Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015

From: The Court and the Charter

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The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that provisions of the Criminal Code prohibiting physician-assisted dying violated rights to life, liberty and security of the person under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and declared the provisions invalid but with the declaration of invalidity to be suspended for one year.

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Tom Bateman

Thomas Bateman is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at St. Thomas University in Fredericton.

Janet Hieber

Janet Hiebert is a Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston.

Rainer Knopff

Rainer Knopff is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary.

Peter Russell

Peter H. Russell is Professor of political science (Emeritus) at the University of Toronto.