Discrimination has no place in family court
I don’t understand how people can get away with discrimination in family court and not be held accountable for their actions and behaviours. The B.C. human rights code is in place for a reason, same with the Canadian Charter of Rights. I have been dealing with a court case based on discrimination.
The B.C. human rights code, section 8, states Discrimination in accommodation, service and facility:
8 (1) A person must not, without a bona fide and reasonable justification,
(a) deny to a person or class of persons any accommodation, service or facility customarily available to the public, or
(b) discriminate against a person or class of persons regarding any accommodation, service or facility customarily available to the public because of the race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age of that person or class of persons.
(2) A person does not contravene this section by discriminating
(a) on the basis of sex, if the discrimination relates to the maintenance of public decency or to the determination of premiums or benefits under contracts of life or health insurance, or
(b) on the basis of physical or mental disability or age, if the discrimination relates to the determination of premiums or benefits under contracts of life or health insurance.
I don’t understand how the Ministry of Children and Family Development and inlaws and a woman’s husband can breach these human rights in B.C. and not be held accountable.
Also the Constitution states everyone has equal rights before and under the law and equal protection and benefit of the law:
15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
Marginal note: Affirmative action programs
(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
I don’t get how a spouse can get away with this with the help of his parents and MCFD.
Amanda Paladino
Prince George