Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The exclusion of the Charter and Human Rights in the new Alberta Education Act
Alberta is poised to wipe all references to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and provincial Human Rights out of its Education act, after pressure from home-schooling advocates. Opposition politicians say the Redford government is pandering, civil libertarians worry the government is lowering human rights protections and a national school board association is pleased they got a compromise.