Not exact matches
(10) The International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights (hereinafter ICESCR) has stayed in principle with the same
definition with some additional key - points such as «sense
of one's dignity» and «enabling effective
participation in a free society».
It has evaded standard rule - making procedures designed to collect evidence and encourage public
participation; ignored the Supreme Court's interpretation
of Title IX; pressured schools to adopt disciplinary proceedings that deny due process to the accused; insisted upon a
definition of sexual harassment so broad that it threatens free speech on campus; and created within colleges units dedicated to reeducating students on all matters sexual and on the dictates
of «
social justice.»
The Report Card is released on Persons Day, the historic day in 1929 when the first women in Canada were finally included in the legal
definition of «persons,» and serves as an important reminder
of how far we still need to go to ensure all women's full and equal
participation in the
social and economic life
of our province.