Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!jeff From: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: Re: The new equal rights rule and taxation Message-ID: <1531@dciem.UUCP> Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 12:30:10 EST Article-I.D.: dciem.1531 Posted: Mon Apr 22 12:30:10 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 22-Apr-85 14:20:47 EST References: <262@looking.UUCP> <610@lsuc.UUCP> Reply-To: jeff@dciem.UUCP ( Richardson) Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 31 Summary: > > 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 > UUCP: {decvax,floyd,ihnp4,linus,utzoo,uw-beaver}!utcsri!ron > CSNET: ron@Toronto > ARPA: ron%Toronto@CSNet-Relay Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think section 15 deals only with "equality before the law", and (fortunately, in my opinion) makes no mention of the hiring practices of private companies. Besides, even though they sound like they should be the same, in this context I think "disability" and "insufficient ability" mean very different things. "Disability" means significantly below average, while "insufficient ability" could mean not significantly above average (since John Smith's programming ability would have to be significantly above the average Canadian's in order for him to earn a programming job). -- Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto (416) 635-2073 {linus,ihnp4,uw-beaver,floyd}!utcsrgv!dciem!jeff {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!dciem!jeff