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John Robson: Why Canada’s Charter Has Failed to Protect Our Rights and Freedoms

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John Robson: Why Canada’s Charter Has Failed to Protect Our Rights and Freedoms
A file photo of a protester holding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Jan. 29, 2022. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
John Robson
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It’s a funny thing about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Supposedly we all feel so good about it that it defines us as a nation. But when you try to access the rights it purportedly guarantees, they slip away. Which isn’t what “rights” actually means.

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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