Judgement published October 16, 2020 Background Three retired members of the RCMP participated in a job-sharing program that allowed members to split the duties and responsibilities of one full-time position. Almost everyone who enrolled in the job-sharing program were women with children, as was the case with these three. They expected that job-sharing would enableContinue reading “Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28”
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Flashback: Eldridge v BC (Attorney General) [1997] 3 SCR 624
Introduction: In this flashback case, we look at three important topics: to whom does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply, what does “equal benefits” mean for disabled people under section 15(1) of the Charter, and briefly at what we mean by “minimal impairment” under the section 1 justification framework. This case was releasedContinue reading “Flashback: Eldridge v BC (Attorney General) [1997] 3 SCR 624”
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