Is a distinction between individuals or groups discriminatory?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Saskatchewan (Department of Finance) v. Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission), 2002 SKQB 501 (CanLII):
It was noted by McIntyre J. in Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, supra, at pp. 180-181, that a distinction between individuals or groups is discriminatory only if the distinction results in prejudice or disadvantage.
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