Are Freedom Charters Worth the Paper They’re Printed On?

(L-R) Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, and debate moderator Pierre Bruneau pose for a photo during the French-language leaders' debate in Montreal on Sept. 2, 2021. The Canadian Press/Martin Chevalier

Commentary

Some of us are old enough to recall a time when freedom of speech was regarded as essential to the maintenance of a functional democracy.