The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-08-18, Page 2PAGGE2—GODERICHSIGNAL-STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1982
New Human Rights Code failed to k
BY JACK 1 IDDEI1 , MPP
Ontario's New Hunnan
Rights Code was proclaimed
on June 15, 1982. At a dinner
honoring the occasion, the
Preunier asked that we
..,"compare the Ontario of
today with the Ontario that
existed when the r Human
Rights Code was first
created"
The truth of the matter is
that the Human: Rights Code
failed to keep pace with
social and demographic
changes which occurred in
the two "decades which
followed " its original enac-
tment in 1961.
For example, no provision
was made for "protecting"
handicapped persons from
discrimination, and the only
such protection which
existed was to be found
within the Handicapped
Employment Program of the
Ministry of Labour, created
to foster programs, not to
define and guarantee human
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rights.
Acknowledging both the
Obvious. need forremedial
human rights legislation,
and the fact that 1981 was
proclaimed internationally .
as the Year of the Disabled,
the government introduced
its bill "To Revise end
Extend Protection of Human
Rights in Ontario".
Some of the highlights of
Bill -7, introduced on April 24,
1981 were as follows:
1.- The circumstances
under which discrimination
is prohibited were extended
from basic situations of
advertising, access to public
places, accommodation and
employment, to virtually all
activity between citizens in
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the public domain, including
particularly the prohibition
of discrimination in the form
of harassment.
2. The number of
prohibited grounds of
discrimination are, extended
from eight grounds to in-
clude: (a) handicap, (b)
marital status with certain
exceptions in the case of
accommodation, (c) record
of offences in the case of
employment, (d) age of 18
and over and in the case of
employment, under 65, (e)
family status with certain
exceptions in the case of
accommodation . and (f )
receipt of public assistance
in the - case of ac-
commodation.
3. The Bill would bind the
Crown, and have primacy.
over other legislation after a
two-year transitional period.
4. The Commission is
empowered to recommend
for consideration special
plans or programs.
Boards of Inquiry are
empowered to make orders
respecting access for the
handicapped after a finding
of discrimination has been
made.
The Liberal Party sup-
ported the bill in principle,
considering it to be, in many
respects, an enlightened
piece of legislation, and due
ep pace
to constructive opposition,
the Bill was substantially
amended and improved
For example, Human
Rights Officers investigating
complaints could no longer
compel production of
documents, but were
authorized to request that
such documentation be
produced for inspection.
Officers investigating . a
complaint no longer had the
power to call upon police to
assist, thus. removing the
criminal taint from what is
essentially a conciliatory
procedure.
The vicarious liability of
an employer for an act of an
employee has been limited to
situations where an em-
ployee acts in the course of
his employment, and
harassment provisions have
been exempted from the
vicarious liability provisions
of the same sections.
In addition, the upper limit
of "age" protection has been
eliminated, in all areas ex-
cept
zcept employment, and the
Minister has asked the
Ontario Manpower Com-
mission to study the question
of eliminating- the 65 year
age qualification in respect
of employment and to make
appropriate recom-
mendation.
Provisions dealing with
i
harassment on the ground of
sex have been clarified.
There are aspects in which
the legislation does not, in
the Liberal view, go far
enough: with respect to
"reasonable ac-
commodation" for the
handicapped, with respect to
the prohibition of
discrimination on the basis
of language and political
belief and with respect to a
contravention" of the , Act
becoming a •cause.of action
for which a remedy in Court
is sought.
We also believe that there
should be a provision making
the Ontario Human Rights
Commission accountable to
the Legislature, in the same
manner as the Ombudsman,
thereby removing any taint
of partisanship of ministerial
involvement.
On June 16 the Toronto
Globe arid Mail commented,
in an editorial that, "It is a
far better bill than the one
the government originally
proposed - although, in an
area as difficult as the
balancing of human rights
even the improved version
gives us cause for con-
-cern._ the...government. _arid_
its appointees must take
pains not to secure one
man's rights by riding
roughshod over those of
another."
Defects cause accidents
•
Transport Canada today forwarded to Transport
released information on two
recent hang-glider accidents
which resulted in the deaths
of the pilots near Hensall on
June 21 and at . Clappisons
Corners, Ont. on July4.
• The on scene investigation
revealed a mechanical
defect ---1i1 -"the•" "Skyrider20
motorized hang-gliders
which, according to accident
investigators "could not be
attributed to impact forces,
but indicate a fracture of the
bearing pillow block lower'
housing which supports the
propellor drive system".
Portions of the primary
aircraft structure, including
the engine and propellor
sive system, have been
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Ottawa for more detailed
examination. However,
preliminary investigations
indicate clearly that a faulty became involved at the in-
support for the drive system vitation of the provincial
resulted in propellor medical examiner and the
deflection: ` _..Ontario -Provincial Police:. _ _
The combinationof con- Persons owning, selling and
tinued propellor deflection manufacturing the Skyrider-
and the failure of the pillow 20 have been warned or the
block lower housing caused defects, Transport Canada
the housing support plate to has announced.
fail, accident investigators No further details
found. available pending
Under existing federal coroner's inquest.
legislation, the Department
of. Transport has no_
\
authority to take legal action
in connection with these
accidents. The department's
accident investigators
The Bluewater Kennel Club stages its all breed con-
firmation and .obedience sanction match at the Bluewater
Centre Sunday, attracting more than 60 entries. In the
above photo, one of the entries relaxes in the shade while
Wopat to sing
at estprn Fair
Tom Wopat, star of televi-
sion's -"The Dukes of Haz-
zard", is booked for two per,
formances at the Western
Fair grandstand on Satur-
day, September18.
. Wopat will be best-known
to Londonaudiences as Luke
Duke 'of the top-rated CBS
series. Luke and his brother
Bo (John Schneider) can be
seen each week barreling
around mythical Hazzard
County in the famous
"General Lee" - -a brilliant
red Dodge Charger that's
frequently airborne.
Although "The Dukes of
Hazzard" gave Wopat little
opportunity to display his
musical talents (he did sing
in one episode), the
powerfully -built Wisconsin
farm boy is also an as
are
a
complished musician, con-
cert performer and recor-
ding artist. '
His career includes a stint
as trombonist and lead
singer with a rock band dur-
ing his university days. His
acting credits include
leading roles in both musical
comedy and dramatic pro-
ductions. He. has appeared
on Broadway in "I Love My
Wife", and in an. off-
Broadway production of
"Oklahoma".
Wopat has recently signed
a recording contract and his
first album, being released
this year, follows on the
heelsof his successful con-
cert performances
throughout the United
States.
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waiting for competition to begin and below another entry
engages in mischief with its master. The one day event was
not a point show but provided eaperlence for dogs, handlers
and officials. (Photos by Dave Sykes)
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Organizers explained that
while the sanction match
was part of the club's series
of shows, it was not a point
show. Rather, it was a sort of
practice session. that
provided show experience
for the dogs, handlers and
officials.
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