Fairness at the BC Human Rights Tribunal
There are a lot of people self-representing themselves in many legal avenues. Small claims courts, family law, and residential tribunals are just to name a few. Most people navigating the human rights tribunal are self-represented as well. What all these legal avenues have in common is that they are swamped with work, backed up, and […]
Wait Time for External Complaint Systems
Filing external complaints can take a long time BUT there are a few options to help speed things up. There are a lot of people filing complaints. Some of them are about being overcharged on bills from the government, to city bylaws, to very serious, immediate risks related to shelter. There are a large variety […]
Amending (Improving) a Complaint
I wrote my second human rights complaint at 4 am after very little sleep, was raging mad and didn’t look at it again until document disclosure time. Then I realized, opps! I need to amend my complaint. I don’t recommend you write your complaints at 4am. Lesson learned. Scream into a pillow and let it […]
District discretion – outside recommendations – denial reasonable
This case is from Manitoba. Cases in other provinces aren’t binding, but still influential and are used nationally in human rights complaints across Canada. We absolutely need to be aware of them. This is a case to be known. This parent lost her human rights complaint and filed a judicial review. She lost that as […]
Settlements
At any time, a settlement can occur during the human rights process. The BC HRT website also states that you can request a mediation meeting at any time. Some people file a human rights complaint and then, soon after, send a demand letter. Sometimes, if you tell the school that you filed a human rights […]
“It’s how your rights are DEFINED”
Law is fluid, and it changes. It can be bendy and a brick wall, all at the same time. Fun eh? We always need to keep pushing the line. We do this when we take our cases in front of the tribunal. Now parents can file a human rights complaint against their child’s school district […]
