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B.C. Costco COVID masking human rights complaint thrown out

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal dismissed Jae Lazar’s complaint filed after a Dec. 16, 2020 incident at a Nanaimo Costco.
The complaint arose during a COVID-19 mask mandate change in November 2020 by the B.C. Ministry of Health, with some health exemptions initially allowed.
Costco argued Lazar lacked a reasonable prospect of proving a disability-related barrier to mask use, noting Lazar shopped masked ten times between Nov. 2020 and Oct. 2021.
The tribunal found Lazar could not show her disabilities interfered with mask wearing and highlighted that her support person placed a mask on her during purchases.
The tribunal concluded there is no reasonable prospect Lazar’s complaint will succeed, effectively upholding Costco’s mask policy enforcement under public health orders.

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