WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand provides comment to CBC on human rights complaints pertaining to municipalities not flying Pride flags
On April 27, 2023, WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand, who is a former Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, was interviewed by the CBC’s Allision Devereaux on the human […]
Annual Update on Human Rights – Canadian Bar Association
Partners Megan Mah and Daniel Wong will be in attendance at the Canadian Bar Association’s 2023 Annual Update on Human Rights, which will be held on May 24, 2023. The […]
Toronto HRA Micro-Conference – Lancaster House
Partner Megan Mah will speak during the Toronto Human Rights and Accommodation Micro-Conference, hosted by Lancaster House, on Wednesday, April 19. Megan’s session, “One Size Does Not Fit All: Fashioning […]
Constitutional and Human Rights Law Online Symposium – Canadian Bar Association
Partner Megan Mah will co-chair the Canadian Bar Association’s Constitutional and Human Rights Online Symposium on April 18, 2023. The session will focus on emerging issues in Constitutional Law and […]
WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand provides comment to the National Post on human rights complaint
WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand provided comment to Tom Blackwell of the National Post in an article published on January 13, 2023, entitled “Gym target of ‘ludicrous’ human-rights complaint for following […]
Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities: Current Issues and Practical Strategies – Ontario Bar Association
Partner Megan Mah will co-chair an OBA Constitutional Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Program on Wednesday, November 23rd. Titled Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities: Current Issues and Practical Strategies, this […]
Ageism in the Workplace – Ontario Bar Association
Partner Megan Mah will serve as the Program co-Chair of Ageism in the Workplace, a comprehensive, webcast-only program held by the Ontario Bar Association on Monday, October 31st. The program […]
WeirFoulds Represents Intervening Racialized Clinic Coalition in Toussaint v. Canada
A recent decision issued by Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell made national news by granting Nell Toussaint the right to sue the Canadian federal government for failure to provide […]
WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand provides comment to The Canadian Press on the Commissioner for Emergencies Act inquiry
On April 26, 2022, The Canadian Press published “Commissioner for Emergencies Act inquiry ‘thoughtful’ and ‘decisive’: colleagues” by Erika Ibrahim. With the inquiry into the government’s use of the Emergencies […]
WeirFoulds welcomes associate Seth Holland to the Labour and Employment Law Practice Group
WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome Seth Holland as an Associate to the firm’s Labour and Employment Law Practice Group. Seth practices in all areas of labour, employment, and human rights […]
WeirFoulds stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine
WeirFoulds stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, those in the surrounding regions, and everyone affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including colleagues and clients in Canada and abroad. […]
WeirFoulds EDI 2021 Year in Review
As we settle into 2022, our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (“EDI”) Committee is reflecting on its accomplishments in 2021 and setting goals for the upcoming year. Part of this reflection […]
Raj Anand writes to the editor of The Globe and Mail regarding Quebec’s Bill 21 and the recent dismissal of a teacher for wearing a hijab
Raj Anand, WeirFoulds partner and former Chief Commissioner of Ontario Human Rights Commission wrote a letter to the editor of The Globe and Mail, published on December 15, 2021. The letter […]
The Right to be Heard
The Right to be Heard [1] There is a very poignant scene in the 1988 film The Accused[2] in which Jodie Foster’s character, Sarah Tobias, is lying in a hospital […]
Partner Raj Anand receives the 2021 SOAR Medal
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Partner Raj Anand has received the 2021 Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (“SOAR”) Medal. SOAR is a non-government, non-partisan organization of agency chairs, […]