What is the scope of liberty under s. 7 of the Charter?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. S.A., 2011 ABPC 269 (CanLII):
I accept that the scope of liberty as understood in s. 7 of the Charter, includes the conception articulated by LaForest J. in Godbout v. Longueuil. The question I must address, then, is whether the interest in accessing the public property in question – property which enables access to public transportation – is something which is fundamentally or inherently personal such that, by its very nature, it implicates basic choices going to the core of what it means to enjoy individual dignity and independence.
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