Just quickly, Mr. Chairman, I wanted to explain where the impetus for this motion came about. Currently these protections are only in our Human Rights Act as it is proposed in effect when dealing with employment, Mr. Chairman, but we heard from some of the presenters that there was a concern that possible discrimination on the basis of family affiliation, political belief, political association, could happen in situations where we are talking about provision of services. For instance, in a community where housing is given out on the basis of certain criteria, some may have felt that in the past there has been discrimination based on what family or political associations you may or may not have. The committee's feeling was that certainly these prohibited grounds for discrimination should be extended and expanded beyond simply employment to some of these other situations. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Committee Motion 39-14(5): To Amend Clause 5 Of Bill 1 To Add "family Affiliation, Political Belief, Political Association" (carried)
In the Legislative Assembly on October 29th, 2002. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 39-14(5): To Amend Clause 5 Of Bill 1 To Add "family Affiliation, Political Belief, Political Association" (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 28th, 2002
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