Religion Conscience, Expression and Political Thought: Your Fundamental Freedoms

Abstract

What is freedom of conscience and religion? What about the right to free speech and political thought? How far do these rights go and how can they be limited?

In this lecture, we will discuss the scope of these constitutional rights and freedoms and how they come up in everyday life. We will explore what sorts of activities and practices are constitutionally protected, which ones are not and how courts evaluate claims under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.