{"id":35026,"date":"2026-05-13T01:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/?p=35026"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:45:59","slug":"emo-township-part-i-inside-the-borderland-pride-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/emo-township-part-i-inside-the-borderland-pride-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Emo Township, Part I: Inside the Borderland Pride Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This episode of Runnymede Radio is the first half of a two-part series on the Borderland Pride v. Township of Emo case before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part I features an original interview with Doug Judson, lawyer and applicant in the proceedings against Emo Township and Mayor Harold McQuaker, following the Tribunal\u2019s 2024 decision ordering damages after the Township refused requests to proclaim Pride Month and display a Pride flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judson discusses the background to the dispute, the Tribunal\u2019s finding that Emo Township and its mayor discriminated against Borderland Pride, and the broader legal issues raised by the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conversation explores the legal test for discrimination under Ontario\u2019s Human Rights Code, the Tribunal\u2019s finding of bad faith against Mayor McQuaker, and broader constitutional and democratic questions concerning municipal governance, freedom of expression, and symbolic political decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1660\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-35026-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_May_13_2026_.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_May_13_2026_.m4a\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_May_13_2026_.m4a<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_m4a\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_May_13_2026_.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/?powerpress_pinw=35026-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_May_13_2026_.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Runnymede_Radio_May_13_2026_.m4a\">Download<\/a> (92.0MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('35026-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_35026-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_35026-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/?powerpress_embed=35026-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This episode of Runnymede Radio is the first half of a two-part series on the Borderland Pride v. 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