Letter: Equality for everyone

To the editor:

Everyone knows the history of the Famous Five and the Persons Case. This group of women fought to have women recognized as persons by law. 

During this time women fought for equal rights, opportunity, work, pay and recognition. Just as women did, now people with disabilities struggle to enforce their human rights to change the way society perceives them.

We are actively fighting for the right to an education, work, equal opportunity, housing and recognition.

Everyone is a person and deserves the right to pursue a higher education without fear of discrimination based on race, disability, sex, age, marital status, etc.

Every person should also be able to enforce their human rights and attain justice.
Human rights are laws, and when laws are broken justice shall be served by the court.

We should make history today by creating equality for persons with disabilities; this is something for the history books, not something to run away from.

So, step up and voice your opinion, get justice for this crime against human rights, fight for equality and freedom.


Keagan Crites,
Thunder Bay