CASHRA 2007 Conference Materials
Keynote addresses
Sheila Watt Cloutier, Activist, former Chair of the Inuit Circumplar Conference, and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; Remarks
Justice John Z. Vertes, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, the Court of Appeal of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory; Presentation
Strategies for Promoting and Advancing Indigenous Human Rights / Stratégies pour la promotion et l’amélioration des droits autochtones
Dr. Wayne MacKay, Professor of Law, Dalhousie University;
Presentation
Paul Crowley, Iqaluit-based lawyer representing the human rights challenge filed by the Inuit group headed by Sheila Watt-Cloutier; Presentation
Handouts
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – Backgrounder
Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones – Contexte
Accommodating Parental and Family Obligations
Jennifer Ross, Partner, Burchell Hayman Parish;
Presentation
Lauren Bates, Senior Policy Analyst, Ontario Human Rights Commission;
Presentation
Ginger Gibson, PhD candidate, University of British Columbia; Presentation
Direct Access Tribunals
Heather McNaughton, Chair, British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal;
Presentation
Judith Doulis, Lawyer, Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS); Presentation
(re) Emerging Issue : Women’s Equality
Hélène Goulet, Secretary General, Canadian Human Rights Commission; Presentation
Question qui se présente – Égalité des femmes
Hélène Goulet, Secrétaire générale de la Commission canadienne des droits de la personne; Présentation
Legal Update
Béatrice Vizkelety, A/Director, Legal Department, Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse of Quebec; Presentation
Monette Maillet, A/Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Canadian Human Rights Commission;
Presentation
Mise à jour juridique
Monette Maillet, Directrice par intérim de la Division des politiques et des affaires réglementaires, Commission canadienne des droits de la personne; Présentation
History and Future of Human Rights in Canada
Lorne Gushue, Human Rights Educator
History of Human Rights
History handout
Future of Human Rights
Future handout
Advocacy skills for non-profit organizations
John Fraser, Program Director, Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
Advocates’ Kit, Part I
Advocates’ Kit, Part II
Drug and Alcohol testing in the workplace
Garth Borle, Senior Human Rights Officer, Alberta Human Rights & Citizenship Commission
Janice Ashcroft, Legal Counsel, Alberta Human Rights & Citizenship Commission
Presentation
Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Michel Paré, Director of Resolution Services Division, Canadian Human Rights Commission; Presentation
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