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Reinstated: The Ontario Human Rights Commission agreed with nurse Ron Lentz that he was fired by Toronto Western Hospital because he has AIDS
Reinstated: The Ontario Human Rights Commission agreed with nurse Ron Lentz that he was fired by Toronto Western Hospital because he has AIDS

Reinstated: The Ontario Human Rights Commission agreed with nurse Ron Lentz that he was fired by Toronto Western Hospital because he has AIDS

Date7/28/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Ron Lentz: Nurse with AIDS returns to work at Toronto Western Hospital tomorrow.
Ron Lentz: Nurse with AIDS returns to work at Toronto Western Hospital tomorrow.
6/28/1988
Picture of Jones Falls that hangs in the office of Canon Borden Purcell, new chairman of Ontario Human Rights Commission reminds him of his roots. He was raised in a nearby village
Picture of Jones Falls that hangs in the office of Canon Borden Purcell, new chairman of Ontario Human Rights Commission reminds him of his roots. He was raised in a nearby village
4/1/1982
Board hears case: AIDS patient Gary Thornton, 37, says he was discriminated against when he was fired and his disability benefits cut off
Board hears case: AIDS patient Gary Thornton, 37, says he was discriminated against when he was fired and his disability benefits cut off
1/6/1992
Patient care decline in Ontario hospitals is continuing because nurses are underpaid, overworked and denied their basic rights, Mrs. Ruth Le Roux (abo(...)
Patient care decline in Ontario hospitals is continuing because nurses are underpaid, overworked and denied their basic rights, Mrs. Ruth Le Roux (abo(...)
3/6/1964
Fighting aids: Sam Guerra, owner of the Brampton-based Festive Food Catering, is stocking some of his trucks with condoms because he believes the fear of catching the deadly AIDS virus is becoming widespread
Fighting aids: Sam Guerra, owner of the Brampton-based Festive Food Catering, is stocking some of his trucks with condoms because he believes the fear of catching the deadly AIDS virus is becoming widespread
5/8/1974
Irene Ngandu, 26, left, who has AIDS and is eight months pregnant, eats breakfast prepared by her mother, right, at Chikankata hospital
Irene Ngandu, 26, left, who has AIDS and is eight months pregnant, eats breakfast prepared by her mother, right, at Chikankata hospital
9/3/1989
Robert McPhee, right, a Toronto-born United Church minister, is director of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
Robert McPhee, right, a Toronto-born United Church minister, is director of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
7/19/1974
The Ontario Human Rights Commission this week released a 250-page report on discrimination against blacks in Metropolitan Toronto. The author, Dr. Wil(...)
The Ontario Human Rights Commission this week released a 250-page report on discrimination against blacks in Metropolitan Toronto. The author, Dr. Wil(...)
9/25/1975
Grand opening, Canon Borden Purcell, head of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (left), and Ann Miller, wife of Ontario Treasurer Frank Miller (secon(...)
Grand opening, Canon Borden Purcell, head of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (left), and Ann Miller, wife of Ontario Treasurer Frank Miller (secon(...)
3/9/1982
New ombudsman: Dr. Daniel Hill, former chairman of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, signs his oath of office as Ontario's new ombudsman yesterday (...)
New ombudsman: Dr. Daniel Hill, former chairman of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, signs his oath of office as Ontario's new ombudsman yesterday (...)
3/21/1984
Sex discrimination in employment : revisions in the Ontario human rights code and ways for increasing the effectiveness of the Commission
Sex discrimination in employment : revisions in the Ontario human rights code and ways for increasing the effectiveness of the Commission
6/17/1976
Bromley Armstrong, ex-president of the Jamaican Canadian Association, now member of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
Bromley Armstrong, ex-president of the Jamaican Canadian Association, now member of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
9/21/1979