Can a municipality make a by-law that prohibits discriminatory provisions?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Restaurant and Food Services Association of British Columbia and the Yukon v. Vancouver (city), 1998 CanLII 14587 (BC CA):
It is a general rule of municipal law that the power to make by-laws does not include a power to enact discriminatory provisions, unless the authorizing legislation provides to the contrary: see Montréal v. Arcade Amusements Inc., 1985 CanLII 97 (SCC), [1985] 1 S.C.R. 368.
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