Classes will proceed in the order indicated below. Students are responsible to check off the classes as they are completed and to always be mindful of the objectives and requirements associated with the next class. Students are expected to complete any required reading and print off any handouts for a given class BEFORE that class.

Unit #6: Human Rights In Canada

Lesson: 59    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Introduction to Human Rights; Federal and provincial human rights legislation (Bill of Rights, Canadian Human Rights Act; Ontario Human Rights Code, Charter of Rights and Freedoms)
References: text, chapter #6; political self-analysis (handout)

Lesson: 60    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: The Bill of Rights; Contrasting the Bill of Rights with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
References: text, chapter #6

Lesson: 61    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Exploring the Ontario Human Rights Code: scope of the code (area and grounds); prohibited activities: harassment, sexual harassment, poisoned environment, constructive discrimination, systemic discrimination
Reference: text, chapters #6; class notes

Lesson: 62    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Exploring the Ontario Human Rights Commission: the OHRC complaint process, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, remedies under the Ontario Human Rights Code

Reference: text, chapters #6; class notes

Lesson: 63    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Enforcement of Human Rights in Ontario: case studies of human rights complaints in Ontario
Reference: text, chapter #6; class notes

Lesson: 64    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Exploring the Canadian Human Rights Act: purpose of the Act, scope of the Act (area and grounds)
Reference: text, chapters #6

Lesson: 65    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Exploring the Canadian Human Rights Commission : CHRC complaint process, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, remedies under the Canadian Human Rights Act
Reference: text, chapters #6

Lesson: 66    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Exploring the Charter of Rights and Freedoms: guaranteed rights and freedoms
Reference: chapters #7

Lesson: 67    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Exploring limitations to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms: limitations of the Charter; criticisms of the Charter
Reference: chapters #6, 7 and 8

Lesson: 68    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Exploring the proportionality test: landmark cases regarding the proportionality test; R. v. Oakes, 1986; R. v. Butler, 1992
Reference: chapters #6, 7 and 8

Lesson: 69    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Unit Review: Human Rights and Freedoms
Reference: review sheet

Lesson: 70    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Unit test: Human Rights and Freedoms
Reference: review sheet; text: chapters 6, 7, and 8.

Unit #7: Regulatory Law (Seminar Unit)

Lesson: 71    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Labour Unions in Canada: history of labour unions in Canada; closed, union and agency shops; collective bargaining; mediation, arbitration, strike, and lockouts; the future of organized labour
Text Reference: Text, chapter #12; handout: "History of Labour in Canada"

Lesson: 72    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Seminar Work Period
Reference: (various handouts and text page references are provided in the lesson plans below)

Lesson: 73    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Labour Regulations: Canada Labour Code and the Ontario Labour Relations Act: 
Text Reference: Text, chapter #12

Lesson: 74    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Pay Equity: Pay Equity Act, The Pay Equity Commission, and the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal  
Text Reference: Text, chapter #6, page 178; chapter 8, pages 228 - 229; handout: "Pay Equity versus Equal Pay"

Lesson: 75    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Ontario's Employment Standards and Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights: Employment Standards Act, minimum wages, hours of work, etc.; Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993
Text Reference: Text, chapter #12, pages 372-373; chapter 13

Lesson: 76    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Environmental Regulation: the Environmental Protection Act and the Environmental Assessment Act:
Text Reference: Text, chapter #13

Unit #8: International Law

Lesson: 77    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: The Origins of International Law; the legal nature of international law; sources of international law.
Reference: Text, chapter #14, pages 444 - 467

Lesson: 78   (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Issues in International Law
Text Reference: Text, chapter #14, pages 457 - 459

Lesson: 79    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Collective Security: the League of Nations; the United Nations
Reference: Text, chapter #15, pages 474 - 486

Lesson: 80    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Resolving International Disputes: peacefully and with force
Reference: text, chapter #15, pages 487 - 491, and 493 - 500

Lesson: 81    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: Unit Test: International Law
Reference: (see review sheet)

Exam Preparation

Lesson: 82    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: *** Exam Review ***
Reference: (see exam review sheet)

Lesson: 83    (Date Completed: _______________________)
Topic: *** Exam Review ***
Reference: (see exam review sheet)