I, Ashu M. G. Solo, filed the following:

1. Civil rights case against the City of Saskatoon (Mayor's Office) and Councillor Randy Donauer for prayer recitations at government organized events

2. Code of Conduct complaint against Mayor Don Atchison for potential online campaign advertising violations

3. Civil rights case against the City of Saskatoon (Saskatoon Transit Services) for promoting holidays from only one religion on city buses

4. Human rights complaint against the City of Saskatoon (Executive Committee) for retaliating against me by not reappointing me to the Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee and not appointing me to another civic committee or board

5. Human rights complaint against the City of Saskatoon (City Solicitor’s Office) for retaliating against me by trying to deprive me of my right to directly communicate with members of City Council and by telling employees of other City of Saskatoon departments to not talk to me

6. Human rights complaint against the City of Saskatoon (Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Office) and City of Saskatoon (Living in Harmony Ad Hoc Subcommittee of Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee) for retaliating against me by not considering my submissions to the Living in Harmony Contest

This site contains my media releases, some case documents, emails to City Council, etc.

I don't waste my time arguing with opponents.

The backlash makes me much more determined to fight against bigotry and shows the need for these civil rights cases, so I'll be filing more civil rights cases. You ain't seen nothing yet.

Friday, May 30, 2014

MEDIA ALERT: Sask. Human Rights Commission Dismisses City of Saskatoon’s Application for Summary Dismissal of Ashu Solo v. City of Saskatoon and Randy Donauer

From: Ashu M. G. Solo
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:16 PM
Subject: MEDIA ALERT: Sask. Human Rights Commission Dismisses City of Saskatoon’s Application for Summary Dismissal of Ashu Solo v. City of Saskatoon and Randy Donauer

Dear Media,

I am attaching a scan of a letter and envelope from the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (SHRC).  They have dismissed the City of Saskatoon’s frivolous and vexatious application for summary dismissal of my prayer recitation case against the City of Saskatoon (Mayor's Office) and Councillor Randy Donauer.  They have also dismissed a request by me for the chief commissioner, Judge David Arnot, to recuse himself from dealing further with this case because he has publicly praised Mayor Don Atchison and knows Atchison from high school. 

The City of Saskatoon could appeal the dismissal of their application for summary dismissal at the Court of Queen’s Bench.  If they lose there, they could appeal at the Court of Appeal. 

If they don’t appeal, the case will move forward.  This is the SHRC resolution roadmap: 
http://saskatchewanhumanrights.ca/how-to-file-a-complaint/the-resolution-roadmap

As you can see in the attached letter, the arguments of the City Solicitor's Office in its application for summary dismissal were frivolous and vexatious and the SHRC recognized them as such.

The City Solicitor's Office says that I threaten human rights complaints to advance my political agenda.  There's nothing wrong with someone threatening to file a human rights complaint if an organization doesn't stop a discriminatory action against him.  That's all I've done.

The City Solicitor’s Office says the media was misinformed about not participating in mediation.  SHRC sent me an email message saying the City of Saskatoon wouldn’t participate in mediation.  I forwarded this to the media.  Then the City Solicitor’s Office claimed it would participate in mediation, but wasn’t available on the date set by SHRC.  Since then, I’ve repeatedly called for the City of Saskatoon and Donauer to attempt mediation and they could agree at any time, but haven’t done so.

The City Solicitor's Office claimed that the time deadline wasn't met.  No deadline was missed.  I filed my intake questionnaire with SHRC just 13 days after the volunteer appreciation banquet in which Donauer tried to lead the audience in a prayer.  I waited 13 days because I first gave Atchison and Donauer the chance to agree to stop having prayer recitations at future events.  I had a year to file this intake questionnaire according to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code. 

The City of Saskatoon, Atchison, and Donauer are wasting their time and taxpayer money by not agreeing to cease prayer recitations and now by making frivolous and vexatious arguments to try to get this case dismissed.

Atchison, Donauer, and my opponents are really petty for not agreeing to get rid of prayer recitations at City of Saskatoon events and for forcing me to go to SHRC.  If this case goes to trial, I seek a judgment that has the effect of banning prayer recitations at civic events throughout the province of Saskatchewan and that has significant persuasive value in other provinces too.

I'm fighting for a country where the government neither promotes nor suppresses any religion, where the government neither favors nor disfavors any religion, and where the government equitably treats people of all religions, nonreligious spiritual people, agnostics, and atheists.

Here's a good article on freedom of and from religion in Canada: 
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/doug-thomas/religious-freedom-atheists-canada_b_5351944.html

My three human rights complaints against the City of Saskatoon for retaliation against me by the City of Saskatoon are still pending:
http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/city-waiting-to-take-action-on-complaints/itemid_21
I asked for these human rights complaints to be combined into one case.  SHRC has to decide whether there is reasonable grounds to believe the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code may have been violated.  If they find reasonable grounds, then they will move forward with this case too.

If you have any questions, you can reach me at amgsolo@mavericktechnologies.us. 

Best regards,


Ashu M. G. Solo

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