An application for a judicial review filed last week says the tribunal erred in not holding the police employees liable
An LGBTQ+ advocate who was discriminated against by 911 dispatchers says she has applied for a judicial review of a ruling by the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal.
. A hearing date is to be scheduled with the Court of King’s Bench in Edmonton.“This isn’t about my hurt feelings. I’m fine,” she said in an interview Thursday. “There is a strong basis for the court to overturn the decision on judicial review,” he said in a statement. The tribunal found the actions of operators were hurtful and, while “appropriate steps” were taken to process the call, they did not behave appropriately.
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