SUPREME COURT OF CANADA

Between:

Lee Carter, Hollis Johnson, William Shoichet,

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and Gloria Taylor

Appellants

and

Attorney General of Canada

Respondent

And Between:

Lee Carter, Hollis Johnson, William Shoichet,

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and Gloria Taylor

Appellants

and

Attorney General of Canada and Attorney General of British Columbia

Respondents

- and -

Attorney General of Ontario, Attorney General of Quebec,

Council of Canadians with Disabilities, Canadian Association for Community Living, Christian Legal Fellowship, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network,

HIV& AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario, Association for Reformed Political Action Canada, Physicians’ Alliance against Euthanasia, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada,

Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada, Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies, Dying With Dignity, Canadian Medical Association,

Catholic Health Alliance of Canada, Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Ontario),

Farewell Foundation for the Right to Die, Association québécoise pour le droit de mourir dans la dignité, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Catholic Civil Rights League,

Faith and Freedom Alliance, Protection of Conscience Project, Alliance of People With Disabilities Who are Supportive of Legal Assisted Dying Society,

Canadian Unitarian Council, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition — British Columbia

Interveners

Coram: McLachlin C.J. and LeBel, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner and Gascon JJ.

Note: This document is subject to editorial revision before its reproduction in final form in the Canada Supreme Court Reports.

carter v. canada (attorney general)

Lee Carter, Hollis Johnson, William Shoichet,

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and Gloria Taylor              Appellants

v.

Attorney General of Canada                                                                      Respondent

‑ and ‑

Lee Carter, Hollis Johnson, William Shoichet,

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and Gloria Taylor              Appellants

v.

Attorney General of Canada and

Attorney General of British Columbia                                                    Respondents

and

Attorney General of Ontario,

Attorney General of Quebec,

Council of Canadians with Disabilities,

Canadian Association for Community Living,

Christian Legal Fellowship,

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network,

HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario,

Association for Reformed Political Action Canada,

Physicians’ Alliance against Euthanasia,

Evangelical Fellowship of Canada,

Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada,

Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies,

Dying With Dignity,

Canadian Medical Association,

Catholic Health Alliance of Canada,

Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Ontario),

Farewell Foundation for the Right to Die,

Association québécoise pour le droit de mourir dans la dignité,

Canadian Civil Liberties Association,

Catholic Civil Rights League,

Faith and Freedom Alliance,

Protection of Conscience Project,

Alliance of People With Disabilities Who are Supportive of

Legal Assisted Dying Society,

Canadian Unitarian Council,

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition — British Columbia                             Interveners

Indexed as:  Carter v. Canada (Attorney General)