Our Freedoms
True or False: Freedom of speech is a fundamental freedom
True
A man becomes a rookie police officer for the RCMP. He is fired within 2 weeks due to him expressing his beliefs as Muslim.
2a) OR Freedom of Religion
Gino thinks that the world is flat, he preaches about it online, he tries to get people to believe him, and debates frequently about it online.
Yes (Freedom of Expression)
Samantha and Julian created a club about hating and discriminating against Indigenous communities. They were accused of hate speech but claimed it was fair under section 2d) of the Charter. (Freedom of Association).
Yes, you can restrict their rights
Which fundamental freedom allows you to express spiritual beliefs
2a) Freedom of Religion
Jarid Hiromi publicly tweets online about his opinions. He believes that all gingers should be fired from their jobs. Due to this, he suffers a punishment of 6 months in prison.
2b) Freedom of expression
Tiffiny springer is a reporter and author for global news. One day, she goes out to a restaurant and orders food. She finds a dead rat in her food and posts an about it along with the restaurant name. The restaurant tries to sue Tiffiny for defamation of character, is this within Tiffiny's rights?
Yes (Freedom of The Press)
During a protest against the liberal government, protesters were blocking highway 401. This action was claimed by the protesters to be fair according to freedom of peaceful assembly as they were not hurting anyone.
Yes. The right can be limited because they are interfering with crucial transit across Canada.
True or False: Freedom of the press is NOT protected under our Fundamental Freedoms
FALSE
CBC News posts an article discussing concerns regarding Mark Carney’s performance as Prime Minister of Canada. Mark Carney finds this article to be unfairly damaging to his reputation and has it taken down
No freedom being infringed upon. CBC New is protected under 2c) Freedom of the press
A group of protesters are protesting for a change in their uniform policy at their workplace. The uniform is professional, but they think it is uncomfortable. During this protest, they were blocking the road into the building and disturbing all the neighbors nearby by yelling.
No
R. v. Jones
A teacher ran a private religious school at his home instead of sending his children to public school. When he was accused by the government, he argued that not letting him maintain his religious education infringed on his Freedom of Religion.
Yes, the right can be limited. The court found that sending his children to public schools did not infringe on his Freedom of Religion. Parents must give a valid reason to not send their children to public schools; this did not meet criteria.
Which is a fundamental freedom? 1. Freedom of Association. 2. Right to enter, remain, and leave Canada. 3. Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination.
Freedom of Association
R. V. Big M Drug Mart Ltd case.
Big M Drug Mart had been accused and sued of selling merchandise on Sunday. This action was contrary to the Lord’s Day Act which prohibited most commercial activity on Sundays for the benefit of religion. Was a freedom violated in this situation?
No
Adler v. Ontario
A group of appellants challenged the Ontario government for funding public schools and Roman Catholic separate schools. They argued by not funding private religious schools such as Jewish and Christian reformed, it violated the freedom religion. Can the government do this?
Yes. The funding of public schools and Roman Catholic schools is protected constitutionally. The power to publicly fund private religious schools is out of the attack of the Charter.
Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys. An orthodox Sikh student was prohibited from wearing his kirpan (a ceremonial dagger) to school. The school argued that a dagger regardless of religion is unsafe in a school environment.
No. In this situation they CANNOT limit your rights. It was found by the court that the Freedom of Religion protects your right to express your religion through religious or spiritual artifacts. As long as safety measures were taken, Multani was granted the ability to wear his kirpan at school.