Caroline Has Applied for a Job at StoreCo (A Large

question 17

Multiple Choice

Caroline has applied for a job at StoreCo (a large retail chain) .According to Section 8 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, StoreCo may legally decline to hire Caroline on the basis of which of the following reasons?

• A) her age (she is 47)
• B) the fact that she is pregnant
• C) her criminal conviction when she was 22 years old
• D) her family status (she has 2 young children)

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Definitions:

Admiral's Men

A prominent acting company in Elizabethan England, once led by the famous actor Edward Alleyn and patronized by the Lord Admiral.

Blackfriar's Men

A troupe of Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights and actors who performed at the Blackfriars Theatre in London.

Enclosure

The historical process in England of consolidating (enclosing) small landholdings into larger farms since the 13th century, which led to significant social and economic changes, primarily displacing peasant farmers.

Common Lands

Areas of land open for communal use, typically for grazing livestock, collecting firewood, or other resources, managed by local communities.