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The media informs us of increasing numbers of Canadians who are receiving COVID-19 vaccines.
Others are not yet eligible or decline to do so.
There are no indications that these vaccines will be mandatory.
Can an employer require its employees to receive...
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Any resemblance in this article to real persons, dead or alive, or other real-life entities, past or present, is purely coincidental.
Once upon a time, there was a royal family.
The ruler of the Kingdom was a King. He had three sons,...
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I have previously written about section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter).
Section 23 enshrines in our constitution the right of children of Canadian citizens to study French. Depending on the circumstances, this may be by...
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The BC Human Rights Tribunal recently awarded its highest injury to dignity award yet. The recipient was an employee who experienced race-related discrimination at work.
The case was heard in two stages.
First, the Tribunal decided if discrimination had occurred. In July,...
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It’s an understatement to say the economy is currently bleak.
Anyone with employment is hanging onto it for dear life.
Dismissed employees who are looking for new work face a formidable task.
People are told to “stay home”. Many businesses have effectively...
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It is our neighbors to the South who have the reputation for being litigious.
Here in Canada, we regard ourselves as more friendly. More reasonable. More able to resolve disputes without necessarily resorting to full litigation.
Is the COVID-19 pandemic moving us...
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One of the institutions we treasure most as Canadians is our national health care system.
Under the Canada Health Act (CHA), all "insured persons" are entitled to receive "insured health services" without charge.
“Insured health services”
means hospital services, physician services and...
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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” -- Upton Sinclair
Last week, this column discussed how the B.C. Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB or Board) uses key performance indicators to...
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The B.C. Workers Compensation Board’s (WCB or the Board) website and annual reports contain no images of anyone injured.
This is consistent with how the Board currently administers claims.
The October, 2019 report to B.C.’s Minister of Labour, New Directions Report of...
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If in the past 18 years you or someone you know has suffered a serious injury at work, you will know what it is like to encounter British Columbia’s Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB or the Board).
B.C.’s workers compensation system is...
