s18 - Taking Part in Public Life

Henry v Canada (Attorney General), 2010 BCSC 610 (4 May 2010)

Proof of Identity Requirements and Limitations on the Right to Vote
Henry v Canada (Attorney General), 2010 BCSC 610 (4 May 2010)
This case concerned the constitutional validity of voter identification rules, which require electors to provide proof of their identity and residence in order to vote in Canadian federal elections.  The Supreme Court of British Columbia [...]

Poverty Alleviation Network & Ors v President of the Republic of South Africa & Ors [2010] ZACC 5 (24 February 2010)

Right to Public Participation Requires Reasonable Opportunity to be Heard
Poverty Alleviation Network & Ors v President of the Republic of South Africa & Ors [2010] ZACC 5 (24 February 2010)
In Poverty Alleviation Network (‘Matatiele 3’) the Constitutional Court of South Africa effectively held that constitutional obligations owed by South African legislatures to facilitate public involvement [...]

Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority v Canadian Federation of Students – British Columbia Component, 2009 SCC 31 (10 July 2009)

Freedom of Expression and Restrictions on Political Advertising
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority v Canadian Federation of Students – British Columbia Component, 2009 SCC 31 (10 July 2009)
The Canadian Supreme considered advertisements on public buses and held that a policy prohibiting political advertisements amounted to a breach of the right to freedom of expression under s 2(b) [...]

Dixon v Powell River (City), 2009 BCSC 406 (CanLII) (26 March 2009)

Freedom of Expression and Public Participation in Decision-Making
Dixon v Powell River (City), 2009 BCSC 406 (CanLII) (26 March 2009)
This case held that the Canadian common law should, wherever possible, be interpreted and developed to accord with the rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Garson J declined to follow earlier defamation case law [...]