R v Kapp
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R v Kapp, 2008 SCC 41, is a Supreme Court of Canada decision that held that a communal fishing license granted exclusively to Aboriginals did not violate Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights a
Supreme Court of Canada
Beverley Mc Lachlin
20170125 Global Jurist Award Abella
Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia, 1 SCR 143 is the first Supreme Court of Canada case to deal with the equality rights provided under Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
R v Kapp
…in a manner that does not impose a new and distinct test for discrimination but rather reaffirms the approach to substantive equality established in Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia and subsequent decisions. The core objective of combating discrimination underlies both Section 15(1) and Section 15(2) of the Charter. Section 15(1…
Andrew's appeal was heard by future Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin.