The Honourable Mr

question 6

Multiple Choice

The Honourable Mr. Chief Justice Raymond Scotty looked around the ballroom of the large hotel and was gratified to see many of his family, friends and colleagues present at his retirement dinner and celebration. At the same time, he was very saddened to be at the end of his long and fulfilling career as a Judge and then the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal in his province. Although completely vital and physically healthy, he was turning 75 in March, and was therefore no longer able to hold his position as a Judge in Canada. As he thought over all of the changes that had occurred over the years, and all of the decisions regarding human rights, employment equity, discrimination, and diversity that he had made for the benefit of Canada, he found it ironic that his date of retirement was still required to go forward as of March 1 of this year.
-Section 1 of the Charter guarantees rights and freedoms,but qualifies with adjectives such as "reasonable" and "demonstratively justified".If Mr.Raymond Scotty were to challenge his mandatory retirement at age 75,how would this challenge be decided?

• A)to eliminate the application of the Charter
• B)this would be interpreted by judges in the Supreme Court of Canada
• C)since the Charter doesn't apply to non-human resource managers,this must be an administrative error
• D)Mr.Raymond Scotty would be required to be certified by a medical professional as physically and mentally healthy,in order for him to be re-instated
• E)if he hired a high quality lawyer,this would increase his chances of winning his challenge

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