CCF in court today defending free speech
https://youtu.be/j4y5Qa9x0sE Recorded on Sept 14, 2020. https://theccf.ca/case/electionslaw/
https://youtu.be/j4y5Qa9x0sE Recorded on Sept 14, 2020. https://theccf.ca/case/electionslaw/
By Litigation Director Christine Van Geyn. This column is available to media outlets free of charge for republication. “Andrew Scheer was an insurance broker.” “Justin Trudeau is a crook.” These two phrases were both published widely during the last federal election. Are they a normal part of political discourse? Or…
TORONTO: The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) is in court September 14 and 15 arguing that s. 91(1) of the Canada Elections Act should be struck down as an unjustified infringement on free expression. The law, which was amended in 2019, makes it an offence to attempt to influence an election…