Ezra Levant of Rebel News in conversation with Professor Bruce Pardy, executive director of Rights Probe and law professor at Queen’s University. This excerpt is from a long form interview between Ezra Levant and Prof. Pardy. The recent Aboriginal title rulings in British Columbia have created a property rights crisis that extends beyond the province, […]
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The Ezra Levant Show: Professor Bruce Pardy discusses his recent Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy paper on equality before the law in Canada. Offering seats on post-secondary campuses or employment on the basis of skin colour is an indication of the extent to which Canadian courts have redefined the equality clause in the Constitution to […]
The Ezra Levant Show: Professor Bruce Pardy describes calls for reparations in Canada “political nonsense”. Punishing people for things they did not do, and rewarding people for damages they did not suffer runs contrary to the premise of how liability claims are (or were) handled in Canada, he says. In regards to Section 15(2) of […]
By David Blaff | Published by the National Post Summary In Canada, equity, not equality, is constitutionally protected, allowing for lawful discrimination against certain groups, particularly straight white men, argues Prof. Bruce Pardy in a new report for the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy. Prof. Pardy asserts that equal treatment and equity are mutually exclusive. […]
The shift from equality of opportunity to equity is seen as a broader trend in Canadian universities that is symptomatic of a larger crisis, where identity politics may overshadow rigorous academic standards. By Patrick Keeney | The Epoch Times Summary Toronto Metropolitan University’s recent decision to reserve seats in its new medical school based on race […]