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To: kanawa
kanawa,

A note to you below your reply mentions that - sadly - this bill has already passed the Canadian Senate. Is there some Judicial review point that might see how it impinges on Freedom of Worship, and Speech?

Thank you, and be well!

DIM1

42 posted on 05/07/2004 11:46:50 AM PDT by DIM1
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To: DIM1
From the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

"2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
a) freedom of conscience and religion;
b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
d) freedom of association."

While there is no mandated judical review of legislation, one can through the courts challenge the constitutionality of a particular law.

Although as the posted article shows in it's last couple of paragraphs we too suffer from a judical activism that leads me to a pessimistic view of the outcome.

44 posted on 05/07/2004 5:29:52 PM PDT by kanawa (Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one.)
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