There may be a time in the very near future, where corporations and human beings may be regarded as equals in all facets of life. If that reality spurs up, s. 30 of the BC Business Corporations Act could be eliminated. For that matter, the whole Act could be done without. However, as long as humanity qualifies humans and corporations as different, and as long as corporations are “other-ized” into non human form, societies will continue to need an Act that allows them to exist and meet their objectives.
If s. 30 was eliminated and replaced by an inclusive list of rights, powers and privileges without invoking any form of personhood, that would be indicative that society is ready to accept the fusion between humanity and corporations. If human society is ready to make that leap, then getting rid of s. 30 would be useful because we would no longer need to ascertain the difference between the two. But as long as society is not ready to embrace that change, s. 30 will continue to be useful as a reminder of the difference between human beings and corporations.
