Ultimately, it's a human rights issue in the information age.

There's no way any number of companies will be able to protect human rights through a business model. When things go wrong, people need a [legal] remedy. Right now we don't have that.

It's an exercise in futility, because Europeans still have their rights under their national laws.

They had a tremendous impact. Not just because they underscore that this is a civil rights question, but they're making it clear this is a question of fairness that affects real families, including Latinos and African Americans — many of whom are the most vulnerable when discriminatorily excluded from marriage.

They will verify reports of alleged human rights violations and compile information on the causes and perpetrators.

Age is a protected ground in the Ontario human rights code. What that means is you can't be refused services because of age.