Ontario Human rights Reform - A call to Action

• Click here to download in MS Word format the November 2012 Final Report of the Pinto Review of Human Rights Enforcement in Ontario that the McGuinty Government made public on November 8, 2012
• NEW TORONTO STAR ON-LINE GUEST COLUMN CO-WRITTEN BY AODA ALLIANCE CHAIR IDENTIFIES BARRIERS TO ENFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONTARIO –AND -- TODAY IS TTC ANNUAL ACCESSIBILITY PUBLIC FORUM
• ANDREW PINTO REFUSES TO READ THE AODA ALLIANCE'S SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW – AODA ALLIANCE URGES MR. PINTO TO RECONSIDER THAT DECISION – AND MORE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PINTO REVIEW
• AODA ALLIANCE SUBMITS A SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW – AODA ALLIANCE ALSO RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF US LEVELLED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE
• Click here to download in MS Word format the Human Rights Legal Support Centre's March 13, 2012 letter to the AODA Alliance and the AODA Alliance's April 11, 2012 reply
• Click here to download in MS Word format our April 12, 2012 Supplemental Brief to the Pinto Human Rights Code Review
• HOW IS OUR CAMPAIGN FOR A FULLY ACCESSIBLE ONTARIO GOING? SAMPLING FROM MEDIA AROUND ONTARIO ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AODA
• BITS AND PIECES OF IMPORTANT NEWS ON THE CAMPAIGN FOR A FULLY-ACCESSIBLE ONTARIO
• PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW RESTORES CANCELLED THUNDER BAY PUBLIC HEARINGS AFTER AODA ALLIANCE GETS CBC TO COVER ITS EARLIER CANCELLATION –THUNDER BAY PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE APRIL 4, 2012
• Two quick ways you can help our accessibility campaign
• AODA ALLIANCE MAKES TWO-HOUR PRESENTATION AT ANDREW PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW STAKEHOLDER MEETING—AND MORE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PINTO REVIEW
• PLEASE TELL THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW If YOU ENDORSE THE AODA ALLIANCE'S FINAL MARCH 1, 2012 BRIEF ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONTARIO –AODA ALLIANCE CALLS FOR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM, TO ENSURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR DISCRIMINATION VICTIMS
• Click here to download in MS Word format our March 1, 2012 final brief to the Andrew Pinto Human Rights Code Review
• AODA ALLIANCE TO MAKE PRESENTATION TO PINTO REVIEW ON FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2012 – AND STILL MORE NEWS ON THE PINTO REVIEW
• USE THESE HELPFUL TIPS FOR MAKING A PRESENTATION TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE'S PUBLIC HEARINGS OR SENDING IN WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS – AND SEND US FEEDBACK ON OUR DRAFT BRIEF TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW
• CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IN MS WORD FORMAT OUR FEBRUARY 9, 2012 DRAFT BRIEF TO THE ANDREW PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW AND SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK ON IT
• USE THESE HELPFUL TIPS FOR MAKING A PRESENTATION TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE'S PUBLIC HEARINGS OR SENDING IN WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS – AND SEND US FEEDBACK ON OUR DRAFT BRIEF TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW
• MORE PROBLEMS WITH PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW -- PINTO REVIEW BELATEDLY SETS TIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC FORUMS, WRONGLY CANCELS THUNDER BAY FORUM AND FINALLY EXTENDS DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR A STAKEHOLDER MEETING -- GIVE US FEEDBACK ON OUR DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR BRIEF TO THE PINTO REVIEW
• JUST-RELEASED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE 2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT DOCUMENTS THAT THE CENTRE WARNED MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT IT COULDN'T PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SERVICE FROM 2008-2010 – AND MORE NEWS ON UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW
• AODA ALLIANCE URGES PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TO GIVE THE PUBLIC MORE TIME TO GIVE INPUT INTO ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM -- WE ASK HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL, COMMISSION AND LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE TO DISCLOSE MORE ABOUT THEIR OPERATIONS –MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT URGED TO MAKE PUBLIC THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE
• READ WHAT THE HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE HAVE DISCLOSED AS OF JANUARY 23, 2012 ABOUT THEIR WORK ON ENFORCING THE ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE UNDER BILL 107
• SIGN UP - TO TELL THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW WHAT YOU THINK OF THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT'S PRIVATIZING HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT - AND TELL THE PINTO REVIEW IF YOU SUPPORT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO FIX PROBLEMS WITH THE PINTO REVIEW'S CONSULTATIONS
• Read the December 23, 2011 Consultation Paper of the Andrew Pinto Review of Bill 107's Privatization of Human Rights Enforcement in Ontario
• MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT DUCKS COMPLAINT ABOUT ITS CONTROVERSIAL CHOICE OF WHOM TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BILL 107
• AODA ALLIANCE CALLS ON Independent Review OF ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT TO HOLD OPEN,ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC HEARINGS
• PLEASE ENDORSE THE AODA ALLIANCE'S REQUEST OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE TO DISCLOSE DETAILS ON ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONTARIO
• FOR AN Independent Review OF ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM, THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT APPOINTS A BILL 107 SUPPORTER, WHO PUBLICLY OPPOSED THE AODA ALLIANCE'S POSITION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT
• WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR ENFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONTARIO?
• AT AODA ALLIANCE'S REQUEST, ELECTIONS ONTARIO EXTENDS DEADLINE TO JUNE 3, 2011 TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON ACCESSIBILITY OF PROPOSED OCTOBER 2011 ELECTION'S POLLING STATION LOCATIONS
• IS YOUR POLLING STATION AT TODAY'S FEDERAL ELECTION ACCESSIBLE – IF NOT, MAKE SURE ELECTIONS ONTARIO DOESN'T USE THE SAME SITE FOR VOTING IN THE OCTOBER 2011 ONTARIO ELECTION
• Toronto Star Report Proves AODA Alliance Correctly Predicted Problems with McGuinty Government’s 2006 Privatization of Human Rights Enforcement in Ontario
• AODA Alliance’s Brief to Standing Committee on Government Agencies Reveals Broken Government Commitments on Reforms to Human Rights Enforcement
• AODA Alliance Tells Legislature’s Standing Committee That Most New Discrimination Claimants at the Human Rights Tribunal Have No Lawyer, and that Bill 107 Just Shuffled the Human Rights Caseload Backlog from the Human Rights Commission to the Human Rights Tribunal
• Download this MS Word version of the AODA Alliance's February 6, 2009 Brief to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, concerning the Ontario Legislature's Standing Committee on Government Agencies
• AODA Alliance Holds Joint Queen's Park News Conference on the June 30, 2008 Launch of Bill 107's Privatization of Human Rights Enforcement - Unveiling List of the McGuinty Government's 10 Commitments on what Bill 107 Will Give You, and Internal Government Documents Casting Doubt on Whether it will Deliver on these Promises
• Download the Human Rights Commission’s organization chart (MS Word format).
  
  Download the Human Rights Legal Support Centre’s organization chart (PDF format).
  
  To download the Human Rights Tribunal’s organization chart (MS Word format).
• Presentations at July 2, 2008 Queen's Park News Conference
• Ten Key Government Commitments on Bill 107 Human Rights Reform
• Listen to the June 13, 2008 Panel on Bill 107's Implementation with AODA Alliance's David Lepofsky and Executive Director of the Human Rights Legal Support Centre, Kathy Laird, at a Toronto Conference of Community Living Ontario (MP3 format)
• Tell The Human Rights Tribunal If You Support our Proposals On The Tribunal's Proposed Accessibility Policy
• Human Rights Tribunal Finally Announces its Final Rules of Procedure for Handling Human Rights Cases, Rejecting Most AODA Alliance Recommendations
• What Will Happen To The 4,000 Discrimination Cases At The Ontario Human Rights Commission On June 30, 2008 When Bill 107 Goes Into Operation?
• Toronto Star Guest Column Details Problems With Human Rights Tribunal’s Proposed New Rules For Discrimination Cases
• Eight Weeks Before Bill 107 Goes Into Full Operation, Is The New Human Rights Enforcement System Ready For Day One?
• Email The Human Rights Tribunal To Support The AODA Alliance Brief Regarding The Tribunal’s Proposed Rules Of Procedure
• Human Rights Tribunal’s Proposed New Rules Would Erect Barriers Impeding Discrimination Victims From Access To Justice, and Give Tribunal Sweeping, Excessive Powers – Please Endorse Concerns Raised In The New AODA Alliance Brief
• Viewing The 2008 Ontario Budget Through A Disability Lens How Does It Look?
• Human Rights Tribunal Consults on Important New Rules for Enforcing Human Rights - But Who Even Knows This Consultation is Going On?
• McGuinty Government’s Fall 2007 Toronto Public Meeting on Human Rights Reform Reveals Serious Problems with Bill 107’s Implementation
• Some Serious Concerns about Human rights Tribunal's Proposed New Interim Rules of Procedure
• Attend and Raise Questions at Government's November Public Meetings on Changes to Human Rights Enforcement
• What does Ontario's March 22, 2007 budget include for accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities?
• March 22, 2007 - new AODA Alliance Discussion Paper on Bill 107's Implementation. By the Human rights Tribunal
• March 21, 2007 - Watch the McGuinty Government's 2007 Budget for Disability Funding Commitments
• March 12, 2007 - AODA A Call for Broad Public Consultations on Bill 107's Implementation
• January 26, 2007 - Raise Bill 107 in Feb 8 2007 Ontario By-Elections
• December 8, 2006 - Which MPPs Voted For or Against Bill 107 on Third Reading?
• December 8, 2006 - Third Reading Debate on Bill 107 December 4, 2006 this is an html file already so it should be easier to post
• December 7, 2006 - McGuinty Liberals Pass Bill 107 -Human Rights Enforcement is Privatized
• December 7, 2006 - Final Text of Bill 107 as Passed by The Ontario Legislature on Third Reading December 5, 2006
• December 7, 2006 - 4th Day of Toronto Public Hearings November 23, 2006
• December 7, 2006 - Second Batch of McGuinty Government Motions to Amend Bill 107 again please email me the url
• December 7, 2006 - Conservative Party's package of Proposed Amendments to Bill 107 that the McGuinty Government Defeated
• December 6, 2006 - Third Day of Toronto Public Hearings November 22, 2006
• December 1, 2006 - Second Day of Toronto Public Hearings on Bill 107 November 16, 2006
• November 29, 2006 - Recent Developments on Bill 107
• November 28, 2006 - McGuinty Government Releases Seriously Deficient Amendments to Bill 107
• AODA Alliance's Final Brief on Bill 107 to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy
  • Online
  • Downloadable MS Word
• November 28, 2006 - More Media and More Legislative Exchanges on McGuinty Muzzle Motion
• November 27, 2006 - First Day of Toronto Public Hearings on Bill 107 November 15, 2006
• November 27, 2006 - McGuinty Muzzle Motion is an Even Bigger Flip-Flop
• November 26, 2006 - AODA Alliance's November 26 2006 Toronto Sun Guest Column on Bill 107
• November 25, 2006 - Media Mourns McGuinty Muzzle Motion
• November 24, 2006 - Legal Aid Refuses to Operate McGuinty's Promised Human Rights Legal Support Centre
• November 24, 2006 - Text of Legislature Debates over McGuinty's Motion to Shut Down Bill 107 Public Hearings
• November 23, 2006 - Toronto Star Editorial Blasts McGuinty for Shutting Down Promised Bill 107 Public Hearings
• Download and listen to David Lepofsky's November 22, 2006 Interview on CBC Radio 1 Ontario Today Program
• November 22, 2006 - Keep Up Pressure on McGuinty Government for Shutting Down Bill 107 Public Hearings
• November 21, 2006 - McGuinty Government Blasted in Legislature for Plans to shut Down Promised Bill 107 Public Hearings
• November 21, 2006 - Call Premier McGuinty to Oppose Shutting Down Schedule Bill 107 Public Hearings
• November 20, 2006 - McGuinty Liberals to Shut Down Scheduled Public Hearings on Bill 107 to Muzzle Their Critics
• November 19, 2006 - McGuinty Government's announcement of amendments to Bill 107 is thin gruel that won't fix this flawed bill
• November 14 2006 - Three more developments on the eve of resumption of public hearings on Bill 107
• November 14, 2006 - Checklist for Assessing McGuinty Government's Forthcoming Amendments to Bill 107
• November 13, 2006 - More media coverage of last week's Queen's Park news conference on the controversial Bill 107
• November 10, 2006 - Media Coverage from the November 9, 2006 Bill 107 News Conference
• November 9, 2006 - New Phase in Campaign to Strengthen Human rights Commission Unveiled at Queen's Park News conference
• November 6, 2006 - Please Endorse New Blueprint for Reforming Ontario's Under-Funded Human Rights system
• November 3, 2005 - Book time slot now at the upcoming Bill 107 public hearings
• October 19, 2006 - Toronto Star Reports on Progress of Campaign Against Weakening The Human Rights Commission Via The Controversial Bill 107
• Send Letters to the editor to Toronto Star Re Bill 107
• Raise bill 107 at By-Election All Candidates Debates
• AODA Alliance's September 1, 2006 News Release
• Raise Bill 107 in Upcoming Toronto By-Election Campaign
• AODA Alliance takes action in response to recently-revealed legal aid Ontario document showing Mcguinty Government still doesn’t know how it will deliver on its pledge to ensure publicly-funded independent legal counsel to all human rights complainants
• Please Sign Up for bill 107 toronto Public Hearings
• Bill 107 public Hearings
  • Text of 1st Day of Bill 107 Public Hearings august 8, 2006 London
  • Text of 2nd Day of Bill 107 Public Hearings August 9, 2006 Ottawa
  • Text of 3rd Day of bill 107 Public Hearings August 10, 2006 Thunder Bay

• August 18, 2006 - Strong Opposition to Bill 107 Dominates First Three Days of Public Hearings

• Download and listen to AODA Alliance Human rights Reform Representative David Lepofsky's August 10, 2006 CBC Radio Thunder Bay interview

• Tips on What you Might Say at Bill 107 Public Hearings

• Tips for Bill 107 Public Hearings

• July 27, 2006 - Is the Mcguinty Government thinking that some new “quick fix” funding will repair the controversial Bill 107?

• July 18, 2006 - Only Three Days Left To Sign Up For Ottawa, Thunder Bay And London Hearings On The Controversial Bill 107

• Draft Submission To The Standing Committee On Justice Policy On Bill 107, The Proposed Ontario Human Rights Code Amendment Act

• Download the complete Draft Submission Document on Bill 107

• July 15, 2006 - AODA alliance makes Public a Draft submission on Bill 107 for your Feedback

• July 11, 2006 - Come To A Toronto Public Event Where Bill 107 To Be Discussed and More Media Coverage Of Bill 107

• Human Rights Commission Voices Concerns with Bill 107

• AODA Alliance Writes Ontario Government, and Standing Committee Issues News Release

• June 28, 2006 - More Media Coverage on bill 107

• Legislature gives the controversial bill 107 approval on second reading and refers the bill to standing committee for public hearings

• Fact Check on Ontario Government Statements Re bill 107

• May 26, 2006 - Controversy Over Bill 107 Gets Media Coverage Around Ontario

• What the AODA Alliance said at the Queen's Park News Conference on May 19, 2006

• May 18, 2006 - Newest AODA Alliance Action Kit on Bill 107

• May 15, 2006 - AODA Alliance calls on attorney general to ensure forthcoming public hearings on bill 107 will be fair,open and accessible, and to correct the attorney general’s inaccurate statement about the AODA Alliance in legislature

• May 12, 2006 - Attorney General schedules and then cancels meeting with AODA Alliance delegation

• May 8, 2006 - AODA Alliance Releases Preliminary Response to The Mcguinty Government’s Human Rights Bill

• April 4, 2006 - Toronto Star Columnist Calls AODA Alliance News Conference Speakers “Chicken Littles” - and Other Developments

• AODA Alliance's Discussion Paper on Options for Reforming Human Rights Enforcement in Ontario

• Attend Major Toronto Public Forum On Government’s Plans To Weaken Human Rights Commission And Privatize Human Rights Enforcement

• March 28, 2006 - Ontario Government Finally Writes AODA Alliance About Human Rights Reform Issue But With Little Information - AODA Alliance Writes Back Quickly

• March 29, 2006 - Ontario’s Attorney General Publicly Refuses To Commit To Consulting With Public Before Introducing Legislation To Weaken The Ontario Human Rights Code - Claims He’s Consulted But Doesn’t Acknowledge The Major Disability Organizations He’s Ignored

• The St. Catharines Standard March 25, 2006 Human Rights 'modernization' is actually a step backwards

• Community Organizations Are Outraged At Proposed OHRC Changes

• The Toronto Star - March 22 2006 - Involve community in policy decisions Who will benefit from rights plan

• The Toronto Star - March 23 2006 - Hope reforms will redress unfairness Reforms to rights agency opposed March 17.

• The Toronto Star - March 21, 2006 - Who will benefit from rights plan? Reform to rights agency opposed March 17

• Disability coalition urges McGuinty government to halt plans to weaken human rights commission

• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update

• Downloadable audio recording of the presentation by the AODA Alliance at its March 16, 2006 news conference
  Speakers include: AODA Alliance Chair Catherine Dunphy, AODA Alliance Vice-Chair Gary Malkowski (through an ASL interpreter) and former ODA Committee Chair David Lepofsky

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