Alberta human rights commission
The Boissoin human-rights case—10 years in
As a piece of comedy, the Red Deer preacher’s letter to the ‘Advocate’ has held up surprisingly well
A short public service message
It’s the damnedest thing: when I visit the website of discount store Winners, I find nothing in its “In the News” section or in its “In the Community” section about an Edmonton outlet’s clumsy mistreatment of an autistic child. The store’s behaviour certainly counts as interaction with the community, and has certainly made news. International headlines, even!
The Boissoin case: freedom gains a moral victory
So how stands freedom of the press in Alberta after Thursday’s Queen’s Bench decision tossing out the Boissoin human-rights panel ruling [PDF]? Justice E.C. Wilson’s reasons establish two big things, pending some higher-level judicial review of Alberta’s human-rights regime:
Rockin’ out against the man with Jason Kenney
I met Lindy at a party in Montreal once. He was quite tall. And his girlfriend said she was an actor for medical school seminars. Like Kramer in that Seinfeld episode.