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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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Edwards v Canada (AG)
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gptkbp:appealsTo
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
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gptkbp:category
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Women's rights case
1929 in Canadian law
Canadian constitutional case
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases on appeal from Canada
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:date
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October 18, 1929
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gptkbp:decision
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Women are eligible to be appointed to the Senate
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Canada
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Person's Case
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:numberOfIssues
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Whether women are eligible to be appointed to the Canadian Senate
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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gptkb:Nellie_McClung
gptkb:Emily_Murphy
gptkb:The_Famous_Five
gptkb:Louise_McKinney
gptkb:Irene_Parlby
gptkb:Henrietta_Muir_Edwards
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gptkbp:principle
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Interpretation of the word 'persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867
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gptkbp:significance
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Landmark decision for women's rights in Canada
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Emily_Murphy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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