On February 7, 2013, Rachel Turnpenney presented at the OBA Institute – Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law – Back to Basics: Litigating Human Rights Applications. Rachel was a panelist on the topic of Effective Mediation.Continue Reading

The Federal Court of Appeal recently confirmed a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision of 2010 regarding an employer’s obligation to accommodate based on family status in Attorney General of Canada v. Fiona Ann Johnstone and Canadian Human Rights Commission, 2013 FC 113. Fiona Johnstone, a Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) Officer and mother of two,...Continue Reading