The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has influenced Canada for decades by guiding courts in defining democratic protections. It provides safeguards against unfair treatment ... Read more This ...

Canada’s premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for “marginal reasons” and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrétien said Wednesday evening.

“Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms,” the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms boldly proclaims – then immediately goes to work describing all the ways in which they don’t. Indeed, ...

The Laurentian University Faculty Association is filing a challenge under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms against the Ontario government.

A recent online study that is making headlines across Canada concludes that while one-third of Canadians say they have read the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, many of those, 88 percent in ...

In response to the Government of Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause for the second time in a span of one month to ...