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ELDRIDGE'S

The Eldridge decision, a significant legal ruling in 1997, focused on federal spending power and equality rights guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It affirmed that British Columbia must provide sign-language interpreters in provincial hospitals for individuals with deafness to uphold equality rights. Additionally, the case emphasized the role of the federal government in setting national health standards and financing provincial health programs under the Canada Health Act.

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