▁disc rimin atory ▁within ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁equality ▁guarantee . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁of ▁the ▁issues ▁should ▁establish ▁whether ▁the ▁law ▁causes ▁differential ▁treatment , ▁and ▁then ▁whether ▁the ▁differential ▁treatment ▁constit utes ▁disc rim ination . ▁From ▁this ▁I ac ob ucci ▁form ul ates ▁a ▁new ▁test ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁disc rim ination ▁claim . ▁ ▁Test ▁The ▁test ▁must ▁make ▁three ▁broad ▁in qui ries . ▁ ▁( A ) ▁Does ▁the ▁imp ug ned ▁law ▁( a ) ▁draw ▁a ▁formal ▁distinction ▁between ▁the ▁claim ant ▁and ▁others ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁personal ▁characteristics , ▁or ▁( b ) ▁fail ▁to ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁claim ant ' s ▁already ▁dis adv ant aged ▁position ▁within ▁Canadian ▁society ▁resulting ▁in ▁substant ively ▁differential ▁treatment ▁between ▁the ▁claim ant ▁and ▁others ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁personal ▁characteristics ? ▁ ▁( B ) ▁Is ▁the ▁claim ant ▁subject ▁to ▁differential ▁treatment ▁based ▁on ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁enumer ated ▁and ▁analog ous ▁grounds ? ▁and ▁ ▁( C ) ▁Does ▁the ▁differential ▁treatment ▁disc rim inate , ▁by ▁impos ing ▁a ▁bur den ▁upon ▁or ▁with hold ing ▁a ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁claim ant ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁which ▁reflect s ▁the ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁application ▁of ▁pres umed ▁group ▁or ▁personal ▁characteristics , ▁or ▁which ▁otherwise ▁has ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁perpet u ating ▁or ▁prom oting ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁individual ▁is ▁less ▁capable ▁or ▁worthy ▁of ▁recognition ▁or ▁value ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁being