Marcus McCann made arguments at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a Charter challenge seeking to strike Canada’s Criminal Code prohibitions related to sex work October 3-7, 2022. The challenge was launched by the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform, five current or former sex workers, and a former escort agency owner. Mr. […]
Read MoreMarcus McCann has ten years of experience with freedom of information requests as a lawyer and journalist. Here is a brief conversation with Marcus about the process. How difficult is it to file a freedom of information request? On its face, it’s not difficult at all. Anyone can do it. The first thing to do […]
After a forum moderator asked a user to stop using a Jesus fish logo in his posts, the matter was put to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal — which ultimately found no violation of the Code. One of the more difficult things the Tribunal does is decide whether an activity triggers the Code’s protection from […]
Yes, unfriending a co-worker can form part of a workplace harassment complaint. However, the issue is a little more complex than was first reported by various news media last month. Discussion was sparked by a ruling from Australia’s Fair Work Commission, which concluded in Roberts v View Launceston Property Ltd that a staff person at […]
It has now been almost twenty years since Ray Brillinger of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives walked into a downtown Toronto print shop and was refused service. The owner of the shop, Scott Brockie, objected to printing letterhead, envelopes and business cards for the archive because his religious beliefs forbade him from promoting the […]
A version of this talk was delivered to the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Class of 1975 Reunion on September 9, 2015 by Millard & Company Associate Marcus McCann. * I’ll keep this brief, because the message from the future is a bit of a downer. Tonight is rightly about celebrating your talents and […]
Guest post by Emily Burke The California Labour Commission recently deemed at least one Uber driver to be legally considered an employee rather than an independent contractor, despite Uber’s insistence that their drivers are the latter. Though Uber drivers pick up passengers and are paid to take them to their destination, the company argues it […]
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