Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Ontario Human Rights Code, Protected Group, Reverse Discrimination
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Overview: what is human rights legislation, the ontario human rights code, defining discrimination. 4 cases: race discrimination peel law assoc v pieters, gender discrimination meiorin (bcgseu, disability discrimination adga group v lane, family status discrimination johnstone v canada. Human rights legislation &the charter of rights and freedoms: codes must conform to the charter (vriend) Sc recognized sexual orientation as analogous to other aspects of s. 15. Amend charter &legislation subject to charter scrutiny. Read into it so that sexual orientation was included. Human rights legislation &the common law: no common law tort action for discrimination (bhaduaria) Denied employment repeatedly, she claimed it was because of her race. Challenged the fact that private law hadn"t recognized discrimination. Court rejected discrimination becoming a part of tort. Said it was human rights legislation, not part of common law. If you feel you have been a victim of discrimination your remedy is through the human rights tribunal. Human rights legislation &employment contracts &collective agreements.
