CLU3M_U2_4

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between a Charter issue and a Human Rights Code issue in terms of their main target and usual actor?

• Charter issues target government actions and involve government actors, while Human Rights Code issues target discrimination in social areas and involve private actors.

• Charter issues target private actions and involve private actors, while Human Rights Code issues target government actions and involve government actors.

• Both Charter and Human Rights Code issues target government actions and involve government actors.

• Both Charter and Human Rights Code issues target discrimination in social areas and involve private actors.

Multiple Choice

A private employer says, "Our scheduling rules apply equally to everyone, so it's not discrimination."

Which response best challenges the claim?

• Rights only matter when government creates the rules

• Any religious conflict automatically cancels workplace rules

• A neutral rule can still discriminate by effect

• If majority of workers accept the rule, then it is fair

Multiple Choice

Which path fits best when a privately owned restaurant refuses to serve a patron because the patron uses a guide dog?

• Charter → court → strike down the law

• Code → criminal court → fine the owner

• Charter → legislature → use section 33

• Code → HRTO → accommodation / compensation / policy change

Multiple Choice

A province passes a law limiting protest near the legislature and says the limit is necessary for public safety. The law does not use section 33.

What is the best next step legally?

• The automatically wins because safety matters

• The issue goes to HRTO because protests are like public service

• A court will likely test the limit under section 1

• The government may ignore the Charter for five years without saying anything.

Open Ended

Choose one example from today's lesson and write 3-4 sentences.

(1) Is it mainly a Charter issue or Code issue?

(2) Who would likely hear it, and provide one remedy they could offer.

(3) Finish this thought "A right can only be meaningful if..."