LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Employer, Precedent, Affirmative Action
5 Mar 2018
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Statutes (acts) passed by legislature (prov) or parliament (fed) Amendment to form part of overall constitution adopted in 1982 (copy provided in appendix. Used to restrain government from taking advantage of population": government v. individual cases not individual v. individual. Supreme law overrides other laws or government action if inconsistent. Any law or government action can be challenged on the basis that it violates a right or freedom guaranteed by the charter. Examples: dunmore v. ontario agricultural workers challenged ohsa, olra exclusions direct impact on law reform, fraser v. ontario agricultural workers challenged aepa statute (re labour relations) Laws must be interpreted in manner consistent with charter. Private sector actors affected where charter challenges relate to laws regulating them. S. 2 everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedoms of the press and other media of communication, (d) freedom of association.
