Why mass intimidation undermines liberty and personal security Canadians have the right to be left alone By Andrew Roman In a recent column for The Hub, Stephen Staley was critical of Canada’s […]
Interpreting the Charter of Rights: Tablets of Stone or The Living Tree
What Canada’s Charter of Rights says, like the US Bill of Rights, is always subject to interpretation. And interpretations are always subject to debate and strong criticism of the court. The Interpretation […]
Are Our Charter Rights Under Attack?
Althea Raj (one of Canada’s best journalists) wrote in the Toronto Star of October 31 that “It’s time to admit our Charter rights are under attack.” This complaint is about Alberta legislating […]
My One-Word Canadian Dictionary:
Charteritis Charteritis (n., Canadian constitutional law): (1) A judicial affliction in Canadian courts marked by an excessive or inappropriate tendency to view cases through the lens of the Canadian Charter of Rights […]
Canada Needs Laws Governing Protests
Protests, demonstrations blockades and occupations that are now are facilitated by social media are growing in size and popularity. And so are the damages they inflict on people and businesses who are […]
Why Canadians’ Civil Rights Aren’t Guaranteed By Our Charter of Rights
In early December 2021 Fatemeh Anvari, a Quebec Teacher, was removed from her Grade 3 classroom for wearing her hijab at work. (She wasn’t fired but assigned to other duties.) She was […]
In a conflict of rights, who wins?
If everyone is given the right to everything then eventually, no one will have the right to anything. Civil rights (or civil liberties as they are sometimes called) have an important […]
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