Age Discrimination Against Widows Case Dismissed

Supreme Court Dismissed Widows Age Discrimination Appeal
Current federal government policies lower the amount of supplementary death benefits paid out to surviving spouses of public servants and military members, according to the age of the deceased at death. Two widows, Hazel Withler and Jean Fitzsimonds acting as representatives for 5,000 survivors, challenged this policy, and took their fight all the way to the Supreme court.
The high court, in its unanimous rejection noted public servants, are generally better equipped than most Canadians to meet the financial challenges of old age.
The preceding statement has absolutely nothing to do with this issue. To state that spouses of public servants are better off than Jill Q Public,