Stanley Michael Lynk was born on 1952 and is a Canadian legal academic.
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Michael Lynk is currently an associate professor at the University of Western Ontario.
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Michael Lynk was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to parents: Sarah and Stanley Lynk.
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Michael Lynk is an associate professor of law at the University of Western Ontario.
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Michael Lynk was initially appointed in 1999, and taught courses in labor, human rights, disability, constitutional and administrative law.
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Michael Lynk served as associate dean of the faculty between 2008 and 2011.
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Michael Lynk is a labour arbitrator with the Ontario Grievance Settlement Board, and has served as a vice-chair with the Ontario Public Service Grievance Board.
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Michael Lynk has written widely on the issues of labour law and human rights in the unionized Canadian workplace, and is a frequent speaker at industrial relations and labour law conferences across the country.
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Michael Lynk was succeeded as Special Rapporteur since May 1 2022 by Italian Francesca Albanese.
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Michael Lynk's appointment was criticized by pro-Israel groups at the time, as well as by Canada's Foreign Minister Stephane Dion.
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Michael Lynk was named to London Mayor Matt Brown's honour list in January 2015 for humanitarianism.
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In March 2022, Michael Lynk submitted a UN Human Rights Council report accusing Israel of apartheid.
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Michael Lynk is married to Jill Tansley, with whom he has two children, Matthew Michael Lynk and Petra Tansley.