SOSC 1350 Lecture 10: SOSC 1375-Oakes Test
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. 1 (cid:862)the ca(cid:374)adia(cid:374) charter of rights a(cid:374)d freedo(cid:373)s(cid:863) guara(cid:374)tees the rights a(cid:374)d freedo(cid:373)s set out in it subject only to such reasonable limit prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. Reason that this infringement is b/c of the law itself. Not the conduct of an agent of the law. Reason that this law exists is for order to be maintained. Needed for society to move on as a nation peacefully and orderly. The means ways the right is infringed demonstrates a rational connection between the issues and the law. Infringement must impair the individuals right as minimally as possible. Cannot have an effect that is disproportionate to the importance of its purpose cannot go overboard considers the importance of the law the benefits of that must be greater than any negative impact.