What is the test for an allegation of discrimination in a medical malpractice case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sones v. District of Squamish, 2016 BCHRT 99 (CanLII):
The facts alleged must be capable of supporting a reasonable inference that the adverse treatment alleged is related in whole or in part, to a prohibited ground of discrimination. See: Schnurr v. Douglas College, 2007 BCHRT 40, para. 23, upheld in Schnurr v. Douglas College, 2008 BCSC 1799.
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