Does Canada have a right to freedom of speech?
It’s right there in the Bill of Rights; it’s their First Amendment . It clearly says “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech”. But look in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and you will never find the word “speech”.
What freedom do we have in Canada?
What we have is a fundamental freedom of “thought, belief, opinion, and expression…” (Charter of Rights and Freedoms s2. (b)). The second difference, and the key one, is that in Canada rights trump freedoms.
What is the Charter of Rights and freedoms of Canada?
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. Fundamental Freedoms. 2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: a) freedom