Published Reports
Benefits assumed, harms ignored: A Charter Analysis of British Columbia’s Response to COVID-19
The Justice Centre has released a comprehensive Charter analysis of the BC Government’s violations of Charter freedoms to move, travel, assemble, associate and worship, by way...
Unprecedented and Unjustified: A Charter Analysis of Ontario’s Response to COVID-19
June 22, 2020 The Justice Centre has released a comprehensive Charter analysis of the violations of Ontarians’ freedoms to move, travel, assemble, associate and worship, as...
No longer demonstrably justified: An Analysis of Alberta’s COVID-19 Modelling – May 13, 2020
COVID-19 poses a significant threat to the lives of the elderly as well as people of all ages withcertainpre-existing health conditions. Nevertheless, the problems and...
Unconscionable and Unconstitutional: Bill C-8’s Attempt to Dictate Choices Concerning Sexuality and Gender
Under the guise of prohibiting “conversion therapy,” the federal government’s Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy) (“Bill C-8”) proposes ...
Interfering with Liberty, Sexuality and Gender: Overbroad Bans on “Conversion Therapy”
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms serves to protect all Canadians from government limitations on their inherently private choices. There can be no more inherently...
City of Calgary’s proposed “Conversion Therapy” Bylaw: An Overbroad and Arbitrary Violation of Calgarians’ Individual Liberties
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms serves to protect all Canadians from government limitations on their inherently private choices. There can be no more inherently priv...
Analysis of Part 3 of Alberta’s Public Health Act: (Communicable Diseases and Public Health Emergencies)
Under section 52.1(1), the provincial cabinet may, on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer, make an order declaring a public health emergency relating to all or any part of A...
Categorical School Notification Restrictions Violate the Constitutional Rights of Students and Parents – November 2019
The vast majority of school boards in Alberta, including public and Catholic, currently have school policies that unconditionally restrict notifying parents about their...
Resisting Censorship on Campus: Your Right to Express Your Opinions
Get the Picture Do you feel hindered from sharing your opinions honestly on campus? Do you sense the disapproval of others for raising controversial topics? Is there a general...
“Hate” or “Disagreement”? Respecting Charter-protected freedom of expression in a digital world
Brief to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights- May 31, 2019 Hate-or-Disagreement-Respecting-Charter-protected-freedom-of-expression-in-a-digital-world...
2019 Judicial Freedom Index
An analysis of Supreme Court of Canada rulings on Charter section 2 fundamental freedoms, 1982-2018 2019 Judicial Freedom Index...
Defending Democratic Discourse
Repealing the Unconstitutional Provisions of the Elections Finance and Contributions Disclosure Act Defending Democratic Discourse...
Empowering Free Inquiry: An Act to Protect Free Expression at Alberta’s Public Colleges and Universities
Universities are unique institutions. Their pursuit of knowledge and truth – the central purpose of universities – has been a cornerstone supporting and strengthening the li...
Proposal for an Act to Protect Free Expression at Ontario’s public colleges and universities
Submitted to Doug Ford, Premier; Merrillee Fullerton, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities; Caroline Mulroney, Attorney General Proposal for an Act to Protect Free...
Inclusion, harassment, and discrimination:
Addressing barriers to free expression at WLU – Feedback on the Wilfrid Laurier University Draft Statement Inclusion, Harassment, and Discrimination: Addressing barriers to...
Free Speech on Campus: The Pursuit of Truth as the Purpose of Education
Submission to the Wilfrid Laurier University Task Force on Freedom of Expression Submission to the Wilfred Laurier Task Force on Freedom of Expression...
Judicial Freedom Index
An analysis of Supreme Court of Canada rulings on Charter section 2 fundamental freedoms, 1982-2017 Judicial Freedom Index...
Parental Rights are Human Rights
Bill 24 violates the Constitution Executive Summary Parental Rights are Human Rights: Bill 24 violates the Constitution...