JURI-2107EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fundamental Justice
29 Jan 2016
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Anything done under statutory authority of federal or provincial legislation. Hospitals relation to the government (state, provincial, local) Case: a death mother to be, having a baby in the hospital requested for a translator to allow for conversation to the doctors and nurses. Hospitals have to offer this service, since they are provincially funded the must follow the legal rights set out by the charter. Refugees wanting to enter canada: suresh case (2002) Corporations can argue a charter right in some circumstances: big m drug mart case (1985) Broad interpretation set out in the writing of the charter. Applies to all levels of government along with any government officials. Corporations have a sense of standing to defend against any charter violation. Freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression, freedom of the press, freedom of communication, freedom of peaceful assembly, and freedom of association.
