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Vegans:

A Toronto law school graduate from P.E.I. is making a case for vegans to have their beliefs protected under human rights legislation.

Camille Labchuck recently made the argument before the Ontario Human Rights Commission, which has been holding hearings to define the word "creed".

The Ontario Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination because of creed or religion.

But the exact definition of "creed" under the legislation is not clear and Labchuck said that a person's right to live a vegan lifestyle – that is, consuming no animal food or dairy products – is a right that all people should have.

She told the Commission, for example hospital patients or prison inmates must rely on the food provided.

If their request for a vegan or vegetarian meal is denied, Labchuk argued that person could claim discrimination...

In my experience, hospital food is unpalatable often bordering on the vile. Could I claim discrimination because my "creed" includes eating only tasty food?