PART I – FACTS

A. Overview

1. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities ("CCD") is the national voice of persons with disabilities in Canada. It is composed of representatives from provincial disability organizations across Canada and from major national disability organizations. The late Eric Norman and Joanne Neubauer, persons with disabilities, encountered obstacles to their mobility when attempting to fly with Air Canada, Jazz Air ("Air Canada") and West Jet (collectively, "the carriers").

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Volume 26 Issue 1

In the Quarterly Report, you will find an update on key activities undertaken by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD):

• our one-person one-fare case at the Canadian Transportation Agency,
• approval of a new member,
• our CURA Research Project.

One-Person One-Fare Policy

by Hue Nguyen (Hue Nguyen is a first-year law student at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto)

For the Council of Canadians with Disabilities

by Yvonne Peters

November 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

1. Significance of the Canadian Human Rights Act for Persons with Disabilities
2. Time for Change
3. Purpose of this Report
4. Methodology

II. UNDERSTANDING THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS MACHINERY