“The Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes the historic $40 billion dollar agreement-in-principle to reform the First Nations child and family services program, to ensure Canada’s implementation of Jordan’s Principle, and to compensate some 200,000 First Nations children and families who suffered as a result of Canada’s discriminatory funding of these services.

Today, International Human Rights Day, we owe it to ourselves to understand what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canadian Human Rights Act tell us.

Today on Human Rights Day, the Law Commission of Ontario, the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the Canadian Human Rights Commission announced a joint research and policy initiative to examine human rights issues in the development, use and governance of artificial intelligence and algorithms in Canada and specifically in Ontario.

As we mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, it is an opportunity for everyone in Canada to reaffirm our commitment to inclusion and equality by reflecting on how we can eliminate barriers for people with disabilities. It is also an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions and achievements of people with disabilities across Canada.

As we mark National Housing Day today, Canada’s worsening housing crisis is more concerning than ever. It is unacceptable in a country like Canada that an increasing number of people are homeless, facing evictions, or cannot find an affordable place to live.

Vaccination is the most important public health tool at our disposal to reduce the risk of COVID‑19. It is important that those who can get the vaccine do so – to protect themselves, their colleagues, families, friends and communities.

The Big Three: Key inclusion principles for Canadian businesses, Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission

On the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge and commemorate the devastating legacy of residential schools, where tens of thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and forcibly separated from their language and culture. Many never returned home.

The hate, intolerance, and violence on display during this election was unprecedented, unacceptable, and frightening.