We would want the law and the economy to work as expected for every citizen. This is what we are taught. See Egan and Nesbit v. Canada, 2 Thibaudeau v. Canada (M.N.R.), 3 and Miron v. Trudel.4. See also Fraser v Canada and Griggs v. Duke Power. Frazer and Griggs confirm that all discrimination in policy is illegal; not just in the employment context. See also the 14th amendment. The Equal Protection Clause is part of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause, which took effect in 1868, provides "nor shall any State ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." It mandates that individuals in similar situations be treated equally by the law.[1][2][3] A primary motivation for this clause was to validate the equality provisions contained in the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which guaranteed that all citizens would have the guaranteed right to equal protection by law. As a whole, the Fourteenth Amendment marked a large shift in American constitutionalism, by applying substantially more constitutional restrictions against the states than had applied before the Civil War. https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/pmb/eeo/directives/upload/Civil-Rights-Directive-2011-01CProcedures-11_5_2010-wk.pdf The Equality Act 2010 safeguards against inequality in the UK and also Canada; not only in the employment context but in the provision of Government services. The Act is directly applicable in Canada based on the BNA 1867. Equality in payment, equality in benefit and equality in service is the litmus to vett genuine, good intentional government. Based on the law above, we could accept essentially equal services and benefits as we contribute, protect and defend equally. ClIck here.