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Lovelace v Ontario

  • October 13, 2020
  • BakerLaw
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Lovelace v. Ontario, 2000 SCC 37, [2000] 1 SCR 950; At that time, this was the leading decision from the Supreme Court of Canada on section 15(2) of the Charter. This section protects affirmative action programs from the equality requirement under section 15(1) of the Charter. The Court held that the distribution of casino profits to a select group of Indigenous Peoples was not discriminatory.