Equality

A Web of Instinct: Kahkewistahaw First Nation v Taypotat

Kahkewistahaw First Nation v Taypotat, 2015 SCC 30, is the Supreme Court of Canada’s ("SCC") most recent decision on equality. Coming in at a brief 35 paragraphs, this decision does not alter the law of section 15 of the Charter in any substantial way. Using the test laid out in Quebec v A, [2013] 1 SCR 61, Justice Abella […]

BC Teachers' Federation: A Finding of Discrimination Against Birth Mothers Affirmed by the SCC

On November 14, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its oral judgment in British Columbia Teachers' Federation v British Columbia Public School Employers' Association, 2014 SCC 70 [BC Teachers], overturning the British Columbia ("BC") Court of Appeal and affirming an arbitrator's finding of discrimination against birth mothers. The case hinged on the determination of whether parental leave […]