It could also set a precedent that could assist in similar human rights actions on behalf of people with disabilities in other provinces, he says. Vince Calderhead will argue the Department of Community Services is breaking the Human Rights Act by housing 45-year-old Joseph Delaney and 46-year-old Beth MacLean in a hospital-like, institutional setting. The opening arguments of the Nova Scotia human rights board of inquiry begin at a local hotel in Halifax on Monday and continue through the month and into March. He will attempt to show that section five of the Human Rights Act in Nova Scotia applies, and will likely be supported by equality rights provisions in the Canadian constitution. A Department of Community Services spokesperson said it is working to improve its Disability Support Program and to create more small options homes.

Source: thestar February 05, 2018 00:33 UTC