POLSCI 3RF3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 3RF3
• Professor: GREG FLYNN

Document Summary

Scope: everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (b) freedom of expression, anyone present in canada can claim the freedom of expression. Limits: corporations, can express themselves such as advertising, they can claim freedom of expression, section 33- the notwithstanding clause, section 1- reasonable limits. Is there a limitation of the guarantee of freedom of expression by a. If we can"t express ideas there"s no way to know if they"re accurate or not: democratic participation, democracy is predicated upon the ability of citizens to debate ideas, policies, etc.