CCF appearing at SCC today on question of when the Charter applies outside Canada

OTTAWA: Today the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) is appearing as an intervener at the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of McGregor v. The Queen. The CCF is proposing a new test for when the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies outside of Canada’s borders. “There is existing…

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Justin Trudeau’s Emergencies Act vs Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s War Measures Act. How do they compare?

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In this episode of the Canadian Constitution Foundation's Freedom Update, Christine compares the dark symmetry between Justin Trudeau and his father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Both Prime Ministers relied on emergency legislation in the face of a crisis, one real (in PET's case) and one imagined (in Justin's case). Both did…

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I asked the Conservative leadership candidates about Canada’s biggest threat to civil liberties

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In this episode of the Canadian Constitution Foundation's Freedom Update, Litigation Director Christine Van Geyn asks all the Conservative Leadership Candidates one question: "what is the biggest challenge to civil liberties in Canada today?" Don't forget to subscribe to us on YouTube if you haven't already.

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