R. v. Drybones
E715440
R. v. Drybones is a landmark 1970 Supreme Court of Canada decision that strengthened the Canadian Bill of Rights by ruling that a law discriminating against an Indigenous person was inoperative because it violated equality rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| R. v. Drybones canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8165426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. v. Drybones Context triple: [Canadian Bill of Rights, notableCase, R. v. Drybones]
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A.
Guerin v. The Queen
Guerin v. The Queen is a landmark 1984 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the federal government’s fiduciary duty toward Indigenous peoples in its management of reserve lands.
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B.
R. v. Sparrow
R. v. Sparrow is a landmark 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision that affirmed and clarified the constitutional protection of Indigenous fishing rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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C.
Auchterarder case
The Auchterarder case was a pivotal 19th-century Scottish church legal dispute over congregational rights in ministerial appointments that helped trigger the Disruption of 1843 and the formation of the Free Church of Scotland.
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D.
Archer-Shee case
The Archer-Shee case was a famous early 20th-century British legal scandal involving the wrongful accusation of a naval cadet, which became a landmark example of the fight for individual justice against institutional authority.
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E.
R v McIlkenny and others
R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. v. Drybones Target entity description: R. v. Drybones is a landmark 1970 Supreme Court of Canada decision that strengthened the Canadian Bill of Rights by ruling that a law discriminating against an Indigenous person was inoperative because it violated equality rights.
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A.
Guerin v. The Queen
Guerin v. The Queen is a landmark 1984 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the federal government’s fiduciary duty toward Indigenous peoples in its management of reserve lands.
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B.
R. v. Sparrow
R. v. Sparrow is a landmark 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision that affirmed and clarified the constitutional protection of Indigenous fishing rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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C.
Auchterarder case
The Auchterarder case was a pivotal 19th-century Scottish church legal dispute over congregational rights in ministerial appointments that helped trigger the Disruption of 1843 and the formation of the Free Church of Scotland.
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D.
Archer-Shee case
The Archer-Shee case was a famous early 20th-century British legal scandal involving the wrongful accusation of a naval cadet, which became a landmark example of the fight for individual justice against institutional authority.
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E.
R v McIlkenny and others
R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian constitutional law case
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Supreme Court of Canada decision ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| appliedStatute | Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| citationJurisdiction | Canada ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | pre-Charter Canadian rights protection ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| finding |
the discriminatory provision conflicted with the equality guarantees in the Canadian Bill of Rights
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the impugned provision discriminated against an Indigenous person on the basis of race ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | R. v. Drybones ⓘ |
| held |
a federal law that discriminates on the basis of race can be inoperative under the Canadian Bill of Rights
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the Canadian Bill of Rights can render inconsistent federal legislation inoperative ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Bill of Rights
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| impugnedLaw |
a federal law that criminalized certain conduct by an Indigenous person that was not criminal for non-Indigenous persons
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a provision of the Indian Act ⓘ |
| influenced |
judicial approaches to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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later Canadian equality jurisprudence ⓘ |
| involvedGroup | Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ |
| issue |
racial discrimination against an Indigenous person
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scope and effect of the Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
aboriginal law
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constitutional law ⓘ equality rights ⓘ human rights law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | demonstrated that the Canadian Bill of Rights could have quasi-constitutional status ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt | apex court decision ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian constitutional jurisprudence
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Canadian human rights jurisprudence ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
interpretation of equality rights in Canadian federal law
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judicial review of federal legislation under the Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| result | impugned provision declared inoperative ⓘ |
| rightsInvolved |
equality before the law
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non-discrimination ⓘ |
| significance |
recognized that equality rights in the Canadian Bill of Rights could invalidate discriminatory federal laws
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strengthened the Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfDiscrimination |
discrimination against Indigenous persons
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racial discrimination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: R. v. Drybones Description of subject: R. v. Drybones is a landmark 1970 Supreme Court of Canada decision that strengthened the Canadian Bill of Rights by ruling that a law discriminating against an Indigenous person was inoperative because it violated equality rights.
Referenced by (2)
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