Does s. 7 of the Charter apply to a corporation?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from United Taxi Drivers’ Fellowship of Southern Alberta v. Calgary (City of), 1998 ABQB 184 (CanLII):
First, as with s. 15, s. 7 of the Charter does not apply to corporations: Attorney General of Quebec v. Irwin Toy Ltd. (1989), 1989 CanLII 87 (SCC), 58 D.L.R. (4th) 577 at 633 (S.C.C.).
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