Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
- Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
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case-name=Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
full-case-name=Robin Susan Eldridge, John Henry Warren and Linda Jane Warren v. The Attorney General of British Columbia and the Medical Services Commission
heard-date=April 24, 1997
decided-date=October 9, 1997
citations= [1997] 3 S.C.R. 624
docket=24896
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ruling= Eldgridge appeal allowed
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SCC=1992-1997
Unanimous=La Forest J.
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"Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General)" [Case citation#Canada| [1997] 2 S.C.R. 624] , is a leading decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that expanded the application of the charter under section 32 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and was one of the first four rulings proceeding where the Court was sharply divided on the interpretation of section 15 of the Charter.
Each of the appellants was born deaf and their preferred means of communication were sign language. They contended that the absence of interpreters impairs their ability to communicate with their doctors and other health care providers, and thus increases the risk of misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment
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* List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Lamer Court)
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