POLSCI 3NN6 Lecture 6: lecture 6.docx
5 Apr 2014
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Little sisters books v. canada: reasonable limits as can be demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic. Vriend v. alberta: v. big m drug mart, means & proportionality (i) rational connection. Benner v. canada (ii) least drastic measures: v. edwards. When we say the government has to prove that their actions are justifiable in a democratic society they actually lead evidence that proves their actions are justifiable in a free and democratic society. Do same with your work, find this evidence required in a legal argument. This section 1 test can be confusing because it is not just one test, there are 5 stages to the test: prescribed by law are the limits on the person"s rights prescribed by law. They almost always are but sometimes they are not, example. Generally speaking, legislation is always prescribed by law, where you start to run in difficulties is when people start to exercise the legislation.
