Quebec Human Rights Tribunal
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Quebec hair salon ordered to pay $500 to non-binary clientA recent ruling from the Quebec human rights tribunal has put Station10 hair salon at the centre of a larger legal battle and social debate.Canada8 hours
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Jail violated rights of Black man left naked in cell for hours: Quebec human rights tribunalQuebec's human rights tribunal has found that provincial jail guards violated the rights of a Black inmate who was left for hours naked and wet in a cell without a mattress.CanadaNov 13, 2023
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City of Longueuil, Que. gets postponement of contempt of court chargesThe City of Longueuil argued for a postponement of its hearing in front of the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal related to contempt of court charges it could faceCanadaMar 23, 2023
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Quebec landlord ordered to pay $14,000 after refusing family with service dogThe couple and their son, who has an intellectual disability and is on the autism spectrum, were refused the Montreal rental in April 2016.NewsSep 17, 2020
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Comedian Mike Ward loses appeal over penalty for joke about disabled boyIn 2016, Quebec Human Rights Tribunal ordered Ward to pay $35,000 in moral and punitive damages to Gabriel based on comments Ward made during shows between 2010 and 2013.CrimeNov 28, 2019
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Patient ordered to pay close to $10,000 for threatening an Arabic hospital workerThe patient tried to justify himself by blaming the effects of morphine, but the judge ruled that intoxication cannot serve as a valid excuse for making discriminatory remarks.CanadaSep 3, 2019
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Montreal healthcare worker awarded $9,500 in discrimination caseThe judge concluded that anger or intoxication cannot serve as a valid excuse for making discriminatory statements.CanadaSep 3, 2019
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Muslim victim of discrimination claims victory against Emploi-QuebecThe Quebec Human Rights Tribunal orders Emploi-Quebec and an employee to pay a Muslim single mother $8,000 in damages.CanadaMar 21, 2019
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Quebec singer Jérémy Gabriel exits social media following threatsJérémy Gabriel says there is a "limit to what a human being can bear, and this limit was crossed in recent days."CanadaJan 22, 2019
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Quebec comic Mike Ward in court defending joke about Jérémy GabrielQuebec's Appeal Court is hearing arguments about whether a comedian who joked of drowning a disabled boy should have to pay damages to the child and his family.CanadaJan 16, 2019
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