CCA Bul­letin 46/08

Novem­ber 3, 2008

Paper pre­sented at the Pub­lic Issues Com­mu­nity Forum

Uni­ver­sity of Vic­to­ria, Octo­ber 23, 2008

“The free com­mu­ni­ca­tion of thought and opin­ion is one of the most pre­cious rights of man; every cit­i­zen may there­fore speak, write and print freely.”

French National Assem­bly, 1789

Free­dom of expres­sion is one of the hall­marks of a truly demo­c­ra­tic soci­ety. In Canada, as in other nations around the world, this free­dom is enshrined in the Con­sti­tu­tion Act as an essen­tial ele­ment of the Char­ter of Rights and Free­doms. This anno­tated time­line will explore the evo­lu­tion of Free­dom of Expres­sion in Canada – through judi­cial processes, law, and the insti­tu­tion­al­iza­tion of the Char­ter of Rights and Freedoms.

View PDF: The CCA and Free­dom of Expres­sion – The End­less Battle