Tag: Gosselin v. A.G. Québec

Gosselin v. Attorney General (Quebec): Autonomy with a Vengeance (2004)

By phrc | Published: August 1, 2004
In Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General), the first poverty case under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to reach the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court ruled against the applicant, Louise Gosselin and the class of social assistance recipients she represented. The decision is deeply divided, and the majority decision turns on a finding that the evidence [...]
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Majority embraces stereotype of the poor (December 2002)

By phrc | Published: December 1, 2002
Majority Embraces Stereotype of Poor by Shelagh Day The majority decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in last week’s welfare rights case, Gosselin v Quebec, is a disturbing one. Five judges endorsed a Quebec scheme that consigned thousands of 18 to 30 year old welfare recipients to extreme poverty, and found that it did not harm the human dignity [...]
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Poverty is a Human Rights Violation (December 2001)

By phrc | Published: December 1, 2001
This paper is about obstacles to an understanding that poverty is a human rights violation.
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