12 July 2019

Eliadis: Religious discrimination violates Canada's treaty obligations

François Legault may be able to override Charter rights, but not the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  


https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-religious-discrimination-violates-canadas-treaty-obligations?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR03mJXSSIKdGhkVIDQpg4f45EwAxRnPYLJCSFRSvo7SVgQ9uoGnjmUpal0#Echobox=1539186071


Canada’s approach to fundamental rights has evolved over the years through a healthy dialogue between courts and legislatures. The courts remain an essential interlocutor in that dialogue. As Kent Roach, a University of Toronto professor and one of Canada’s leading legal minds, once pointed out, an important reason for the court’s distinct role is that “an elected institution has an incentive to minimize and even trivialize the rights of the truly unpopular.”

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