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From: ron@uthub.UUCP (Ron Wessels)
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Subject: Re: The new equal rights rule and taxation
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Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 13:08:29 EST
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> The relevant words are (s.15(1) Charter):
>
>	"without discrimination and, in particular,
>	 without discrimination based on race, national
>	 or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or
>	 mental or physical disability."

Just a second here.  "Mental disability"?  Does that mean that if
company 'X' refuses to hire 'John Smith' as a programmer because
X feels that John isn't bright enough to write quality programs,
John can sue for discrimination based on mental disability?
-- 
Ron Wessels	Computer Systems Research Institute	University of Toronto
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