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Proposed human rights legislation gets failing grade (September 2002)

phrc — Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:54:37 +0000

For the second time in twenty years, the Government of British Columbia has decided to

abolish its Human Rights Commission. If the draft legislation set out in Bill 53 passes,

the Commission will be erased again, this time in the name of providing British

Columbians with a new, more efficient “direct access” model of human rights

enforcement.

For the second time in twenty years, the Government of British Columbia has decided to abolish its Human Rights Commission. If the draft legislation set out in Bill 53 passes, the Commission will be erased again, this time in the name of providing British Columbians with a new, more efficient “direct access” model of human rights enforcement.

Proposed Human Rights Legislation Gets Failing Grade (Sept 2002)

Human rights plunge into the past (April 2002)

phrc — Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:43:46 +0000

Human rights in British Columbia may be about to plunge backwards by twenty years. In

1983 Bill Bennett abolished the Human Rights Commission, fired all the Commissioners

and staff, and narrowed human rights legislation in one sweeping assault. Though a little

slower off the mark, the current government seems poised to substantially weaken the

province’s human rights institutions and protections.

Human rights in British Columbia may be about to plunge backwards by twenty years. In 1983 Bill Bennett abolished the Human Rights Commission, fired all the Commissioners and staff, and narrowed human rights legislation in one sweeping assault. Though a little slower off the mark, the current government seems poised to substantially weaken the province’s human rights institutions and protections.

Human Rights Plunge into the Past