The Complainant filed a complaint with the Yukon Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”). The Commission decided that the complaint should be referred for settlement discussions. If unsuccessful, then it should be referred to the Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication (“the Board”). Then, the Commission sent a letter to the Board advising that the Respondent…
During the cross-examination of one of the Respondents, she was provided with a document that was not officially entered into evidence. The Respondent’s lawyer immediately objected and told the Chief Adjudicator of the Board of Adjudication (“the Board”) that the document was a transcript of a tape recording made by one of the Complainants during…
The Complainant raised a conflict of interest issue in the hearing of her complaint. A member of the Board of Adjudication (“the Board”) – Ms. E – had an administrative role with a mental health organization the Complainant had worked with. The Complainant’s lawyers initially stated that this was not an issue of bias. Rather,…
The Yukon Human Rights Commission and March v. Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication and Yukon Government case was appealed to the Court of Appeal of the Yukon Territory (“the Court”). Ultimately, the Court agreed with the Supreme Court of Yukon decision (“the Supreme Court”). The Complainant had argued that the Board was incorrect and…
The Government of Yukon v. McBee, Yukon Human Rights Commission and Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication case was appealed to the Court of Appeal (“the Court”). The Yukon Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) brought forth the following issues: The Supreme Court of Yukon (“Supreme Court”) does not have the power to order the remedies…
** Note: This document contains some vulgar language that may be upsetting to some readers. The Complainant submitted a complaint to the Yukon Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”). In the complaint, he alleged that the Town of Faro (“the Town”) had discriminated against him on the basis of his “ancestry, including colour and race” during…
The Molloy v Property Management, Yukon Government case was appealed to the Supreme Court of Yukon (“the Court”). In the appeal, the Yukon Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) sought to overturn the Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication’s (“the Board”) decision to allow the no-evidence motion. The Court found that the Board did have the…
Due to the length of time that would be taken by the Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication (“the Board”) to make a decision on the Les Carpenter & Yukon Human Rights Commission v Town of Faro case, the Board decided to release an interim decision with a brief description of its reasons. See the…
The Complainant appealed the decision made by the Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication (“the Board”) in the case March v Yukon Government. The appeal was brought to the Supreme Court of Yukon (“the Court”). The main argument brought forth in this appeal was the following. When making the decision, the Board mostly focused on…
The Complainant submitted a complaint to the Yukon Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) alleging that the Respondent Company had discriminated against her on the basis of mental disability. The Complainant has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). With the help of the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society of the Yukon (FASSY) and its support workers, she was…