"It is now essential to adapt the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms to the current issues of work-family balance" - Philippe-André Tessier, interim President of the Commission
The Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse calls for an important amendment to the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, adding "family status" as a forbidden ground of discrimination. Québec is currently the only province that does not protect family status in its human rights legislation.
Montréal, May 29, 2018 – The Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse calls for an important amendment to the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, adding "family status" as a forbidden ground of discrimination. Québec is currently the only province that does not protect family status in its human rights legislation.
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