Political Science 4203F/G Chapter Gosselin Case: Political Science 4203F/G Chapter : POLISCI 4203
30 Jan 2020
School
Department
Professor
Document Summary
Gosselin suffered from hard life w psychological problems and addiction. Multiple jobs but quit due to stress. In 1984, the quebec government altered its existing social assistance scheme in an effort to encourage young people to get job training and join the labor force. Under the scheme, which has since been repealed, the base amount payable to welfare recipients under 30 was lower than the base amount payable to those 30 and over. Ms. gosselin contends that the lower base amount payable to people under 30 violates s 15 (equality) and s 7 (life liberty pursuit of happiness) Asked court to pay difference w 75,000 unnamed class members. Would cost gov million plus interest. The new scheme was based on the philosophy that the most effective way to encourage and enable young people to join the workforce was to make increased benefits conditional on participation in one of three programs: on-the-job training,
