Xorox Inc is a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Sillery,Quebec.Its management learns that the federal government is granting low-interest loans to pharmaceutical companies that establish operations in the Maritime provinces.Xorox mounts a legal challenge to the loan program claiming that it violates Xorox's equality rights under s 15(1)of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.Xorox's claim will be successful in court.

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Xorox's claim is unlikely to be successful in court as the government's loan program is based on geographical considerations and not on discriminatory grounds. The program seeks to encourage economic development in certain regions, and such considerations have been found to be constitutionally permissible. Therefore, Xorox's equality rights under s 15(1) of the Charter are not violated by the loan program.

Xorox Inc Is a Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in Sillery,Quebec