A Court of King's Bench judge has ordered the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission to take a second look at a complaint it originally dismissed. The complaint concerns a policy requiring employees of a Starbucks kiosk at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon to only speak English or French. According to the court ruling by Justice Shawn Smith, the employee said they were not allowed to speak Tagalog and would be formally reprimanded if they did. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn denying the claim, the human rights commission focused on whether language is always inextricably linked to culture. Expert calls situation 'incomprehensible'Steven Lewis, a health policy analyst, said he was "dumbfounded" when he heard about the language policy at the kiosk.

Source: CBC News April 04, 2026 17:06 UTC