Fowler v. Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 2026 CHRT 106
The Tribunal struck new allegations about RCMP complaint handling and disability because they fell outside the referred discrimination complaint. No discrimination finding was made.
Humanities · Philosophy
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Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec (Attorney General), 1989 1 SCR 927
The Supreme Court held that Quebec's restrictions on advertisements directed at children engaged freedom of expression but were justified under the applicable Charters. The majority allowed Quebec's appeal.
Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43
The Supreme Court's divided Ward decision examines where professional comedy, dignity and Quebec's discrimination law meet. The majority allowed the appeal, while four judges dissented.
Who Decides Which Memories Are Worth Preserving?
Public heritage funding supports preservation and access, including Indigenous cultural heritage. Every selection also raises questions about who defines a collection's importance and whose account is missing.
An advertisement can be protected expression without making every advertising restriction unlawful
The Supreme Court held that Quebec's restrictions on advertisements directed at children engaged freedom of expression but were justified under the applicable Charters. The majority allowed Quebec's appeal.
A comedian's right to offend isn't the same as a right to discriminate
The Supreme Court's divided Ward decision examines where professional comedy, dignity and Quebec's discrimination law meet. The majority allowed the appeal, while four judges dissented.
What Does It Mean to Create When Machines Can Generate?
The arrival of generative AI has reopened an older philosophical question: what makes human creativity valuable, and which responsibilities belong to the people using technology?
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