The Canadian Constitution Foundation applauds today’s Supreme Court of Canada decision in Ward v. Quebec Human Rights Tribunal as an important clarification of the scope and importance of free speech. The case involved a Quebec comedian, Mike Ward, who was fined by the Quebec Human Rights Commission. The Commission concluded that…
TORONTO: The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) has been granted leave to intervene at the Supreme Court in Annapolis Group Inc v Halifax Regional Municipality. The underlying case involves an allegation by Annapolis Group that the Halifax Regional Municipality is obstructing its attempts to develop Annapolis owned land, while simultaneously encouraging…
The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) applauds today’s Supreme Court of Canada [SCC] decision, Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General). The Court held that purposive interpretation of Charter rights must begin with and be rooted in the text. In arriving at its decision, the SCC relied on many of the CCF’s…
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