Governments Need Boundaries, and Functional Courts Are Needed to Enforce Them

A man crosses a deserted street in downtown Montreal during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on April 5, 2020. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Commentary

After nearly six months in the trenches of civil liberties advocacy during COVID lockdowns, two things have become patently clear: governments need boundaries, and Canadians need a fully functioning judicial system to enforce those boundaries.