Assisted a school board defending a human rights application asserting systemic racial discrimination on the part of the school board.
Industry: Education
Obtained a preliminary dismissal of a grievance on the grounds that the grievor’s alleged religious observances did not attract the protections of the Human Rights Code.
Successfully argued a motion to have a grievance dismissed on a preliminary basis on the grounds that the grievor’s alleged religious observances did not attract the protections of the Human Rights Code.
Successfully argued for the summary dismissal of a human rights proceeding brought against a school board.
Successfully argued for the summary dismissal of a human rights proceedings brought against a school board.
Successfully defended a college in a claim brought by a former student alleging discrimination on the basis of disability.
Successfully defended a college in a claim brought by a former student alleging discrimination on the basis of disability.
Successfully defended a school board at labour arbitration in a case involving its denial of an employee’s request to take a paid “religious Holy Day” in order to attend a religious convention.
Successfully defended a school board at labour arbitration in a case involving its denial of an employee’s request to take a paid “religious Holy Day” in order to attend a religious convention.
Successfully argued before the Information and Privacy Commissioner on behalf of a school board that text message data created on employer-issued phones but stored on third party servers fell outside the custody and control of an institution under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Successfully argued before the Information and Privacy Commissioner on behalf of a school board that text message data created on employer issued phones but stored on third party servers fell outside the custody and control of an institution under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Argued successfully on behalf of a college for the dismissal of an application for judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision.
Argued successfully on behalf of a college for the dismissal of an application for judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal decision.
Counsel and spokesperson for Ontario Community Colleges in last six rounds of provincial faculty negotiations.
Counsel and spokesperson for Ontario Community Colleges in last six rounds of provincial faculty negotiations.
Successfully argued before Divisional Court to quash an arbitration award in the Colleges sector that would have allowed 1200 grievances to proceed.
Successfully argued before Divisional Court to quash an arbitration award in the Colleges sector that would have allowed 1200 grievances to proceed.
Acted as co-counsel at all levels from arbitration to the Supreme Court of Canada on a teacher termination case concerning conduct demonstrating that the teacher could not discharge the duty to inculcate by precept and example the named virtues of Judeo-Christian morality.
Acted as co-counsel at all levels from arbitration to the Supreme Court of Canada on a teacher termination case concerning conduct demonstrating that the teacher could not discharge the duty to inculcate by precept and example the named virtues of Judeo-Christian morality.