The program’s web site offers the following regarding its goal of helping to financially assist court cases that further language and equality rights guaranteed within our constitution.

“Equality means giving every person equal respect in society. Sometimes, people are treated differently or unfairly because of things like the colour of their skin, their religion or a physical disability. This is called discrimination. Many groups of people through history have suffered discrimination. Equality means that all people are treated fairly, without discrimination.”

Looking at the site, it’s clear that the program has a history being involved in ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, women’s rights, and many other issues.

2006 from Toronto Star

Greetings from deep inside the conspiracy — where the mother and father of a child with multiple disabilities have to go to court to get the parental benefits they’re entitled to, where a woman who is deaf must fight for the right to be able to communicate with emergency room doctors and a youngster who uses a wheelchair battles to be included with other kids.

Scary, right?

The court challenges program was designed to help those who could not otherwise afford to pay for lawyers to fight for their constitutional rights.

Read the article for the rest.