16 h. ago Manitoba Tories say bill to protect gender expression could infringe on free speech

Manitoba's Opposition leader says he is hoping for changes to a bill that would add gender expression to the province's human rights code.

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43 h. ago Canada’s resolve against U.S. threats should extend to human rights: Amnesty chief

OTTAWA — The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S. tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in human rights by Washington and other countries. Amnesty Secretary-General Agnes Callamard is making a rare visit to Canada, asking Ottawa to […]

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6 d. ago Labour Should Be Ready to Bend Rules During Trade Talks, IPPR Says

The UK’s Labour government must be willing to bend international rules and ease its concerns over other countries’ human rights records when negotiating new trade partnerships, the left-wing Institute for Public Policy Research think tank said.

Economics

8 d. ago Gangs attack another town in Haiti’s central region, killing 11

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs have attacked another town in Haiti ‘s central region, killing at least four people, including an 11-year-old child, a human rights activist told The Associated Press on Monday. At least 15 other people were injured by gunfire, and more than a dozen homes were burned in Petite Riviere, said Bertide Horace, […]

Events

1 week ago If trustees are no longer in charge of the Thames Valley school board, who is?

Ontario education minister Paul Calandra has put the Thames Valley District school board – home to 84,000 students – under Queen’s Park supervision following a controversial three-day Toronto retreat by top officials last summer that cost $38,000. Investigators, auditing the board’s books, found a lack of financial oversight in the budgeting process led to a […]

Society

2 w. ago 10/3: Where has Canada gone wrong? National Post’s Tristin Hopper counts the ways

Canada has long been held up as a shining example in a number of areas, whether it’s democratic principles, human rights, universal healthcare, and others. But is there a chance that we’re getting things wrong? A new book from a National Post writer takes a look at that exact question. Tristin Hopper joins Dave Breakenridge […]

Society

3 w. ago Alberta government introduces promised mandatory addiction treatment legislation

Critics have said they fear involuntary treatment could cause harm and violate human rights.

Politics

4 w. ago Human Rights Commissioner says B.C. guardianship law ’opaque,’ lacks oversight

Kasari Govender says B.C.'s approach to holding people under the Adult Guardianship Act is discriminatory, causing harm.

Society