Bar Owner In Impossible Position

National Post – A sports bar owner said he risks breaking the law and could lose his licence if he signs an agreement to settle a complaint at the Ontario Human Rights Commission to allow a patron to smoke medical marijuana outside the bar’s front door.

Ted Kindos, owner of Gator Ted’s Tap and Grill in Burlington accuses the commission of overstepping its bounds and said he could face sanctions under provincial liquor laws prohibiting controlled substances from being consumed where alcohol is served if he agrees to allow Steve Gibson to light up.

Here is the scariest part:

Government buraucrat # 1:

Lisa Murray, a spokeswoman for the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, said there are no provisions or exemptions for the use of medical marijuana in the Liquor Licence Act, and any changes to the law would be under the purview of the legislature.

Government buraucrat # 2:

Afroze Edwards, a spokeswoman for the Ontario Human Rights Commission, said the case was not about marijuana but the “duty to accommodate” someone who has a disability.

She said the Ontario Human Rights Code supersedes all other legislation, unless there is a specific exemption to exclude it written into a law.

Shades of Henry Ripplinger – Renovate your building and follow the local building codes to the letter and still get shit on by the Human Rights Tribunal. No matter what Ted decides to do he gets ass raped by some government department. Nice.