Human rights on Prince Edward Island

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Date Recorded
1983-12-02
Date Digitized
2024
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:16:39
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction from Pratt

02:00 MacDonald begins speaking

03:00 Discussion of the International Declaration of Human Rights

04:00 Discussion of a study conducted by MacDonald produced by the Human Rights Commission

06:30 Discussion of the interview process related to said study

08:30 Discussion of basic economic rights, support for

09:00 Discussion of political and religious rights, support for

09:30 Discussion of rights for immigrants in Canada, support for

10:00 Discussion of the right to not retire, support for; right to withhold non-essential information in employment; right to not be discriminated against on the basis of marital status

11:00 Discussion of findings from the interviews with regards to labour unions

11:30 Discussion of the right to retire

12:00 Discussion of the right to hire at will

13:00 Discussion of the rights of employers

14:00 Discussion of uncertainty in the rights outlined in the charter; political affiliation in relation to perception of the charter

16:00 Discussion of the role of personal factors in relation to their attitudes towards human rights

17:00 Further discussion of the role of politics in perception of the charter

17:30 Further discussion of the rights related to hiring; lack of awareness of rights

19:30 Discussion of the experiences of discrimination of Islanders, particularly women

21:30 Discussion of acceptance of discrimination

22:30 Discussion of discrimination related to religion and age

25:30 Discussion of actions taken in relation to discrimination; knowledge of potential recourse

30:30 Discussion of knowledge of consumer standards

32:00 Discussion of why people regularly have different perceptions of human rights

33:00 Discussion of education on human rights

35:30 Discussion of the need for more work done on human rights, clarification of

37:30 Discussion of the need for more congruence between social and economic rights

39:30 Discussion of the formation of the Declaration of Human Rights

41:00 Question period; question regarding human rights abuses in foreign countries vs at home

47:30 Question regarding employment discrimination in the private and public sector

48:00 Question regarding discrimination on religious grounds; new developing human rights

53:30 Question regarding the lack of awareness of small claims courts

56:00 Question regarding the prevalence of racial and cultural discrimination in PEI

59:00 Question regarding employment discrimination based on expected salary

01:03:00 Question regarding discrimination based on marital status

01:04:00 Question regarding Social Insurance Numbers

01:06:00 Question regarding discriminatory hiring practices based on age

01:09:00 Question regarding retirement age

01:11:00 Question regarding the number of women employed in universities

01:12:00 Question regarding a case related to age-based discrimination

01:14:00 Anecdote regarding age-based discrimination

01:15:00 Comment regarding an Albertan teacher, antisemitism

01:16:30 End of seminar