In late July CBC News reported that a Christian singer was to perform that week at the York Redoubt National Historic Site near Halifax. CBC’s Brett Ruskin got us up to speed. “Sean Feucht is a religious leader,” he told … Read the rest The post The Road to Censorship: How Canada Lost its Way on Freedom of Speech appeared first on C2C Journal.| C2C Journal
The battle over climate policy has taken on a new face: that of children and youth fronting litigation demanding that courts of law require governments to take stronger action against climate change. The case of Mathur v Ontario is the … Read the rest The post The Children’s Lawsuit Against Ontario’s CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions Targets appeared first on C2C Journal.| C2C Journal
Originally meant – and heavily marketed – as a low-cost, accessible means to protect the fundamental rights of individuals, Canada’s human rights commissions and tribunals have become a dangerous farce. Ruling on everything from workplace disputes to getting bumped from an airport lineup, they’ve degenerated into a means for the easily-offended to seek vengeance. That is when they’re not undermining the essential Charter-protected rights of all Canadians at the behest of aggrieved m...| C2C Journal
Many Canadians think of the Supreme Court as a wise and august body that can be trusted to give the final word on the country’s most important issues. But what happens when most of its justices get it wrong? Former government litigator Jack Wright delves into the court’s landmark ruling upholding the federal carbon tax and uncovers mistakes, shoddy reasoning and unfounded conclusions. In this exclusive legal analysis, Wright finds that the key climate-related contentions at the heart of t...| C2C Journal
Christine Van Geyn takes a close look at the legal arguments involved in Ottawa’s crusade against single-use plastics.| C2C Journal