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In A.C. v. Manitoba (2009) the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal of a 14-year-old Witness who had been transfused under a court order in April 2006, holding that a minor's views carry increasing weight with maturity on a 'sliding scale of scrutiny'.

Claim ID claim-blood-case-ac-manitobaConcerns 26 June 2009Outcome
Outcome · 26 June 2009 Verified

In A.C. v. Manitoba (2009) the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal of a 14-year-old Witness who had been transfused under a court order in April 2006, holding that a minor's views carry increasing weight with maturity on a 'sliding scale of scrutiny'. Supreme Court of Canada, 26 June 2009CRIN Legal Library (Child Rights International Network), 26 June 2009

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Supreme Court of Canada, “A.C. v. Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services), 2009 SCC 30, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 181”

26 June 2009 · pp.para. 87; headnote · para. 87 · Abella J. (majority); Binnie J. dissenting · Supreme Court of Canada

“The more a court is satisfied that a child is capable of making a mature, independent decision on his or her own behalf, the greater the weight that will be given to his or her views when a court is exercising its discretion under s. 25(8).”

A.C., aged 14 years 10 months, admitted with lower GI bleeding from Crohn's disease; had signed an advance directive refusing blood; order of the applications judge dated 16 April 2006; the 'best interests' standard 'operates as a sliding scale of scrutiny'. 'Appeal dismissed, Binnie J. dissenting.' The list of authorities cites Re L.D.K. (1985), 48 R.F.L. (2d) 164 and Re A.Y. (1993), 111 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 91.

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Confidence note. Opened the official SCC PDF (114 pp., bilingual); quotations and facts confirmed.

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Notes. The court overrode the refusal; A.C. survived; costs awarded to her.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-scc-2009-ac-v-manitoba

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CRIN Legal Library (Child Rights International Network), “A.C. v Manitoba (Director of Child & Family Services)”

26 June 2009 · CRIN

“Although the Supreme Court ruled against the girl, it ordered that the government of Manitoba cover her legal costs, estimated to be in excess of $450,000.”

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Confidence note. Opened; quotation re-confirmed verbatim by the independent source auditor (an earlier transcription paraphrased the page).

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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-crin-ac-v-manitoba

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