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Halifax Studio Pulls Race-Based Class Prices After Online Outcry

Critics have framed the removed pricing as a human-rights violation in Nova Scotia.

Overview

  • Screenshots showed drop-in classes listed at CA$30 for white clients and CA$15 for BIPOC customers, with a reported BIPOC unlimited membership at CA$149 versus a standard CA$189.
  • By Monday the studio had taken down references to the race-based pricing and restricted comments on its social media accounts.
  • The studio and owner Connie McInnes did not respond to media requests for comment in the coverage cited.
  • Jeff Evely, whose post helped propel the issue online, says he plans to seek remedy at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal this week.
  • Some users questioned whether the listing was authentic after its removal, and the reports do not cite any action by the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission.