Action!

Contents
Meet our Commissioners .................................................................2
A message from the Chief Commissioner .......................................................4
Competing human rights – new guidance for everyday challenges ....................................7
Gender identity and gender expression – something to celebrate in 2012 .............................9
A half-century of human rights ................................................................12
Only in Canada? Looking at “Canadian experience” requirements ..................................15
Racial profiling: 10 years later .................................................................16
Windsor Police Project reaches two-year milestone ..............................................19
Organizational change in Correctional Services – the MCSCS Human Rights Project Charter ..........20
Opening courtrooms to Khalsa Sikhs ..........................................................23
Updating our understanding of creed ..........................................................24
Aboriginal issues: from human rights to Truth and Reconciliation ...................................25
Changing the focus from disability to ability .....................................................26
Working together: free online training on AODA requirements .....................................29
Moving forward with e-learning ..............................................................29
In search of a home .........................................................................30
Mental health and addiction – stereotypes and discrimination ....................................34
Combining addiction and municipal zoning issues ................................................36
Reaching out across Ontario .................................................................38
Playing our part on Canada’s stage ............................................................40
Growing benefits from growing social networks .................................................42
Sending our message to the media ............................................................43
Stepping into the legal arena ..................................................................44
Financial Position as at March 31, 2013 .........................................................45
Ontario Human Rights Commission • 2012-2013 Annual Report 1