Analysis – N.W.T. human rights complaint system too complex, too legalistic – CBC

Dec 09, 2015

The 11-year-old human rights complaint system in the Northwest Territories is broken and in urgent need of repair, according to the head of the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission.

“Our system, we think, right now is not providing a fair outcome too often to anybody who comes in, whether they’re a complainant or respondent,” says human rights commission chair Charles Dent.

It’s an expensive process for one that doesn’t work. The budget for this year is $1.35 million.

Both sides in a recent complaint alleging racism say they were dissatisfied with what they found was a lengthy process that was difficult to navigate without a lawyer.

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