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Resetting The Foundations: Renewing Freedom Of Expression Under Section 2(B) Of The Charter, Jamie Cameron Jan 2022

Resetting The Foundations: Renewing Freedom Of Expression Under Section 2(B) Of The Charter, Jamie Cameron

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The 40th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on April 17, 2022 is a time for reckoning, and an opportunity to ready s.2’s fundamental freedoms for the future. In particular, this article offers a moment of pause to invest in s.2(b)’s guarantee of expressive freedom and its renewal. The discussion begins by addressing s.2(b)’s “fault lines”, which are embedded in the jurisprudence at both stages of the analysis – breach as well as justification. What then follows is a proposal for renewal that begins, under s.2(b), with a theory or principle of freedom and a revised …


Resetting The Foundations: Renewing Freedom Of Expression Under Section S.2(B) Of The Charter, Jamie Cameron Jan 2022

Resetting The Foundations: Renewing Freedom Of Expression Under Section S.2(B) Of The Charter, Jamie Cameron

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The 40th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on April 17, 2022 is a time for reckoning, and an opportunity to ready s.2’s fundamental freedoms for the future. In particular, this article offers a moment of pause to invest in s.2(b)’s guarantee of expressive freedom and its renewal. The discussion begins by addressing s.2(b)’s “fault lines”, which are embedded in the jurisprudence at both stages of the analysis – breach as well as justification. What then follows is a proposal for renewal that begins, under s.2(b), with a theory or principle of freedom and a revised …