Is there any case law supporting a finding of continuing contravention of human rights legislation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mitchell v. The Brick Warehouse and others, 2010 BCHRT 23 (CanLII):
Second, there are significant gaps in time between the alleged incidents and the timely allegation. A significant gap in time between the incidents and the timely allegation militates against finding a continuing contravention: Dickson v. Vancouver Human Rights Coalition, 2005 BCHRT 209.
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