A Peterborough Transit driver was sent home without pay because she refuses to drive a bus with a controversial pro-life ad on it. Does an employee have a right to refuse work if an aspect of the job infringes upong their personal beliefs?

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joined host Brian Lilley on Newstalk 580 CFRA to discuss the workplace rights of the employee in this situation, and whether or not this scenario falls under an employer's duty to accommodate.

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