What is the test for freedom of expression under s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Vancouver (City) v. Zhang, 2010 BCCA 450 (CanLII):
The structures at issue support the values of democratic discourse and self-fulfillment. The messages posted on the structures express the practitioners’ opposition to some actions of the Chinese government, and the hut expresses their commitment to the practice of meditation as part of their religious identity. The messages have a political nature. “Political expression is at the very heart of the values sought to be protected by the freedom of expression guaranteed by s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter”: Libman v. Quebec (Attorney General), 1997 CanLII 326 (SCC), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 569 at para. 29.
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