BACKGROUND

I note that one of the objective of the CBA Yukon Branch under " 2(c) to promote public discussion of issues pertaining to justice and law reform"  On that basis I would like to inform you that a Select Committee on Human Rights was established by Order of the Legislative Assembly on April 9, 2008 (Motion #374). The Committee is charged with reviewing and reporting to the Assembly its findings and recommendations regarding public opinion on legislative options for amending the Human Rights Act.  There will be a public consultation meeting here in Whitehorse on October 8 at the High Country Inn at

As of April 9, 2008, the Select Committee on Human Rights is comprised of:

Hon. Marian Horne, Don Inverarity and Steve Cardiff

The Select Committee will be accepting written submissions until October 17, 2008.

Submissions to the Select Committee may be mailed to:

The Select Committee on Human Rights
Yukon Legislative Assembly
Box 2703 (A-9)
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

OR

emailed to: schr@gov.yk.ca

There will be public hearings of the all-party Select Committee on Human Rights, which will be collecting views and opinions of Yukon citizens and groups on legislative changes for amending the Yukon Human Rights Act. Meetings will be held in all communities and will begin on September 22 to October 10.

See www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca <http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/>  for information on the schedule.

We encourage you to make your views known.
More information can also be found at: www.yhrc.yk.ca
Please pass this information to others who may be interested.

Thank you for your time and consideration.