Summary
In the preamble to the orders, "borderline suspicious" shoppers were to be followed and "suspicious" people were to be removed.
Witnesses at the tribunal, 17 in all, testified they had been harassed by security, though they did not fit into the "site post order" criteria for ejection. Tribunal member Lindsay Lyster concluded that the implementation of the written and unwritten policies were based on stereotypes of disabled and Aboriginal people. Lyster said the "vagueness and room for interpretation" in the preamble of the orders made "the operation for unconscious stereotypes all the more significant."In an interview following the decision, [Gladys Radek]'s legal counsel, Tim Timberg, concluded that, "The significance of this case is that we have proven that a pattern of systemic discrimination existed over a five-year period in Vancouver, in present-day Canadian society."See the full content of this document
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Mall Security Guilty
VANCOUVER
The International Village Mall, also known as Tinseltown, opened its doors in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in December 1999. The mall owners, Henderson Development Ltd, envisioned a high-end fashion and entertainment complex s...See the full content of this document
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