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Rebecca Kantwerg has been a lawyer at Victory Square Law Office since 2018. Rebecca has represented clients at numerous mediations, and has appeared before labour arbitrators, the B.C. Labour Relations Board, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, the Canada Human Rights Tribunal, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the B.C. Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court of Appeal. Rebecca also has experience intervening in matters in the Appeal Courts and responding in B.C. Supreme Court to last minute applications for injunctions against picketing and protesting. Rebecca has significant experience dealing with drug testing issues at arbitration, including whether testing can be demanded by an employer after an incident or as a condition of continued employment, as well as issues relating to the integrity of the testing process and accuracy and reliability of drug test results.
Rebecca has particular interest in Charter-related matters, including workers’ ability to access their constitutional freedoms of association and of peaceful assembly, certification applications, and collective bargaining issues like employer unfair labour practices, strikes, and picketing. Rebecca is also passionate about advocating for workers’ privacy and human rights, and in particular arguing against drug testing and discrimination. Rebecca is especially interested in fighting discrimination on the basis of disability and issues related to the rights of workers with different abilities and workers who use drugs to access the workplace. Rebecca also has experience and avid interest in cases engaging questions about the constitutional separation of powers, the nature and role of administrative decision makers like tribunals and municipalities, and the standard of review in administrative law appeals.