Elridge v. British Columbia: Defining Equality Rights of the Disabled Under the Charter

The Supreme Court of Canada’s late 1997 decision on s. 15(1) equality rights, Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General), addresses two key issues in the evolution of Charter jurisprudence: 1) to what extent are decisions made by private entities subject to Charter review and 2) to what extent are governments obliged to provide the disabled with equal access to public services.