Québec’s religious symbols law: Appealing to the Supreme Court for real rights under the Charter
Despite a finding by the Québec Superior Court that Bill 21 has a cruel and dehumanizing impact on Muslim women, the law has survived. Now, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear challenges to it.
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Vancouver Canadian Charter challenge seeks to give homeless campers daytime sheltering rights
aims to prove that prohibiting people from sheltering in public spaces in Vancouver during the daytime violates sections of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. "Shelter is a fundamental human ...
Poilievre says the Charter supports locking up drug kingpins without using the notwithstanding clause
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’s not worried about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms getting in the way of his ...
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Donald Trump poses a grave threat to others’ sovereignty and freedom, says Chrystia Freeland
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose tariffs of 25% on Canada on the flimsiest of pretexts. Moreover (and you have ...
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Future of Rogers’s NHL broadcast rights uncertain as puck drops on talks for new deal
On Jan. 1, the media division of Rogers Communications Inc. opened its exclusive negotiating window with the National Hockey League on a new deal for the national Canadian TV rights. The current ...
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When free speech clashes with university authority: What a student’s legal victory means for US First Amendment rights
Diei sued, claiming her First Amendment rights were violated ... Amendment right being discussed in Kimberly Diei’s case is Freedom of Speech. Her lawsuit argued that the University of Tennessee ...
Supreme Court ruling on Canadians’ fundamental right to strike marks 10 years
Thursday marks 10 years since the supreme court of Canada’s recognition the constitutional right to strike for Canadian workers in the Charter of rights and Freedoms.
THE WEEK6d
The laws on what women can – and can't – do in Saudi Arabia
But Freedom House said internet users of both sexes continue to face "extensive" censorship and surveillance, and women's rights activists continue to be jailed for online posts. Elizabeth Carr ...
Jurist3d
China sets to file lawsuit with WTO following Trump's US tariffs measures
Amnesty International on Thursday called on the authorities in Sierra Leone to release Hawa Hunt, a well-known Sierra Leonean-Canadian artist and reality television personality, who has been detained ...
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Pakistan’s favorable trade status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom, EU says
(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) ISLAMABAD (AP) — The European Union on Friday warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the progress it makes in addressing ...
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Project 2025: The right-wing wish list for Trump's second term
and secure God-given individual rights to live freely. Some of the proposals have already formed the basis for Trump's executive orders - although in a number of cases they are also mentioned in ...
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Our freedom comes with responsibilities – COSATU
The national lockdown has reminded us that our freedom comes with responsibilities. We need to make sure that we act responsibly to help in the fight against this virus without sacrificing our ...