June 2020 - Inspire Law

Conseil scolaire francophone v B.C., Part 2

June 25, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff
Photo: "Snapshots of my whiteboard" by nilexuk is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Last week, we looked at the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v. British Columbia. That decision confirmed that the Province of British Columbia unjustifiably infringed section 23(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights...

B.C. Violated French Language Education Rights: Conseil scolaire francophone v B.C., Part 1

June 19, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff
Photo: "Supreme Court of Canada" by Mr. Daniel Godin is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

In 2010, British Columbia’s only French language school board, a francophone association and three parents sued the province of British Columbia. They claimed that the province was violating their rights to a French language education under section 23(1) of the...

Police Brutality, Discrimination and Accountability in Canada

June 12, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff
Photo: "At the protest for the International Day Against Police Brutality" by Grant Neufeld is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

It may be tempting, when watching incidents of police brutality in the United States, to think the problem does not really exist in Canada. However, police misconduct and a lack of accountability do exist in Canada. Videos recently surfaced of RCMP...

Facial Recognition Technology: Big Brother is Watching You!

June 5, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff
Photo: "File:Face Recognition 3252983.png" by teguhjatipras is licensed under CC0 1.0

Earlier this year, the Privacy Commissioners of British Columbia (OIPC BC), Alberta (OIPC AB) and Quebec and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced that they were commencing a joint investigation into the use of facial recognition...