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Date Recorded
1982-01-29
Date Digitized
2024
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:35:32
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction from O'Hare

01:00 MacDonald begins speaking

02:30 Discussion of a "human rights movement"

03:30 Discussion of what Canadian universities can do to contribute to human rights

04:00 Discussion of the Human Rights Acts in Canada

05:00 Discussion of International Covenants of Human Rights

06:00 Discussion of the Human Rights Act of 1975

08:30 Discussion of Human Rights Commissions

10:00 Discussion of sex based discrimination and sexual harassment

15:00 Discussion of wrongful termination in relation to sexual harassment

18:00 Discussion of the penalties associated with sexual harassment

21:00 Development of human rights procedures related to sexual harassment

23:30 Discussion of education on human rights

25:00 Discussion of collective rights

26:00 Discussion of basic human rights outlined by the United Nations

27:30 Discussion of the right of civil servants to strike

29:00 Discussion of the relationship between various rights; Article 25 of the Declaration of Human Rights

30:30 Discussion of the university's role in clarifying human rights

32:00 Discussion of the development of various forms of rights and the theory behind them

33:30 Discussion of human rights in the Soviet Union, relation to liberal economic freedom

35:30 Discussion of Canada's ratification of human rights

37:30 Discussion of violations of what is considered religious freedom

38:30 Discussion of the university as the seed of the development of human rights

41:30 Discussion of power in relation to universities and human rights

43:30 Discussion of rights of the physically disabled

45:00 End of MacDonald's lecture, beginning of question period; question regarding the right to protest perceived injustice

50:30 Comment regarding employment rights in Canada

53:00 Question regarding power relationships in relation to sexual harassment

56:30 Question regarding if PEI is bound to follow United Nations' ratification of human rights; discussion of alcoholism

59:00 Question regarding economic rights of those who work at universities

01:00:00 Question regarding if rights are rooted in anti-discriminatory practices

01:07:00 Question regarding the disparity between law and the establishment of guilt in the purview of human rights

01:11:00 Question regarding human rights commissions bringing a moral and ethical dimension to human behaviour

01:18:00 Discussion of labour relations board, civil liberties

01:22:00 Comment regarding community rights

01:24:00 Comment regarding community rights and individual rights

01:26:00 Comment regarding employment rights within the government

01:29:00 Question regarding religious freedom with relation to the CRTC

01:33:30 End of seminar