← Cases

Commission des droits de la personne v. Attorney General of Canada

[1982] 1 SCR 215 Court SCC Decision date 1982-02-09 Docket 15207 English

PartiesCommission des droits de la personne Appellant·Attorney General of Canada and Claude Vermette Respondents·Bertrand Roy, Robert Senay and Hélène Mailhot Mis en cause·The Attorney General of Quebec Intervener

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Administrative law Constitutional law

Contents
It is hereby recognized and declared that in Canada there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, national origin, colour, religion or sex, the following human rights and fundamental freedoms, namely,