SOSC 3360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: National Defence Act, Traffic Ticket, Screenwriter
16 Mar 2016
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Caron case traffic ticket argued that it is a requirement that the laws in alberta be in english and in french. Required the traffic ticket to be in french. Not part of the 1865 alberta was not part of the original provinces. The question is whether or not alberta a bilingual province. 6:3 decision of the 3 that dissented, 2 of them were from quebec. Decision: not intended for alberta to be bilingual. If you"re a soldier you are governed by the national defence act. Case brought by 4 individuals charged for offenses said that their charter rights were violated. The case turns on what the objective of the law is; in section 7 the question is whether the law is arbitrary, greatly overbroad grossly improportinate. Objective of the law is not always clear. Appellant said its over broad because you should only punish soldiers for things/activities while they are on duty/fulfilling their solider status.
