COMMERCE 4PA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Theocentricism, Henry Morgentaler

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 4PA3
• Professor: Peter Johnson

Document Summary

Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion. Corporations: does the phrase everyone apply to dictators. They own property etc , same way as we can, like unions: it depends on the right. A corporate can aster that an individuals freedom of religion, its unconstitutional hence struck down. Section 2. a express indication in statue, that the government is enacting this clause and trumping freedom of religion. Section 1 reasonable limits if governmtn can justify limits on freedom of religion rights. Lack of religion in practice in order to benefit the society. Starts with everyone or every person: held to applied to everyone in canada. Anyone physically present in canada, canadian or non canadian. Any canadian in the world , on a holiday etc. you can still claim a right against canada government, not us or mexico. When can they assert something religion: don"t wanna get into it.