Aboriginals in Quebec can no longer return to the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (CDPDJ) to hear complaints about offensive or offensive comments with a racist nature.
The organization said in a statement Tuesday that the Supreme Court decision in Mike Ward’s case against Jeremy Gabriel led it to refocus the framework of its capability and to close certain files in the process.
The Supreme Court ruled in October that the Human Rights Tribunal did not have the necessary jurisdiction to adjudicate Jeremy Gabriel’s discrimination complaint, as it was defamatory.
Action for discrimination should be limited to sentences whose effects are genuine discrimination.wrote to the judges.
By extension, discrimination complaints are handled by CDPDJ should also lead to discriminatory treatment.
Comments considered discrimination in private settings, which previously could have been investigated by the Commission, can no longer be addressed. So Ward’s decision has an impact beyond the facts in question in this case.explanation of the president of CDPDJPhilippe-André Tessier, interviewed by All one morning.
Ang CDPDJ deals in common with 100 to 125 files per year about offensive or offensive statements in discrimination.
” In folders about [discriminatoires]most of the cases referred to us are cases of racist insults. “
We don’t have to close everything, because there are some files where other rights are affectedhowever, Mr. Tessier.
Over the past three years, 10 files opened on the basis of race/color/ethnicity or national origin contain mentions of “language discrimination” and targeted indigenous peoplessaid by CDPDJ using email.
The organization is not in a position to indicate how many files about Aboriginal people are currently underway or how many will be closed, as they are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
What is certain is that this type of sentence is not acceptable and we will conduct awareness campaigns and develop toolsgiit ni mr. Tessier.
Source: Radio-Canada
