Month: June 2022

Government considers exempting itself from Court of Appeal ruling on housing discrimination

Vicky Levack and Kariellen Graham

“The Court of Appeal ruled last year that the government’s failure to offer “meaningful” access to housing for people with disabilities amounted to a violation of their basic rights. But under Section 6 of Nova Scotia’s Human Rights Act, the province can exempt itself from that ruling if it can prove the discrimination is justified in a free and democratic society.” -Keith Doucette