Commentary
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms requires governments to justify in court any law or policy that violates one or more of our charter freedoms of association, assembly, religion, conscience, mobility and expression, or that violates our right to privacy and bodily autonomy. Unless the government can provide persuasive evidence to show that its law or policy is doing more good than harm, Canadian judges are morally and legally obligated to strike down laws that violate citizens’ rights and freedoms.
