Calgary—The Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership today released suggested changes to Bill 44, which would amend Alberta’s human rights legislation.
The changes were submitted to the Hon Lindsay Blackett, the Minister responsible for human rights, and all 83 MLAs to demonstrate what a serious review of Alberta’s human rights system requires.
“Instead of enhancing the [...]
May 8, 2009 | Posted in
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EDMONTON – NDP leader Brian Mason was joined by a local-area teacher and a member of the Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association today for the launch of an NDP petition to amend Bill 44. Bill 44 is a proposed amendment to the Alberta’s Human Rights code that threatens to haul teachers before the human rights [...]
May 8, 2009 | Posted in
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Calgary—Proposed amendments to Alberta’s human rights legislation are cause for serious concern, according to The Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership.
“While there are positive aspects to Bill 44, on balance the proposed legislation is a great disappointment,” says Janet Keeping, president of the Foundation.
Both the substance of the Bill and the process that produced [...]
May 4, 2009 | Posted in
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The Alberta government is trying to pass a bill that will enshrine into law the right for parents to to pull their children out of classes discussing the topics of evolution and homosexuality.
If passed, the bill will require notifications to go out to parents before topics are discussed that include “subject-matter that deals explicitly with [...]
May 3, 2009 | Posted in
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