01 Aug 2010 Private Member’s Bill to insert “Social Condition” into CHRA

Libby Davies, MP for Vancouver East, introduced a private member’s bill on June 17, 2010, to insert “social condition” as a prohibited ground of discrimination. According to Davies, this would prohibit discrimination against “people experiencing social or economic disadvantage, such as adequate housing, homelessness, source of income, occupation, level of income, poverty, or any similar circumstance.” Read more