- Privacy and Medical Information in the Workplace
By Myrna El Fakhry TuttleReposted from LawNow with permissionHow can we balance an employer’s right to know about illness or disability and an employee’s right to privacy?Editor’s Note: A version of this important article first appeared in LawNow in 2019. It has been reviewed for legal accuracy in 2 … Read more »
- Why is Canada a Bilingual Country?
By Myrna El Fakhry TuttleReposted from LawNow with permissionCanada has two official languages: French and English. We always wonder why.Editor’s Note: A version of this important article first appeared in LawNow in 2019. It has been reviewed for legal accuracy in 2024 by the author.Canada’s two col … Read more »
- Language Rights and Access to Justice: A Reminder from the Supreme Court
By Danielle BazinetCase Commented on: R v Tayo Tompouba, 2024 SCC 16 Canada is an officially bilingual country, and as such, our constitutional documents ensure the equality and respect of both official languages in various ways (although our constitutional documents themselves are not officially bi … Read more »
- Right to Protest on Canadian University Campuses (an update)
By Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle Reposted from LawNow with permissionSome universities have issued trespass notices and have ordered the encampment to be removed, with the help of the police, within hours of its set up. Other universities have filed for an injunction – that was denied by the court — to dis … Read more »
- Right to Protest on Canadian University Campuses
By Myrna El Fakhry TuttleProtest encampments on Canadian university campuses have been dealt with variously. Some universities have allowed the encampment to stay on campus while negotiating with the student protesters. Some have issued trespass notices and have ordered the encampment to be removed, … Read more »