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Is Equal Opportunity for Well-Being of Canadians a Constitutional Value?

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A Field Guide for Public Servants By Bernard F. Miller KC, ICD.D   |   Restorative Change Lab Section 36(1)(a) of the Constitution Act, 1982 commits Canadian governments to promoting equal opportunities for the well-being of Canadians. Courts cannot enforce it. But it is not for that reason constitutionally inert. This article argues that it is a genuine constitutional value and that achieving it...

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