Can a prohibited ground be a factor in adverse treatment?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ghafoor v. Yellow Cab Company and another, 2014 BCHRT 50 (CanLII):
It is not necessary that the prohibited ground be the sole or primary factor in the adverse treatment, provided it is at least a factor: O’Connor v. Town Taxi, 2000 BCHRT 9, para. 55.
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