name: Basudde v. Health Canada
unofficial_text: Basudde v. Health Canada
  Collection
  Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
  Date
  2005-05-27
  Neutral citation
  2005 CHRT 20
  File number(s)
  T901/2104
  Decision-maker(s)
  Groake, Paul
  Decision type
  Decision
  Decision Content
  CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL TRIBUNAL CANADIEN DES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE
  CRIS BASUDDE - and - SHIV CHOPRA
  Complainants
  - and - CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
  Commission
  - and - HEALTH CANADA
  Respondent
  RULING
  MEMBER: Dr. Paul Groarke
  2005 CHRT 20 2005/05/27
  I. AMENDMENT OF THE COMPLAINTS 1
  I. AMENDMENT OF THE COMPLAINTS [1] Counsel for the Complainants has requested that the complaints filed by Dr. Chopra be amended. The other parties have consented. I have reviewed the amendments and am satisfied that they are properly before the Tribunal.
  [2] The Tribunal accordingly orders that the underlined words which follow be added to the complaint dated January 12, 1999:
  [3] Health Canada has discriminated against me by treating me in an adverse differential manner in the course of my employment by denying me promotional opportunities based on my race, colour and national or ethnic origin (East Indian) contrary to sections 7 and 10 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, and by harassing me, contrary to section 14 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
  [4] The Tribunal similarly orders that the underlined sentence which follows be added to the Additional Allegations dated June 27, 1999:
  [5] I allege that the department has taken actions which constitute retaliation against me because of having filed my Human Rights Complaint this year, in that I am qualified for these positions and have been bypassed because of the harassment complaint I have filed. These actions constitute retaliation under section 14.1 of the Canadian Human Rights Act,
  [6] I would direct the parties to enter the amendments into the record at the outset of the hearing, along with the other originating documents.
  Signed by Dr. Paul Groarke
  OTTAWA, Ontario
  May 27, 2005
  PARTIES OF RECORD
  TRIBUNAL FILE:
  T901/2104
  STYLE OF CAUSE:
  Cris Basudde and Shiv Chopra v. Health Canada
  DATE AND PLACE OF HEARING:
  May 10, 2005
  Ottawa, Ontario
  RULING OF THE TRIBUNAL DATED:
  May 27, 2005
  APPEARANCES:
  David Yazbeck
  On behalf of the Complainants
  Philippe Dufresne
  On behalf of the Canadian Human Rights Commission
  David Migicovsky
  On behalf of the Respondent
  