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1. Objet : Culpabilité du milieu libéral blanc

   Tarek Fatah se trompe lorsqu’il prétend que les services de police de Toronto ont été « forcés » par moi ou quiconque de laisser les Sikhs de la Khalsa porter des kirpans dans les salles d’audience des palais de justice. Comme l’a indiqué le chef de police par intérim, Jeff McGuire, les services de police « sont heureux du travail collaboratif mené pour établir une procédure qui reconnaît les besoins et les droits de la communauté Sikh, ainsi que l’obligation d’assurer le maintien de palais de justice accessibles, où règne la sécurité ».

2. OHRC comment to the Ontario Ministry of Labour regarding Canada’s 2012 ILO Article 22 Report on Discrimination Convention 111

   This submission outlines recent developments for the reporting period June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012 related to discrimination in employment and the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (the OHRC) mandate. It includes OHRC activities, recent case law and comment regarding relevant ILO Committee observations and direct requests.

3. A bit of history

   Working, buying a home

   Ontario’s pioneering Fair Employment Practices Act of 1951 prohibited discriminatory employment practices, and a year earlier the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act was amended to end real estate provisions that required someone buying a house to agree that their property “shall never be sold, assigned, transferred, leased to, and shall never been occupied by any person of Jewish, Hebrew, Semitic, Negro or coloured race or blood.”

4. June 15 marks 50 years for Ontario’s Human Rights Code

   Toronto – June 15 is the 50th anniversary of Ontario’s Human Rights Code – the first such code in Canada. To mark this important event, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (the OHRC) is working with partners across Ontario to look back at human rights over the 50 years, and look ahead to the human rights of tomorrow. Highlights include a commemorative plaque and the “Proclamation Project” with municipalities across Ontario.

5. Top of mind – an update on human rights and mental health Vol.2

   June 28, 2012 - We’ve spent the past several months looking at the findings from our province-wide policy consultation on the human rights issues experienced by people with mental health disabilities and addictions. The report is scheduled for release in September 2012. (Volume no.2 No. 1.)

6. Message from the Chief Commissioner

   From: Annual Report 2011-2012 - Human rights: the next generation

   2011-2012 was a year of celebrations. We began the year by celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and ended it by getting ready for June 15, 2012 – the 50^th anniversary of the Ontario Human Rights Code. These milestones offered a time for reflection on where we started, the progress we have made, and the work we need to do so the next generation can continue to advance human rights in Ontario.

7. Taking a fresh look at creed

   From: Annual Report 2011-2012 - Human rights: the next generation

   From the very beginning 50 years ago, Ontario’s Human Rights Code included protection from discrimination because of creed. Half a century later, creed continues to be an area of discussion and sometimes conflict in communities across Ontario and across Canada.

8. Close to home: housing highlights

   From: Annual Report 2011-2012 - Human rights: the next generation

   Zoning in on zoning

   Every day, people across Ontario face barriers to finding or keeping rental housing because of disability, age, race, creed, sexual orientation, disability, receipt of social assistance, family status, and other grounds of the Human Rights Code. These barriers often arise because landlords make assumptions about people based on characteristics that usually have nothing to do with their ability to be good tenants.

9. Getting the message out – keeping in touch across Ontario

   From: Annual Report 2011-2012 - Human rights: the next generation

   When a new issue arises, we often hear about it first in the media. And the media is often the best venue for commenting on an issue to a wide audience. Throughout the past year, we continued to use media interviews, releases and advisories, and letters to the editor to respond to issues, correct inaccuracies and educate new audiences about human rights.

   Some of the issues where we received significant media coverage in the past year included:

10. In the courts: family status and sex discrimination case

    From: Annual Report 2011-2012 - Human rights: the next generation

    The OHRC intervened at the Federal Court in Seeley v. CN, a judicial review of a decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal had found that CN discriminated against Ms. Seeley by requiring her to relocate without considering her obligations as a parent. The Court has not yet released its decision.

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