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Tribunal ruling of discrimination against Indigenous B.C. mom faces court challengeThe Afro-Indigenous mother, referred to as RR because she still has under-aged children, lost custody of her four children for nearly three years starting in 2016.PoliticsJun 26, 2023
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B.C. health minister responds to human rights office’s letter on ‘hasty end’ to mask mandateCommissioner Kasari Govender writes that the removal of the COVID-19 mask mandate for indoor public places on March 11 will have 'profoundly unequal effects.'HealthMar 29, 2022
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B.C. inquiry into hate during COVID-19 pandemic wants public to share their experiencesAmong the poll's findings were than nine per cent of people had directly experienced a hate incident, including 20 per cent of Indigenous people and 15 per cent of Asian descent.CrimeFeb 4, 2022
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Human rights office to probe ‘disturbing surge of hate’ in B.C. during pandemicThe first public inquiry from B.C.'s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will examine white supremacy and the "disturbing surge of hate" during the COVID-19 pandemic.PoliticsAug 18, 2021
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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner issues guidelines on proof-of-vaccination requirementsIn guidance released on Tuesday morning, Kasari Govender said there would also have to be consideration given to the human rights of everyone involved.HealthJul 13, 2021
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Ontario’s solicitor questioned about EMDC in wake of damning letter from human rights commissionerThe solicitor general was in St. Thomas to announce mental health funding but wound up taking questions about the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.CrimeMay 24, 2019
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Anti-Indigenous racism normalized in Timmins, Ont.: human rights commissionerRacism against Indigenous people in the northeastern Ontario city of Timmins appears to be both pervasive and normalized, the province's chief human rights commissioner said this week.CrimeMar 13, 2018
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