Human rights and the city: A case of Ontario, Canada

Human rights are inalienable rights we each possess by virtue of being human. In Canada, Ontario has been at the forefront of progressive human rights policies. Despite this, human rights complaints related to land use regulations have been on the rise. This study pursues three questions: Why are hu...

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Published inPlanning, practice & research Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 81 - 104
Main Authors Agrawal, Sandeep, Sangapala, Pradeep, Hill, Elisabeth, Lang, Jill
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Canada
cities
Complaints
Human rights
Land use
Morality
Municipalities
Obligations
Ontario
Progressivism
Regulation
Regulations
zoning bylaw
Canada
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Summary:Human rights are inalienable rights we each possess by virtue of being human. In Canada, Ontario has been at the forefront of progressive human rights policies. Despite this, human rights complaints related to land use regulations have been on the rise. This study pursues three questions: Why are human rights challenges against land-use regulations increasing? What human rights challenges do Ontario municipalities face? and how do they respond? We conclude that despite significant advancements on the human rights front, Ontario municipalities struggle to understand fully their legal and moral obligations and have yet to catch up with new judicial interpretations.
ISSN:0269-7459
1360-0583
DOI:10.1080/02697459.2022.2126164