Decision 1493978

Case Number Claimant Judge Language Decision date
Decision 1493978 Bliss S.  Supreme  English 1978-10-31
Decision Appealed Appellant Corresponding Case
Dismissed Unanimous  No N/A  -


Issue: Sub-Issue 1: Sub-Issue 2: Sub-Issue 3:
maternity benefits  charter 

Summary:

Disentitlement formerly applicable in certain cases before and after childbirth. S.30 and 46 form an integral part of legislative scheme enacted for valid federal objectives dealing with conditions from which men are excluded. Inequality not created by legislation but by nature.


Issue: Sub-Issue 1: Sub-Issue 2: Sub-Issue 3:
board of referees  legislative authority  charter 

Summary:

The establishment of conditions of entitlement was an integral part of a legislative scheme enacted for a valid federal purpose under s.91(2)(A) of the British North America Act and treating claimants differently based on those conditions does not invalidate such legislation.


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