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1. Letter to Minister Pablo Rodriguez on Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy

   I wish to commend the government of Canada on the recently released Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2020.

2. Letter to Ontario government ministers on the OHRC’s Policy statement on human rights in COVID-19 recovery planning

   On November 9, 2021, the OHRC released its Policy statement on human rights in COVID-19 recovery planning. The OHRC has shared this statement with ministers across all relevant sectors, as we believe it will help guide their ministry’s pandemic recovery efforts.

3. Letter to Ontario's Attorney General expressing concern about allowing public officials to refuse to marry same-sex couples

   Toronto - I am writing to express concern over recent comments attributed to the Honourable Irwin Cotler urging provinces to allow public officials who are licensed to perform marriage ceremonies to refuse to perform this service for same-sex couples. As you know, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (the “Commission”) intervened in the Same Sex Marriage Reference before the Supreme Court of Canada to protect the right of gay and lesbian Canadians to get married. In this regard, the Commission agreed with the Attorney General of Canada’s position that requiring a religious official to perform a marriage ceremony that does not accord with his or her religious beliefs about marriage would violate section 2(a) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Charter”).

4. Letter to Solicitor General Jones re: Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre

   Thank you for providing the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) with the opportunity to tour Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre (HWDC) on July 15, 2019. I am writing today to provide a summary of what we learned...

5. Letter to Solicitor General Jones - Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre

   Thank you for providing the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) with the opportunity to tour Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) in London, Ontario on March 21, 2019.

6. Letter to the community on anti-Black racism in education

   Over the past year, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has met with its Commissioners, partners, stakeholders, education officials, community organizations and the Ministry of Education on issues pertaining to anti-Black racism in all of Ontario’s publicly-funded education systems. 

7. Letter to the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services: An action plan to end segregation in Ontario

   I am writing today about the Superior Court of Justice’s decision in R. v Capay (2019 ONSC 535) dated January 28, 2019. Consistent with other recent court cases and the OHRC’s earlier calls to action, the factual findings in R. v Capay confirm that segregation is harmful to health, increases risk and undermines safety, rehabilitation and reintegration. As I am sure you will agree, Justice Fregeau’s findings are extremely troubling and call for decisive action.

8. Lettre au chef Paul Cook, président de l’Association des chefs de police de l’Ontario (ACPO)

   Chef Paul Cook
   Président, Association des chefs de police de l’Ontario

   Monsieur,

   Au nom de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne (CODP), j’aimerais féliciter l’Association des chefs de police de l’Ontario (ACPO) pour sa version mise à jour de la directive LEARN sur la vérification des dossiers de la police, qui inclut une présomption plus claire à l’encontre de la divulgation de dossiers sans lien avec une condamnation.

9. Lettre au ministre Pablo Rodriguez sur la Stratégie canadienne de lutte contre le racisme

   J’aimerais, au nom de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne (CODP) féliciter le gouvernement du Canada pour l’adoption récente de la stratégie Construire une fondation pour le changement : La stratégie canadienne de lutte contre le racisme 2019–2022.

10. Lettre aux ministres sur la Déclaration de principes de la CODP concernant les droits de la personne dans le cadre de la planification de la relance suite à la COVID-19

    La CODP a écrit aux ministres des secteurs pertinents pour leur transmettre sa Déclaration de principes concernant les droits de la personne dans le cadre de la planification de la relance suite à la COVID-19, car elle estime que ce document guidera les efforts de relance de ces ministères après la pandémie.

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