This report was submitted to the Standing Committee on Finance by the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL). Given the large contribution women make to Canada's GDP in the workforce and in non-labour market work, NAWL submits that Canadian women must be full participants in...

La version française de cet article peut être consultée à: "http://ssrn.com/abstract=2304544" http://ssrn.com/abstract=2304544 This paper address three questions relating to section 7 of the Canadian Charter in the health care context: whether section 7 guarantees a right to refuse unwanted...

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not explicitly mention socio-economic rights. However, the language of the Charter – particularly section 7 and section 15 – presents an opportunity to give constitutional protection to economic, social and cultural rights. Though these rights...

The author argues that the Supreme Court has not fulfilled the expectations of marginalized groups that government action and inaction would be subject to Canadian Charter scrutiny. Instead it has perpetuated exclusion, disadvantage and discrimination against the poor. By exploring the few...

While Canadians have long held equal access to health care based on need, rather than ability to pay, as a core social value, successive Canadian governments have failed to ensure timely access to adequate health care for all. As a result, access to health care is increasingly being pursued as a...

While the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not mention socio-economic rights explicitly, the language of the Charter – particularly sections 7 and 15 – offers a firm foundation for constitutional protection for economic, social and cultural rights. The author argues that,...

This report, mandated by the Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans within a broader Atlantic Fisheries Policy Review, examines the criteria for government decision-making when providing access to emerging and established commercial fisheries. The report provides a historical review of...

This article explores the legal and health policy significance of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Chaoulli c. Québec (Procureur général). Through an in-depth examination of the judgments in the case, the author suggests that the majority's approach to the evidentiary, section 7, and...

“The right to a remedy has often been considered one of the most fundamental and essential rights for the effective protection of all other human rights.” Introduction: Section 24(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees that anyone whose rights have been infringed may...