A non-profit legal organization is challenging the Ontario government over its latest announcement to implement vaccine passports across the province starting Sept. 22. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, also a freedom advocacy firm, said that the announcement made by the provincial government on Sept. 1 is a “new and unprecedented medical order meant to…
Legal Firm to Challenge Ontario Government Over Vaccine Passport Laws
Politicians Are Learning All the Wrong Lessons From the Pandemic
Commentary It’s usually a good thing when a person has leaned from an experience. While times of crisis cause damage, they also can bring about innovation and wisdom. We can come out of a struggle with insight and be stronger for it. Considering the actions and words of some of our political leaders however, I…
Expect Court Challenges to Vaccine Passports, Say Legal Experts
The adoption of vaccine passports by three Canadian provinces, the federal government, and many universities is bound to face legal challenges, say experts, forcing courts to weigh whether requiring vaccination under such circumstances is a justifiable curtailment of constitutional rights and liberties. British Columbia announced on Aug. 23 that those aged 12 and above will require…
Vaccine Passports a ‘Soft’ but Still Coercive Measure, Critics Say
As Quebec becomes the first province in Canada to require vaccination passports for access to non-essential services like gyms, bars, and restaurants, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has rejected the idea of vaccine passports, saying “we aren’t going to have a split society.” Premier François Legault said on Aug. 5 that Quebec will go ahead with issuing the…
Canada Summer Jobs Program’s Penalizing of Religious Groups ’Very Concerning’: Lawyer
A lawyer representing the operator of a Christian youth camp in Ontario says all Canadians should be concerned about the federal government’s failure to uphold the rights of religious communities. His comment comes on the heels of a second Federal Court ruling recently that the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program withheld funding from an organization due…
Suspension of University of Sask. Surgery Prof Who Spoke out Against COVID Shots for Children ‘Deeply Disturbing’: Lawyer
The University of Saskatchewan’s decision to suspend a surgeon from his teaching duties because he raised concerns around children being vaccinated without informed consent violates his Charter rights, says a constitutional lawyer. Dr. Francis Christian, clinical professor of general surgery at the University of Saskatchewan and a practicing physician, was called to a meeting on…
Ontario Superior Court Strikes Down Election Law Restricting Free Speech
An Ontario judge has declared as unconstitutional a section of Canada’s election law designed to prohibit certain kinds of “false statements” during the period of a federal election. Ontario Superior Court Justice Breese Davies released a decision on Feb. 19 declaring Section 91(1) of the Canada Elections Act (CEA) as an unjustifiable infringement on the free-speech rights of…
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