John Carpay: Ontario Court Ruling in Hillier Case a Positive Sign for Charter Freedoms

John Carpay: Ontario Court Ruling in Hillier Case a Positive Sign for Charter Freedoms
A laminated copy of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is seen on the ground during the clean up of Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill after police removed Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa on Feb. 20, 2022. Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images
John Carpay
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Since lockdowns were imposed in March 2020, governments across Canada have admitted in numerous court challenges that provincial and federal health orders did violate one or more of the Charter freedoms of conscience, religion, expression, peaceful assembly, association, and mobility. In like manner, governments have admitted that vaccine mandates violated the Charter right to bodily autonomy.

John Carpay
John Carpay
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Lawyer John Carpay is president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (jccf.ca).