How have the Complainants argued that discriminatory enforcement of regulations constitutes a "service" within the meaning of the Human Rights Act?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Reed v Province of Nova Scotia (Department of Environment), 2018 CanLII 89418 (NS HRC):

96. The Complainants rely on Johnson v. Halifax Regional Police Service, 2003 CarswellNS 621, [2003] N.S.H.R.B.I.D. No.2, 48 C.H.R.R. D/307 for the argument that the discriminatory enforcement of regulations constitutes a “service” within the meaning of the Human Rights Act.

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