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Proposed Autism Class Action to be Discontinued
The plaintiffs in a proposed class action Sagharian et al. v. Ontario will make a motion to the Court on April 25, 2012 to discontinue the action. Click here for the Notice containing full details.…
David Baker participates in AEBC Workshop
David Baker recently participated in the 2011 Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians conference in Brantford Ontario. Mr. Baker spoke at a workshop on filing a human rights complaint. Click here for the audio stream.…
David Baker speaks at Supreme Court of Canada
David Baker recently gave a submission at the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada.
The case concerns the authority of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to award costs to complainants who are successful in advancing claims of discriminatory treatment in contravention of the Canadian Human Rights Act.…
Law Commission of Ontario Commissions Paper from Bakerlaw on Rights to Disability-Related Supports
As part of the Law Commission’s project to develop a coherent framework for the Law as it Affects Persons with Disabilities, it commissioned six research papers, including a paper from Cara Wilkie, Meryl Zisman Gary and David Baker on the Right to Disability-Related Supports.…
Bakerlaw staff complete new research paper
Bakerlaw senior associate David Baker and articling student Erin Hallock have completed a new paper entitled “The Relationship Between Long-Term Disability Benefits and The Duty to Accommodate: The Plaintiff’s Perspective.”
Click here for the full paper in Word format.
Bakerlaw completes second Barrier Free Manitoba report
Bakerlaw has completed a second paper for Barrier Free Manitoba on the best approach to standards-based accessibility legislation. This paper addresses the benefits of a centralized approach (where all standards are developed by one body) and a dispersed approach (where multiple government bodies are involved in preparing and enforcing standards).…