Right to Life Group Files Complaint with Ontario Human Rights Commission
Hamilton Right to Life has taken the city of Hamilton to task for pulling a series of pro-life advertisements from its bus shelters. The pro-life group has filed a complaint with the OHRC stating that the city violated the right to freedom of expression and denied equal treatment and the right to contract on equal terms because of discrimination against its position on abortion.
The ads are part of a nation-wide pro-life campaign coordinated by Life Canada and depict a pregnant woman in profile. At the top of the ad are the words, "Nine months: the length of time abortion is allowed in Canada. No medical reason needed." At the bottom is the question, "Abortion, have we gone too far?"
Dozens of cities across Canada have the ads prominently displayed on buses and bus shelters, in newspapers and on billboards. Hamilton is one of only three cities in the country that have refused to run the ads.
According to a Hamilton Spectator report, the complaint filed with the OHRC names the City of Hamilton, transit director Don Hull, general manager of public works Scott Stewart and Councillor Brian McHattie, who personally submitted a request for the ads to be removed, saying that they were "offensive," and "totally inappropriate."
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
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4 comments:
Pro lifers are not an identified victims group as per section 15(2) of the charter which are entitled to the extra protections of the HRCs.
The premise is thin. PC discrimination is not a crime only majority and conservatives can discriminate and are not protected by HRC convention.
It will be interesting to see what comes of this complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Commission. In all likelihood it will be ignored for the reasons wl mackenzie redux gives.
White Christians are not allowed to complain to the HRC, we're their target market not victims of discrimination or human rights violations. Under their current mandate we don't appear to have any rights.
Now wait... given that there's been so much news lately about the HRCs, they may just have to take this case as a sop.
BCF, I hope you're keeping an eye on this sotry - it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
RG
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