Attorney General of Canada v. Lavell Flashcards

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What does this case indicate?

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The limited scope of the Bill of Rights legislation when it came to rights protection and the interpretation of equality rights.

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What did Jeannette Corbiere Lavell do?

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Challenged the validity of s. 12.1 (b) of the Indian Act.

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What did this section of the Indian Act provide?

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That a status Indian woman who married a non-status man would lose her Indian status.

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Why was the situation different for a status Indian man?

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He didn’t lose his status by marrying a non-status woman.

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What happened when Lavell married a non-Indian?

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Her name was stuck from the Indian Register; her subsequent appeal was rejected at the Ontario Court of Appeal.

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What happened on appeal to the Federal Court?

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Declared that the Indian Act was discriminatory on the basis of gender, as an Indian man did not lose his status if he married a non-Indian woman.

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What was this section of the Indian Act declared?

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Inconsistent with the Canadian Bill of Rights

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What happened when the case was appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada?

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The court held that there was no violation of the equality provision under the Bill of Rights.

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What was the meaning given to the term “equality” to be consistent with?

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The time period of the enactment of the bill, which was defined in terms of the equal administration of the law.

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What was the definition of “equality” as it applied to the Lavell case?

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Meant that all Indian women were to be treated the same and all Indian men were to be treated the same.

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What was not used to override the Indian Act?

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The Canadian Bill of Rights

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What was the outcome of the case?

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Lavell lost her case.

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