{"id":10378,"date":"2023-12-14T15:16:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T20:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/?page_id=10378"},"modified":"2024-10-11T08:17:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T12:17:36","slug":"canada-legal-workshops-mcs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/canada-legal-workshops-mcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Events Across Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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<\/strong>Discover key legal insights in our series of eight workshops, each tailored to address key legal topics in different provinces.
Click here to register and learn more!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Workshop: Accessible justice and human rights for persons with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) in Qu\u00e9bec<\/a><\/strong>
Training eligibility has been confirmed by the Qu\u00e9bec Bar (Barreau du Qu\u00e9bec)<\/em> for the purposes of mandatory continuing education, for a duration of 2 \u00bd hours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Legal workshops on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) titled \u2018Accessible justice and human rights for persons with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity<\/strong>\u2019 will be presented across Canada and will deliver a presentation on specific human rights related issues as they relate to people with the disability of MCS. This event reflects the ongoing efforts to become a better, more accessible, and more inclusive society and offers the possibility to discuss legal aspects related to access to justice, and advancing equity, diversity and inclusion within the legal profession. The presentation will cover both the medical and legal aspects of MCS, including lived experience of the condition and human rights specific to each province across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event stems from the Empowering Community and Removal of Barriers (ECRoB) project, funded in part by the Government of Canada\u2019s Partnership Programs, Disability Component. One of the primary objectives of the ECRoB project is to build capacity and inclusion by educating people who experience the disability of MCS on their rights and to increase their access to legal support and other information to effectively manage their disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have requested the participation of the Canadian Law Societies to participate in this event. The project\u2019s first partnership with a regulating body of legal practitioners began with the Law Society of Ontario in delivering an event on May 31st<\/sup>, 2023 titled : National AccessAbility Week 2023. <\/strong>The recording of that program is available here: Law Society of Ontario \u2013 ARCH Archived Webcast<\/u><\/a>. The event reached over 1000 participants including legal professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About MCS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MCS is increasing in Canada. In 2020, 1,130,800 people have been diagnosed with MCS of which, 72% are women, and close to 50% are over the age of 55. (CCHS, Statistics Canada, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) face many barriers accessing justice because the disability is not well known. People with MCS are in our communities and are entitled to the same rights and protections as everyone else. However, many individuals with disabilities continue to face stigma, exclusion and barriers that hold them back from succeeding in our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the primary objectives of the ECRoB project is to build capacity and inclusion by educating people with the disability of MCS on their rights and to increase their access to legal support and other information to effectively manage their disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partners in the project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by the Environmental Health Association of Quebec (EHAQ), the Environmental Health Association of Canada (EHAC), in partnership with the ARCH Disability Law Centre, La Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration des organismes de personnes handicap\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec (COPHAN), the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, NB Lung, Indigenous Disability Canada\/British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS), and Spinal Cord Injury Canada, this event will focus on providing insights into the current state of the law regarding MCS, with an emphasis on human rights issues and legal resources available for people with the disability of MCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Medico-Legal Aspect of MCS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. John Molot – <\/strong>Environmental Health Clinic, Women’s College Hospital:<\/p>\n\n\n\n