Manitoba judge approves $129M settlement for solitary confinement class action
A Manitoba judge has approved what a class-action administrator says is a $129-million settlement agreement in a lawsuit that alleged the province's use of segregation in provincial jails for adults and youth was negligent and breached Charter rights.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/class-action-settlement-solitary-confinement-9.7224032?cmp=rss

Manitoba judge approves $129M settlement for solitary confinement class action
A Manitoba judge has approved what a class-action administrator says is a $129-million settlement agreement in a lawsuit that alleged the province's use of segregation in provincial jails for adults and youth was negligent and breached Charter rights.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/class-action-settlement-solitary-confinement-9.7224032?cmp=rss

Manitoba judge approves $129M settlement for solitary confinement class action
A Manitoba judge has approved what a class-action administrator says is a $129-million settlement agreement in a lawsuit that alleged the province's use of segregation in provincial jails for adults and youth was negligent and breached Charter rights.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/class-action-settlement-solitary-confinement-9.7224032?cmp=rss

Protestors sue Calgary police, U of C and city over 2024 pro-Palestinian encampment removal
Two years after police removed a protest encampment from the University of Calgary campus, nine plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit alleging the way the removal played out violated their Charter rights.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/university-encampment-lawsuit-cps-9.7195178?cmp=rss

Here’s why Canada needs to ditch age‑based immigration points
#Canada #Immigration #Policy #HumanRights #Equality #Discrimination #Ageism #CanadianPolitics #Inclusion #ImmigrationPolicy #SocialJustice #CharterRights #Economy #PublicDebate #Politics
https://the-14.com/heres-why-canada-needs-to-ditch-age-based-immigration-points/

Nova Scotia’s provincewide ban on entering the woods was unreasonable, court rules
A Nova Scotia judge says the province’s 2025 ban on entering the woods during wildfire risk was unreasonable for failing to consider Charter rights.
#Canada #FireBan #Halifax #ProvincialParks
https://globalnews.ca/news/11807547/nova-scotias-provincewide-ban/

Nova Scotia’s provincewide ban on entering the woods was unreasonable, court rules
A Nova Scotia judge says the province’s 2025 ban on entering the woods during wildfire risk was unreasonable for failing to consider Charter rights.
#Canada #FireBan #Halifax #ProvincialParks
https://globalnews.ca/news/11807547/nova-scotias-provincewide-ban/

Nova Scotia’s provincewide ban on entering the woods was unreasonable, court rules
A Nova Scotia judge says the province’s 2025 ban on entering the woods during wildfire risk was unreasonable for failing to consider Charter rights.
#Canada #FireBan #Halifax #ProvincialParks
https://globalnews.ca/news/11807547/nova-scotias-provincewide-ban/

Nova Scotia’s provincewide ban on entering the woods was unreasonable, court rules
A Nova Scotia judge says the province’s 2025 ban on entering the woods during wildfire risk was unreasonable for failing to consider Charter rights.
#Canada #FireBan #Halifax #ProvincialParks
https://globalnews.ca/news/11807547/nova-scotias-provincewide-ban/

Charter at a turning point as it turns 44
Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish guardrails around its use as the document turns 44.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/charter-rights-freedoms-turns-44-9.7166036?cmp=rss