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1. Khalsa Sikhs can wear kirpan in Toronto courthouses

   Toronto – Sikhs who wish to enter a Toronto courthouse wearing a kirpan (stylized representation of a sword) now face fewer barriers according to a settlement reached with the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Police Services Board, and the Ministry of the Attorney General. The Toronto Police Service (“TPS”) agreed to revise its procedures to ensure that practicing members of the Sikh faith will be allowed to wear kirpans in public areas of courthouses, subject to an individualized risk assessment.

2. Les Sikhs de la Khalsa peuvent porter le kirpan dans les palais de justice de Toronto

   Toronto – Les Sikhs qui désirent entrer dans un palais de justice de Toronto en portant le kirpan (représentation stylisée d’une épée) se heurtent dorénavant à moins d’obstacles en vertu d’une entente conclue avec les services de police de Toronto, le Conseil de services policiers de Toronto et le ministère du Procureur général. Les services de police de Toronto (SPT) s’engagent à réviser leurs procédures de façon à s’assurer que les membres pratiquants de la communauté Sikh puissent porter le kirpan dans les aires publiques des palais de justice, sous réserve d’une évaluation personnalisée des risques.

3. OHRC remarks to the Ontario Legislative Standing Committee on Social Policy regarding Bill 13 and Bill 14

   Ontario’s Human Rights Code is Ontario’s highest law. All schools, including public, Catholic and private, have a legal duty to provide students with an educational environment free from harassment and other forms of discrimination because of their race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status or disability and sex including gender identity. Bullying is a form of harassment within the meaning of the Code.

4. OHRC remarks to the Ontario Legislative Standing Committee on Social Policy regarding Bill 13 and Bill 14

   I am here today on behalf of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to indicate our general support for this proposed legislation.Let there be no doubt. Bullying is a critical human rights matter. Ontario’s Human Rights Code is Ontario’s highest law. All schools, including public, Catholic and private, have a legal duty to provide students with an educational environment free from harassment and other forms of discrimination because of their race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status or disability and sex including gender identity.

5. Re: White liberal guilt

   Tarek Fatah is wrong to suggest I or anyone else “forced” Toronto Police to allow Khalsa Sikhs to wear kirpans in courtrooms. Acting Deputy Chief Jeff McGuire said the police were “pleased to have worked cooperatively to arrive at a procedure which recognizes the needs and rights of the Sikh community and the obligation to provide a safe, secure and accessible courthouse environment."

6. 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 ».

7. 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.

8. 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.”

9. 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.

10. 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.)

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