TORONTO: A timely new report, Safety Above All: How the Culture of “Safetyism” Is Eroding Civil Liberties in Canada, is available now from CCF Litigation Director Christine Van Geyn. This follows the CCF’s recent launch of a petition opposing Nova Scotia’s sweeping forest access ban.
The digital, downloadable report examines how the prioritization of physical – and even emotional – safety above all other values undermines the foundational freedoms of Canadians. The report includes a compelling “Top 10” list of the most severe cases from Canadian legal history. Using historical events and legislative trends that reflect a growing tension between state-driven safety initiatives and individual rights, readers are invited to question: when does protection become overreach?
“The rise of ‘safetyism’ is being used to quietly dismantle our civil liberties, turning well-meaning precautions into tools of control,” said Van Geyn. “Last week’s hiking ban in Nova Scotia is yet another example of how governments are leveraging fear to justify sweeping restrictions that punish law-abiding citizens. If we don’t push back now, new crises will continue to be an excuse to erode the important freedoms that used to define Canada.”
Download a copy of the report for free here.
Christine Van Geyn
Litigation Director
Canadian Constitution Foundation
1-888-695-9105 x. 103
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