Is the Human Rights Code "fundamental law" and enjoys quasi-constitutional status?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Douglas College and Douglas College Faculty Association, 2009 CanLII 101171 (BC LA):
Second, the Human Rights Code is "fundamental law", and as a result, enjoys quasi-constitutional status (I.C.B.C. v. Heerspink 1982 CanLII 27 (SCC), [1982] 2 S.C.R. 145; CNR v. Canada (Human Rights Commission) 1987 CanLII 109 (SCC), [1987] 1 SCR 1114.
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