Chaoulli v Quebec (AG)
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 violated the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. In a 4 to 3 decision, the Court found the Acts violated Quebecers' right to life and security of person under the Quebec Charter. The ruling is binding only in Quebec. Three of the seven judges also found that the laws violated section seven of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Chaoulli v Quebec (AG)
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 violated the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. In a 4 to 3 decision, the Court found the Acts violated Quebecers' right to life and security of person under the Quebec Charter. The ruling is binding only in Quebec. Three of the seven judges also found that the laws violated section seven of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Chaoulli v Quebec (AG) [2005] ...... harter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Chaoulli v Quebec
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McLachlin C.J. and Major J.
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2005-06-09
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Binnie and LeBel JJ.
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Jacques Chaoulli and George Ze ...... and Attorney General of Canada
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2004-06-08
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Judgment for the Attorneys General in the Quebec Court of Appeal.
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Section 15 of the Health Insur ...... r of Human Rights and Freedoms
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Chaoulli appeal allowed
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Chaoulli v Quebec (AG) [2005] ...... harter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Chaoulli v Quebec (AG)
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