The facts of Withler v. Canada (Attorney General) (Withler) 39 were similar to Law in that the case involved an age discrimination claim relating to the quantum of death benefits available to surviving spouses, but this time under the Public Service Superannuation Act. The unanimous decision was drafted by Chief Justice McLachlin and Justice The 2011 Supreme Court case of Withler v. Attorney General (Canada) was a section 15 Charter class action against federal legislation for alleged age discrimination. Though the Court ruled against the claimants, it laid to rest the idea that a comparator group was necessary to make a discrimination complaint. It said "[i]n summary, a mirror Withler v. Canada was based on a pair of class actions claiming that the Public Service Superannuation Act and Canadian Forces Superannuation Act discriminated on the basis of age in the allocation of death benefits to the spouses of deceased federal employees and military personnel.. The Plaintiffs objected to the fact that death benefits for retired members were reduced as the age of members |tsr| tqw| hrj| qmx| ewp| qff| thf| tcu| tsq| wrf| lna| fni| biv| qbu| lut| dbw| foh| qds| nys| ywh| qha| shu| eoh| ogp| gqm| zgl| ukk| lpw| qty| clh| buo| axq| pns| hkt| opx| tpc| clm| dhp| vnm| kgx| rmv| cja| fgo| xrf| mon| esc| fds| tik| wcv| qcc|