Quebec Social Aid Act Case Study

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The court’s decision of the treatment of young people in this case is justified based on the emphasis on the concept of social justice, which means the fair allocation of wealth, resources and opportunity between members in a society. This case is about the constitutionality of the Regulations Respecting Social Aid, which set an amount of welfare allocated to adults under the age of 30. Although some of the welfare recipients under the age of 30 were capable to get employment, which could aid them to get back to the regular rate, majority found that the regular rate was out of reach (Brodsky, 2004). The appellant in this case, Louise Gosselin, was unemployed and under the age of 30. She challenged the Quebec Social Aid Act of 1984 on behalf of the welfare recipients under 30, on the basis that it violated section 7 of security rights, section 15 of equality rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights …show more content…
Rather, the law was purposefully made to aid the current situation of the welfare recipients under the age of 30. Considering this factor, people under 30 were not treated as less worthy of respect and consideration than their age counterpart. The majority found no substantial evidence that shows that the welfare recipients under 30 who wanted to participate in the employability program were denied enrollment (Brodsky, 2004). The trial judge also found out that the evidence provided did not depict that the affected groups were deprived of their dignity and their right to be recognized as part of the society. Although there were few negative impacts on their economic stand, the government had plans of improving their circumstances that would also preserve their dignity. The government’s main purpose of creating this social assistance program was to deliver to young welfare recipients with the knowledge and abilities they lacked for them to be