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Bonnie Robichaud fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1976-2009.

Reference:

R16206-0-3-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Moving images, Objects (including medals and pins), Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5145352

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Bonnie Robichaud fonds
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Fonds includes:

3 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1976-2009.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

United States

Extent:

3.4 m of textual records.
4 videocassettes (68 min.): VHS.
49 buttons : col. ; 9 cm (diam.), 4.5 x 7 cm or smaller.
3 lapel pins : col. ; 3 cm (diam.) or smaller.
1 photograph : col. ; 12 x 8 cm.
1 arm band : col. ; 9 x 20 cm.
1 ribbon : col. ; 15 x 5 cm.
1 audio cassette.
1 magnet : col. ; 5 x 5 cm.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French
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Bonnie Robichaud fonds [multiple media]

Bonnie Robichaud fonds [textual record, object]
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Fonds documents the life and career of Bonnie Robichaud.

The records document her employment for the Department of National Defence (DND), her grievances, the legal challenges, and her public speaking and public education and outreach.

The fonds also includes research, writings and educational material created by academics, activists, unions, women's organizations and government offices.

Provenance:

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Robichaud, Bonnie, 1945-

Biography/Administrative history:

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Robichaud, Bonnie, 1945- : Bonnie Robichaud (born 1945), a civilian employee with the Department of National Defense at North Bay, Ontario, filed grievances after her supervisor bullied, sexually harassed and sexually assaulted her.

Unsatisfied with the response to her grievances, she began what would become a multi-year legal challenge. She filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) in 1980. This complaint was dismissed by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) in July 1982.

In February 1983, the Canadian Human Rights Review Tribunal allowed an appeal on that decision and found both the employer and the harasser liable. The employer appealed the decision. In February 1985, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) set aside part of the 1983 decision. Later that year, Mrs. Robichaud and the CHRC appealed to the Supreme Court.

In July 1987, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled unanimously that "the employer is responsible for the unauthorized discriminatory acts of its employees in the course of their employment."

In 1989, she was awarded financial compensation following a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Review Tribunal. In 1993, the FCA denied a request for further compensation.

Finding aid:

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Multiple media (Electronic) This finding aid describes volumes 1 to 17 at the file level. MSS2672 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003495.pdf

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General note:

The legal process involved hearings by various courts and tribunals. Decisions were given by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (30 June 1982), the Canadian Human Rights Review Tribunal (14 February 1983), the Federal Court of Appeal (18 February 1985), the Supreme Court of Canada (29 July 1987), the Canadian Human Rights Review Tribunal (21 December 1989), and the Federal Court of Appeal (20 December 1993).
The records were received in 2019 and 2021.
See also: Bonnie Robichaud's memoir, "It should be easy to fix" (published by Between the Lines Books, Toronto, 2022).

Arrangement note:

The fonds is arranged in three series: Chronological files; Legal process; Education and outreach.

Related material:

For related records, see Supreme Court of Canada fonds (R927). See also Brian Dickson fonds (R3968), Bertha Wilson fonds (R15636) and the Court Challenges Program series of the Department of the Secretary of State fonds (R174).

Subject heading:

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Labour - archival fonds

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2019-00243-4
2021-00184-9
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Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Moving images (video)

[Consultation90 Open]

Object

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

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