The Right to Protest, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Association
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2017
Source Publication
Peter Oliver, Patrick Macklem, and Nathalie Des Rosiers (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution, Oxford University Press (2017) pp. 737-753
Keywords
Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Freedom of expression; Freedom of association; The right to protest; Labour rights and fundamental freedoms under the Charter
Abstract
This co-authored article is chapter 35 in the Oxford Handbook of Canadian Constitutional Law, published in 2017. Its purpose is to explore freedom of expression and freedom of association under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and, in particular, to gauge levels of protection for the right to protest under each guarantee. Two different lines of jurisprudence are joined through a discussion of labour issues arising, respectively, under s.2(b) and (d). Noting the Supreme Court’s protection of labour expression – but not other forms of protest of dissenting voice – and recent constitutionalization of labour relations under s.2(d) – without developing a more inclusive conception of associational freedom – the authors call for strong protection for these core fundamental freedoms, without regard to content, and especially where protest activities are concerned.
Repository Citation
Cameron, Jamie and Nathalie Des Rosiers. "The Right to Protest, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Association." The Oxford handbook of the Canadian constitution, edited by Peter Oliver, Patrick Macklem, and Nathalie Des Rosiers, Oxford University Press, 2017, 737-754.