Are some government responses to COVID breaching Charter rights?

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There has been a lot of buzz about the constitutionality of government responses to COVID, but where do things really stand? Are lockdowns, mandatory masks, travel restrictions and the accompanying penalties really a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? The Charter provides an explicit guarantee of political…

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Manitoba lockdown jumps the shark

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Things in Manitoba are getting weird. Yes, the province’s rising COVID-19 cases are troubling. But perhaps just as troubling is the Pallister government’s recent response, which has lurched from oppressive to bizarre and irrational. New measures like snitch lines, private police, and removing Christmas toys from shop shelves have been…

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Ford government plays footloose with COVID lockdown rules

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Kevin Bacon had it right in the classic 1980’s film Footloose: “From the oldest of times, people danced for a number of reasons. They danced in prayer or so that their crops would be plentiful or so their hunt would be good. And they danced to stay physically fit and…

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