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  2. Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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    Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a constitutional provision that protects an individual's autonomy and personal legal rights from actions of the government in Canada. There are three types of protection within the section: the right to life , liberty and security of the person .

  3. Blencoe v British Columbia (Human Rights Commission)

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    Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies to administrative bodies, such as human rights tribunals. "Liberty" in section 7 of the Charter is broader than physical liberty, and includes where state compulsions or prohibitions affect life choices. "Security of the person" in section 7 of the Charter includes psychological ...

  4. Category:Section Seven Charter case law - Wikipedia

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    Case law relating to Section Seven of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (right to life, liberty and security of the person) Pages in category "Section Seven Charter case law" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.

  5. Gosselin v Quebec (AG) - Wikipedia

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    Gosselin v Quebec (AG) [2002] 4 SCR 429, 2002 SCC 84, is the first claim under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to a right to an adequate level of social assistance. The Supreme Court of Canada rejected the Charter challenge against a Quebec law excluding citizens under age 30 from receiving full social security benefits.

  6. Borowski v Canada (AG) - Wikipedia

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    Borowski v Canada (AG), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342 is the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on mootness of an appealed legal issue. The Court declined to decide whether the fetus had a right to life under sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .

  7. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Wikipedia

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    There are some who feel economic rights ought to be read into the rights to security of the person (section 7) and equality rights (section 15) to make the Charter similar to the Covenant. [28] The rationale is that economic rights can relate to a decent standard of living and can help the civil rights flourish in a livable environment. [28]

  8. Chaoulli v Quebec (AG) - Wikipedia

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    Chaoulli v Quebec (AG) [2005] 1 S.C.R. 791, 2005 SCC 35, was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada of which the Court ruled that the Quebec Health Insurance Act and the Hospital Insurance Act prohibiting private medical insurance in the face of long wait times, up to 9 months, violated the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.

  9. R v Morgentaler - Wikipedia

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    R v Morgentaler, [1988] 1 SCR 30 was a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which held that the abortion provision in the Criminal Code was unconstitutional because it violated women's rights under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ("Charter") to security of the person.