Ontario concedes that Hillier’s freedom of assembly was violated, but claims it was done in a manner that can be justified under the Charter.
Ryan Cookson, counsel for Ontario, said that the laws under which Hiller was charged “were part of a series of interconnected public health measures designed to combat the spread of COVID-19 during the most serious and dangerous phase of the pandemic in Ontario.”
Hillier’s counsel Sayeh Hassan said he accepts there was a pressing objective to the law, and that this was to reduce transmission and hospitalization. But the Charter also requires the government’s violation of a Charter freedom to be rationally connected to this goal in a way that only minimally impairs the freedom. Hillier’s position is that neither of these requirements were met.
To do so would get Hillier off the hook for his provincial offences, and his lawyer Parmar argued it would also contribute to the underdeveloped jurisprudence on freedom of assembly, which too often gets swallowed up by the more high-profile freedoms of expression or religion.Article content Ontario’s top court found in March that the churches’ case “engaged the limits of institutional pluralism, balancing the accommodation of religious freedom with achieving Ontario’s objective of reducing the spread of COVID-19. This balance led to policies which satisfied neither goal completely.” The religious institutions “were affected, but no more than was reasonably necessary and for no longer than was reasonably required.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Charged under lockdown laws, former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier argues they violate freedomsOntario concedes that Hillier’s freedom of assembly was violated, but claims it was done in a manner that can be justified under the Charter.
Read more »
Charged under lockdown laws, former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier argues they violate freedomsOntario concedes that Hillier’s freedom of assembly was violated, but claims it was done in a manner that can be justified under the Charter.
Read more »
Randy Boissonnault talks cabinet shuffle and impacts on AlbertaEdmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault is now minister of employment workforce development and official languages he sits down for Q and A
Read more »
'The voices of Albertans are being heard': Randy Boissonnault talks cabinet shuffle and impacts on AlbertaEdmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault is now minister of employment workforce development and official languages he sits down for Q and A
Read more »
Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77 - National | Globalnews.caThe bassist added high harmonies to many of the band's classic songs on its first five albums, and stepped out front for the popular ballad 'Take It to the Limit.'
Read more »
Randy Meisner, founding Eagles member, dead at 77 | CBC NewsRandy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favourites as Take It Easy and The Best of My Love and stepped out front for the waltz-time ballad Take It to the Limit, has died, the band said Thursday.
Read more »