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Want to sue Air Canada /CPAP policy

Posted by Captin Cannuck on May 22, 2007 at 11:36:19:

CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS (1982)
According to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, "Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability".

...SO WHAT????
Since We CPAP users have a "physical disability", we should be entitled to "equal benefit" of the law. Equal benefit means that we should have the same benefits as non disabled people. That means the same volume of luggage. It also means the same benefits to sleep on long international flights. That is a normal that all passengers have when they travel intercontentally.

HERE'S THE RUB:
Yet, when we fly, our constitutional rights are violated.
Recently, I encountered what I feel was discriminatory treatment when I travelled from Tokyo to Vancouver on May 21st, 2007 aboard Air Canada Flight 004. There are two ways in which my constitutional rights were violated;

1. I asked to use my CPAP device in the cabin of the aircraft, and was told that it was not allowed. For this reason, it was necessary for me to stop in Vancouver so that I could sleep. It was not possible for me to travel across the country to Halifax. As a result of their not allowing me to use my CPAP device in the aircraft, I was obliged to buy a more expensive ticket than an able bodied person. I also had to pay extra expenses, such as a hotel, when I should have been able to sleep in the aircraft as other passengers could. I resent that.

2. I asked for my device not to be counted as carry-on luggage, but the airline refused to give me any allowance for it. For this reason, I was not able to take as many of my personal possessions with me to Canada as an able-bodied non-CPAP user would be able to do. I also resent this.

LET'S FIGHT!
I am very eager to take on Air Canada. Are there any lawyers who are CPAP sufferers who would take it as a matter of principle? Are there other CPAP users who are tired of sitting at the back of the bus? If so, please write me back.

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