Does Pursuing a belief that one has suffered discrimination constitute improper conduct?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Grewal v. Simard Westlink and others, 2010 BCHRT 51 (CanLII):
Pursuing a belief that one has suffered discrimination, but which is ultimately found to be unsubstantiated, and results in the dismissal of a complaint, does not constitute improper conduct: Bains v. Metro College Inc. et al, 2004 BCHRT 7, para. 15.
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