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What is discrimination? - Your Legal Rights

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I learned…<br />

• The Ontario Human <strong>Rights</strong> Code came from<br />

international, national and provincial laws and statutes<br />

developed after World War II.<br />

• Human rights are for everyone. We have the Code<br />

to make sure that everyone <strong>is</strong> treated equally and<br />

without d<strong>is</strong>crimination.<br />

• D<strong>is</strong>crimination can take many forms. It can be<br />

against one person or a group of people. It can hardly<br />

be noticeable or it can be part of a system.<br />

• D<strong>is</strong>crimination can be direct indirect systemic or<br />

D<strong>is</strong>crimination can be direct, indirect, systemic or<br />

can look like repr<strong>is</strong>al, a po<strong>is</strong>oned environment,<br />

harassment or racial profiling.

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