In the Media

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered that Air Canada must reinstate Bakerlaw clients George Vilven and Neil Kelly, pilots who have been fighting to return to work and fly beyond Air Canada’s retirement age of 60.

Click here to read coverage in the Toronto Star.

Click here to read the Globe and Mail’s story on the case.

The Canadian Press recently covered the story of Hassan Almrei, who is bring an action against Federal agencies for his imprisonment for 8 years under a security certificate. Bakerlaw lawyer Nicole Chrolavicius is acting as co-counsel to Mr. Almrei on the case.

Click here to view the full article on Maclean's magazine's website.

The Law Times has published an editorial in support of Bakerlaw client Donna Jodhan's Charter of Rights challenge against the Federal Government over websites that are inaccessible to blind and partially sighted web users.

"The government should drop its reluctance and heed Jodhan’s call for improved accessibility," writes Glenn Kauth, the author of the editoral. "As the online world grows in importance, there’s no justification for leaving people with disabilities behind."

Click here to view the full editorial on the Law Times website.

Donna Jodhan's web accessibility Charter Challenge against the Federal Government was covered by a number of major media outlets. Bakerlaw's David Baker and Meryl Gary were in Federal Court from September 21st-23rd arguing Ms. Jodhan's case. The court is now resting, and has said that it deliver its verdict in approximate six months' time. Depending on the outcome, an appeal process could subsequently take place.

There was an excellent turn-out in court by members of the blind and partially sighted communities and their supporters, and at the conclusion of the hearings the judge noted the “unprecedented” level of interest in the case.

The governments of many countries, including the United States, EU member states and Australia have already made their websites accessible to blind users. Canada's Federal Government has refused to follow suit, despite the fact that accessible sites are easy and inexpensive to build and maintain.

Below are links to a few of the media stories on the case:

"Blind woman says federal websites discriminate against the visually impaired" by Laurie Monsebraaten, Toronto Star 2010/09/19. Click here to read the article.

"Blind woman challenges government web access" CBC.ca 2010/9/21. Click here to read the full story.

"Blind woman sues feds" As it Happens 2010/9 /20 Click here for the episode (audio interview is in Part Two of the broadcast).

"Blind woman sues government, says its websites are not accessible" Globe and Mail (Canadian Press2010/9/21). Cick here for the full story.

Bakerlaw 's Nicole Chrolavicius has settled a key human rights complaint against Air Canada on grounds of racial profiling.

Click here to read the full story in the Toronto Star.

Bakerlaw will soon be headed to federal court with client Donna Jodhan. Jodhan, who is among approximately 10 per cent of the population with vision disabilities, is asking the government to provide vision impaired Canadians with equal access to government information and services online. Bakerlaw hopes to compel the government to update its web accessibility standards and ensure its websites are accessible to all Canadians.

Click here to read more at thestar.com.

Bakerlaw has received more than 850 new documents from federal lawyers in the case of firm client Benamar Benatta. As CTV news today reported, the disclosure of hundreds of new pages of information spanning several years comes despite previous assurances there were no further records relevant to the case.

Click here to read more at CTV.ca.

The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Bakerlaw client, the West Toronto Diamond Community Group. The decision upholds a previous Canadian Transportation Agency ruling stating that residents of the Junction area were suffering undue harm as a result of pile driving by GO Transit in the West Toronto Diamond Grade Seperation Project.

Click here to read more from InsideToronto.com.

Click here to read an editorial from the Toronto Star on thestar.com .

The latest news in Bakerlaw client Benamar Benatta's case was covered in an article in today's Globe & Mail. Click here to read the full story on the Globe's website.

Bakerlaw lawyer Nicole Chrolavicius appears on CTV's Canada AM with client Benamar Benatta. To view the clip, "Seeking an Apology: Benamar Benatta Speaks of His Ordeal of Being Tortured and Wrongly Imprisoned" click here.

Bakerlaw client Benamar Benatta is featured in a Toronto Star Editorial entitled "Shrugging Off Torture". To read the editorial, click here.

Click here to read our client Benamar Benatta's Op Ed piece, "Bitter anniversary for rendition victim" in the Toronto Star

The Canadian Association of Retired People (CARP) recently published an article on the issue of reimbursement for necessary out-of-country medical services.

The piece notes Bakerlaw's extensive work on this issue in the courts, and includes discussion from Nicole Chrolavicius on this important healthcare issue.

Click here to read the article on CARP's website.

Click here to learn more about Bakerlaw's health law practice.

On March 12th of this year, the Federal Court of Appeal in Toronto ruled in an important case launched by Bakerlaw and its client Democracy Watch that Canada's Lobbyists' Code of Conduct should prohibit a lobbyist from doing anything to create a private interest for a public office holder that may compete with that public office holder's public duty.

PublicValues.ca, a news organization that reports on privatization and the preservation of public services, today reported on the case. Click here to read the full story on the PublicValues.ca website and learn more.

In January of this year, Bakerlaw clients won a landmark ruling requiring airlines to provide an extra seat to disabled Canadians for a medical attendant or if required by their condition.

The decision takes effect on January 9th, 2009. In the meantime, unfortunately, Air Canada has required a Newfoundland woman to pay for an extra seat because her leg is in a cast and cannot be bent.

Click here to read the Western Star's report.