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Last frontier of legal prejudice [mental & other disabilities]
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Apr 24 2010
Today, although racism and anti-Semitism still exist, most Ontarians find these forms of bigotry abhorrent and are embarrassed that the law of the land once permitted them in the interest of “preserving the character” of local neighbourhoods. Yet in 2010, there is still one form of prejudice that remains perfectly legal — zoning bylaws that target people with mental and other disabilities… armed with the facts, most people will view discrimination against people with mental illness equally as repugnant as they do bigotry against other groups.
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