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Canadian law. Hate speech laws in Canada include provisions in the federal Criminal Code, as well as statutory provisions relating to hate publications in three provinces and one territory. The Criminal Code creates criminal offences with respect to different aspects of hate propaganda, although without defining the term "hatred".
The overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the justice system reproduces false racist narratives of their criminality that inform counsel. Additionally, cultural and language barriers may exist between Indigenous persons and their duty counsel further impeding their access to effective representation.
The Criminal Code, [1] along with the Supreme Court of Canada, [2] [3] have distinguished the treatment of Indigenous individuals within the Canadian Criminal Sentencing Regime. In sentencing, when an individual is found guilty of a criminal offence, a Canadian judge must consider the relevant provisions of the Criminal Code as well as relevant ...
By Anna Mehler Paperny. TORONTO (Reuters) - A United Nations-affiliated body is reviewing allegations Canada's human rights commission discriminated against Black and other employees and ...
Criminal Code, s. 718.2 (e) R v Gladue is a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the sentencing principles that are outlined under s. 718.2 (e) of the Criminal Code. That provision, enacted by Parliament in 1995, directs the courts to take into consideration "all available sanctions, other than imprisonment" for all offenders.
April 18, 1984 – appointment of Brian Dickson as Chief Justice. Law Society of Upper Canada v Skapinker. [1984] 1 SCR 357. May 3, 1984. Mobility rights, practice of law. Kamloops (City of) v Nielsen. [1984] 2 SCR 2. July 26, 1984. Duty of care of municipality for operational decisions; recoverable economic loss; limitation periods.
Police brutality. Police brutality is an instance or pattern of excessive and unwarranted force used against an individual or group of people. The Indigenous peoples of Canada include, as designated by the Canadian government, Inuit, Metis, and First Nations individuals and are officially considered Aboriginal peoples. [ 1]
Under the heading of "Equality Rights" this section states: 15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.