blearghhh
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Isn't there some protections for discriminations though? Whatever you say in your TOS, you can't kick someone out just because they're gay, or female, or purple, or whatever. Basically, if it's mentioned in the charter, then action taken on you for that reason is illegal.
(as far as I know, with my imperfect understanding of these sorts of issues)
The issue does sometimes arise when someone uses those charter protections to excuse their own behaviour, like if someone was running around screaming "I'm Purple!" in people's faces and jumping up and down naked on tables. Kicking that person out might be challenged on charter grounds, but could be defended by convincing the court that people of whatever colour would be treated the same if they had acted the same. If you only kick out the purple people who act badly, or if you kick out purple people even without them acting badly, you'd be in trouble. But only if whoever bringing the suit could prove that the discrimination was on the purpleness.
Specific section of the charter is 15) 1.
"Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability."
discrimination based on being an asshole is notably absent.
(as far as I know, with my imperfect understanding of these sorts of issues)
The issue does sometimes arise when someone uses those charter protections to excuse their own behaviour, like if someone was running around screaming "I'm Purple!" in people's faces and jumping up and down naked on tables. Kicking that person out might be challenged on charter grounds, but could be defended by convincing the court that people of whatever colour would be treated the same if they had acted the same. If you only kick out the purple people who act badly, or if you kick out purple people even without them acting badly, you'd be in trouble. But only if whoever bringing the suit could prove that the discrimination was on the purpleness.
Specific section of the charter is 15) 1.
"Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability."
discrimination based on being an asshole is notably absent.
