Bliss v Canada (AG)
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Bliss v Canada (AG) [1979] 1 S.C.R. 183 is a famous Supreme Court of Canada decision on equality rights for women under the Canadian Bill of Rights. The Court held that women were not entitled to benefits denied to them by the Unemployment Insurance Act during a certain period of pregnancy. This case has since become the prime example demonstrating the inadequacies of the Canadian Bill of Rights in upholding and protecting individuals' rights. This ruling was eventually overturned in Brooks v. Canada Safeway Ltd., [1989] 1 SCR 1219.
Quick Facts Bliss v Canada (AG), Hearing: June 7, 8, 1978 Judgment: October 31, 1978 ...
Bliss v Canada (AG) | |
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Hearing: June 7, 8, 1978 Judgment: October 31, 1978 | |
Full case name | Stella Bliss v. The Attorney General of Canada |
Citations | [1979] 1 S.C.R. 183 |
Prior history | Judgment for the Attorney General of Canada in the Federal Court of Appeal. |
Ruling | Appeal dismissed. |
Holding | |
Any inequalities between pregnant employees and non-pregnant employees is a result of nature, not legislation, and is not protected by section 1(b) of the Canadian Bill of Rights. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Bora Laskin Puisne Justices: Ronald Martland, Roland Ritchie, Wishart Spence, Louis-Philippe Pigeon, Brian Dickson, Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, Yves Pratte | |
Reasons given | |
Unanimous reasons by | Ritchie J. |
Laskin C.J. and Spence J. took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Overruled by | |
Brooks v. Canada Safeway Ltd. [1989] |
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