| Significance | Decided | Case | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established the framework for analyzing equality rights claims under section 15 | 1989 | Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia | 0%
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| Recognized that criminal laws related to sex work violated section 7 by increasing risks to the safety and security of sex workers | 2013 | Canada (Attorney General) v Bedford | 0%
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| Elucidated the principle of substantive equality as section 15 requires the government to take steps to ensure marginalized groups have equal benefit of the law | 1997 | Eldridge v British Columbia (Attorney General) | 0%
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| Affirmed that section 8 protects an individual's reasonable expectation of privacy from state intrusion | 1984 | Hunter v Southam Inc | 0%
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| Defined freedom of expression broadly as protecting any non-violent activity that attempts to convey meaning under section 2(b) | 1989 | Irwin Toy Ltd v Quebec (Attorney General) | 0%
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| Found that excluding same-sex couples from spousal support provisions violates section 15 equality rights | 1999 | M v H | 0%
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| Recognized that section 7 protects substantive principles of fundamental justice, not just procedural fairness | 1985 | Reference Re BC Motor Vehicle Act | 0%
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| Confirmed that extending civil marriage to same-sex couples is consistent with section 15 equality rights | 2004 | Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage | 0%
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| Established that section 2(a) protects religious freedom and prevents state-imposed religious observance | 1985 | R v Big M Drug Mart | 0%
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| Confirmed that hate speech falls under freedom of expression, but can be justifiably limited under section 1 | 1990 | R v Keegstra | 0%
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| Recognized that state restrictions on abortion can violate a woman's security of the person under section 7 | 1988 | R v Morgentaler | 0%
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| Set out the test for determining when limits on Charter rights are justified under section 1 | 1986 | R v Oakes | 0%
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| Affirmed that section 7 protects the rights of accused individuals to know the case against them so that they may defend themselves, requiring broad prosecutorial disclosure | 1991 | R v Stinchcombe | 0%
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| Held that extradition without assurances against the death penalty generally violates section 7 | 2001 | United States v Burns | 0%
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| Held that exclusion of sexual orientation from human rights protections violates the equality guarantee under section 15 | 1998 | Vriend v Alberta | 0%
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