POLI 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Supermajority, Fundamental Justice, Unanimous Consent
30 Mar 2018
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*new slides for topic 8 key aspects of the charter break with some american approaches to rights even some canadians- very distinguished canadians have argued that the charter was an. Ford v quebec decision- resulted the liberal government invoking non-withstanding clause to override that decision. Debate in national assembly where anglophone ministers resigned from cabinet. People listened to that because rights are not rights- they are not absolute. Section 1: the canadian charter guarantees the rights only to such reasonable limits describes by law and can be justified in a free and democratic society. Have to do it by law, and the limits have to be justified in a free and democratic society. What it means is that freedom of speech is not absolute. Supreme court ruled- a prohibition was not a reasonable limit (ford case) but rather than a ban, if you say french had to be larger than english, that would be reasonable on freedom of speech.
