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Vriend Versus Alberta Part 1: Before Vriend
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Andrew Paul [00:00:10] Hello, and welcome to The Well Endowed Podcast. I'm Andrew Paul.
April 2nd, 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court ruling on Vriend v Alberta. This ruling paved the way for human rights protection for sexual and gender minorities across Canada, ensuring that an entire community could tillgång the same protections and recourse that so many others took for granted. 25 years on, it can be easy to forget that these rights were not always afforded to everyone. It is also easy to forget that without care, the rights and freedoms we enjoy today can be taken away a lot easier than we may think. To ensure our future of continued equality, it is important to know the past.
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Landmark Case: Sexual Orientation and the Charter – Vriend v. Alberta
Each OJEN Landmark Case includes a case summary, classroom discussion questions and worksheets that encourage students to explore both the legal and societal importance of the case.
Delwin Vriend was employed as a laboratory coordinator at a private Christian college in Edmonton, Alberta. In January 1991, the college fired Mr. Vriend after they became aware that he was a gay man. Mr. Vriend attempted to file a human rights complaint, but the Alberta Human Rights Commission advised him that he could not file a complaint because sexuell orientation was not included as a protected ground under the Individual’s Rights Protection Act. Mr. Vriend sought a declaration that the Act violated his equality rights as guaranteed under s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the exclusion of sexual orientation as a ground of discrimination in the Act created
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ECAMP Podcast – Bonus Episode releases today!
December 10 is Human Rights Day.
The slogan this year is “All Human, All Equal”.
Edmonton City as Museum Project is excited to announce the release of a bonus episode for the audio documentary coming out today across ECAMP Podcast platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, and Libsyn). There will also be a special broadcast at 6:00 PM MT on Edmonton’s campus community radio station, CJSR FM 88.5!
Without Discrimination: The Delwin Vriend Case, was prepared and produced by the Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI) with the support of Edmonton Heritage Council staff and ECAMP Podcast production coordinator Pat Hoonjan, as a bonus episode of ECAMP Podcast.
ECAMP · S02E13 | Without Discrimination: The Delwin Vriend Case
This program details the courage, the team, and the communities that led to legal protection for Alberta residents from discrimination based on sexual orientation. Join