Thibaudeau v. Canada

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Thibaudeau v. Canada, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 627 was one of a trilogy of equality rights cases published by a very divided Supreme Court of Canada in the spring of 1995.The other two being Miron v. Trudel, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 418; Egan v. Canada, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 513. The Court held that the provisions of the Income Tax Act requiring an ex-wife to include amounts received from ex-husband as alimony for maintenance of children is not a violation of the ex-wife's equality rights under Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

See also

• List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Lamer Court)

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