POLS 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Michel Bastarache, Political Philosophy, Falsifiability
20 Apr 2017
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Lecture 12 sauve and harper part ii. Every citizen of canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the house of commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein. The judgement of mclachlin, lacobucci, binnie, arbour, and lebel delivered by mclachlin (majority) The reaso(cid:374)s of l(cid:859)heureau(cid:454)-dube, gonthier, major, and bastarache delivered by gonthier (dissenting) Sauve ii: the disagreement (cid:862)the right of e(cid:448)er(cid:455) (cid:272)itize(cid:374) to (cid:448)ote lies at the heart of ca(cid:374)adia(cid:374) de(cid:373)o(cid:272)ra(cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:863) Gonthier: both sides agree that right to vote is profoundly important. Difference: philosophical positions on whether temporary disenfranchisement strengthens or injures: rule of law, democracy, right to vote. Co(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)tio(cid:374) to go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:859)s o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es: (cid:862)edu(cid:272)ati(cid:448)e(cid:863) (cid:373)essage a(cid:271)out i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)(cid:272)e of respe(cid:272)t for la(cid:449, allowing inmates to vote demeans system, disenfranchisement is a legitimate form of punishment. Mclachlin: rejects all three, says go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t gets it (cid:862)(cid:271)a(cid:272)k(cid:449)ards,(cid:863) u(cid:374)der(cid:373)i(cid:374)es dig(cid:374)it(cid:455)
