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Any examples in regards to free speech?

by dh-g 8y ago

bregma 8y ago
Can't give any because there are Government Agents just waiting to pounce if I do.
dleslie 8y ago
Canada does not have Free Speech, not like the Americans do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_Canada
tonyarkles 8y ago
A somewhat entertaining one is that a business in Quebec cannot have an English-only sign on their business; the sign must have French, and French must be more prominent than English[1]. Zooming out a little bit to the Canadian Charter, there's two significant pieces that are relevant: - the limitations clause: "The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society." - the notwithstanding clause: (too long to paste but here's Wikipeida's summary): "The Parliament of Canada, a provincial legislature or a territorial legislature may declare that one of its laws or part of a law applies temporarily ("notwithstanding") countermanding sections of the Charter, thereby nullifying any judicial review by overriding the Charter protections for a limited period of time"[2] Basically, we have "freedom of speech", but it's not an absolute right, it's limited by "reasonable limits" (as decided by the courts). Further, even if the courts decide that some kind of provincial law violates the charter, the province can invoke the Notwithstanding Clause and continue enforcing the law. I'd argue that, in general, this all works out pretty well, but it's not really that strong of protection relative to the American Constitution. [1] https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/language-laws-and-doing-business-quebec https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/language-laws-and-doi... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_33_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_33_of_the_Canadian_Cha...

Any examples in regards to free speech?

by dh-g 8y ago

Any examples in regards to free speech?

bregma 8y ago

Can't give any because there are Government Agents just waiting to pounce if I do.

dleslie 8y ago

Canada does not have Free Speech, not like the Americans do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_Canada

tonyarkles 8y ago

A somewhat entertaining one is that a business in Quebec cannot have an English-only sign on their business; the sign must have French, and French must be more prominent than English[1]. Zooming out a little bit to the Canadian Charter, there's two significant pieces that are relevant: - the limitations clause: "The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society." - the notwithstanding clause: (too long to paste but here's Wikipeida's summary): "The Parliament of Canada, a provincial legislature or a territorial legislature may declare that one of its laws or part of a law applies temporarily ("notwithstanding") countermanding sections of the Charter, thereby nullifying any judicial review by overriding the Charter protections for a limited period of time"[2] Basically, we have "freedom of speech", but it's not an absolute right, it's limited by "reasonable limits" (as decided by the courts). Further, even if the courts decide that some kind of provincial law violates the charter, the province can invoke the Notwithstanding Clause and continue enforcing the law. I'd argue that, in general, this all works out pretty well, but it's not really that strong of protection relative to the American Constitution. [1] https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/language-laws-and-doing-business-quebec https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/language-laws-and-doi... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_33_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_33_of_the_Canadian_Cha...