Kendra Wong – Victoria News, December 9, 2015.

Allison Davidson, a puppy breeder and caretaker, shows off Glinda, a nine-week old golden lab at the legislature. Last week, the provincial government introduced new laws requiring business, taxis and restaurants to allow certified guide dogs in the establishments.

A Victoria resident is challenging a ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, after a local taxi company allegedly discriminated against him by refusing to transport him and his guide dog.

On July 15, 2014, Graeme McCreath, who is legally blind, was having dinner at Earls in downtown Victoria. At the end of the night, a friend called him a taxi, however, when it arrived, the driver refused to pick up McCreath and his five-year-old German Shepherd guide dog, Adrienne.

A Victoria Resident is Challenging a Ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, After a Local Taxi Company Allegedly Discriminated Against Him by Refusing to Transport Him and His Guide Dog full article

Airline forced passenger to travel with an attendant and that’s discrimination, regulator says.
The Canadian Press
December 09, 2015

Canada’s transportation watchdog has chided Air Canada for what it calls a discriminatory policy prohibiting people with certain disabilities from flying alone.

The Canadian Transportation Agency ordered the airline to officially change its guidelines requiring people who are both blind and deaf to travel with an attendant.

The ruling came after a complaint filed by Carrie Moffatt, who learned of the policy when she booked a flight from Vancouver to Victoria in September 2013.

Air Canada amends policy following challenge from deaf-blind passenger

Moffatt is legally blind and deaf but can read text and communicate orally by phone.

Air Canada Ordered to Stop Forbidding Deaf-Blind People From Flying Solo full article