Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Equal Protection Clause, Sexual Orientation, Quebec Superior Court

• School: Western University
• Department: Law
• Course: Law 2101
• Professor: Mysty Sybil Clapton

Document Summary

S. 2 s. 15: section 15: equality. Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination, and in particular, without discrimination based on: 15 (1) discrimination: differential treatment based on protected grounds. Indirect discrimination disproportionately, negative impact (adverse effect) 15 (2) = enables government to pro-actively combat discrimination (amelioration) If (cid:28666)(cid:28674)(cid:28681)(cid:28664)(cid:28677)(cid:28673)(cid:28672)(cid:28664)(cid:28673)(cid:28679) (cid:28662)(cid:28660)(cid:28673) (cid:28663)(cid:28664)(cid:28672)(cid:28674)(cid:28673)(cid:28678)(cid:28679)(cid:28677)(cid:28660)(cid:28679)(cid:28664) (cid:28660)(cid:28673) (cid:28660)(cid:28672)(cid:28664)(cid:28671)(cid:28668)(cid:28674)(cid:28677)(cid:28660)(cid:28679)(cid:28668)(cid:28681)(cid:28664) (cid:28675)(cid:28680)(cid:28677)(cid:28675)(cid:28674)(cid:28678)(cid:28664), (cid:28679)(cid:28667)(cid:28664)(cid:28673) (cid:28679)(cid:28667)(cid:28664)(cid:28677)(cid:28664)"(cid:28678) (cid:28673)(cid:28674) (cid:28673)(cid:28664)(cid:28664)(cid:28663) (cid:28679)(cid:28674) consider 15(1) i. e. per kapp (aboriginal fishing rights) aboriginal ppl are getting special (cid:28665)(cid:28668)(cid:28678)(cid:28667)(cid:28668)(cid:28673)(cid:28666) (cid:28677)(cid:28668)(cid:28666)(cid:28667)(cid:28679)(cid:28678) (cid:28679)(cid:28667)(cid:28660)(cid:28679) (cid:28682)(cid:28664) (cid:28660)(cid:28677)(cid:28664)(cid:28673)"(cid:28679) (cid:28666)(cid:28664)(cid:28679)(cid:28679)(cid:28668)(cid:28673)(cid:28666) not discrimination. Program targets a disadvantaged group identified by enumerated or analogous grounds. (cid:28705)a personal characteristic that is immutable or changeable only at unacceptable cost (cid:28679)(cid:28674) (cid:28675)(cid:28664)(cid:28677)(cid:28678)(cid:28674)(cid:28673)(cid:28660)(cid:28671) (cid:28668)(cid:28663)(cid:28664)(cid:28673)(cid:28679)(cid:28668)(cid:28679)(cid:28684)(cid:28706) (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication. Expression: everything that conveys or attempts to convey a meaning. Expression is important for participation in social and political decision-making.