Ms. Laurie Wright at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

I just want to add that normally the purpose of the human rights anti-discrimination legislation is remedial, so it's primarily focused on the kinds of remedies that bring the parties together and reconcile them in terms of what the action was as opposed to being a penal kind of legislation that has huge fines and penalties. There is a possibility, under the Canadian Human Rights Act, for some penal action to be taken against those who have committed discrimination, but the primary purpose is remedial.