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Freedom Update: New COVID restrictions and announcing our newest free expression case

Post published:January 8, 2021
Post category:News YouTube

https://youtu.be/gJLxkAmkZFYIn this week's Freedom Update, Christine talks about two of our important new cases - one related to COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario, and another about freedom of expression in Quebec.In the second half of the update, Christine addresses the constitutionality of Quebec's recent move to impose a curfew. Let us…

Canadian Constitution Foundation granted intervenor status in Supreme Court free speech and comedy case

Post published:January 5, 2021
Post category:News Press Releases

Toronto: The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) has been granted intervenor status in a Supreme Court of Canada appeal dealing with freedom of expression, Ward v Quebec Human Rights Tribunal. The case involves a Quebec comedian, Mike Ward, who was fined by the Quebec Human Rights Commission. The Commission concluded that…

CCF releases civil liberties “naughty and nice” list

Post published:December 20, 2020
Post category:News Press Releases

The Canadian Constitution Foundation has released a Christmas-themed civil liberties “naughty and nice” list, ranking different government responses to COVID-19. The tongue-in-cheek report lists the government COVID measures which showed the least respect for our fundamental freedoms in the “naughty list”. The CCF report also lists the times where government…

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