[Makarov]

Originally Posted by sworkhard

Sure, but it doesn't cause any harm. Everyone discriminates, and discrimination on it's own is a good thing in every day life, just not when it relates to justice and government legislated services. Discrimination is what you use when you pick a life partner for example. The pharmacist that makes alternative arrangements under the existing code is discriminating too, but the service is still provided, just by a different person. Quite frankly, there are very few procedures that would be eligible for conscience rights as anything acute an time sensitive would still require immediate service.

What? It doesn't cause any harm? I'll just repost this:

[41] First, and most importantly, this submission overlooks, or inappropriately discounts, the importance of the impact on gay or lesbian couples of being told by a marriage commissioner that he or she will not solemnize a same-sex union. As can be easily understood, such effects can be expected to be very significant and genuinely offensive. It is not difficult for most people to imagine the personal hurt involved in a situation where an individual is told by a governmental officer “I won’t help you because you are black (or Asian or First Nations) but someone else will” or “I won’t help you because you are Jewish (or Muslim or Buddist) but someone else will.” Being told “I won’t help you because you are gay/lesbian but someone else will” is no different.