Alan, who is 18 years old, applies for a job as a clerk in a sporting goods store in Ontario. The store manager is impressed with Alan and says that he would like to hire him, subject to reference checks. Later, the manager calls Alan to say that he will not be hired. On checking his references with a former employer, the manager found out that Alan was recently convicted of careless driving under Ontario's Highway Traffic Act.

(a) Has the store manager violated Alan's human rights by refusing to hire him?

(b) Would your answer to (a) change if Alan was only 17 years old?

(c) Would your answer to (a) change if the job involved picking up and delivering sporting goods?