LINDA'S RECORD OF PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: |
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2016
- Published Eden Cooking School Demonstrators' Recipes, First Edition, Toronto, on February 29 |
2012
- Began researching and presenting on health questions |
2010-2016
- Coordinated and demonstrated at the Eden Cooking School in Toronto |
2004
- Completed and mounted information providing web page
- Commenced lecturing on "The Colour Code" summer of 2004
- Conceived and organized WEBb's BNI Adventure Afternoon networking event
- Attained accreditation as certified Vegetarian Cooking School Instructor
- Director, Religious Liberties, Kingsview Village Church |
2003
- Director, Health and Temperance Department, Kingsview Village Church
- Revision of the Do You Know publication series
- Publication of "The Power of Personal Penmanship" in the BIG BOOK
- Received BNI's Master Networker Award |
2002
- Publication of "New Home Construction" why you need a lawyer, Toronto Business Times, June 2002
- Received BNI's MVP Award [Most Valuable Player] BNI Chapter Award of Excellence |
2001
- Director, Communications Department, and Church Clerk, Kingsview Village |
2000
- Trekked Antarctica and Easter Island and conclusion of the 7 Continents, 7 Oceans, Millennium around-the-world cruise and return to Toronto and law practice reinvigorated |
1999
- Commencement of travel sabbatical on the 7 Continents, 7 Oceans, Millennium around-the-world cruise |
1998
- Offered e-mail communication with clients
- Commenced feeding the homeless, religious liberties, and nursing home visitation programme |
1997
- Established new law in civil procedure in Lochwin v. Wasserman - see Explanatory Notes on Reported Cases 9, and the listing under Business Law, Corporate & Commercial, Trials and Civil Litigation |
1996
- Mounting of law practice's first web page |
1995
- Established new law in family law in Orzeck v. Orzeck, which clarifyies the parental obligation to pay child support to or for a child over the age of majority, who was not in communication with the parent - see Explanatory Notes on Reported Cases 10, and the listing under Family Law and Civil Litigation |
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Reported Cases
Areas of Law considered in this case: - Employment law - Discrimination in Employment - Human Rights Act - Administrative Law - Human Rights - Record of Offences discrimination
Re Lancaster, Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Zellers Inc. (1986)10 C.C.E.L. 249
A loss prevention officer complained that he had been discriminated against in employment because of his record of criminal offence, for which he subsequently received a pardon. This officer had worked for the company previously and had been fired from the company for theft of $50.00 worth of merchandise.
When he applied for the loss prevention officer's position, after completing college training in this area, he did not disclose on his employment application that he had been convicted of a criminal offence for which he had not [at the time] received a pardon. Nor did he disclose that he had worked for the company previously and been fired for stealing $50.00 worth of merchandise.
The company had a policy not to rehire persons dismissed from its employment because of theft.
When the company found out that the complainant had worked for it previously and had been fired for stealing $50.00 worth of merchandise, the company fired the complainant again. The company argued that this firing accorded with its corporate policy, and was also justified as the complainant had lied on his application for employment.
The Board accepted the company's evidence that the company had decided to fire the complainant before the company became aware of the criminal conviction for theft. Since there was no discrimination against the complainant because of his record of offences [which were subsequently pardoned] there was no discrimination in employment under the Human Rights Code, the Board found.
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Linda Kolyn, LL.B.
Barrister & Solicitor
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Toronto Ontario
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