Ryerson Instructor Criticized Over Controversial Comments on Facebook
Students have made complaints about comments posted on Facebook by a Ryerson engineering sessional lecturer and instructor, The Eyeopener reports.
The instructor, Brian Petz, detailed controversial political views on immigration and religious communities in a series of public Facebook comments posted over the past year.
Petz has held a teaching position at Ryerson since January 2016. Additionally, he has worked as an instructor at the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education since January 2015.
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, Co-Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joins Global News Radio 640 Toronto’s Tasha Kheiriddin to discuss the impact of personal opinion on an employer, and if comments made under the banner of free speech can trigger termination “for cause” in Ontario.
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Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Practice Leader for the firm's Labour & Employment Law Group. His experience in countless successful cases and mediations on behalf of employees and employers, as well as his continued advocacy for the rights of workers, makes him one of the most skilled and sought-after labour and employment lawyers in Canada.
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