What is the legal test for a challenge to a law under s. 15(1) of the Charter of Canada?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from R.H.M. v. S.S.H., 1994 CanLII 9087 (AB QB):

It is clear from the jurisprudence that a challenge to a law under s. 15(1) of the Charter involves a three-stage analysis: Symes v. R. (1993), 1993 CanLII 55 (SCC), 110 D.L.R. (4th) 470 at 556 (S.C.C.), per Iacobucci J.

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