Inquiry into hate in the pandemic

Inquiry into hate in the pandemic

British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner

Inquiry into hate in the pandemic

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    • Meet the team
  • News
  • Schedule
  • Documents
  • Get involved
    • Opening ceremony
    • Make submissions
    • Get support
  • About
    • Inquiry details
    • Meet the team
  • News
  • Schedule
  • Documents
  • Get involved
    • Opening ceremony
    • Make submissions
    • Get support

Documents

Documents & submissions

Publicly available Inquiry documents and submissions will be posted here. Participant submissions will only be posted with consent. Please check back for updates. 

A young Indigenous woman glances over her shoulder on a cloudy day. Behind her are mountains and a forest.

On this page

  • Commissioner documents
  • Funded research reports
  • Community hearings
  • Participant submissions

Commissioner documents

Date Title Document Description
January 2022 Counselling for Inquiry participants Guidelines on funding counselling for Inquiry participants
November 2021 Inquiry guidelines Detailed description of how to participate in the Inquiry
August 2021 Terms of reference and background Terms of reference for the Inquiry

Funded research reports

Date Title Document Description
September 2022 The roots of hate in British Columbia Report by Dr. Perry & Dr. Vysotsky
August 2022 Considering gender-based violence as a form of hate Report by Dr. Dawson
July 2022 COVID-19 and domestic violence through an intersectional lens Report by Dr. Yercich & Dr. Jackson et al.
June 2022 Indigenous legal responses to hate incidents: A Coast Salish case study Report by Dr. Morales
June 2022 Online hate in the pandemic Report by Dr. Tenove & Dr. Tworek et al.

Inquiry hearings

Date Title Document Description
March 2022 Canadian Human Rights Commission Recording and transcript
March 2022 Elimin8Hate Recording and transcript
March 2022 Vancouver Police Department (VPD) Transcript only
March 2022 York University Recording and transcript
February 2022 Office of the Seniors Advocate Recording and transcript
February 2022 Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) Recording and transcript
December 2021 South Asian Legal Clinic of BC (SALCBC) Recording and transcript
November 2021 First United Church Community Ministry Society Recording and transcript
November 2021 Global Access & Inclusion Foundation (GAIF) Recording and transcript
November 2021 Hua Foundation Recording and transcript
November 2021 South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Services (SOICS) Transcript only
November 2021 Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) Transcript
November 2021 Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour Transcript
April 2022 Yorktown Family Services Transcript
March 2022 DIVERSEcity Transcript
March 2022 Caroline Orr Bueno, University of Maryland Transcript
March 2022 Brad Galloway, Centre on Hate, Bias, Extremism Transcript
March 2022 Terry O'Neill, Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver Transcript

Written submissions

Date Title Document Description
May 2022 Rise Women's Legal Centre Written submission April 2022 West Coast LEAF Written submission
April 2022 British Columbia Teachers' Federation Written submission
April 2022 Elimin8Hate Written submission
March 2022 The University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) Written submission
March 2022 Health Justice Written submission
March 2022 Retail Council of Canada Written submission
March 2022 Vietnamese Professionals Association of BC Written submission
March 2022 YWCA Metro Vancouver Written submission
March 2022 Society for Children and Youth of BC Written submission
March 2022 CUPE Written submission
February 2022 Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) Written submission

Inquiry into hate in the pandemic

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