“An Alberta judge has ruled that a construction company discriminated against a man when it fired him from an oilsands project after his pre-employment drug screening tested positive for marijuana. Instead, Justice Sheilah Martin said the man — a recreational user — should have been treated the same way as someone with a drug addiction, which is considered a disability in a growing body of human rights case law across Canada.” (CanWest/reprinted at CharlesAdler.com, Jun. 29; “Drug testing can be discriminatory, judge rules”, CBC, Jun. 30).
“Casual pot use a disability, Alberta judge finds”
“An Alberta judge has ruled that a construction company discriminated against a man when it fired him from an oilsands project after his pre-employment drug screening tested positive for marijuana. Instead, Justice Sheilah Martin said the man — a recreational user — should have been treated the same way as someone with a drug addiction, […]
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Two terms: “choice” and “personal responsibility”. We all know, from the arguments of the “legalize marijuana” crowd, that marijuana is not addictive, right? The guy chose to smoke pot. He needs to take responsibility for his choice. Sorry, case dismissed.
Personal responsibility?
Man where you been sleeping?
The construction company is lucky if it only owes this guy disability benefits for life. I mean, it’s not his fault he’s disabled.
It is so reassuring to know that in Canada we are governed by laws and judges who know what is good for us – not by the capricious public and the stooges that pretend to represent them.