@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt8102z.6, ISBN = {9780773537170}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt8102z.6}, abstract = {The inclusion of equality rights in the Canadian constitution in the early 1980s ushered in a new era of government accountability for its choices about inclusion and exclusion.² Equality became both a constitutional norm and a symbol of a commitment to an inclusive society. Key developments included the opening up of civil marriage to same-sex couples, acceptance of symbols of religious diversity in public spaces, growing acknowledgment of systemic inequalities, and recognition of the importance of accommodating the needs of persons with disabilities.³While there had been some recognition of equality in 1960 in the quasi-constitutionalCanadian Bill of Rights,⁴}, bookauthor = {COLLEEN SHEPPARD}, booktitle = {Inclusive Equality: The Relational Dimensions of Systemic Discrimination in Canada}, pages = {37--64}, publisher = {McGill-Queen's University Press}, title = {Constitutional Equality: Challenges and Possibilities}, year = {2010} }