Equity & Human Rights

Condemn the Massacre of South African Miners Demonstration outside the Consulate of South Africa in...

The Ontario Federation of Labour will be hosting an Equity Conference from November 9 to...

On the opening day of the OFL’s Out@Work Conference, delegates were joined by NDP MPP...

The people of Grassy Narrows have sustained themselves for thousands of years on their traditional...

(TORONTO, ON) — Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President Sid Ryan today responded to a damning report on the police use of excessive force during the 2010 G20 Summit in Toronto by calling for the resignation of Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair.

As the global community recognizes May 17 as the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Ontario LGBT community is making gains in human rights and protections, one legislative step at a time. After its fourth introduction before the Ontario Legislature, Bill 33, the Right to be Free from Discrimination and Harassment Because of Gender Identity or Gender Expression Act, 2012, has finally been passed through Second Reading. The bill, commonly known as “Toby’s Act,” was debated and voted on for the first time ever in the Ontario Legislature, and has now been referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.