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New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v.G.(J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46. [ESP]

Jeannine Godin vivía en condiciones de pobreza y dependía de la asistencia social. El Ministerio de Salud y Servicios Sociales tenía la custodia de sus tres hijos por seis meses y solicitaba extender el plazo por otros seis meses. Godin solicitó asesoramiento jurídico gratuito para que un abogado la represente en la audiencia, pero le fue denegado, porque tal asesoramiento no estaba previsto para casos de custodia temporaria.

Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General) [1997] 3 S.C.R. 624. [ESP]

En 1990, el organismo sin fines de lucro que prestaba servicios de interpretación en lenguaje de señas en la región continental del sur de la provincia canadiense de British Columbia comenzó a enfrentar serias dificultades financieras y buscó asistencia por medio de funcionarios del Ministerio de Salud. La asistencia le fue denegada.

Sparks v. Dartmouth/Halifax County Regional Housing Authority, (1993), 119 N.S.R. (2d) 91. [ESP]

La peticionante, Irma Sparks, madre soltera de dos hijos y de raza negra, dependía de la asistencia social y había vivido en viviendas estatales durante diez años. Con un preaviso de un mes, se le comunicó que sería desalojada sin que se indicara la razón. Las viviendas estatales estaban exentas de la garantía de posesión o tenencia prevista por la Residential Tenancies Act (Ley de Alquileres Residenciales).

Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney-General), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016. [ESP]

En 1994, se aprobó la Agriculture Labour Relations Act (ALRA, Ley de Relaciones Laborales del Sector de la Agricultura) para incluir a los trabajadores del sector en el régimen de relaciones laborales de la provincia de Ontario. Un año después, el flamante gobierno conservador anuló la ALRA.

Doucet-Boudreau v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Education )[2003] 3 S.C.R. 3. [ESP]

Padres hablantes de francés de cinco distritos escolares solicitaron que se ordene que se proporcionen instalaciones y programas de enseñanza de francés en el nivel secundario conforme al artículo 23 de la Carta de Canadá. El juez de instrucción determinó que se estaba violando dicho artículo, porque la provincia no había dado prioridad a tales obligaciones y ordenó que se dedicaran “los mayores esfuerzos” a proporcionar instalaciones y programas escolares dentro de un cierto plazo.

Sparks v. Dartmouth/Halifax County Regional Housing Authority, (1993), 119 N.S.R. (2d) 91.

The appellant Irma Sparks, a single black mother with two children relied on social assistance and had lived in public housing for ten years. She was given one month's notice that she would be evicted with no reason given. Public housing was exempted from the security of tenure provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act. Sparks alleged the legislation discriminated on the enumerated ground of race and sex and on the “analogous” grounds of marital/family status (single mothers) and poverty/income.

New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v.G.(J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46

Jeannine Godin lived in poverty and relied on social assistance. The Minister of Health and Social Services had been granted custody of her three children for six months, and was applying to extend this for another six months. She applied to legal aid for a lawyer to represent her at the hearing but was denied because legal aid did not cover temporary custody hearings. She applied to the court for an order that funds be provided for a lawyer and asked for a declaration that the restricted eligibility for legal aid violated her rights to life, liberty and security of the person under s.

Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney-General), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016.

In 1994 the Agriculture Labour Relations Act (ALRA) was passed to include agricultural workers in the Province of Ontario's labour relations regime. One year later a newly elected Conservative government repealed the ALRA. The Appellants challenged both the repeal of the ALRA and the exclusion of agricultural workers from the Labour Relations Act (LRA) as an infringement of the rights of agricultural workers to associate under section 2(d) of the Canadian Charter. They also alleged discrimination against a vulnerable class of workers, in violation of the right to equali

Doucet-Boudreau v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Education) [2003]

Francophone parents in five school districts applied for an order that French-language facilities and programs be provided at the secondary school level as required by s. 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The trial judge found a s.

Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General) [1997] 3 S.C.R. 624

In 1990 the non-profit agency that had provided sign language interpreter services in the lower mainland of British Columbia began experiencing serious financial difficulties and sought funding through officials at the Ministry of Health. It was turned down.